About Faber
Faber is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of Lisbon, Portugal. As of Oct 2026, Faber is an active investor, having invested in 70 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Photon Bridge Overall, Faber portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Sword Health, Dataminr and Seedrs. A lot of funds co-invest with Faber, with names like Portugal Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Faber has team of 37 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Faber's List of Top Investments
Faber has a portfolio of 70 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Porelio and GetSocial.Their portfolio spans across Portugal, Germany, United States and 11 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 23 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Faber:
1. Sword Health
Provider of AI-powered digital physical therapy and pelvic health solutions. It offers an expert AI Care for pain through digital physical therapy that pairs AI and licensed clinicians. It uses artificial intelligence and licensed clinicians to deliver virtual care for musculoskeletal conditions, pelvic health, mental health, and cardiometabolic health. It focuses on reducing healthcare costs by preventing surgeries, reducing pain, and improving recovery outcomes through virtual care.
Key facts about Sword Health
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $450M
- Employee Count: 1,181 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Sapphire Ventures, Bond Capital and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jun 17, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Republic
Online alternative fundraising platform to invest in startups, real estate, crypto, and video games. It provides a platform where individuals receive equity in return for their investments. Its features include investment-related services in the private markets, which include a retail investment platform, a blockchain advisory service, a private capital division, and more. It also provides fundraising tools, SEC filing, designs campaign pages, marketing, and more. For investors, it offers portfolio management tools to review financials, and valuation, and read reviews from other investors. It is available on the iOS platform.
Key facts about Republic
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $216M
- Employee Count: 659 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: State Street, Draper Esprit and 194 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Nov 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Tandem
App-based language learning platform. Language learning services are provided via online text-based and video-based tutoring. Users can browse, select, take a sample lesson, and then schedule tutorial sessions with language tutors. Tutors are selected through a structured application process and can create their own profile on the website mentioning linguistic expertise and availability.
Key facts about Tandem
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.66M
- Employee Count: 59 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Atlantic Labs, Rubylight and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Oct 01, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. SoundCloud
Provider of online platform for streaming and listening to music. The platform allows users to access and enjoy various audio content. It requires JavaScript to be enabled for full functionality.
Key facts about SoundCloud
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Germany
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $438M
- Employee Count: 1,025 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: K2 Global, Kreos Capital and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Feb 11, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Dataminr
Provider of AI platform delivering real-time event, threat, and risk intelligence. The platform offers solutions for corporate security, cyber risk, news organizations, and the public sector. It enhances organizational safety, strengthens cyber resilience, and accelerates decision-making. The platform utilizes multi-modal fusion AI, generative AI, and agentic AI to detect and respond to unfolding events.
Key facts about Dataminr
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $1.24B
- Employee Count: 884 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, HighGear Ventures and 87 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Apr 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Faber's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Faber has invested in 70 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 8 investments, while as of Oct 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Porelio and most recent follow-on round was in Photon Bridge.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2025 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2024 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2023 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2022 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Faber's Investments by Stage
Faber has made 35 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.28M, 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.59M, 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $33.8M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $2.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 35 |
Series A | 10 |
Series C | 1 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Faber's Investments by Sector
Faber has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Consumer and Environment Tech. Notably, it has invested in 60 Tech companies, 45 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 38 Software companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 25 |
High Tech | 17 |
Sustainability Tech | 9 |
Consumer | 6 |
Environment Tech | 6 |
Others | 54 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Faber's Investments by Geography
Faber has made most investments in Germany (9), followed by Portugal where it has made 8 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 9 |
Portugal | 8 |
United States | 8 |
United Kingdom | 6 |
Spain | 5 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Faber's recent investments
Faber has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Photon Bridge and Porelio are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Faber:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 21, 2026 | Netherlands | Series A | 3497 | [+3] | |
Jul 07, 2026 | Germany | Seed | 6166 | ||
Feb 27, 2026 | Germany | Series A | 4746 | [+6] | |
Jan 07, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 1780 | [+4] | |
Nov 24, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 3986 | [+3] |
Unicorns in Faber's Portfolio
Faber has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Sword Health and Dataminr. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Sword Health. It became a unicorn in 2021, 1 years after Faber first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Faber's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | Provider of AI-powered digital physical therapy and pelvic health solutions | 2015 | New York | Series E | yllrecv | ||
71 | Provider of AI platform delivering real-time event, threat, and risk intelligence | 2009 | New York City | Series F | okbckaw |
Acquired companies in Faber's Portfolio
8 companies from Faber's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Meight in Nov 2025 by Mondevo Group for $*****.Here are Faber's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 18, 2025 | Jan 21, 2022 | Seed | 9005 | |
Aug 22, 2025 | Mar 23, 2014 | Seed | 2212 | |
Sep 15, 2022 | - | - | 5071 | |
Jan 13, 2022 | May 13, 2014 | Seed | 8296 | |
Dec 01, 2021 | Dec 02, 2013 | Series A | 3800 |
Team profile of Faber
Faber has a team of 37 members including 8 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in Portugal, Spain and 1 more location. Faber's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Faber:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Lisbon | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Lisbon | - | ||
Partner | Lisbon | |||
Partner | Lisbon | - | ||
Partner | Barcelona | - | - | |
Partner | Lisbon | - | ||
Partner | Lisbon | - | - | |
Partner | Lisbon | - | ||
Partner | Lisbon | - |
Co-investors of Faber
Over the past 13 years, 347 investors have co-invested in Faber's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Faber: Europa, EIC Fund and 67 others have invested in rounds before Faber. There are 6 companies where Europa has invested before Faber and 5 companies where EIC Fund has invested before Faber.
- Top Co-investors of Faber: 164 investors entered a company along with Faber. These include investors like Portugal Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Faber: A total of 114 investors have invested in Faber's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (6 companies), Indico Capital Partners (2 companies) and Shilling (2 companies).
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Fueling Green Chemistry, Spanish Biotech Zymvol Raises €3m To Accelerate Enzyme DiscoveryTech Funding News•Feb 20, 2025•ZYMVOL, Elaia, Axplora, Medichem and 5 others
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Zymvol raises €3 million in a round led by Faber VenturesEl Referente•Feb 20, 2025•ZYMVOL, Faber, Elaia, Übermorgen Ventures
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KOA Biotech closes a € 2m round led by Swanlaab InnvierteEl Referente•Feb 06, 2025•KOA Biotech, Swanlaab Venture Factory, Fund F, Faber and 7 others
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Eindhoven-based PHOTON IP Secures €4.75 Million in Seed FundingStartup Rise EU•Jan 14, 2025•PHOTON IP, Innovation Industries, BOM, PhotonDelta and 3 others
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Portugal-based Meight has Raised €3.4 Million in FundingStartup Rise EU•Dec 17, 2024•Meight, Cusp Capital, EIT Urban Mobility, Faber and 1 other
