Investors in Portugal

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.

Founded in 2003, Explorer is Portugal's leading independent management company of alternative assets, with a reputation for outstanding quality, in-depth experience and an excellent track record. Explorer manages and advises funds with assets of above 1000 M€, divided into three Business Areas: Private Equity, Growth Capital and Tourism and Real Estate. Explorer's team is made up of more than 30 people, with complementary experience in investment banking, consulting, legal advice and industry. The investment track record of its team, its deep knowledge of Portuguese business fabric, its experience in contracting with public entities and its long-term relationships with banks, financial intermediaries and lawyers, give Explorer a unique competitive advantage in the management of alternative assets in 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.

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.

Foresight Group is an alternative asset manager with a strong 30-year track record and specific expertise in environmental and solar infrastructure and private equity. Foresight Group is a leading independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager which has been managing investment funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients for 30 years. With current assets under management of over £2.2 billion, raised from the UK and international private and high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension funds and other institutional investors, Foresight strives to generate increasing dividends and capital appreciation for its investors over the long term. Foresight has offices in UK, USA, Italy, and Australia.

Bynd Venture Capital, former Busy Angels, is a Portuguese venture capital investor with more than 30 active investments in the portfolio in different funds. At Bynd Venture Capital we invest in companies: - At the seed / early stage - In IT/Digital and Sustainability (including Lifesciences, Clean Tech, among others) sectors - From Portugal, Spain and any startup that has a direct connection with these markets (founders, tech team, investors, ...).

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.

Founded in 2000, Diana Capital is an investment firm based in Madrid. The firm makes investments through mid-market businesses across Spain and Portugal.

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.