Iberis Capital

Quick read

Iberis Capital is a private equity and venture capital fund manager founded in 2017, headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. It manages over €600M in AUM across more than 1,300 investors, operating funds in growth & buyout, venture capital, yielding investments, and sustainable investments. The firm focuses squarely on the Portuguese market, targeting event-driven situations in mid-market PE and early-to-growth-stage tech.

Key facts

Founded

2017

Founders

Luis Quaresma, David Pinheiro

Employees

11-50

Sectors

generalist, fintech, climate, ai

Website

iberiscapital.com

Investment thesis

Iberis targets event-driven opportunities in the Portuguese mid-market — succession, shareholder reorganisation, and growth financing — across four strategies: growth & buyout, venture capital, yielding investments, and sustainable investments. The firm invests from seed through growth stage in technology-enabled companies, with a strong bias toward Portuguese and Iberian founders.

Recent activity

• Oct 2025investment
  Iberis Capital participated in a Series E round in Feedzai alongside Explorer Investments, Lince Capital, and other investors. tracxn.com
• Nov 2025investment
  CarboCode raised €15M to develop milk lipids for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's treatment, with Iberis Capital participating alongside Danone and Nestlé. tracxn.com
• 2025investment
  Iberis Capital took control of Dourogás GNV in a $32.5M clean fuel deal. linkedin.com
• 2025press
  Iberis Capital opened a new office in Porto, expanding beyond its Lisbon headquarters. linkedin.com
• 2025investment
  Iberis Capital's Fundo 1520 — an €8M vehicle investing in seed, Series A, and growth-stage startups focused on e-commerce, logistics, fintech, retail, and sustainability — backed ZeroPact, a carbon footprint calculation platform, via a CTT-linked investment vehicle managed by Iberis. cbinsights.com
• 2025investment
  Iberis Capital led a seed round in an AI startup alongside Shilling VC and several angel investors including Maria João Souto, Ralf Herbrich, and João Barros. linkedin.com
• 2025press
  Assets under management reached over €600M with more than 1,300 investors, up from the €570M and 1,200 investors previously reported by EU-Startups. iberiscapital.com
• 2025investment
  Reckon AI appointed a new CEO, with Iberis Capital named among its investors alongside Armilar, Alea Capital Partners, Touro Capital Partners, Bright Pixel Capital, Portugal Ventures, and Ideias Glaciares. linkedin.com
• Feb 2026investment
  Made an investment in Aim Forest, its most recent disclosed deal per PitchBook. pitchbook.com
• Mar 2026press
  Iberis Capital hosted investor roadshows across Denver, Philadelphia, and Boston at Ritz-Carlton venues to promote its Portuguese fund as a residency-by-investment vehicle. linkedin.com
• 2026investment
  Reckon.ai raised €5.1M (total funding €8.5M) with Iberis Capital as a backer alongside Alea Capital Partners and Touro Capital Partners. linkedin.com
• 2026press
  Fernando Gonçalves (associate) joined a Morningstar Executive Forum roundtable in Lisbon on convergence of private and public markets. linkedin.com

Notable investments

• FeedzaiSeries EOct 2025tracxn.com
• CarboCodeUndisclosed (€15M)Nov 2025tracxn.com
• Dourogás GNVBuyout ($32.5M)2025linkedin.com
• ZeroPactSeed2025cbinsights.com
• Reckon AIUndisclosed2025linkedin.com
• UbiriderSeedUndisclosedzoominfo.com
• Aim ForestUndisclosedFeb 2026pitchbook.com
• Reckon.aiGrowth2026linkedin.com
• CozecareSeed2025linkedin.com
• ZeroPactSeed / Series A2025cbinsights.com
• PowerdotUndisclosedUndisclosedlinkedin.com
• TEKEVERUndisclosedUndisclosedlinkedin.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Luis Quaresma · Founding Partner
  LinkedIn
• David Pinheiro · Partner
  LinkedIn
• José Maria Jonet · Partner
  LinkedIn
• Filipa Choon · CFO
• Fernando Gonçalves · Associate
  LinkedIn
• Manuel Costeira da Rocha · Country Manager, Iberia
• Pedro Falcão · Co-founder & Managing Partner
• José Pedro Brandão · Partner

Sources

• About Iberis - Iberis Capital
• Iberis Capital - Tracxn Investor Profile
• Iberis Capital - PitchBook
• Iberis Capital - Private Equity International
• Iberis Capital - LinkedIn
• Iberis Capital - ZoomInfo
• Iberis Capital - CB Insights
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisco-cerveira/
• https://iberiscapital.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo%C3%A3o-henriques-978282/

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• Indico Capital Partners · Multi-stage VC, Lisbon·
• Faber Ventures · Multi-stage VC, Lisbon·
• Armilar Venture Partners · Multi-stage VC, Lisbon

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