# Top 10 Hospitality Startup Investors in Portugal in May 2026

## Portugal Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Porto, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Portugal Ventures is a venture capital firm that is part of the Banco Português de Fomento group, currently manages 170 million euros and has more than 130 portfolio companies. It invests in startups in the pre-seed, seed and series A stages that offer innovative solutions for the international market in the digital, engineering&industry, lifesciences, and tourism sectors. Since 2012, Portugal ventures has invested 164 million euros in 147 new businesses.

## Armilar Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing

Armilar Venture Partners is Portugal's leading venture capitalist. An independent VC with a 20-year-old history, a high-performance track record and an international footprint, Armilar is a deep-tech investor in ICT, HealthTech and CleanTech.

## Caixa Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

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 fundsand 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.

## Lince Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Grocery, Cannabis, Coworking

Lince Capital is an independent venture capital company. Lince Capital was born from the experience of a family group with over 30 years of experience in managing investment funds in various business areas, including real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, and telecommunications.Lince Capital is distinguished by its personalized and excellentsupport, close and direct relationship with each of its investors and business partners, and the dedication of an experienced and dynamic team.

## Sebastien Lefevbre
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Software, Hospitality

Sebastien Lefevbre - CEO @ Mesagraph

## Beta Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Porto, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: VoIP, Software, Wireless

We support innovative tech ventures to unlock its potential by providing smart funding and hands-on advisory.

## Loyal VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce

Loyal runs a global venture fund with quarterly redemptions and a proprietary gate-stage process, reducing investment bias and unlocking greater returns. Partnered with INSEAD, Founder Institute, and 500+ advisors, we are Loyal to the world with 250+ investments in 50+ countries.

## TheVentureCity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

TheVentureCity is a global early stage venture fund, investing in product-centric startups across the US, Europe and Latam. We believe in founders who expect more from their VC. Our data-driven nature allows us to see beyond borders, knowing talent has no zip code. Which is why we have international hubs in Miami, Madrid, San Francisco and SaoPaulo. We create a steady current of resources, offering a combination of bespoke data insights and guidance from experienced operators. With product-led growth at our core.With more than $160M under management, we invest from pre-seed/seed with a ticket size from $100-300k to Series A with $1-4M.

## Oxy Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity
- Focus: VoIP, Software, Wireless

Oxy is the company the first Private Equity in Portugal to create a co-investment program at the company level.

## Olisipo Way
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Communities

Olisipo Way is an early-stage venture firm that focuses on IT investments. It invests in technology companies with very diverse and complementary skills. The initial portfolio of Olisipo Way comes from the innovation created within the Olisipo through the continuous stimulation of innovation among employees and the incubation of new businessventures.The firm was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Lisboa.

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