Company Profile
Bynd Venture Capital is a prominent Iberian Venture Capital firm established in 2010, with its roots tracing back to a group of Business Angels. The firm officially founded its Venture Capital entity in 2015 and rebranded to Bynd Venture Capital in 2019. It specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds for technology startups with a strong Iberian presence. Bynd Venture Capital actively seeks out companies with bold ambitions across diverse sectors, including artificial intelligence and software, consumer goods, and sustainability technology. The firm manages five investment vehicles and has made over 70 investments in Iberian startups, achieving more than 10 exits to date.
The firm's investment thesis centers on providing initial professional capital, with first tickets ranging from €250,000 to €600,000 and total investments potentially reaching €1.2 million. Bynd Venture Capital prides itself on a fast and founder-centric investment process, typically completing due diligence within 2-4 weeks. They offer extensive support to their portfolio companies, leveraging a network of over 400 connections and a community of more than 60 active founders, alongside regular in-person events to foster growth and success.
Bynd Venture Capital has built a diverse portfolio of innovative companies. Notable investments include a leading clear aligner orthodontics treatment provider in Europe, a pioneering real estate database, and a predictive maintenance platform that was successfully sold to Dynamox. More recently, through its third fund, the firm has invested in startups such as Equall, which operates in the Legal Tech sector utilizing AI, CircuitLeap, focused on integrated circuit design, and Spot, which employs AI for process automation in large organizations. Other past portfolio companies include Defined.ai, Impress, FASTinov, Xhockware, and DefinedCrowd.
The team at Bynd Venture Capital comprises experienced professionals dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs. Key members include Santiago Salazar (Chairman & Partner), Lurdes Gramaxo (Partner), Francisco Ferreira Pinto (Partner), and Tomás Penaguião (Partner), alongside associates and a finance manager. Their collective expertise and deep understanding of the Iberian market position Bynd as a crucial gateway for startups aiming for regional success and global expansion. The firm maintains local offices in four main Iberian tech hubs: Lisbon, Porto, Barcelona, and Madrid.
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