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About Investor

Helena Taveira is an Investment Manager and VC Investor at Portugal Ventures, based in Porto. She focuses on pre-seed to Series A deals across travel, medical devices, biotech, manufacturing, consumer health, digital health, and SaaS, typically investing between $60K and $1.7M per company. Her mandate centers on scaling Portuguese and Europe-based startups with global potential, combining capital with hands-on support in internationalization, commercial strategy, and follow-on fundraising. Taveira brings a background in marketing and business building, including prior roles at Portugal Ventures and experience in brand and growth work in Portugal.