Originally published at https://www.pedroalmeidavc.com on October 31, 2020. Liked it? Subscribe to our newsletter here This newsletter is curated by Pedro Almeida and João Duarte Leite. Share interesting news with us here. Highlights Last month, we published the 3Q 2020 report. Main topics covered:+21% rounds and +67% invested vs. Q2 2020…

Originally published at https://www.pedroalmeidavc.com on October 7, 2020. You can find the full report in the PDF at the end of this post. For more details check the Portugal Startup Scene and subscribe to the newsletter here to receive it conveniently in your e-mail, every month. 2020 Q3 vs. 2020 Q2 Transaction volume In the third quarter…

Originally published at https://www.pedroalmeidavc.com on October 4, 2020. Liked it? Subscribe to our newsletter here This newsletter is curated by Pedro Almeida and João Duarte Leite. Share interesting news with us here. Highlights José Neves, the founder of Farfetch, is donating 2/3 of his wealth to his newly launched foundation, aiming…

Originally published at https://www.pedroalmeidabusinessangel.com on August 25, 2020. Liked it? You can subscribe to our newsletter here This newsletter is curated by Pedro Almeida and João Duarte Leite. Share interesting news with us here. Highlights Bright Pixel strategy changed and now is focused on investing directly in new startups (vs. creating…

If someone shared this post to you and you are looking to subscribe to my newsletter, you can do it here Highlights In the first half of 2020, €125M was invested in 70 early-stage financing rounds in Portugal. This is 2.2x more money deployed than in 2019 H1, though less -5%…

Originally published at https://www.pedroalmeidavc.com on July 18, 2020. The report in PDF here. I have a monthly newsletter about Portugal Startup Scene. You can read the June edition and subscribe here. 2020 vs. 2019 In the first half of 2020, it was invested 125M€ in 70 early-stage financing rounds. In comparison with 2019…

Originally published at https://www.pedroalmeidavc.com on July 4, 2020. If someone shared this post to you and you are looking to subscribe to my newsletter, you can do it here Highlights According to Startup Genome, Lisbon ranked in #12 among the emerging startup ecosystem In a different study (European Commission’s Innovation Scoreboard…

Updated version at https://www.pedroalmeidavc.com International Venture Capital funds represent a relevant source for Portuguese startups. In 2020, >40% of the rounds had the participation of an international investor. Those rounds represented 80% of the amount invested, as international investors are particularly relevant financing sources for post-seed investment. …

Originally published at https://www.pedroalmeidavc.com on May 11, 2020. If someone shared this post to you and you are looking to subscribe to my newsletter, you can do it here Highlights 4 years ago a good friend referred me to DefinedCrowd and I was immediately impressed with the founders. I have been…