Faber VC – Strategic-Technological Analysis

Faber Ventures (often referred to as “Faber VC”) is legally organized as a private venture capital firm based in Lisbon, Portugal [12] . Its registered address is Praça da Alegria, 1 – 2nd floor, 1250-004 Lisbon [13] . The firm also maintains an office presence in London [14] , reflecting its pan-European investment scope. The official website is [faber.vc] [3] and the firm communicates via professional channels such as LinkedIn. No larger defense conglomerate or state-owned entity owns Faber; it was initially capitalized by private and institutional investors (notably Caixa Capital and Shilling Capital Partners) [14] . Governance is partner-led – Alexandre Barbosa serves as Managing Partner – but no detailed public disclosures are available on board structure or security committees. Faber itself does not hold security clearances for classified defense programs; rather, it functions as an independent financial entity. Its funding structure involves both private (family offices, co-investors) and public sources: for example, its funds are supported by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and Portuguese government-backed funds (Portugal Tech and Portugal Blue via Banco Português de Fomento) [15] . Faber’s stated mission is to back “teams transforming the world with frontier technology” [3] . It focuses on pre-seed to Series A rounds, especially in Southern Europe (Portugal, Spain and the wider Iberian Peninsula) [16] [9] .