We invest in teams transforming the world with technology.
Faber is a Lisbon-based venture capital firm investing in outstanding entrepreneurs who innovate at the intersection of science and technology to drive digital transformation and climate action.
The firm combines a specialist focus on deep tech early stage startups with dedicated funds, investment teams, and expert advisors to actively help founders build global companies powered by AI/data or climate/ocean technologies.
Faber’s unique approach in Southern Europe is led by an entrepreneurial management partnership and backed by notable thesis-driven institutions and private investors. Investing since 2013, the firm has been an early investor in hard tech companies such as Unbabel, SWORD Health, Codacy, iLoF or YData.
Faber is a Lisbon-based venture capital firm investing in outstanding entrepreneurs who innovate at the intersection of science and technology to drive digital transformation and climate action.
The firm combines a specialist focus on deep tech early stage startups with dedicated funds, investment teams, and expert advisors to actively help founders build global companies powered by AI/data or climate/ocean technologies.
Faber’s unique approach in Southern Europe is led by an entrepreneurial management partnership and backed by notable thesis-driven institutions and private investors. Investing since 2013, the firm has been an early investor in hard tech companies such as Unbabel, SWORD Health, Codacy, iLoF or YData.
Location: Portugal, Lisbon
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2013
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 24
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 02.05.2024 | RESONIKS (... | resoniks.com | $4.44M | - |
| 18.07.2023 | subdron Gm... | subdron.com | $1.46M | Austria, V... |
| 28.07.2022 | iLof | ilof.tech | $10.1M | United Kin... |
| - | YData | ydata.ai | $5.1M | United Sta... |
| - | Maily | maily.com | - | Belgium, B... |
| - | Liquid Dat... | lqd.io | - | Portugal, ... |
| - | Unbabel | unbabel.com | $90.08M | United Sta... |
| - | EMOTAI | emotai.tech | - | Portugal, ... |
| - | EnjoyHQ (A... | getenjoyhq.com | $2M | United Sta... |
| - | tandem | tandem.net | $11.63M | Germany, B... |
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Persons 12
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Raquel Gai... | Silva | Associate ... | linkedin.c... | - | r****l@fab... | - |
| - | Carlos | Esteban | Partner - ... | linkedin.c... | - | c****s@fab... | - |
| - | Alexandre | Barbosa | Managing P... | linkedin.c... | - | a*******e@... | - |
| - | Rui | Correia Nu... | Co-Founder | linkedin.c... | - | r*i@faber.... | - |
| - | Inês | Pinho | Associate | linkedin.c... | - | i**s@faber... | - |
| - | Margarida | Rosado Per... | Financial ... | linkedin.c... | - | m*******a@... | - |
| - | Sofia | Santos | Partner | linkedin.c... | - | s***a@fabe... | - |
| - | João | Pinho | Associate | linkedin.c... | - | j**o@faber... | - |
| - | Maria do C... | Costa | Data Analy... | linkedin.c... | - | M***a@fabe... | - |
| - | Rita | Sousa | Partner - ... | linkedin.c... | - | r**a@faber... | - |
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Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.11.2024 | Faber launches €60M deeptech fund for Iberian startups | Faber has launched its newest fund, Faber Tech III, at €31M. The fund is anchored by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and received major contributions from the NATO Innovation Fund and Caixa Capital, as well as repeat participation by Por... |
| 04.05.2024 | RESONIKS Revolutionizes Quality Control with €2.65M Funding | The Hague-based RESONIKS, an industrial AI startup, has secured €2.65 million in seed funding to transform manual quality inspection processes. Led by Kvanted, with support from Faber and EIT Manufacturing, RESONIKS aims to revolutionize th... |
| 02.05.2024 | Dutch industrial AI startup RESONIKS raises €2.6M from Kvanted, Faber, EIT Manufacturing | Read this article in: The Hague-based RESONIKS, an industrial AI-powered startup, has closed €2.65M oversubscribed seed round funding. Kvanted led the investment, with support from deep tech investor Faber and EIT Manufacturing. RESONIKS ai... |
| 27.06.2022 | Lisbon-based Faber completes first close of climate-focused fund at €32 million | Today, Portuguese VC firm Faber has launched its deep tech fund dedicated to boosting ocean sustainability and climate action innovation – Faber Blue Pioneers I. The fund has reached a total of €32 million, exceeding its initial target. Cli... |
| 27.06.2022 | Faber’s new ocean/climate-focused deep tech fund already oversubscribed at €32 million | Lisbon-based VC firm Faber has announced its blue economy/climate action fund has already exceeded its initial €30 million target at first close. Focusing on pre-Series A investments, namely in deeptech-focused startups haling Iberia, and t... |
| 08.04.2021 | Shilling Founders Fund is Portugal’s newest VC, with $35.6M to spend on early-stage startups | Shilling, an early-stage VC in Portugal, has now launched a new €30M ($35.6M) early-stage fund called Shilling Founders Fund, which is backed just over 35 successful tech founders, as well as large European VC Atomico. The fund will run on ... |
| 07.01.2021 | Lisbon’s startup scene rises as Portugal gears up to be a European tech tiger | Almost four years ago I wrote a long deep dive into Lisbon’s tech scene. So it’s great to check back in with both Lisbon and Portugal for a slightly briefer update on where it’s at. As well-outlined by Stephan Morais, founder and managing g... |
| 19.11.2020 | Portugal’s Faber reaches $24.3M for its second fund aimed at data-driven startups from Iberia | Portuguese VC Faber has hit the first close of its Faber Tech II fund at €20.5 million ($24.3 million). The fund will focus on early-stage data-driven startups starting from Southern Europe and the Iberian peninsula, with the aim of reachin... |
| 12.11.2020 | Lisbon-based Faber launches €33 million fund to back Iberian startups | Portuguese venture capital firm Faber has announced the first close of Faber Tech II at €20.5 million, with a goal of reaching €30 million in the next few months. The new fund will focus on early-stage, data-driven startups in Southern Euro... |
| - | Faber’s new ocean/climate-focused deep tech fund already oversubscribed at €32 million | Lisbon-based VC firm Faber has announced its blue economy/climate action fund has already exceeded its initial €30 million target at first close. Focusing on pre-Series A investments, namely in deeptech-focused startups haling Iberia, and t... |