Nordic presence in Portugal

Heartcore Capital

Venture Capital

Copenhagen-headquartered consumer-tech venture capital firm with offices in Berlin, Paris, Stockholm and a Lisbon presence. Portuguese-relevant portfolio includes Lovys and a historic Kaia Health stake.

OriginDenmark
OfficesCopenhagen / Stockholm / Berlin / Paris / Lisbon
SectorVenture Capital
PT-relevant portfolioLovys; Kaia Health (acquired by Sword)

Corridor footprint

Heartcore Capital’s Portuguese exposure runs along two named axes. Direct: a Series A position in Lovys, the Portuguese-founded digital insurance platform serving France, Spain and Portugal. Indirect: the firm’s earlier backing of Kaia Health, the German digital MSK platform that was acquired in January 2026 by Porto-founded unicorn Sword Health for $285 million.

Why this matters

Heartcore’s combination of a Copenhagen HQ, a Lisbon presence and an active Portuguese consumer-tech portfolio makes it one of the most credible Nordic single-firm vehicles bridging the Portugal ↔ Scandinavia corridor at the venture stage. The pattern of Nordic-led capital flowing into Portuguese consumer and digital health businesses, with eventual large-cap exits or strategic acquisitions in Northern Europe, is one Heartcore has directly helped establish.

Profile under active enrichment. If you have additional information about Heartcore Capital’s Portuguese activity, email miguel@fractio.se and we’ll update this page.

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