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Ventures.eu Fund I

Geography: Portugal
Stage: Seed
Fund size: €30M
Focus: AI/ML and Climate & Sustainability
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Ventures.eu Fund I

Ventures.eu Fund I is a venture capital firm based in Portugal, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionPortugal

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early deep-tech/AI founder, EU-based, pre-scale

early-stage deep-tech

climate/IoT/hardware

EU grant support

corporate pilots

Bullish Signals

24,000+ startup dealflow pipelineexternal

300+ corporate-startup matches yearlyexternal

1,200+ investor network for co-investmentexternal

Non-dilutive EU grant access includedexternal

Hands-on from R&D to revenuewebsite

Co-invests alongside US & EU VCswebsite

Portugal IFICI tax regime angle emergingwebsite

Transparent diligence, fair valuations promisedwebsite

Corporate pilots de-risk scaling earlywebsite

Deep-tech discipline rewards long cycleswebsite

Europe structural strengths in policy/talentwebsite

Four-layer eval: Team, Traction, Tech, TAMwebsite

Corporate network independently validates tech demandwebsite

No founder walks alone — operational embeddingwebsite

Built on Dealflow.eu proven foundation track recordwebsite

See-Pick-Win framework: early ID, disciplined selection, value creationwebsite

Contrarian Signals

No named GPs publicly listedexternal

Broad focus: climate, IoT, AI, hardwareexternal

Blog topics drift beyond core VC thesiswebsite

Golden Visa/citizenship content — off-thesiswebsite

IFICI tax regime heavily marketed — may signal founder misalignmentwebsite

Founder Do's

Show EU grant potential or eligibility

Bring deep-tech or AI angle

Seek corporate pilot validation

Open to hands-on operational support

Target global scale from Europe

Founder Don'ts

Late-stage only — they invest early

No tech differentiation

Avoid non-EU market focus

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€30M

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Website

People

Key People

Fernando Ferreira

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