Ventures.eu Fund I

Portugal
Seed
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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.

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
AI
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

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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Fund Overview

Fund Size€30M
Saves0

Key People

Fernando Ferreira

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