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July 20, 2023

9 Portuguese startups to watch, according to VCs

Investors share the Portuguese startups on their radars — from using AI to solve space debris to a HR platform for financial wellbeing

Sadia Nowshin

4 min read

Tech in Portugal has been defined recently by the government’s embrace and then rejection of crypto — but that sector’s fall from grace has allowed the many other successful Portuguese startups to re-enter the limelight. Tech companies there drummed up $571m in funding in 2022, according to Dealroom, making it one of few countries to top its 2021 number, when it raised $356m. 

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The Faber Ventures investment team
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Pedro Rosa, principal at Shilling Capital Partners
Pedro Rosa, principal at Shilling Capital Partners
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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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