UCEA Family Office
London single family office of Portuguese-origin Paz Teixeira families (UCEA Capital Partners); pre-seed to Series B in healthcare, tech, energy, sport.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Founders · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Paz Teixeira
- HEADQUARTERS
- London, United Kingdom
- OFFICES
- Dubai · Singapore · Lisbon · Hong Kong · Zurich · New York · Athens
- FOUNDED
- 2008
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- PortugalSpainIndiaUnited KingdomAfricaLatin America
- STAGES
- Pre-SeedSeedSeries ASeries B
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsVenture capitalPrivate equityFunds (as LP)Real estate
- TICKET
- £100K–£3M
- LATEST DEAL
- Sensius (€15m round (co-led)) · Jun 2025
Overview
UCEA describes itself as a third-generation, Portuguese-origin single family office whose roots go back to real estate development in Portugal from 1947; the family opened the UCEA Family Office in London in 2008. It invests directly and co-invests in pre-seed to Series A/B companies in healthcare, tech, energy and sport, alongside real estate in Portugal and Spain and fund commitments such as Chakra Growth Fund. Tickets are typically £100k to £3m, with larger growth or private-equity deals possible. In June 2025 UCEA Capital Partners co-led a €15m round in Sensius, a cancer thermotherapy spin-off of Erasmus MC.
Investment thesis
Invests for the long term in seed-stage companies and supports them to success with specialised expertise, co-investment and strategic guidance, focusing on healthcare, tech, energy and sport.
Holdings & investments (21)
- Sensiussince 2025
- Electra
- PharmNovo
- Cosmo Connected
- Cleancult
- SynPhNe
- Freedom Biosciences
- BforCure
- LifeQ
- Pure Drive
- Recharge Health
- Graphiant
- Sonder Health Plans
- VII Health
- T45
- Intuition Robotics
- Bolt
- Kadence Bio
- Chakra Growth Fund
- OpenDrives
- AMLO Biosciences
People
- Edward CatchpoleChief Investment Officer · source
- Devanshi SanghaniSenior Portfolio Manager · source
- Sahil BalliInvestment Manager (London) · source
- Hadia Amjad MirInvestment Manager (London) · source
- Tarun Kadervel ShivakumarInvestment Manager (Dubai) · source
- João TeixeiraGroup Chairman · source
- Arabella WardenCOO & Head of Client Management Programme · source
- Maria FarroukouHead of Family Office Advisory · source
- Rahul MehtaCEO, Obsidian Sports · source
- Gil TeixeiraCTO, Prue's Lounge · source
- Nuno TomeCOO, Notus Energy · source
- Douglas HaigReal Estate Senior Advisor · source
- Steve SmithDebt Senior Advisor · source
- Sofia BelcadiTech Senior Advisor · source
Frequently asked questions
UCEA Family Office is a single family office based in London, the United Kingdom, founded in 2008.
UCEA Family Office invests on behalf of the Paz Teixeira family.
UCEA Family Office invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, venture capital, private equity, funds (as lp) and real estate.
UCEA Family Office invests at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A and Series B stages in HealthTech, Climate & Energy, Fintech, Software & SaaS and Real Estate & PropTech.
UCEA Family Office's stated ticket size is £100K–£3M.
Key people at UCEA Family Office include João Teixeira (Group Chairman), Edward Catchpole (Chief Investment Officer), Arabella Warden (COO & Head of Client Management Programme) and Maria Farroukou (Head of Family Office Advisory).
UCEA Family Office's holdings and investments include Electra, PharmNovo, Sensius, Cosmo Connected, Cleancult, SynPhNe, Freedom Biosciences and BforCure, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by UCEA Family Office is Sensius (€15m round (co-led)), announced in Jun 2025.