Armilar Venture Partners

Maven is a SaaS pet tech startup that provides a personal vet to track the pet’s safety and health 24/7. It focuses on using technology to improve the quality of life for pets, as well as offering pet owners peace of mind and a way to keep track of their pet's safety, health, and well-being on a continual basis through their own personal veterinarian. It was started by the founders of Findster Technologies in 2021 and is based in the US and Portugal.

Tonic App S.A. is a mobile application developer based in Porto, Portugal, founded in 2016. The company’s flagship application serves as a comprehensive platform for medical professionals, facilitating communication, collaboration, and information sharing among doctors. It enables users to message, share, and archive patient cases, seek expert advice, and network with peers. Tonic App is also utilized by hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical technology firms, as well as medical associations, to connect with healthcare professionals and disseminate relevant medical content. The application supports various functionalities including video consultations, clinical decision tools, and the sharing of medical images, thereby enhancing clinical work efficiency and improving patient outcomes. It is accredited as an e-library by the European Accreditation Council in CME, underscoring its commitment to quality and safety in clinical practices.

Vawlt is a data storage platform based in Lisbon, Portugal, founded by researchers from the LASIGE research group at the University of Lisbon. The company focuses on simplifying the management of multiple cloud storage solutions while enhancing data security and privacy. Vawlt's platform enables organizations to store and share files effectively, optimizing storage resources and allowing customization of data storage volumes based on specific needs such as cost, performance, location, and compliance. This approach empowers companies to manage their data more responsibly and reduces maintenance and operational costs. Vawlt is dedicated to ensuring individuals and organizations have control over their data while adhering to higher security standards.

Maven is a SaaS pet tech startup that provides a personal vet to track the pet’s safety and health 24/7. It focuses on using technology to improve the quality of life for pets, as well as offering pet owners peace of mind and a way to keep track of their pet's safety, health, and well-being on a continual basis through their own personal veterinarian. It was started by the founders of Findster Technologies in 2021 and is based in the US and Portugal.

Reckon.ai is a technology company based in Lisbon, Portugal, founded in 2017, that specializes in developing a cloud platform known as Reckon. This platform is designed for smart retail product analysis and price comparison, leveraging machine learning algorithms, data fusion, and computer vision. Reckon.ai addresses the challenges of competitive analysis in the retail sector by providing tools that enable retailers to track and optimize their pricing strategies against competitors. The platform also assists retailers in inventory management, helping them allocate products more effectively across different store locations by forecasting potential revenue based on various factors such as demographics and customer behavior. Through its innovative solutions, Reckon.ai aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of retail operations in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Casafari LLC is a real estate metasearch company based in Lisbon that offers property search solutions for real estate professionals and institutional investors in Germany, Spain, and Portugal. The company focuses on enhancing transparency in the real estate market by building a comprehensive database of properties. It collects and analyzes data on property prices, collaborates with various real estate agencies, and aggregates listings from multiple sources. Utilizing proprietary technology, Casafari cleans, deduplicates, and evaluates property information in real-time, enabling users to identify lucrative investment opportunities. Additionally, the platform provides predictive analytics, alerts for new listings and price changes, and status tracking to help users stay informed about market developments and optimize their property transactions.

WalliD, SA is a company that specializes in online identification and authentication solutions, focusing on the secure management of digital identities. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, WalliD has developed a global protocol for certified identity document transactions. The company offers various tools, including ImportiD, a desktop application that extracts attributes from certified documents, and MyEtherID, a web application that encrypts and stores identities on a smart contract. WalliD enables users to securely encrypt and store their identity documents in Ethereum wallets, facilitating safe validations for online services that require Know-Your-Customer (KYC) compliance. The company's architecture supports Certification Authorities and digital certificates through public key infrastructure, ensuring that all identity documents stored in users' wallets are backed by reliable digital certificates. Additionally, WalliD provides data verification services, allowing platforms to validate user identities using governmental IDs and other identity infrastructures, thereby enhancing the security and privacy of digital identity management.

Tonic App S.A. is a mobile application developer based in Porto, Portugal, founded in 2016. The company’s flagship application serves as a comprehensive platform for medical professionals, facilitating communication, collaboration, and information sharing among doctors. It enables users to message, share, and archive patient cases, seek expert advice, and network with peers. Tonic App is also utilized by hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical technology firms, as well as medical associations, to connect with healthcare professionals and disseminate relevant medical content. The application supports various functionalities including video consultations, clinical decision tools, and the sharing of medical images, thereby enhancing clinical work efficiency and improving patient outcomes. It is accredited as an e-library by the European Accreditation Council in CME, underscoring its commitment to quality and safety in clinical practices.

Vawlt is a data storage platform based in Lisbon, Portugal, founded by researchers from the LASIGE research group at the University of Lisbon. The company focuses on simplifying the management of multiple cloud storage solutions while enhancing data security and privacy. Vawlt's platform enables organizations to store and share files effectively, optimizing storage resources and allowing customization of data storage volumes based on specific needs such as cost, performance, location, and compliance. This approach empowers companies to manage their data more responsibly and reduces maintenance and operational costs. Vawlt is dedicated to ensuring individuals and organizations have control over their data while adhering to higher security standards.

FASTinov S.A., founded in 2013 and based in Matosinhos, Portugal, specializes in the development and marketing of innovative technology aimed at enhancing the speed and reliability of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests (AST). The company focuses on research and development to create a patented, disruptive solution that is particularly beneficial in acute care settings, where timely diagnostic results are critical for effective patient treatment. Through its advanced technology, FASTinov seeks to improve healthcare outcomes by facilitating quicker and more accurate identification of antimicrobial effectiveness, addressing a significant need in the medical field.

Feedzai is a data science company that provides an artificial intelligence platform for fraud prevention and financial crime risk management. The platform combines fraud prevention and anti-money laundering capabilities to help banks, payment providers, merchants and retailers prevent, detect, and remediate fraudulent activity across channels. It ingests and transforms data from multiple sources, creates hypergranular risk profiles, and analyzes structured and unstructured data to identify anomalies and related transactions in real time. Key offerings include Any Data. Any Payment, a risk engine for fraud prevention; Feedzai Pulse for real-time business intelligence and analytics; Data Science Studio for building and deploying predictive models; and Feedzai Genome to visualize financial-crime networks and support investigators. Feedzai serves global financial institutions, processors and retailers, aiming to reduce losses and improve customer experience.

LaserLeap Technologies SA, founded in 2011 and based in Coimbra, Portugal, specializes in innovative healthcare technology designed to deliver medicines and cosmetics through the skin without pain. The company has developed a unique method that combines affordable lasers and advanced materials to enhance skin permeation, allowing for the effective transdermal and intradermal administration of various applications, including analgesics, anesthetics, therapeutics, vaccines, and biotechnology drugs. By leveraging two decades of research in laser and ultrasound technology, LaserLeap aims to provide a safer and more efficient approach to drug delivery, facilitating faster treatments and improving patient comfort.

Founded in 2010, Ynvisible Interactive specializes in developing and selling electrochromic displays primarily in Europe. The company offers comprehensive services including system design, integration, and production for tailored application needs. It caters to industries such as healthcare, consumer products, logistics, and others.

Ecofoot, founded in 2012, specializes in innovative textile coloration technology with a focus on sustainability. The company aims to revolutionize the coloration industry by offering products like H2COLOR, designed to minimize toxicity and environmental impact. Composed of a team of researchers from the University of Minho, along with entrepreneurs and investors, Ecofoot leverages its breakthrough in hybrid dyes to advance ecological practices in textile manufacturing. Their technology involves functional nano pigments made from porous polymer particles, which help prevent hydrolysis during the dyeing process. This innovative approach not only reduces water and energy consumption but also decreases pollution by facilitating the efficient release of excess dye during washing. Ecofoot is committed to creating a more sustainable future for the textile industry.

Ubiquity Global Services, Inc. is a multinational outsourcing organization specializing in customer support and business process services. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, the company operates globally with additional locations in Omaha, Nebraska; Manila and Bacolod in the Philippines; San Salvador, El Salvador; Bogota, Colombia; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Budapest, Hungary; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; and Lisbon, Portugal. Ubiquity offers a wide range of services, including call center operations, sales and retention support, social media management, and risk and compliance services such as fraud investigation and chargeback management. The company is recognized for its expertise in the fintech and emerging payments sectors, providing live customer management and interactive voice response solutions. Ubiquity employs advanced technology to enhance operational efficiency and deliver actionable business intelligence, while also developing artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies at its innovation hub in Amsterdam to optimize customer service performance.

Equigerminal is a veterinary biotechnology company based in Cantanhede, Portugal, founded in 2011. It develops and produces antiviral and biotechnological products for horses, including antiviral solutions for equine infectious anemia virus. The company focuses on diagnostics, biomarkers, and vaccines to identify and prevent viral infections in horses, supporting veterinarians, breeders, and horsemen in managing infections and maintaining equine health.

Feedzai is a data science company that provides an artificial intelligence platform for fraud prevention and financial crime risk management. The platform combines fraud prevention and anti-money laundering capabilities to help banks, payment providers, merchants and retailers prevent, detect, and remediate fraudulent activity across channels. It ingests and transforms data from multiple sources, creates hypergranular risk profiles, and analyzes structured and unstructured data to identify anomalies and related transactions in real time. Key offerings include Any Data. Any Payment, a risk engine for fraud prevention; Feedzai Pulse for real-time business intelligence and analytics; Data Science Studio for building and deploying predictive models; and Feedzai Genome to visualize financial-crime networks and support investigators. Feedzai serves global financial institutions, processors and retailers, aiming to reduce losses and improve customer experience.

BERD, established in 2006 by Professor Pedro Pacheco, specializes in engineering services for bridge and viaduct construction. Headquartered in Matosinhos, Portugal, the company operates globally, offering innovative solutions based on its patented Organic Prestressing System (OPS). BERD's unique movable scaffolder technology, featuring an auto-adaptive prestressing system, enables lighter and more efficient structures compared to conventional methods. The company serves clients across multiple continents, including Europe, North America, Asia, and South America.

Nutrigreen is a Portuguese company established in 2009, specializing in the production and marketing of fresh fruit derivatives. With a focus on making fiber, vitamins, and nutrients integral to daily living, Nutrigreen offers a range of products designed to promote a healthy lifestyle. Its offerings include natural fruit juices, fruit and vegetable purées, fresh fruit bars, and natural antioxidants. The company collaborates with major distributors across Portugal and Europe to ensure the availability of its innovative products, which cater to evolving food trends and emphasize the importance of fruits in a balanced diet. Nutrigreen is dedicated to delivering high-quality, ready-to-eat fruit options that support consumers in maintaining their health.

Sousacamp, SGPS, S.A. is a company based in Bragança, Portugal, dedicated to the production and supply of mushrooms and other vegetables for the food industry and households. The company offers a diverse range of mushroom varieties, including white, pleurotus, shiitake, maroon, portobello, pie blue, seta de cardo, and enokitake, alongside other organic vegetables. By focusing on natural food products, Sousacamp aims to provide customers with healthy and safe options that contribute to their well-being.

Coreworks® S.A. is a leading provider of Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) for multi-standard multimedia such as DTV, IPTV, portable audio players, and mobile internet devices. Our products have been implemented in a wide variety of technologies, for more than 30 customers worldwide. Our products include digital audio encoders and decoders such as Dolby Digital, Advanced Audio Coding (AAC and AAC+), MPEG1/2 Layers 1/2, digital audio interfaces such as SPDIF/AES-EBU, TDM, I2S, and asynchronous sample rate converters. Coreworks' products rely on the SideWorks™ patent pending technology for automatically creating pre-silicon configurable and post-silicon reconfigurable hardware accelerators. Our solutions achieve three to five times more efficiency in terms of silicon area and power consumption, compared to the competition. Coreworks was founded in 2001 by two professors of the Technical University of Lisbon (IST) doing research on Reconfigurable Computing at the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering R&D (INESC-ID). The company received an A-series investment round from Espírito Santo Ventures in 2006, and three R&D grants from the Portuguese government. Its complex technology is still undergoing developments.

Vortal is a leading G2B2B (Government to Business to Business) eMarketplace operator, serving more than 50,000 companies and 2,000 contracting authorities in 3 continents. The company was founded in 2000 with a mission “to help our clients buying better and selling more", to achieve superior performance” in a high performance collaborative cloud-based solution. Vortal supports its customers through its offices in Portugal, Spain, UK and the Czech Republic , with a team of highly-motivated people from 7 nationalities. Business foundation has been built on becoming the leader in Portugal, both in the Private and Public markets regarding electronic procurement. Since 2010, Vortal has been consecutively distinguished as one of "100 best companies to work in Portugal", in a survey carried out by “Accenture" and "Exame" magazine. In 2011, the Association of Electronic Commerce and Interactive Advertising distinguished Vortal as the "Best B2B e-commerce website". At an International level, Vortal was included in the Deloitte “Technology fast growing 500 EMEA ranking” and recognized by Gartner regarding expertise and capabilities, namely in the publications “Strategies for Public-Sector Investment in Procurement Applications" and "Cool Vendors in Procurement Applications".