Simão Cruz works as a Managing Partner at Lightshift. The firm's known portfolio counts 12 companies.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- FinTech
- Focus
- CryptoDeFiDecentralized InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsOpen SourceOpen-source toolingWeb3
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Managing Partner at Lightshift, whose known portfolio counts 12 companies
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Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sector FinTech, and focus areas Crypto, DeFi, Decentralized Infrastructure and Developer Tools fall inside that listing.
Stage-wise, the deals at Lightshift cluster around Pre-Seed and Seed rounds.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Simão Cruz matches their raise.
Colleagues at Lightshift
Frequently asked questions
Who is Simão Cruz?
Simão Cruz is a venture capital investor based in Lisbon, Portugal, listed as Managing Partner at Lightshift. The known portfolio of that firm counts 12 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Simão Cruz personally.
What does Simão Cruz invest in?
Listed sectors include FinTech; listed focus areas include Crypto, DeFi, Decentralized Infrastructure and Developer Tools. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Simão Cruz invest at?
Lightshift appears in Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Simão Cruz is listed there as Managing Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Simão Cruz listed at?
Simão Cruz is listed as Managing Partner at Lightshift. One other person in the database shares a firm with Simão Cruz.
How do I contact Simão Cruz?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Simão Cruz. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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