Critical Ventures
Critical Ventures is a Portuguese venture capital firm founded in 2011 and based in Coimbra, Portugal. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on transformative software companies in sectors such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, decentralized technologies, user experience design, mobility solutions, medical software, and automation. Critical Ventures typically invests between $250,000 and $3 million in pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. What sets Critical Ventures apart is its team of founder-entrepreneurs who provide not only capita
Investing activity
Critical Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $3M. The most recent is Humanos (Seed, $3.2M, Aug 2026).
Critical Ventures most often invests alongside Anthemis, Springbank Collective, Start Ventures and Springbank, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Critical Ventures
What AI companies has Critical Ventures invested in?
Critical Ventures's AI investments include Humanos. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Critical Ventures based?
Critical Ventures is based in Taveiro, Coimbra, Portugal.
What stage does Critical Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Critical Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $3M.
Who does Critical Ventures co-invest with?
Critical Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Anthemis (1 deal), Springbank Collective (1 deal), Start Ventures (1 deal) and Springbank (1 deal).
How can founders reach Critical Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Critical Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Critical Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.