{"id":1700,"name":"Bynd","slug":"bynd","website":"https://www.bynd.vc/","hqGeo":null,"stageFocus":[],"sectorTags":["Healthcare","AI / ML"],"excludedSectors":[],"checkSizeMin":null,"checkSizeMax":null,"thesisSummary":null,"thesisNarrative":null,"logoUrl":null,"aumUsd":null,"submissionUrl":null,"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"portfolio":[{"companyName":"Tonic App","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Series A","sector":"HealthTech","investmentYear":2021,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Defined.ai","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Series B","sector":"AI/ML","investmentYear":2021,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Clear Aligners","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Seed","sector":"Orthodontics","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Real Estate Database","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed","sector":"Real Estate","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Dynamox","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed","sector":"Predictive Maintenance","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Fortis Games","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Seed","sector":"Gaming","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Design Apartments Network","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Seed","sector":"Real Estate","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null}],"partnerCount":9,"partners":[{"id":12985,"name":"Pedro Gil","title":"Associate","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrogil","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":5427,"name":"Francisco Pinto","title":"Executive Director","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisco-ferreira-pinto","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":1951,"name":"Tomás Penaguião","title":"Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomás-penaguião","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":5428,"name":"Filipa Fonseca","title":"Finance Manager","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipa-maximiano-fonseca","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":1949,"name":"Lurdes Gramaxo","title":"Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/lurdes-gramaxo-833313105","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":1948,"name":"Santiago Salazar","title":"Chairman & Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiagosalazar","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":1950,"name":"Francisco Ferreira Pinto","title":"Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisco-ferreira-pinto","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":12984,"name":"Álvaro Garcia","title":"Associate","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":12983,"name":"Martinho Correia de Matos","title":"Associate","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]}],"funds":[],"activity":{"lastInvestmentYear":2021,"investmentsLast12Months":0},"investorType":"vc","preferredApproach":null,"prefersFounderType":null,"oneClickPitchEnabled":false,"relatedFirms":[{"id":13023,"name":"Volition Capital Fund","slug":"volition-capital-fund","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.volitioncapital.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed"],"sectorTags":["SaaS","AI / ML","Developer Tools","Other","Security"],"hqGeo":"Boston, MA"},{"id":7722,"name":"Sheesha Finance","slug":"sheesha-finance","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://sheeshafinance.gitbook.io/","stageFocus":[],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Developer Tools","Fintech"],"hqGeo":null},{"id":13762,"name":"NeuroNet Ventures","slug":"neuronet-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://neuronetgpo.com/","stageFocus":["Seed"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Other"],"hqGeo":"Chicago, IL"},{"id":12955,"name":"Jovono","slug":"jovono","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://jovono.com","stageFocus":["Seed","Series A"],"sectorTags":["Other","Climate / Energy","Fintech","Consumer","SaaS","Healthcare"],"hqGeo":"Los Angeles, CA"},{"id":10388,"name":"Africa Tech Ventures","slug":"africa-tech-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":null,"stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Other","AI / ML","Food / AgTech","Consumer","Fintech","EdTech"],"hqGeo":"Nairobi, Kenya"},{"id":10277,"name":"Structural Capital Ventures","slug":"structural-capital-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://structuralcapital.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Other","Developer Tools","SaaS"],"hqGeo":"Austin, TX"}],"featuredIn":[{"slug":"ai","displayName":"AI & ML Investors","pageType":"industry"},{"slug":"healthcare","displayName":"Healthcare Investors","pageType":"industry"}],"fundraisingResources":[{"slug":"Finding-Investors-For-Startup-In-2026","title":"How to Find Investors for Your Startup in 2026 (Without Cold-Searching Databases)"},{"slug":"how-vcs-help-portfolio-raise-follow-on","title":"How VCs Can Actually Help Their Portfolio Companies Raise Follow-On"},{"slug":"how-many-investors-should-you-pitch","title":"How Many Investors Should You Pitch? The Math Most Founders Get Wrong"}],"overviewNarrative":null,"portfolioNarrative":null,"seoTitle":null,"seoDescription":null,"lastVerifiedAt":"2026-05-22T01:48:26.812Z"}