Top 35 Payments Startup Investors in Portugal in October 2023

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• 0xPass — Frictionless auth and login for your dapp
• D3 Labs — D3 Labs is to simplify and empower finance through seamless blockchain adoption, delivering confidence and benefits to individuals and organizations alike.
• Airstack — Every day there are millions of blockchain transactions. Airstack makes sense of them.

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• Kovalee — Kovalee is a mobile app publisher. They empower app creators. They partner with app owners through a publishing model and bring their apps to the top of the charts. They provide product enhancement, monetization boost, user acquisition, and app store optimization services.
• EyeLights — EyeLights is a Head Up Display GPS. It allows motobikers to truly experience the ride by keeping their eyes on the road. Eyelights is the first universal motorcycle accessory that projects guidance, danger zones and traffic directly into your field of vision. A dangerous bend, a nearby stopper or speed over limitations, EyeLights warns you. Simple,uncluttered, they adapted the display for motorcycle riding.The EyeLights product installs in less than 5 minutes on your full-face, convertible or jet helmet. Their compact optical technology allows you to view your GPS more than 2 meters away while enjoying audio functions for more than 8 hours. The product is compatible with sun visors, insensitive to rain or fog and weighs less than 100g.
• PIXmania.com — PIXmania is a pan-European electrical e-tailer operating in 26 countries. PIXmania has been growing its market positions across Europe while leveraging the benefits of being part of the Dixons Retail Group. Pixmania now serves more than 7 million customers over Europe with a wide range of product categories.

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• Finst — Finst is een veilige crypto exchange waar je 40+ cryptos kunt kopen en verkopen tegen de laagste tarieven. Koop Bitcoin en altcoins bij het beste crypto platform.
• Ethena — Ethena provides derivative infrastructure in order to transform Ethereum into the first crypto-native yield bearing stablecoin.
• Greeks.live — Greeks.live is an ever-adapting trading tools solution provider to crypto options traders. We listen and quickly respond to clients' needs. Our mission is to make crypto options trading easier and more seamless.

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• METAMORPH — Blockchain gaming company

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• Nametag — Nametag is a digital collector lens to search the internet for collectors, view their NFTs and Nokens, and badges.
• Light Protocol — Light allows developers to build Private Solana Programs. Build on-chain games, encrypted order books or fast payments. Custom-built for Solana.
• Syndicate — Syndicate is a decentralized asset management platform and social network.

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• Upstash — Upstash develops serverless data platform for developers of data-intensive applications using a consumption-based pricing model.
• Replicate — Run open-source machine learning models with a cloud API
• Coverflex — Coverflex is on a mission to improve the way companies compensate their people, making it more transparent, flexible and easier for everyone to make the most of what they get. Through a fully digital solution, Coverflex helps companies manage every part of compensation beyond salary — benefits, insurance, meal allowance and exclusive discounts —while empowering people to spend on what suits them best.

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• GRVT — Trade on the next-gen hybrid derivatives exchange 100% self-custody. 0% counterparty risk. Traditional finance meets the power of blockchain.
• Risc Zero. — RISC Zero is revolutionizing the internet by creating the infrastructure & tooling for Web3 developers around the globe to build zero-proof software.
• Karate Combat — Karate.com is the Official Home for Karate Combat: Full-Contact Karate Fighting. Watch our Events, Free! And Get the Latest News about Upcoming Fights.

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• 1Konto — 1Konto provides a secure, reliable, and seamless solution to access, trade and settle digital and fiat currencies at the best price through our Web App, API, and OTC desk.
• Leap Wallet — Leap is the ultimate crypto wallet for Cosmos blockchains, offering seamless exploration of multiple chains, asset transfers, staking rewards, governance participation, and more. With best-in-class UX design, managing your crypto assets has never been easier. Stay in control with our 100% non-custodial wallet, securely storing your private keys on your computer. Discover the future of crypto wallets with Leap.
• Flipside Crypto — Free data for analysts. Build and grow with access to top protocol data, including Ethereum, Solana, Osmosis, Flow, NEAR, Axelar, Thorchain, Optimism, Terra, Binance, and many more.

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• Guildx — GuildX - It is an ecosystem for gaming guilds (Play to Earn games players) and investors. It is a comprehensive tool consisting of a software solution and a set of decentralized solutions for gaming guilds for management and monetization.
• Opolis — Opolis is next-gen Digital Employment Platform for Freelancers providing payroll, benefits and other services for independent workers and freelancers.
• Orange DAO — A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team

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• Appentra — The first static code analyzer that increases the performance of C/C++ code. Write hardware-friendly code that runs faster on modern hardware.
• StudentFinance — Catapult your career with leading re-skilling and up-skilling bootcamps. Study now and pay us back once you land a job & start earning!
• Miles in the Sky — Embark on a journey with Miles to upgrade your learning experiences. Our unique model provides a better way to increase learner engagement and improve knowledge retention.

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• Pulsar Finance — The most complete Portfolio Manager in Crypto/Web 3 - Track all Token, DeFi and NFT Positions in 80+ Blockchains and Centralized Exchanges.

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• Koverly — Leading B2B global payments solution that provides flexible options to pay over time and saves businesses up to 50% on foreign exchange fees.
• StellarFi — We Pay Your Bills, So YouCan Build Credit. With Stellar your bills are paid on time and on your terms.
• Watershed Informatics — Empowering clients to design, execute, and iterate sequencing analyses using our intuitive, low-code platform. Watershed is where data becomes insight.

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• Florida Street — PIXEL GG INC.
• Ethena — Ethena provides derivative infrastructure in order to transform Ethereum into the first crypto-native yield bearing stablecoin.
• Mahjong Meta — Mahjong Meta is a Web3 gaming platform on Ethereum, providing Mahjong lovers with an innovative gaming experience.

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• Kaleidoco — KALEIDOCO is a technology company built for Web3 experiences.
• Supermojo — Supermojo is building the embedded customer lending experiences to power the growth of NFTs as a powerful new asset class.
• Ethena — Ethena provides derivative infrastructure in order to transform Ethereum into the first crypto-native yield bearing stablecoin.

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• ZKX — ZKX is a permissionless protocol for derivatives built on StarkNet.
• Ethena — Ethena provides derivative infrastructure in order to transform Ethereum into the first crypto-native yield bearing stablecoin.
• Fanzee Labs — We develop fan engagement platforms that help sports and entertainment organisations meaningfully connect with their fans through immersive gamifcation experiences

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• Rated — Rated offers data on validators and node operators, which makes it easier for users to compare and contrast their performance.
• D3 — D3 - DNS Domains for Web3
• Aethir — Power Ultra-Low Latency Gaming & AI Experiences.

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• GoldLink — GoldLink is a decentralized, on-chain undercollateralized lending protocol utilizing a novel and modular lending architecture to offer borrowers powerful, sophisticated investment strategies beyond anything offered in the space today.
• P0x Labs — P0x labs is the team behind Manta Network is a privacy-preserving technology operating on the Polkadot blockchain.
• Connext — Bridge tokens and data across 11+ chains. Earn and build on the most secure interoperability network.

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• Thirdverse — Thirdverse (formerly known as Yomuneco Inc) is engaged in Virtual Reality content and services planning, development, sales and management.
• Ethena — Ethena provides derivative infrastructure in order to transform Ethereum into the first crypto-native yield bearing stablecoin.
• TwitterScan — Twitterscan and NNS are working together to create a cross-chain name service network that will connect Web3.0 users, data, and assets.

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• Poko — Enable local payments and successful onramping for wallets, NFT marketplaces, web3 games, and dApps globally.
• Meanwhile — Licensed and regulated life insurance in Bitcoin. Leverage the value of crypto today and pass it to the next generation without passing on a huge tax burden.
• Terminal Industries — Terminal Logistics is automating the yard, one of the last great frontiers of untapped value in transportation.

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• NF3 — NF3 is a community focused NFT swaps and finance market.
• Elixir — Elixir is a decentralized protocol that enables full composability for integrations by providing computationally secure, algorithmic market-making across CEXs and DEXs.
• Ethena — Ethena provides derivative infrastructure in order to transform Ethereum into the first crypto-native yield bearing stablecoin.

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• Breez — Lightning Fast Bitcoin Payments
• Relai — Relai is a Bitcoin investment app that allows anyone to buy bitcoin within one minutes or set up an automated savings plan.
• AMBOSS — Lightning Network Explorer and Analytics Tools. Search for nodes and channels on the Lightning Network and get detailed information on them.

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• Beekeeper — Frontline business leaders use Beekeeper to connect and engage their whole workforce with our productivity app that teams love to use.
• Epic Games — Welcome to Epic Games Store! Download and play PC Games of every genre. We have mods, DLC and Free Games too! Games for everyone.
• Coverflex — Coverflex is on a mission to improve the way companies compensate their people, making it more transparent, flexible and easier for everyone to make the most of what they get. Through a fully digital solution, Coverflex helps companies manage every part of compensation beyond salary — benefits, insurance, meal allowance and exclusive discounts —while empowering people to spend on what suits them best.

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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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• CO2 AI — Empowering decision-makers to sustain our world via advanced software that shifts carbon emissions reduction from the theoretical to the impactful.
• UpSlide — Produce high-quality reports and presentations faster in PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Save up to 8h each month in just a few clicks!
• Commsignia — Commsignia specializes in the research and development, manufacturing and distribution of cooperative intelligent transportation systems. Its product line includes a V2X Communication Software Stack and Commsignia’s own security stack implementation, Hybrid V2X/ADAS Safety Applications, a V2X Simulator, On-Board Units (OBU) and Roadside Units(RSU).The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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• Induced AI — Induced AI works to automate browser tasks. It runs a cloud to complete manual tasks on a browser with human-like reasoning capabilities.
• Parallax — Receive money as if you were abroad. Save big with best rates and lowest fees. Withdraw instantly.
• Proof of Play — We are a team of veteran game developers and entrepreneurs creating onchain games and open source technology. Our vision is simple: to create generation-defining games that fundamentally grant power and ownership to the players who play them.

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• UXUY — UXUY is the easiest and most secure decentralized exchange built on MPC wallet. Begin your Web3 journey with the native DEX and start making money today.
• Safeheron — Safeheron is a platform that enables open and transparent self-custody of digital assets.
• Volare Finance — Volare Finance provides a transparent, trustless, and convenient decentralized option trading without intermediaries.

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• ShapesXR — ShapesXR is a provider of a web-based platform for content creation and collaboration for VR applications.
• Space DOTS — The first modular pico-labs for active in-space testing of advanced materials, from LEO to Cis-lunar and Interplanetary orbits.
• Cascade Biocatalysts — Cascade Biocatalysts is built on a novel way to immobilize enzymes. Our technology keeps enzymes active and stable under difficult industrial conditions.

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• Convoy — Convoy uses technology to make freight more efficient, reduce shippers' costs, increase carriers' earnings, and eliminate carbon emissions.
• TRUE Future — Our goal is to unleash the potential of NFT tokens and provide brands, game developers and users with cross-chain infrastructure to apply real benefits of the technology.
• Automation Anywhere — Automation Anywhere is a global leader in Robotic Process Automation, offering cloud-native, web-based, intelligent automation solutions to the world's largest enterprises.

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• 360hyper — The groceries marketplace where you can find everthing you need. Buy online groceries as fast as in 4 hours with personalized picking.
• Musiversal — Record your music in real time with world-class session musicians, vocalists, producers and audio engineers
• Brands&Ninjas — SaaS to control the performance of physical marketing campaigns on retail.

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• LOQR — Increase your business and reduce costs with the best AI-Powered Journey-as-a-Service provider for financial institutions.
• Fraudio — Fraudio is the ideal partner in Payment Fraud and AML Solutions. We will help you detect, on time, any possible fraudulent transaction.
• Claims Carbon — Claims Carbon software helps insurance companies decarbonize their value chain by providing carbon conscious underwriting and claims handling solutions. We use data and analytics to identify and reduce carbon hotspots and costs in the insurance exposure, simulate and monitor the impact of climate ac

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• Elusiv — Elusiv offers compliance in mind with next-generation privacy solutions for a better Web3.
• SuiPad — SuiPad is an IDO&INO platform, with selected projects, flexible whitelist, and fair level as the core positioning.
• Arcade2earn — Arcade2earn is the GameFi platform that gives its community the opportunity to earn access to the ecosystem.

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• Itheum — As we enter the web3 and metaverse era; Itheum unlocks data silos and generates new value for your data.
• MeMusic — MeMusic is a blockchain NFT music service platform that uses blockchain technology to provide users with a music ecosystem experience.
• The Unfettered — The Unfettered is a blockchain PC game.

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• DAOHQ — DAOHQ is the first marketplace for decentralized autonomous organizations.
• Ethena — Ethena provides derivative infrastructure in order to transform Ethereum into the first crypto-native yield bearing stablecoin.
• P2P Validator — P2P Validator helps investors compound their cryptocurrency investments by participating in staking. We offer highly available & secure, non-custodial staking services.

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• DRiP — Collectibles every week from your favorite creators. For free.
• Cymbal — The human readable block explorer. Explore any wallet, NFT or collection to understand their activity, all in real time.
• SuperDuperSecret — The developer's initial game, Royale Chess, a ten-player battle royale chess game, is the first of many to be released on their meta-game platform, which focuses on multiplayer, evergreen games.

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• Didimo — Didimo creates realistic high-fidelity digital humans. Simple, fast, accurate user-generated avatars to integrate into your app, game or site.
• Coverflex — Coverflex is on a mission to improve the way companies compensate their people, making it more transparent, flexible and easier for everyone to make the most of what they get. Through a fully digital solution, Coverflex helps companies manage every part of compensation beyond salary — benefits, insurance, meal allowance and exclusive discounts —while empowering people to spend on what suits them best.