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During this invitation-only event, Portugal Ventures portfolio companies learned best practices for doing business in the US, tips for successful collaborations with US companies, as well as strategies for working with US investors and Delaware Flip transactions. Portugal Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in startups in the digital, engineering & industry, life sciences, and tourism sectors.
Sherman is a founding member and former co-managing shareholder of the firm s Boston office. From 2014-2017, he served as the United States Ambassador to Portugal, having been nominated by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. As Ambassador, he focused heavily on bilateral economic development and international security issues, such as cybersecurity, refugees, narcoterrorism, and NATO. In recognition of his work in the country, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa decorated him with the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henr
Greenberg Traurig Presents “Doing Business in the U.S.” to Portugal Ventures
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Robert A. Sherman, senior counsel in the Litigation Practice and former United States Ambassador to Portugal, David J. Dykeman, patent attorney, co-chair of the firm’s Life Sciences & Medical Technology Practice, and co-managing shareholder of the Boston office, and Barbara A. Jones, shareholder in the Corporate Practice and co-managing shareholder of the Los Angeles office, presented “Doing Business in the U.S.” to Portugal Ventures and its portfolio companies on May 6. BOSTON (PRWEB) May 07, 2021
During this invitation-only event, Portugal Ventures’ portfolio companies learned best practices for doing business in the US, tips for successful collaborations with US companies, as well as strategies for working with US investors and Delaware Flip transactions. Portugal Ventures is a ventu
Portugal’s pet tech Barkyn raises €3 million bones in Series A extension, closes at €8 million
April 28th, 2021.
Matosinhos, Portugal-based pet products and wellness provider Barkyn has extended its Series A round to close at €8 million.
The funding is expected to take the company’s product development for walkie-walkies, as well as expand further into Southern Europe, primeowily Portugal, Spain and Italy.
“Barkyn is a unique company within Southern Europe, where the region has higher levels of pet ownership but no inspiring digital pet wellness brands,” comments Five Seasons’ partner Niccolo Manzoni.
Founded in 2017 by André Jordão, Barkyn gives loving pet owners a mechanism for helping to extend their best friend’s longevity through a customised balance of in-house developed nutrition and supplements, all delivered to the customer’s door via a subscription model. Notably, Barkyn has created Barkyn Complex, a trademarked anti-inflammatory supplement that c
Barkyn, a wellness startups for pets in Southern Europe, hits an $9.6M Series A round
Barkyn, a European subscription service for pets that combines food with tele-vet services, has raised a further €3 milion ($3.6M) from FoodTech investor Five Seasons Ventures, extending its previous Series A to €8M, and total funds raised to date to €10M. Five Seasons Ventures joins previous investors Indico Capital Partners, All Iron Ventures, Portugal Ventures and Shilling Capital. Barkyn is in the same space as Tails, acquired by Nestlé, and Butternut Box from the UK which has raised $28M.
Launched in 2017, the Portuguese startup currently serves customers in Portugal, Spain and Italy, and is aiming to be a key ‘pet wellness’ brand for Southern Europe.
Greenberg Traurig’s David Dykeman and Robert Sherman to Present to Portugal Ventures
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s David J. Dykeman, patent attorney, co-chair of the firm’s Life Sciences & Medical Technology Practice, and co-managing shareholder of the Boston office, and Robert A. Sherman, senior counsel in the Litigation Practice and former United States Ambassador to Portugal, will present “IP Strategy for Early Stage Companies” to Portugal Ventures and its portfolio companies on April 21. BOSTON (PRWEB) April 21, 2021 Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s David J. Dykeman, patent attorney, co-chair of the firm’s Life Sciences & Medical Technology Practice, and co-managing shareholder of the Boston office, and Robert A. Sherman, senior counsel in the Litigation Practice and former United States Ambassador to Portugal, will present “IP Strategy for Early Stage Companies” to Portugal Ventures and it