APCRI – Associação Portuguesa de Capital de Risco

Name

APCRI – Associação Portuguesa de Capital de Risco

Legal name

APCRI – Associação Portuguesa de Capital de Risco e Desenvolvimento

Website

https://apcri.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

APCRI is a non-profit industry association that serves as the official representative body for Portugal's venture capital and private equity industry. It provides membership services, networking, industry publications, an A-Z glossary of venture capital terminology, policy/regulatory resources, conferences and events, and certified training courses delivered in partnership with Invest Europe. Membership is open to VC companies, investment firms, banks, insurance companies, pension fund managers, public institutes, foundations, and notable individuals active in Portuguese capital de risco.

Product overview

APCRI – Associação Portuguesa de Capital de Risco e Desenvolvimento is a professional association representing the venture capital industry in Portugal. It operates not as a unified software product but as a service-oriented organization offering multiple member services including: member representation for 26 venture capital companies, information dissemination and publications (ABC de Capital de Risco, statistical reports), training programs through Invest Europe partnership, industry events and conferences, a comprehensive venture capital glossary, and policy/legislative resources. These services are provided through the association's website and partnerships rather than a traditional product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Services and Industry Representation Membership-based service providing representation, advocacy, and networking for 26 Portuguese venture capital and private equity member companies, including SCRs, private equity fund managers, venture capital firms, and investment companies operating in Portugal.
• Invest Europe Training and Education Programs Certified professional training courses delivered in partnership with Invest Europe covering fund structuring, finance and administration, VC investments, responsible investment, regulatory issues, climate change, and PME benchmarking. Courses are offered online or in-person across European cities and are available at member-discounted rates.
• Industry Events and Conferences Industry conferences and networking events including the Congress on Venture Capital, Investors' Forum, CFO Forum, and Chair's Dinner gatherings held across European cities, designed for Portuguese and European PE/VC investment professionals.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Invest EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998APCRI has maintained a long-standing partnership with Invest Europe (formerly EVCA) since 1998, acting as the official Portuguese national contact point for Invest Europe training programs and events. This partnership provides APCRI members and the broader Portuguese VC/PE industry with access to Invest Europe's portfolio of professional education courses (covering topics such as fund structuring, back-office operations, regulatory compliance, ESG/climate change, valuations, and negotiations), conferences (including Investors' Forum, CFO Forum, and networking dinners), and publications including the Professional Standards Handbook and European private equity activity statistics.
• CMVM (Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários)coreOthersAPCRI maintains a regulatory relationship with CMVM, Portugal's securities market authority. CMVM publishes the official annual report on capital de risco activity in Portugal, which APCRI distributes through its publications section. APCRI's policy section references CMVM regulations including Regulation 3/2015 on Capital de Risco and Regulation 12/2005 on accounting and capital de risco funds.

Direct peers

• SVCA: SVCA (Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association) is the Swedish national industry body for PE/VC. It is directly comparable to APCRI in structure and function — representing Swedish VC/PE firms and providing training, advocacy, and member services in a smaller national market.
• BVK: BVK (Bundesverband Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften) is the German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. It is a direct peer to APCRI as a national industry body representing German VC/PE firms, with comparable training, advocacy, and member service offerings.
• France Invest: France Invest (formerly AFIC) is the French private equity industry association representing VC and growth capital firms. It is directly comparable to APCRI as a national VC/PE industry body offering member services, training, publications, and regulatory advocacy, but operating in a significantly larger French market.
• AIFI: AIFI (Associazione Italiana del Private Equity, Venture Capital e Private Debt) is the Italian private equity, venture capital and private debt industry association. It is directly comparable to APCRI in structure — a national industry association providing training, publications, advocacy, and member services for Italian PE/VC firms.
• BVCA: BVCA (British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association) is the UK industry body for private equity and venture capital. It is directly comparable to APCRI as a national VC/PE trade association providing training, events, policy advocacy, and member services in the UK market.
• ASCRI: ASCRI (Asociación Española de Capital, Crecimiento e Inversión) is the Spanish venture capital and private equity industry association. It is the closest geographic and functional peer to APCRI — a national-level Iberian VC/PE industry body representing member firms, publishing market statistics, and providing training/advocacy services.
• NVP: NVP (Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen) is the Dutch private equity and venture capital association. It is a direct peer to APCRI as a national industry association serving the Dutch PE/VC ecosystem with comparable training, advocacy, and member services.

Broad incumbents

• Invest Europe: Invest Europe (formerly EVCA) is the pan-European private equity and venture capital association, representing 1,500+ members across Europe. It is directly comparable to APCRI as a venture capital industry association, and is in fact APCRI's strategic partner since 1998 — APCRI acts as the Portuguese national contact point for Invest Europe's training and events.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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