Portugal startup funding in H1 2016

European tech funding raised by Portugal startups during H1 2016.

In H1 2016, 15 startups in Portugal raised a combined €32M across 17 funding rounds, up 831.5% versus H1 2015. Software was the most active sector, and Caixa Capital (Portugal) was the most active investor. Data as of 10 Jul 2026.

Total funding

€32M

+831.5% vs H1 2015

Funding rounds

+112.5% vs H1 2015

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

#20

0.3% of European funding

Debt financing

€200k

0.6% of total

Top-10 round share

99.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top sectors

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2016

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Veniam	Series B	Feb 2016	€20M
Movvo	Series A	Jun 2016	€5.5M
GetSocial	Other	Jan 2016	€2.3M
Smarkio	Seed	Apr 2016

View all 17 Portugal deals in H1 2016 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2016, by deal count

Caixa Capital (Portugal)5 deals
Portugal Ventures2 deals
Fortino Capital2 deals
FIWARE1 deals
Verizon Ventures1 deals
InterCapital Group1 deals
Microsoft Accelerator1 deals
Orange Digital Ventures1 deals
Cisco Investments1 deals
Rockstart1 deals

← All 2016 Portugal funding