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Faber Tech III

Geography
Portugal
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
€31M
Focus
AI/ML and SaaS
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionPortugal
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

PhD/postdoc STEM researcher pivoting to deep tech pre-seed, Spain/Portugal

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

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
Faber Entrepreneurship Program now active in Spainlinkedin
Recruits PhD/postdoc STEM talent into portfolioslinkedin
Mentors researchers on lab-to-market pathwaylinkedin
Expands Iberian deep tech founder ecosystemlinkedin
Entrepreneurship Program directly sources STEM founderssocial
Creates researcher-to-founder pipeline via mentorshipsocial
Removes 'ambiguous' barrier to deep-tech foundingsocial

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
Recruit from PhD/postdoc STEM talent pool
Join Faber Entrepreneurship Program (Spain/Portugal)

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

51 signals on Faber Tech III

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€31M
Saves0
People

Key People

Alexandre Barbosa

Rita SousaPartner
Cécile TharaudPartner
Gaspard DevissaguetPartner
Fernando FrancoPartner
Tiago MorelliPartner
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