Pre-Seed Funded Startups in Portugal
Among the 15 most recent pre-seed rounds shown for Portugal, one disclosed amount stands out: Swood’s $3M (Aveiro) on 2021-09-02.
Among the 15 most recent pre-seed rounds shown for Portugal, one disclosed amount stands out: Swood’s $3M (Aveiro) on 2021-09-02. The next-largest disclosed rounds are $2M (Litehaus on 2025-05-21; Unlockit on 2024-05-23; Checkfirst on 2024-05-08; Connected on 2024-02-20), so the $3M round is noticeably larger than most disclosed figures in this slice. Date-wise, the list compresses into a long tail plus a recent cluster: rounds span 2021-09-02 through 2025-06-03, with the most recent being DOJO AI’s $1M on 2025-06-03.
Geographically, Lisbon dominates the visible entries: DOJO AI (2025-06-03), Litehaus (2025-05-21), MedFacts (2024-12-19), Corium Biotech (2024-10-13), Unlockit (2024-05-23), Checkfirst (2024-05-08), Connected (2024-02-20), The Next (2023-11-01), AlphaGuilty (2023-10-01), Reviewpad (2023-04-27), Viveel (2023-01-05) are all Lisbon-based, while Porto appears with Corium Biotech and Reviewpad (both 2023–2024), and other cities (Coimbra, Castelo Branco, Lagoa, Aveiro) contribute one each. Sector concentration is limited, but Artificial Intelligence appears 2 times (DOJO AI, MedFacts) and biotech appears once (Corium Biotech); the largest mix by count is “undisclosed amounts” and “pre-2024” data, with four entries marked undisclosed (The Next 2023-11-01; Circular Unity 2022-07-01; SENSOMATT 2022-07-01; plus three others are disclosed across the remaining 11 rows).
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Frequently asked
Which disclosed pre-seed round is largest in this Portugal list, and how does it compare with the rest of the disclosed amounts?
Swood’s $3M disclosed round (Aveiro) on 2021-09-02 is the largest disclosed amount shown. The next-highest disclosed level is $2M, appearing for Litehaus (2025-05-21), Unlockit (2024-05-23), Checkfirst (2024-05-08), and Connected (2024-02-20).
Do the rounds cluster in a particular time window, or are they evenly spread across the date range shown?
They’re heavily weighted toward newer entries but still span a multi-year window: from the oldest shown round on 2021-09-02 (Swood) through the most recent on 2025-06-03 (DOJO AI). Several of the largest disclosed rounds ($2M) appear in 2024 (Unlockit 2024-05-23; Checkfirst 2024-05-08; Connected 2024-02-20) as well as 2025-05-21 (Litehaus).
Is Lisbon over-represented compared to other Portuguese cities in this slice?
Yes. Lisbon appears in the city field for 11 of the 15 rows, including DOJO AI (2025-06-03), Litehaus (2025-05-21), MedFacts (2024-12-19), and multiple 2024–2023 entries such as Unlockit (2024-05-23), Checkfirst (2024-05-08), and The Next (2023-11-01). Other cities are singletons in the visible data: Coimbra (Connected 2024-02-20), Porto (Corium Biotech 2024-10-13; Reviewpad 2023-04-27), Castelo Branco (SENSOMATT 2022-07-01), Lagoa (Prouducte 2022-01-01), and Aveiro (Swood 2021-09-02).
How should an investor interpret the disclosed vs. undisclosed amounts here?
Out of 15 rows, 4 show “undisclosed” amounts: The Next (2023-11-01), Circular Unity (2022-07-01), and SENSOMATT (2022-07-01), plus one additional undisclosed row in the table slice. That means comparisons based on amount are based on the other 11 disclosed entries, where $2M occurs multiple times (Litehaus 2025-05-21; Unlockit 2024-05-23; Checkfirst 2024-05-08; Connected 2024-02-20).
Are there sector clusters, or is the pre-seed mix broad across industries?
The sector mix looks fairly broad in this 15-row view. Artificial Intelligence shows up twice (DOJO AI 2025-06-03 at $1M; MedFacts 2024-12-19 at $50K), while several other sectors appear only once (e.g., Biotechnology: Corium Biotech at $550K on 2024-10-13; Hardware: SENSOMATT undisclosed on 2022-07-01).
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