Investors in Lisbon

Headed by the two most senior former Caixa Capital VC Team members, supported by a successful and experienced entrepreneur and a strong group of advisors, top entrepreneurs, they raised our first fund (authorized by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission - CMVM) from a cornerstone institutional investor (EIF) and international family/multi-family offices from Europe, US, and Australia.In addition to Silicon Valley, London, and Berlin, cities like Lisbon have emerging startup ecosystems. Portugal went through a difficult macro environment years ago which led to a growth in the entrepreneurship culture and investment. We have excellent tech graduates and a global mindset. Highly innovative companies like luxury eCommerce platform Farfetch, YC graduate machine learning translation platform Unbabel or the leading student accommodation marketplace Uniplaces have a strong portuguese DNA and went to raise international rounds in the UK and the US - we want to back the next success stories of the ecossystem.

EDP Ventures is a venture capital investment arm of EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A. specializing in seed, series A and early stage investments. It seeks to invest in, energy efficiency solution, energy storage, smart grids, electric mobility, and information technology sectors. The firm typically invests in all regions. It invests between €0.5 million ($0.58 million) to €5 million ($5.85 million). EDP Ventures is based in Lisbon, Portugal with an additional offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Firestartr helps the most promising digital entrepreneurs take their companies from seed stage to Series A and beyond. Beyond providing capital, they draw on their entrepreneurial successes and senior operational experience with leading technology companies to support sustainable growth in their portfolio. Their deep domain expertise, combined with an unrivalled network of advisors, enable us to make meaningful connections at the right time and propel companies with hands-on support.

The Stephens Group is a private, family-owned firm that invests its capital in private and public companies with exceptional management teams resulting in high returns on invested capital in growing industries. They invest in businesses across a broad range of industries, providing growth equity, recapitalization and leveraged buy-out financing to both private and public companies.

Armilar Venture Partners, Formerly known as Espírito Santo Ventures - Sociedade de Capital de Risco, SA is venture capital firm specializing in seed/startup, early venture, incubation, and growth capital investments. The firm typically invests in the technology sector with a particular focus on the clean technology, Information technology, healthcare and wellbeing, and communications media and technology sectors. Within the clean technology space, the firm seeks to invest in technologies that replace existing chemical; reduce polluting emissions; address problems related to the global warming, environment protection, and natural resources efficient management, with special emphasis on the development of new energy forms; and technologies that are related to the purification and management of potable water, water treatment appliances; new / renewable energy sources; new efficient and non-polluting industrial/agricultural processes; energy efficiency; desalination and water efficiency; and natural resource efficiency. Within Information technology it focuses on Enterprise software, consumer internet, and communication technologies, new payment solutions, semiconductors, block chain applications, augmented reality, and virtual reality, internet of things, electronics, and Information technologies. The firm’s healthcare area addresses medical devices and services to minimize the ageing problems, diagnosis and therapeutic procedures and devices to increase the quality of the modern extended life expectancy, and nutrition. Also MedTech, BioTech and Digital Health. Its preference in the communications media and technology sector includes technologies and processes for the telecom industry (wireless, cellular, etc.), internet based business models, new payment solutions, new materials and microelectronics. It also invests in electric utilities, online bill payment services, financials, environmental and facilities services. It primarily invests in Portugal with a focus on North, Centre, Alentejo and Lisbon, Europe and United States of America. It typically makes a maximum investment of €0.3 million ($0.42 million) per project. The firm seeks to hold a minority stake at its portfolio companies. It prefers to take a seat on the board of its portfolio companies, Armilar Venture Partners, Formerly known as Espírito Santo Ventures - Sociedade de Capital de Risco, SA was founded in 2000 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Caixa Capital is the Private Equity and Venture Capital arm of banking Group Caixa Geral de Depósitos and has a track record spanning over two decades of activity, since the industry was created in Portugal. It is a leading investor in terms of funds under management, portfolio size and diversity. Caixa Capital´s mission is to invest in funds and companies, led by highly qualified management teams, with high growth and valuation potential, that enable our funds to achieve an attractive risk adjusted return and for society at large to benefit sustainably from our activity. Currently with more than 700 million Euros under management and a portfolio of over 80 investments, Caixa Capital is a reference in this area with special links to the respective European sector associations.

Shilling Capital Partners is a Portugal-based venture capital fund specialized in various business sectors, including retail, and banking. Their combined experience in sectors as diverse as Venture Capital, Retail, Investment Banking, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Real Estate, Distribution, allow them to add value to startups in multiple areas, responding to the different challenges faced by a growing company. Shilling invests in projects from the start and aims to maintain its support throughout the different rounds of funding of a company, with the goal of achieving a long-term objective defined with the founders at the beginning of the journey. The firms goal is to create world-class projects and invest in the entrepreneurs who will be the leaders of tomorrow. It believes in the power of great ideas and hard-work to achieve success. Shilling wants to be a driver for change in the business environment and help the economy grow though innovation.

Seedcamp is Europe's seed fund, identifying and investing early in world-class founders attacking large, global market and solving real problems using technology. Since launch a decade ago Seedcamp has invested in 260+ startups including the likes of fintech unicorn TransferWise along with some of Europe's fastest growing companies Revolut, UiPath, and wefox. Seedcamp fast-tracks a founder’s vision and creates value through immediate access to smart capital, a lifelong community of support and a global network built upon a decade’s experience backing exceptional talent. Seedcamp companies have gone on to raise over $1B+ in further funding from leading investors.

Portugal Ventures is a Venture Capital firm, focusing its investments in innovative, scientific and technology-based companies, with significant competitive advantages and export-oriented strategies to global markets. Portugal Ventures partners with exceptional entrepreneurs, assisting them in achieving new levels of competitiveness and success at all stages of development of their companies and operating in a number of different sectors.

Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start up, growth capital, early stage, and mid venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in digital businesses with a focus on internet, digital media, e-commerce companies. It invests globally. It acts as as sounding board. The firm also makes co-investments. Howzat Partners was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg and London.