Antonio Miguel

Managing Partner at maze impact

📍 Portugal, Portugal🔄 Updated September 2026💼 20 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Portugal20+ investments
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Investor
Aug 2024
The energy industry is broken: oligopolistic in nature, high and unpredictable prices, highly pollutant and mostly non-digital results in it being the worst rated industry in Europe by consumers. New clean technologies open the door to a brighter future, in which homeowners can become active participants of the energy ecosystem accessing greener and cheaper energy. At Samara, we are building that future: a new decentralised consumer energy company that will change the €2-trillion European energy industry forever. Sounds interesting? We are always hiring highly passionate and driven individuals to join our mission-driven team, ping us!
Investor
Nov 2023
A population of employees with the Yurtle employee benefit is less absent from the workplace than a population without. Yurtles app and insurance helps companies better support colleagues with adult and child care duties. The result: employers and employees perform better. Two in three people will take time out of work to provide unpaid care. Shockingly, each day 12,000 people are pushed into caregiving for a loved one having had no prior caring experience. This affects both employee wellbeing (it is a key obstacle to gender equality in the workplace), and UK corporate performance. With the upcoming enforcement of the 2023 Carer’s Leave Act in April 2024, this topic has never been more pressing for corporates to act. Our insurance pays for and places professional back up care when an employee is unable to provide care due to ill-health or accident, offering them peace of mind and a contingency plan. Outside of emergencies, our app minimises workplace absence and care breakdown by connecting employees with Yurty, our digital care ally. Yurty guides caregivers towards building a resilient care team (family, friends, neighbours) and connects them with personalised educational resources, curated discounts from care service providers, and care team collaboration tools. Reach out if youre an employer looking to align your benefits programmes with the needs of the modern day.
early stageInsurance
Investor
Mar 2023
We’re creating a win-win situation for food producers, consumers and the environment, using innovative technology to transform whole plants, like cereals & legumes, into deliciously sustainable ingredients. Sourcing from abundance, we’re making alternatives that leave a better taste in your mouth. No limits on flavour or innovation, just products that put people, planet and your palate first. Big Chocolate’s number one on our list. With more than 1 million child laborers estimated to work in the Ivory Coast & Ghana alone, and more carbon emissions pound-for-pound than cheese, lamb or chicken, the industry is ripe for change.
Investor
Sep 2022
Orbital’s hardware solutions solve the biggest challenges in data centers. Each of our products contains an advanced material discovered with our AI, giving it breakthrough real-world performance.
early stageManufacturing
Investor and Board Member
Jul 2022
Maven provides you a personal vet to track your pet’s safety and health 24/7, including location alerts and personalized insights based on their activity data. We are a new SaaS pet tech startup that focuses on improving pets quality of life with technology, and providing peace of mind to pet owners. Maven is a way to keep track of your buddy’s safety, health and well-being continuously through your own personal Vet. Pets don’t talk – so we help them communicate. Maven was started by the founders of Findster Technologies. After a few successful years dedicated to helping owners track their pets location, we wanted to do more. Mavens mission is to change pet care as a whole, by taking a preventive approach. Our hardware continuously tracks each pet, gathering detailed information regarding their location and activity over time. This data is cross-referenced with their individual profile by Maven’s AI. Relevant behavior changes are brought to our Vet teams attention for further examination, allowing accurate diagnosis. If you’re motivated to revolutionise pet’s wellbeing and safety worldwide and you enjoy collaborating with charismatic team members, solving complex challenges and having a real impact on customer’s lives, keep on reading, this is the company for you.
Investor
May 2022
Building a learning and community platform to support women to invest and feel empowered by their finances. 🚀 Now launched! Download today: https://apple.co/2XcvASO
Investor
Apr 2022
SOJO is a London-based fashion-tech platform re-inventing the clothing repair and tailoring industry. Launching in 2021 as the UK’s first clothing and alterations app, SOJO delivers emissions-free door-to-door repair and alterations services to customers via their in-house tailoring studio, while providing an integrated and scalable solution to e-commerce fashion brands to help reduce returns and increase circularity within their businesses.
Investor
Mar 2022
Agroleague is building the future of farming - a social platform that connects farmers, provides real-time diagnosis of farming issues, and offers direct-to-farmer services. Our goal is to empower farmers with the latest farming techniques, enabling them to transition into regenerative farming practices. Our mission : Combining profit and ecology with 1 million farmers by 2030.
mid stageFarming
Investor
Dec 2021
Mindstone is like Duolingo for practical AI, personalising your learning experience while aligning it with your career goals and your company objectives while turning it into a quantifiable skills profile, like LinkedIn.
Investor and Board Member
Oct 2021
For English: https://www.clear.bio/about-us/ Clear.bio is een healthtech start-up uit Amsterdam en in 2019 opgericht door Piet Hein van Dam en Madelon Bracke. Het is onze missie om mensen met diabetes type 2 te helpen om de beste en gezondste versie van zichzelf te worden. Met data in plaats van pillen, en met de modernste technologie en laatste wetenschap over voeding. Het is wetenschappelijk bewezen dat iedereen anders reageert op voeding. Daarom is er maar één dieet dat werkt: een persoonlijk datagedreven dieet. Maar hoe weet je wat goed voor je is? Het antwoord ligt in het begrijpen van je eigen reactie op voeding: hoe jouw lichaam het eten en drinken dat je inneemt, afbreekt en verteert. Onze digitale zelfhulptool helpt jou om de juiste voedingskeuzes voor je gezondheid te maken. Met een sensor op je bovenarm meet je realtime je bloedsuiker. In onze app leg je alles vast wat je eet en drinkt. Daarna zie je in de app direct hoe je bloedsuiker reageert op voeding en krijg je advies wat wel én niet goed voor je is. Datagedreven, 100% persoonlijk en concreet. Door kleine, slimme aanpassingen in je voeding en met hulp van diëtisten (via de app) verbeter je zelf je bloedsuiker en gezondheid. Zonder extra zorg of medicatie. Inmiddels zijn we officieel zorgaanbieder en hebben we al duizenden mensen geholpen de beste en gezondste versie van zichzelf te worden. De investeerders achter Clear.bio zijn Antler, Healthy.Capital, Future Food Fund, MSM, Achmea Innovation Fund en Horizon Flevoland.
Board Member
Sep 2021
The pathway to the best care. UpHill is the leading care orchestration platform, increasing hospital capacity to face demand by automating best practice clinical pathways. Our mission is to empower people to provide and receive the best care. Serving hundreds of thousands of patients, UpHill is trusted by the largest hospitals in Iberia - like ULS Sta Maria, Luz Saúde, ULS Coimbra, Institut Guttmann, and more - and it’s the most well-funded clinical pathway company in Europe.
Board Member
Jun 2021
At Chatterbox, we believe that language learning is a key to unlocking your full potential, both personally and professionally. Our innovative and cutting-edge approach to language training combines the expertise of our fascinating language coaches with the latest technology and learning methods, to create a dynamic and engaging learning experience. Whether you are looking to expand your career horizons, travel the world, or simply connect with new people and cultures, Chatterbox can help you achieve your goals. Join our vibrant community of language learners today, and discover the endless possibilities of language learning with Chatterbox. For B2B enterprises, Chatterbox offers an innovative approach to language training that can help employees develop the skills and cultural intelligence needed to succeed in todays global marketplace. Our programs are tailored to the needs of multinational corporations, high-growth companies, and international NGOs, and are designed to drive higher ROI and promote a culture of inclusivity and diversity. By partnering with Chatterbox, you can offer your employees the opportunity to reach their full potential and make a positive impact on your organization and the world. Join us in creating a more inclusive and interconnected global community, one lesson at a time.
Board Member
May 2021
Goparity is an impact finance and investment app that empowers people and companies to actively contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Our mission is to democratize access to sustainable finance by connecting individuals and companies who want to invest in projects aligned with their values and with the change they want to see in the world with organizations that need funding to develop sustainable projects with a positive impact on people and the planet. We are driving the transition towards a more sustainable and inclusive economic system, making the investment in sustainable solutions accessible to all, from citizens to small enterprises. Join us @ www.goparity.com GOPARITY is a platform of crowdfunding by loans (crowdlending) managed and owned by Power Parity, SA, a public limited company, with number 514373822, and registered office at Travessa de São Pedro, nº 8, 1200 Lisboa (Portugal), licensed by the regulator and supervisor CMVM (Portuguese Securities Market Commission), under Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 (European Crowdfunding Regulation). The payment services available through the platform are provided by MangoPay SA, a registered electronic money institution based in Luxembourg and supervised by the CSFF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier), registered with Banco Portugal (the Portuguese regulator) under no. 7830. Investments in crowdlending carry a risk of partial or total loss of the funds invested. The return on your investment depends on the projects success developed through the campaign in which you invest. Your investment is not covered by the deposit guarantee schemes established by Directive 2014/49/EU nor by the investor compensation schemes established by Directive 97/9/EU. Please consider all risks before investing and carefully read the Key Investment Information Sheet (KIIS) provided to you before investing.
Investor
Apr 2021
iconoClass is a new generation B2B Tech Sales Bootcamp that professionally trains top business developers through intensive practical learning. Founded in 2019, iconoClass is the first school in France that allows students to pay for their studies once a permanent contract has been secured. Our promise iconoClass is simple: we guarantee our students to get employed otherwise they don’t pay for their tuition. And we have never failed so far to keep our promise ! Our teaching method is 80% based on practice, the famous “learning by doing”. 💪 Next batch : 14 September 2022 in London ----- 🇫🇷 Chez iconoClass, nous voulons offrir laccès le plus direct à la réussite de chacun. Que vous ne connaissez rien à la vente ou que vous soyez déjà professionnel, nous vous offrons des formations adaptée à VOS besoins. iconoClass propose la formation à temps plein (en présentiel ou à distance) pour toutes les personnes qui veulent faire de la vente leur métier. En 4 mois, vous maîtrisez lensemble du cycle de vente et vous décrochez votre CDI. Prochaine promotion : 19 Septembre 2022 Vous êtes entrepreneur, freelance ou professionnel ? Vous souhaitez trouver des clients B2B ou améliorer vos compétences ? La formation de lOnline School by iconoClass est faite pour vous. Avec des coachings personnalisés, venez exploser vos objectifs commerciaux. Vous êtes une entreprise ? Venez recruter vos futures pépites de la vente qui rejoindront VOS équipes. Vous souhaitez booster vos ventes dans votre entreprise et formez vos équipes commerciales ? Découvrez notre offre de formation sur mesure destinée aux entreprises ! Les informations, cest ici : https://www.iconoclass.eu
Board Member
Sep 2020
ohne is on a mission to make period underwear that you’ll actually want to wear. Fed up with synthetic-filled period products marketed around shame and societal stigmas, Nikki and Leah (best friends from uni) launched ohne in 2018. ohne started out by providing organic, plastic-free tampons and pads to the UK but kept envisioning more. In 2021, after 18 months of new product development, ohne launched its hero product - period underwear. The extraordinary comfort, flattering fit, the bold colours/prints, and the sense of security period underwear delivered made them an instant hit with its community and UK press - because who said period underwear should be boring? Alongside period underwear, ohne has a wellness cabinet on site, where you can shop period, sex and wellness products from other mission-led brands. As a proud B-Corp, ohne donates 1% of revenue to social causes and works hard to help combat period poverty, reduce plastic waste in menstrual care products and smash stigma in society.
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2024
Investor
Aug 2024
The energy industry is broken: oligopolistic in nature, high and unpredictable prices, highly pollutant and mostly non-digital results in it being the worst rated industry in Europe by consumers. New clean technologies open the door to a brighter future, in which homeowners can become active participants of the energy ecosystem accessing greener and cheaper energy. At Samara, we are building that future: a new decentralised consumer energy company that will change the €2-trillion European energy industry forever. Sounds interesting? We are always hiring highly passionate and driven individuals to join our mission-driven team, ping us!
2023
Investor
Nov 2023
A population of employees with the Yurtle employee benefit is less absent from the workplace than a population without. Yurtles app and insurance helps companies better support colleagues with adult and child care duties. The result: employers and employees perform better. Two in three people will take time out of work to provide unpaid care. Shockingly, each day 12,000 people are pushed into caregiving for a loved one having had no prior caring experience. This affects both employee wellbeing (it is a key obstacle to gender equality in the workplace), and UK corporate performance. With the upcoming enforcement of the 2023 Carer’s Leave Act in April 2024, this topic has never been more pressing for corporates to act. Our insurance pays for and places professional back up care when an employee is unable to provide care due to ill-health or accident, offering them peace of mind and a contingency plan. Outside of emergencies, our app minimises workplace absence and care breakdown by connecting employees with Yurty, our digital care ally. Yurty guides caregivers towards building a resilient care team (family, friends, neighbours) and connects them with personalised educational resources, curated discounts from care service providers, and care team collaboration tools. Reach out if youre an employer looking to align your benefits programmes with the needs of the modern day.
early stageInsurance
Investor
Mar 2023
We’re creating a win-win situation for food producers, consumers and the environment, using innovative technology to transform whole plants, like cereals & legumes, into deliciously sustainable ingredients. Sourcing from abundance, we’re making alternatives that leave a better taste in your mouth. No limits on flavour or innovation, just products that put people, planet and your palate first. Big Chocolate’s number one on our list. With more than 1 million child laborers estimated to work in the Ivory Coast & Ghana alone, and more carbon emissions pound-for-pound than cheese, lamb or chicken, the industry is ripe for change.
2022
Investor
Sep 2022
Orbital’s hardware solutions solve the biggest challenges in data centers. Each of our products contains an advanced material discovered with our AI, giving it breakthrough real-world performance.
early stageManufacturing
Investor and Board Member
Jul 2022
Maven provides you a personal vet to track your pet’s safety and health 24/7, including location alerts and personalized insights based on their activity data. We are a new SaaS pet tech startup that focuses on improving pets quality of life with technology, and providing peace of mind to pet owners. Maven is a way to keep track of your buddy’s safety, health and well-being continuously through your own personal Vet. Pets don’t talk – so we help them communicate. Maven was started by the founders of Findster Technologies. After a few successful years dedicated to helping owners track their pets location, we wanted to do more. Mavens mission is to change pet care as a whole, by taking a preventive approach. Our hardware continuously tracks each pet, gathering detailed information regarding their location and activity over time. This data is cross-referenced with their individual profile by Maven’s AI. Relevant behavior changes are brought to our Vet teams attention for further examination, allowing accurate diagnosis. If you’re motivated to revolutionise pet’s wellbeing and safety worldwide and you enjoy collaborating with charismatic team members, solving complex challenges and having a real impact on customer’s lives, keep on reading, this is the company for you.
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