Alexandre Barbosa, managing partner at Faber, told TechCrunch that the new fund is meant to focus particularly on deep tech, AI/ML, and data-related technologies. “The first investments are lined up in photonic chips, analog chip design, and synthetic biology,” he said.
The firm’s thesis, Barbosa said, is backed by the fact that scientific and technical talent continues to flow toward Southern Europe, especially given that Portugal and Spain are among the top five destinations for exchange programs.