Faber Tech III

Portugal
Pre Seed
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About Faber Tech III

Faber Tech 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, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionPortugal
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Deep tech founder solving 30-year industrial scaling gap, pre-seed/seed

deep tech
climate & ocean tech
applied science
advanced materials
industrial scale-up
space tech
pre-seed & seed
resource recovery
PFAS remediation

Bullish Signals

Lead investor in multiple seed roundsexternal
Portfolio spans space, biotech, climate, semiconductorsexternal
Co-invests with HTGF, EIC, SOSVexternal
First ticket up to €2.5Mexternal
Active deal flow across 6 recent investmentsexternal
Backed ATMOS €25.7M Series Alinkedin
Supports European space sovereignty playslinkedin
Backs strategic European space infrastructurelinkedin
Portugal-linked portfolio — Azores reentry sitelinkedin
Defence + deep tech crossover convictionlinkedin
ATMOS: first private European reentry companylinkedin
Conviction in orbital logistics missing layerlinkedin
Backs demo-to-operational cadence transitionslinkedin
Led Porelio €2.4M oversubscribed pre-seed roundlinkedin
Backs advanced materials resource recovery techlinkedin
Supports proof-of-concept to scale transitionslinkedin
Portfolio includes PFAS removal & water techlinkedin
Invests in 30x faster process breakthroughslinkedin
Porelio: grams-to-tons scaling proof achievedlinkedin
Backs precious metal recovery from industrial wastelinkedin
Co-invests with Polytechnique Ventures, better ventureslinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Southern Europe geo focus limits reachexternal
Deep tech only — narrow thesisexternal
Follows into Series A — not always leadlinkedin

Founder Do's

Build frontier/deep tech with scientific basis
Target Southern Europe or broader Europe
Show early commercialisation path
Seek lead investor at seed stage
Leverage expert advisory network fit
Focus on scaling from lab to tons/day
Address multi-sector industrial pain points
Demonstrate 10x+ process improvements over baseline
Prove continuous-flow manufacturing feasibility

Founder Don'ts

Avoid if no deep tech angle
Don't approach post-Series A
Avoid pure software / no science layer
Don't lack industrial proof-of-concept traction

Key GPs & Partners

RS
Rita Sousa
Partner
deep techmaterials sciencescaling
CT
Cécile Tharaud
Partner
deep techindustrial techEurope
GD
Gaspard Devissaguet
Partner
deep techmaterialsscale-up
FF
Fernando Franco
Partner
deep techindustrialoperations
TM
Tiago Morelli
Partner
deep techPortugalmaterials

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€31M
Saves0

Key People

Alexandre Barbosa

Rita SousaPartner
Cécile TharaudPartner
Gaspard DevissaguetPartner
Fernando FrancoPartner
Tiago MorelliPartner

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