Semapa Next
Semapa Next is a venture capital firm established in 2017 and based in Lisbon, Portugal. It focuses on investing in exceptional founders and teams across various sectors, including B2B, B2C, energy, financial services, healthcare, information technology, and materials and resources. The firm targets investments from Series A to late-stage funding, aiming to support leaders who are making a positive impact on the world. Semapa Next offers not only financial backing with patient capital but also a wealth of entrepreneurial, operational, and financial expertise. Its team, along with a network of advisors, brings direct experience in critical areas such as sales and marketing, talent management, finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, the firm provides access to Semapa's Group and its international network, facilitating opportunities for business development, technology piloting, and the management of global enterprises.
11 past transactions
Ferovinum
Series A in 2024
Ferovinum is a fintech platform that provides working capital and stock management software for the wine and spirits industry. It combines financing with supply chain optimization and proprietary trading software to improve production, inventory management, ecommerce operations, and distributor relationships. The solution also helps optimise ancillary services such as insurance, freight, foreign exchange and payments, and connects brands with distributors for more efficient trading and direct market access. By integrating capital access with supply chain tools, Ferovinum aims to enhance profitability, support growth, and reduce risk for wine and spirits businesses.
Meisterwerk
Series A in 2024
Meisterwerk is a provider of a SaaS operating system tailored for small and medium-sized businesses in the field service and craftsmanship sectors. The company specializes in developing a planning automation application that enhances efficiency in job and resource allocation. Its platform supports operational planning, mobile time tracking, and the use of digital forms, facilitating seamless communication between office staff and the workforce in the field. By streamlining planning and coordination processes, Meisterwerk allows managers to effectively oversee employee capacities and make timely decisions regarding resource deployment. This enables craftsmen and construction firms to monitor job status and resource utilization in real-time, ultimately improving profitability and fostering growth potential.
Overstory
Series A in 2023
Overstory is a vegetation management software company that serves electric utilities. The platform integrates artificial intelligence with remote sensing from satellite and aerial imagery to monitor vegetation near power corridors, assess wildfire risks, and optimize resource use. By prioritizing vegetation risks before they materialize, Overstory helps utilities prevent outages, reduce wildfire risk, and improve reliability and safety across service areas, contributing to a safer, more resilient grid.
Soveren
Seed Round in 2023
Soveren specializes in data observability and security for Kubernetes-based environments. It automatically discovers sensitive data, maps its flow, and alerts users to potential risks. The company aims to protect consumer data records without hindering business operations, maintaining compliance with various data regulations.
Airly
Series A in 2022
Airly is dedicated to enhancing awareness of air quality by providing accurate and hyper-local data on air pollution. The company empowers individuals and communities to understand the air they breathe, facilitating informed decisions regarding their health and environment. By delivering reliable information on air quality, Airly aims to change public perception and engagement with environmental issues, thereby fostering a greater collective responsibility towards air pollution and its impacts.
Overstory
Seed Round in 2022
Overstory is a vegetation management software company that serves electric utilities. The platform integrates artificial intelligence with remote sensing from satellite and aerial imagery to monitor vegetation near power corridors, assess wildfire risks, and optimize resource use. By prioritizing vegetation risks before they materialize, Overstory helps utilities prevent outages, reduce wildfire risk, and improve reliability and safety across service areas, contributing to a safer, more resilient grid.
RealFevr
Series A in 2022
RealFevr is a Portuguese startup based in Lisbon, founded in 2015, focused on fantasy sports platforms. The company operates an online fantasy sports platform that supports classic leagues for beginners and draft leagues for experienced players, with mobile apps that let users assemble teams and compete for rewards such as non-fungible tokens. It positions itself as a market leader in Portugal, with partnerships with Liga Portugal, the Portuguese Football Federation and other entities, and has grown to serve over 1.2 million registered users globally. The team has backgrounds in IT, gaming, betting and blockchain, and employs more than 25 people across Europe, with ongoing plans to expand. RealFevr aims to establish itself in the global sports NFT market and pursue international expansion, leveraging its experience in fantasy leagues to offer an enhanced user experience and new digital collectibles.
kencko
Series A in 2022
kencko is a company that produces and sells organic fruit and vegetable products in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, including sachet-based drinks sold in various pack sizes. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, with a processing facility in Lisbon, Portugal, kencko aims to make organic produce convenient without sacrificing freshness. Its product line centers on instant smoothies and sachet drinks that add organic fruits and vegetables to the daily routine, without added sugar, chemicals, or colorants, preserving the nutritional content for home preparation. The company positions its offerings as a convenient alternative to fresh produce, enabling hassle-free consumption of healthy smoothies and beverages.
Loqr
Series A in 2021
Loqr empowers financial institutions to deliver secure, compliant digital customer journeys through its journey builder platform. It offers solutions for remote account opening, customer data update, real-time consumer credit, and other value-added services.
Probely
Seed Round in 2020
Probely offers an automated web vulnerability scanner for agile teams. It identifies security issues in web applications and APIs, providing guidance on remediation. Probely integrates into development processes and CI/CD pipelines to automate security testing.
Defined.ai
Series B in 2020
Defined.ai facilitates the trading of high-quality, ethically sourced datasets through its platform. It offers comprehensive services for data collection, annotation, and validation, empowering AI developers and organizations to access reliable data for model training.
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