Beta Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Porto, Portugal, founded on September 24, 2003, by a group of entrepreneurs focused on financing innovative startups. The firm specializes in both direct and fund of funds investments, targeting seed and early-stage companies, along with opportunities in recapitalization, bridge financing, industry consolidation, and buyouts of small and medium-sized enterprises. Beta Capital primarily invests in technology-intensive sectors, including information technology, renewable energies, biotechnology, and new materials, while also considering exceptional projects from other industries. The firm typically invests between €0.05 million and €1 million in equity, with a preference for university spin-offs and technology transfer initiatives. With a typical investment horizon of four to six years, Beta Capital aims to exit its investments once projects reach a stage that attracts other investors, such as corporate entities or traditional venture capital firms. The firm emphasizes hands-on support and collaboration with Portuguese universities and research centers to foster scientific innovation and entrepreneurship.
LoopOS is a comprehensive Circular Economy ERP system designed to optimize and streamline multiple processes including buybacks, returns, trade-ins, repairs, and consumer-to-consumer transactions. It focuses on providing tools to measure the impact of the activities.
Vawlt
Seed Round in 2024
Vawlt is a data storage platform based in Lisbon, Portugal, founded by researchers from the LASIGE research group at the University of Lisbon. The company focuses on simplifying the management of multiple cloud storage solutions while enhancing data security and privacy. Vawlt's platform enables organizations to store and share files effectively, optimizing storage resources and allowing customization of data storage volumes based on specific needs such as cost, performance, location, and compliance. This approach empowers companies to manage their data more responsibly and reduces maintenance and operational costs. Vawlt is dedicated to ensuring individuals and organizations have control over their data while adhering to higher security standards.
Magnomics
Seed Round in 2014
Magnomics is a diagnostics and medical technology company focused on developing rapid, portable molecular diagnostic tests for human health, veterinary, and food industries. The company aims to produce affordable, disposable diagnostic cartridges at scale for global distribution. With a strong team experienced in biotechnology, electronics, and physics, Magnomics has attracted €1.6 million in seed financing and is seeking an additional €1.5 million to finalize the prototyping of its first product targeting animal health. Their technology utilizes microfluidics and magnetoresistive DNA sensing to enable DNA detection within a single cartridge, requiring no specialized training to operate. The initial focus is on detecting bovine mastitis, a significant issue for dairy producers that incurs over €30 billion in annual losses worldwide. The veterinary diagnostics market, estimated at €4 billion, is poised for growth, and Magnomics anticipates capturing a portion of this market by selling directly to farmers or veterinarians and negotiating partnerships with major pharmaceutical and dairy firms. Unlike existing solutions, Magnomics’ product aims to provide accurate pathogen identification quickly and affordably at the farm level.
Nonius
Venture Round in 2011
Nonius is a technology company enabling guest experience excellence for organizations in the Hospitality industry. Nonius offers state of the art technology that enables hospitality operators to provide their guests cutting edge digital services including: communication, infotainment, multimedia solutions and services for Hotels, Hospitals and Cruise Ships. The Company specializes in High Speed Internet Access (HSIA), Interactive TV using IPTV technology, digital signage, IP telephony, mobile applications, and entertainment content. Nonius services more than 110,000 rooms across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Middle-East, which include international hotel chains such as: Accor, Corinthia, Meliá, Wyndham-Tryp, Starwood, IHG, Uniworld, Viking Cruises, Eurostars, Pestana, Transamérica, Estanplaza, Tivoli, Altis, Blue Tree and Sana.
Growth Oriented Development Software
Seed Round in 2006
Growth Oriented Development Software, Lda. develops software modelling tools. It develops software that accelerates and optimizes software development processes for enterprise solutions. The company's product, Forge, is a software modelling application, designed to automatically generate the generic code necessary to implement custom developed software. It also provides consultancy and programming services. The company is based in Lisbon, Portugal.
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