SURFnCODE
Also known as SURFnCODE Limited
Startup studio in Matosinhos (Porto) that co-builds pre-seed and seed companies with founders. Website unchanged since 2019 (latest journal post July 2019).
- HEADQUARTERS
- Porto, Portugal
- FOUNDED
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- AUM
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- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
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- TEAM LISTED
- 5 people
FOCUS
- STAGES
- Pre-SeedSeed
- SECTORS
- Software & SaaS
- GEOGRAPHY
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WHAT IT IS
Accelerator / Studio. Accelerators and venture studios that invest their own or programme capital in very early companies, for equity.
ABOUT
SURFnCODE describes itself as a startup studio in Portugal that backs founders and works as a co-founder, supplying product, engineering, design and marketing teams at pre-seed and seed. Its founders previously worked on products at Skype, Apple, Microsoft and Veniam, and the site says the team holds over 100 patents. Its office is in Matosinhos, Porto, and London-based Luminous Ventures partners Isabel Fox and Lomax Ward are listed as Venture Partners.
INVESTMENT THESIS
Co-founder model: works alongside founders on product discovery, engineering and go-to-market, with in-house teams that transfer to the startup when it is ready.
TEAM
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FAQ
SURFnCODE is a accelerator based in Porto, Portugal.
Yes. SURFnCODE invests directly in private companies.
SURFnCODE invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Software & SaaS.
Key people at SURFnCODE include Shadi Mahassel (Co-Founder & CEO), Koen Vos (Co-Founder & Chief Scientist), John Chang (Co-Founder) and Isabel Fox (Venture Partner).
SURFnCODE states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.