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ISQ SCR

Venture capital fund-management company owned by ASK – Advisory Services Kapital

Also known as ISQ – Sociedade de Capital de Risco, S.A., ISQ SCR, S.A.

Lisbon venture capital manager owned by financial boutique ASK; runs three closed FCRs incl. Energy Yield (€20M, €14M from BPF's FdCR) for solar and green-economy projects.

HEADQUARTERS
Lisbon, Portugal
FOUNDED
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AUM
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OUTSIDE CAPITAL
Yes
TEAM LISTED
2 people

Focus

STAGES
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ASSET MIX
Venture capital
GEOGRAPHY
Portugal

Overview

ISQ – Sociedade de Capital de Risco, S.A. is the venture capital fund-management company of ASK – Advisory Services Kapital, a Lisbon financial boutique with Portuguese-owned capital that has operated since 2006 and whose shareholders include the ISQ technology group. It manages three closed venture capital funds focused on the Portuguese market: ASK Marginal FCR (up to €35M, Lisbon-district tourism and prime real-estate companies), AI Medical FCR (up to €10M, Portuguese medical companies using AI) and Energy Yield FCR (€20M, solar PV and green-economy projects, with €14M from the Capitalisation and Resilience Fund managed by Banco Português de Fomento under the PRR).

Investment thesis

Portuguese SMEs with innovative, technology-differentiated projects, competitive advantages, protectable IP and global growth potential; current funds target solar and green-economy projects, AI-enabled medical companies and Lisbon tourism/prime real estate.

PORTFOLIO (4)

  • Power Invest IINOTABLE
    Climate & Energy · since 2025
  • Gum Rosin – Gestão de Projectos e I&DNOTABLE
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2025
  • WWW – Wooden Wood Woody Materials
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2025
  • Gum Chemical Solutions
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2025

People

  • Nuno Miranda
    Founding Partner and CEO of the ASK Group; Member of the Board of Directors of ISQ – Sociedade de Capital de Risco, SA · source
  • João Bourbon
    Member of the Board of ASK and of the Board of ISQ – Sociedade de Capital de Risco · source

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Frequently asked questions

ISQ SCR is a VC fund based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Yes. ISQ SCR invests its own capital in private companies.

ISQ SCR invests in Climate & Energy, Real Estate & PropTech, HealthTech, Artificial Intelligence and Industrial & Manufacturing.

Key people at ISQ SCR include Nuno Miranda (Founding Partner and CEO of the ASK Group; Member of the Board of Directors of ISQ – Sociedade de Capital de Risco, SA) and João Bourbon (Member of the Board of ASK and of the Board of ISQ – Sociedade de Capital de Risco).

ISQ SCR's investments include Power Invest II, Gum Rosin – Gestão de Projectos e I&D, WWW – Wooden Wood Woody Materials and Gum Chemical Solutions.

The most recent publicly reported investment by ISQ SCR is Power Invest II, Unipessoal Lda. (Investment tranche (Energy Yield FCR, Sub-Fund 1)), announced in Jun 2026.

Yes. ISQ SCR manages capital from outside investors.