angelsway.pt · Portugal (based in Portugal) · founded 2021 (LinkedIn) vs 2023 (The Portugal News - launched by Olisipo Way); conflict exists · team 201-500 shown on LinkedIn; unclear if this refers to actual staff or community members (400+ investors mentioned separately) · Pre-seed / early-stage startups · trust 0/4
Community-driven pre-seed investment fund designed to democratize access to early-stage startup investing; The Way In - the onboarding journey for startups
| Firm name | AngelsWay (also called Angels Way)
source: https://www.owventures.pt/angelsway, https://angelsway.pt, https://pt.linkedin.com/company/angelsway |
| Investment thesis / focus | Community-driven pre-seed investment fund designed to democratize access to early-stage startup investing; The Way In - the onboarding journey for startups
source: https://www.owventures.pt/angelsway, https://angelsway.pt/wayin |
| Location | Portugal (based in Portugal)
source: https://pt.linkedin.com/company/angelsway, https://angelsway.pt |
| Founding year | 2021 (LinkedIn) vs 2023 (The Portugal News - launched by Olisipo Way); conflict exists
source: https://pt.linkedin.com/company/angelsway (claimed 2021), The Portugal News 'Angels Way, a pre-seed investment fund launched by the early-stage venture capital firm Olisipo Way', 12 Dec 2023 |
| Number of partners/investors | 201-500 shown on LinkedIn; unclear if this refers to actual staff or community members (400+ investors mentioned separately)
source: https://pt.linkedin.com/company/angelsway shows '201-500 funcionários' |
| Investment stage | Pre-seed / early-stage startups
source: https://www.owventures.pt/angelsway: 'pre-seed investment fund designed to democratize access to early-stage startup investing', https://angelsway.pt/home |
| Founding/managing partners | Bruno Gutman (appears in LinkedIn posts as founder), Luis Felipe Gutman (Managing Partner and co-founder mentioned in search results), Olisipo Way (parent company that launched Angels Way)
source: LinkedIn posts and search results for 'Angels Way Bruno Gutman Luis Felipe Gutman' |
| Legal/business structure | Community-driven pre-seed investment fund / Decentralized Autonomous Investment Community (DAIC) managed by OW Ventures
source: https://www.owventures.pt/angelsway: 'AngelsWay is a community-driven pre-seed investment fund', 'DAIC' model described at https://angelsway.pt/investors |
| Public contact email | team@angelsway.pt
source: https://angelsway.pt/footer |
| Fund size / capital raised | Over €1.2 million from more than 400 small investors
source: https://www.owventures.pt/angelsway |
| Typical investment amount | €50,000 fixed per startup
source: https://www.essential-business.pt/2026/02/27/angels-way-makes-10th-investment/ |