Top 20 Food and Beverage VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Portugal in October 2023

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• Membrion — Remove Problematic Ions to Expand Capacity, Ensure Compliance, and Eliminate Costs with Electro-Ceramic Desalination
• Ittinsect - Feed for the Ocean — Zero ocean impact aquafeed. Ittinsect aims to reduce overfishing in the oceans thanks to insect based aquaculture feeds.
• Spotlite — Spotlite - Satellite-based innovative infrastructure monitoring solutions.

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• HiJiffy — Increase direct bookings and upselling with HiJiffy's AI-powered communication solutions for hospitality.
• Probely — Probely is a web application and API vulnerability scanner for agile teams. Automate Security Testing by adding Probely into your SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Infraspeak — Infraspeak is an Intelligent CMMS Software that brings outstanding flexibility, connectivity and intelligence to your operations.

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• GoParity — GoParity is an online savings and investment platform that uses a P2P business model to simplify investment and allow citizens and companies to get a decent return on their sustainable loans. Citizens and companies invest their funds in projects they believe in to generate economic, social and environmental impact.We are driving the transitiontowards a more sustainable and inclusive economic system, making investment in sustainable solutions accessible to all, from citizens to small enterprises. Join us @ www.goparity.com
• Flecto — Flecto is the rental platform that makes businesses thrive in the circular economy. A flexible rental software for all types of businesses.
• WNWN Food Labs — We're WNWN Food Labs and we love food. We're creating delicious, sustainable and ethical alternatives to unsustainable and ethically dubious foods. We're starting with cacao-free chocolate. Changing chocolate? It's Win-Win #alt-chocolate #altchocolate #alt-universe #altuniverse #alt-protein

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• HypeLabs — HypeLabs is the company that created the Hype SDK, an interoperable mesh networking software that improves connectivity on all kinds of devices, from mobile to desktop to IoT, allowing them to connect even when there is no internet. The software works by intelligently connecting devices in local mesh networks using existing connectivitytechnologies, such as Bluetooth, WiFi, LoRa and others. This network enables content to securely hop between devices, until it reaches a destination or an Internet exit point, improving range and deliverability.Founded in 2016, the company is located in San Francisco (USA), Porto (Portugal), London (UK) and Krakow (Poland). AngelPad #10 (Spring '16) alumni & Deutsche Telekom WARP alumni.
• Musiversal — Record your music in real time with world-class session musicians, vocalists, producers and audio engineers
• Sensefinity — Sensefinity The Blockchain IoT Transformation Company Building the Internet of Cargo Where Assets autonomously connect to processes

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• HiJiffy — Increase direct bookings and upselling with HiJiffy's AI-powered communication solutions for hospitality.
• MyCareforce — The platform that connects nurses to available shifts.
• Floating Particle — Floating Particle is a technology and innovation company that drives an innovative solution for waste management and clean energy. Floating Particle specializes in IoT, Big Data and Machine Learning to provide cutting-edge technology to the customers.

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• HiJiffy — Increase direct bookings and upselling with HiJiffy's AI-powered communication solutions for hospitality.
• 360hyper — The groceries marketplace where you can find everthing you need. Buy online groceries as fast as in 4 hours with personalized picking.
• Cargofive — Cargofive is the digital solution that will allow your freight forwarder to access to maritime rates from different providers in one place.

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• Zharta — Zharta is a peer to pool protocol that enables its users to apply for real-time loans by using NFTs as collateral.
• sheerME — SheerME is Revolutionising the way people find, book, and pay for their Wellness and Beauty services powered by a benefit-based walletOur approach is based on Discovery, Transaction & Reward to create more online visibility, reach, conversion into new business, loyalty, and frequency through our wallet and cashback ecosystem, to all ourpartners in the beauty and wellness sectors.This made us a fresh and different option in this sector where there are mainly SaaS players, and we bring marketplace with no monthly fee, only a commission for business sent through our owned and partner channels.
• advertio — The customer acquisition platform that empowers your business to grow risk-free, where you only pay per results, not promises.

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• Reby — Reby is a European multinational company involved in the design, construction, financing, operation (DBFO) and maintenance of public sharing transport infrastructure. Today, Reby is the Southern Europe leader in the micromobility field, with over 15 agreements with public administrations. The company was founded by four entrepreneurs (Pep Gómez,Kiran Thomas, Cristina Castillo, and Guillem Pagès) in 2018 as a micromobility operator, winning the first public tender in Europe for kickscooters, in the city of Zaragoza (Spain). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company increased its R&D efforts, expanding into the MaaS (mobility-as-a-service) economy and the investment banking/franchising business for public administrations (through PPPs), public utility companies, as well as SMEs.
• Jáchegou — Somos simples, únicos e de confiança, vendemos tudo o que precisa e o que não precisa, mas que ninguém vai conseguir resistir. Porque vamos dar ideias de tudo o que já conhece e do que nunca ouviu falar. O nosso centro comercial online permite comprar sem sair do sofá, sem ter de procurar lugar para o carro, andar quilómetros, percorrer váriaslojas a procura de um produto. Realizamos uma entrega imediata com garantia de qualidade.
• Angulas Aguinaga — Angulas Aguinaga provides modern fishery solutions.

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• Bairro — Produtos em minutos
• Agently.com — Automate your real estate marketing to win more listings and close more deals.
• Boomerangme — Digital loyalty cards for your business - give bonuses to regular customers, send personal offers by free push-notifications. App for iOS / Android.

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• Frontier Risk — Frontier Risk is the first tech-enabled insurance brokerage for the cannabis sector, led by former executives from leading cannabis companies.
• Frontier Risk — Frontier Risk is the first tech-enabled insurance brokerage for the cannabis sector, led by former executives from leading cannabis companies.
• Sanity Group — Sanity Group is a holistic European Cannabis company focusing on health, wellbeing, and scientific research. To utilize the full potential of its health benefits, Sanity Group is investing in fundamental research of the cannabis plant and its active ingredients as well as in specific areas of application.It was founded in 2018 and headquarteredin Berlin, Germany.

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• Algori — Improving FMCG growth with the fastest and most granular insights from 45,000 shoppers in Spain
• Cargofive — Cargofive is the digital solution that will allow your freight forwarder to access to maritime rates from different providers in one place.
• MyCareforce — The platform that connects nurses to available shifts.

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• Bairro — Produtos em minutos
• MetroSpeedy — MetroSpeedy is a leading technology based local delivery company providing on-demand, same day or scheduled delivery services.
• Xway (FRIPPERWAY) — Сервис для продажи товаров на крупных маркетплейсах

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• Bairro — Produtos em minutos
• Conduit.app — No-code data analytics for Digital Marketeers in DTC/ E-commerce/ SaaS businesses
• Pop Market — Pop Market delivers thousands of grocery and convenience products in less than 15 minutes.The company operates a vertically-integrated model, sourcing products directly from suppliers and distributing them from its own network of delivery-only "dark stores”. By having more control of its supply chain, it has the ability to limit food wasteand offer ultra-fast delivery times. Pop Market is backed by leading global investors and its team brings together deep industry experience.

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• Sylvera — Sylvera Carbon offset ratings make offset quality and risks transparent. We make offsets auditable for offset sellers, intermediaries, buyers and investors.
• Outverse — A community platform that's easier to use, better organised and designed for real interaction.
• Dust — Dust is a platform for creating sophisticated processes based on large language models and semantic search.

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• Asap.work — Asap specializes in the construction industry with the ambition of reducing the precariousness of temporary employment contracts by using digital tools. It offers a desire to transform the temporary employment sector by offering construction professionals a more efficient and economical alternative to traditional agencies.
• MetaGravity — MetaGravity is a deep-tech startup that is pushing the boundaries of blockchain and the Metaverse. MetaGravity is a deep-tech startup located in London that is pushing the boundaries of blockchain and the Metaverse. They're on a quest to build the next generation of live, breathing digital worlds that will entice gamers and keep them fulfilledand engaged for decades. They are leveraging their significant knowledge in massive-scale processing and engine technologies to create the technical foundation for the Metaverse, a decentralized digital world. MetaGravity is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and was founded in 2021.
• Connect Earth — Connect Earth is an environmental data company that builds the infrastructure for climate-conscious products by aggregating and standardising environmental data and making it available through developer-first toolkits. The core product is an API solution that calculates the carbon impact of spend-based financial transactions of consumers and companies.

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• aunoa — We are an Artificial Intelligence Software company focused on providing automation tools to improve customer experience and support
• Yuvod — Create your own end to end OTT and/or IPTV platform so you can focus on acquiring customers.
• Bemyvega — Bemyvega is a platform to broadcast and stream live classes.

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• Chord — Chord is the leading composable commerce platform for omnichannel or direct-to-consumer companies. Commerce data intelligence, recommendations, and modularity.
• Didimo — Didimo creates realistic high-fidelity digital humans. Simple, fast, accurate user-generated avatars to integrate into your app, game or site.
• Probely — Probely is a web application and API vulnerability scanner for agile teams. Automate Security Testing by adding Probely into your SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.

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• Feel — We make the cleanest, potent supplements in the world. Delivered straight to your door. Designed by nutritionists for energy, sleep, stress and hair, skin & nails.
• Whizz — My Device is a subscription-based rental service provider for devices like electric scooters, bicycles, home sports equipment, etc.
• Mobilo Card — Share your contact details with a tap. The best digital business card for teams. This is a real business card, no app. The best and cheapest digital business card.

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• WAISENSE — WAISENSE es una marca internacional que desarrolla sistemas inteligentes para ahorrar agua en viviendas o negocios. Empieza a ahorrar agua con WAISENSE.
• Jrny — Looking for a new way to own your home? Lock-in a house today and begin your journey home.
• Kiddle Pass — Kiddle Pass integrates children into cultural, physical, educational, and leisure activities to provide a universe of possibilities, where they can improve skills, discover talents and identify new passions.

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• Rappi — Rappi is a consumer tech company that specializes in providing online delivery services. It connects consumers who want to purchase prepared foods, groceries, clothes, and virtually anything with independent contractors who can fulfill those needs. The company was founded in 2015 with its main offices in Bogota, Colombia.
• Bairro — Produtos em minutos
• Drip Capital — Drip Capital offers trade financing product targeted towards SMEs in developing markets. Its automated risk assessment model allows rapidly growing SMEs quick and easy access to finance. With a focus on technology, Drip aims to eliminate the hassle of paperwork and bureaucracy and create a seamless borrowing experience for its clients.The companyconsists of a team of financial consultants, engineers and analysts from Wharton, Stanford, and IITs with years of experience at Standard Chartered, Black Rock and Yahoo. They are backed by leading Silicon Valley investors - Y Combinator and StartX. They are always eager to connect with sharp minds to grow within their quest to becoming the future of global trade finance.Drip Capital was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.