About
Boutique, Investor-Centred, Conviction-Driven.
The Firm
We created Bitizenship Capital with one goal: to serve investors better. A boutique by design, the firm runs a small number of selected initiatives with premium care and dedicated relationships, and we invest our own capital alongside our investors.
We own the company and we manage it, with no outside majority shareholders. We serve modern investors because we are modern investors ourselves, bringing a decade of experience and track record in the firm's verticals.
Portugal offers fund structures that are tax-neutral in most cases. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and investors should take their own advice.
€125m+
Asset Formation*
100%
Owner-Managed
10+
Years Operating in Portugal*
*Track record across the founders' ventures, the Bitizenship group and the programmes led by them.
The Boutique Advantage
A Boutique Manager, Built Around Its Investors, to International Standards.
Quality Over Quantity
A deliberately compact platform. Capital is concentrated in strategies the firm knows natively, rather than spread across a product shelf. Every mandate carries the founders' reputation.
Senior Attention
Investors deal directly with principals, not account layers. The board members who take the investment decisions are the same people who answer to unit holders.
Personal Service
Reporting, subscription and communication designed for cross-border investors, including residency timelines where precision and speed matter. Investors are known by name, not by account number.
Founder-led, by choice.
Strengths
What Sets the Firm Apart.
01
Skin in the Game
The founders' own capital is invested in some of the funds the firm plans to manage. The firm takes the same risks as its investors, with no external group behind the structure and no anonymous shareholder base.
02
Dedicated Mandate
The strategy is the firm's core purpose, not one mandate among many. Its economics, reputation and roadmap depend on making each mandate succeed.
03
In-House Expertise
Built for digital assets, real estate, AI and modern investment theses from inception, including a decade of real estate development and construction. The knowledge is in-house, not added to an existing franchise.
04
Our Own Distribution
Distribution through the Bitizenship platform brings the firm's own community of investors, supporting faster and more predictable subscription.
05
Decisive Governance
A three-member board takes decisions quickly, within the same regulatory safeguards that apply to any authorised manager.
Regulated Activity
Authorised and Supervised.
Bitizenship Capital, SCR, S.A. is a venture capital company incorporated in Portugal and headquartered in Porto. Its corporate purpose is the realisation of venture capital investments and the constitution and management of venture capital funds and alternative investment funds.
The company is structured to manage capital across two complementary strategies, alternative investments and traditional private equity, for professional and non-professional investors, through privately subscribed funds.
Under European law, funds may be incorporated and marketed across the European Union through the passporting of the firm's licence. As an EU-based manager, the company may invest worldwide.
Legal Form
Sociedade de capital de risco (SCR), organised as a sociedade anónima under Portuguese law.
Authorisation
Authorised by the CMVM for the management of venture capital funds and alternative investment funds.
Regime
Portuguese Asset Management Regime (RGA), approved by Decree-Law no. 27/2023.
Supervision
Subject to supervision by the Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM).
Registered Office
Rua Dom Pedro V, 410, 2.º, 4050-015 Porto, Portugal.
Governance
Control Functions, Fully Independent.
Statutory Auditor
PKF & Associados, SROC, Lda. serves as sole auditor of the company, providing independent external audit.
Risk Management
Allocated to the President of the Board, separate from the investment function led by the Chief Investment Officer.
Compliance
Performed independently from the investment function by a dedicated Compliance Officer, covering regulatory obligations, conflicts of interest and anti-money laundering duties.
Asset Valuation
A dedicated executive director leads valuations, supported by external expertise where appropriate.
Discipline
Rigorous investment selection, structured monitoring and clear divestment criteria.
Prudence
No leverage at fund level; own funds above regulatory requirements at all times.
Independence
Free of banking group affiliations and conflicting mandates.
Transparency
Clear reporting to investors and full regulatory disclosure to supervisors.
The People Who Run the Firm.
Contact
Get in Touch.
Enquiries are handled directly by the team.
Units in any fund managed by the Company are placed exclusively through private subscription on the basis of the respective fund documentation.