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Indico Capital Partners Fund III

Geography
Portugal
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
€125M
Focus
AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Cybersecurity and Deep Tech
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About Indico Capital Partners Fund III

Lisbon-based third fund backed by €30M EIF anchor. Invests from pre-seed to Series B across Southern Europe in SaaS, AI, deeptech, fintech, Web3, and more.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionPortugal
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Climate & Sustainability
Cybersecurity
Deep Tech
Enterprise Software
FinTech
IoT
Space
Web3 Infrastructure

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Ambitious category-leader founders building resilient urban tech

Southern/Eastern Europe focus
resilience founders
early-stage VC
urban innovation
sustainable infrastructure
category leaders
clarity & focus

Bullish Signals

Active content, podcast, 16K followersexternal
GP speaking IST urban innovation eventlinkedin
GP roundtable: 'Cities of Tomorrow' May 5linkedin
GP roots: IST civil engineering alumnilinkedin
Partner keynoting SIM Conference 2026linkedin
Public thesis: category leaders + resilience emphasislinkedin
Backing Preply: human-led learning tech modellinkedin
Red Chair podcast: partner deep-dive contentlinkedin
André Santos: 25y dev finance + institutional expertiselinkedin
Índico Monthly newsletter: active communication cadencelinkedin
André Santos featured Índico Monthly 2 weeks agolinkedin
16,627 followers, consistent newsletter engagement signallinkedin

Contrarian Signals

No contrarian signals recorded.

Founder Do's

Show real-world perseverance, not just talk
Building in urban tech / smart cities? Strong fit
Deep tech with infra angle welcomed
Aim for category leadership, not just MVP
Seek long-term partner, not just capital

Founder Don'ts

Vague problem statements or unclear scaling path
Founders expecting capital alone, not guidance

22 signals on Indico Capital Partners Fund III

12 bullish · 5 pitch do's · 2 don'ts · 3 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€125M
Saves0
People

Key People

Cristina Fonseca, Stephan Morais

Stephan de MoraesManaging General Partner
Cristina FonsecaPartner
André SantosPartner
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