# BERD funding: rounds and investors

> BERD has raised $800K across 2 rounds since 2011. Investors include National Science Foundation and Espí­rito Santo Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/berd (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *BERD*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$800K** raised across 2 rounds since 2011, from 2 sources

- **Latest round:** Grant, $800K Apr 2020
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

**?** Series A

**$800K** Grant

- **First round:** Series A
- **Biggest round:** $800K
- **Between rounds:** 9.3 years

## The rounds

- **Apr 2020** Grant **$800K** *1 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded
- **Jan 2011** Series A **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Espí­rito Santo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/espi-rito-santo-ventures) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From BERD's own website: 23 on the team.

- **Pedro Loureiro** Vice-President & CFO
- **André Resende** Project Manager
- **Brigitte Rouquet** Marketing Director
- **Cecilia Parente** Junior Structural Engineer
- **Clara Garland** Business Development Manager - Latin America
- **Corporate Bodies** Board Of Directors
- **Cristiano Moreira** Senior Structural Engineer
- **David Ramos** Senior Consultant
- **Dinis Sottomayor** Director
- **Diogo Vasques de Carvalho** Project Manager
- **Dr António Lobo Xavier** Chairman (under suspension)
- **Edgar Cid** Regional Sales Director - Americas
- **Filipe Pinto** Project Manager
- **Flora Ferreira** Data Analyst
- **Humberto Lopes** Junior Structural Engineer
- **Inês Ferraz** Senior Structural Engineer
- **José Maria Soares** Project Manager
- **Pedro Borges** Director

And 5 more on the team.

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2011 **Grant** 2020 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Espí­rito Santo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/espi-rito-santo-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

[Espí­rito Santo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/espi-rito-santo-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about BERD

### Who invested in BERD?

BERD's investors include National Science Foundation and Espí­rito Santo Ventures.

### How much has BERD raised?

BERD has raised $800K across 2 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did BERD last raise?

BERD's most recent round was a Grant of $800K in Apr 2020.

### What was BERD's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $800K in Apr 2020, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed BERD first?

BERD's first round on record, in Jan 2011, was backed by Espí­rito Santo Ventures.

### What stage is BERD at?

BERD's latest named round is a Grant, in Apr 2020.

### Where is BERD based?

BERD is based in Portugal.

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