Fund profile / Portugal

Bynd Venture Capital Fund III.

Geography: Portugal
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €40M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, E-Commerce and Enterprise Software
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Bynd Venture Capital Fund III.

Bynd Venture Capital Fund III. is a venture capital firm based in Portugal, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionPortugal

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

E-Commerce

Enterprise Software

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Iberian pre-seed/seed tech founder, first institutional check

pre-seed/seed

Iberia-based founders

AI & software

consumer & sustainability

first check

Bullish Signals

70+ portfolio cos, 10+ exitsexternal

15+ years investing, 5 vehiclesexternal

400+ network connections for foundersexternal

4 Iberian hub offices (Lisbon, Porto, BCN, Madrid)external

60+ active founder communityexternal

Total follow-on capacity up to 1.2M€external

Portfolio: ortho, real estate, predictive maintenancewebsite

Proven exits & multisector portfolio validationwebsite

Fast founder-centric process, 2-4 weeks turnaroundwebsite

Multi-sector validation: coffee, eCommerce, design, real estatewebsite

Vertically diverse: ortho, coffee, design, loyalty, real estatewebsite

Clear aligner ortho leader, 35M+ fundraised design networkwebsite

Only truly Iberian VC, gateway regional successwebsite

Committed long-term with best-in-class founder resourceswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Iberia-only geographic focusexternal

Small ticket size: max 600k€ first checkexternal

Founder Do's

Be based in Iberia (PT/ES)

Raise first institutional round

Show bold, scalable ambition

Target 250–600k€ first ticket

Operate in AI, consumer, or sustainability

Founder Don'ts

Don't skip institutional VC backing

Avoid slow pitch processes

No non-Iberian-rooted teams

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€40M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Tomás Enaguião, Francisco Ferreira Into

Santiago SalazarChairman & Partner

Lurdes GramaxoPartner

Francisco Ferreira PintoPartner

Tomás PenaguiãoPartner

Martinho Correia de MatosAssociate

Filipa FonsecaFinance Manager

Pedro GilAssociate

Jaime DeleitoAssociate

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