# BRAINR

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/brainr-s-a

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Leiria, Portugal
- Website: www.brainr.com
- Total disclosed funding: $15M
- Latest round: Seed (Jul 4, 2026)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Based in Leiria, Portugal and founded in 2021, BRAINR provides manufacturing execution and factory operating software for the food industry sector. The company was founded by Paulo Gaspar, Rui Batista, and Ricardo Granada. In July 2026, BRAINR S.A. raised EUR 1.5 million in seed funding from investor Portugal Ventures.
BRAINR provides a cloud-native Factory Operating System designed for food manufacturers. The platform combines production planning, manufacturing execution, quality management, food traceability, warehouse operations, operational intelligence, and artificial intelligence-enabled decision support within a unified system. The software serves poultry, pork, beef, seafood, bakery, beverages, prepared foods, fruits, and vegetables producers. BRAINR's platform integrates with factory equipment and enterprise resource planning systems while supporting production monitoring, digital quality controls, compliance management, and operational performance optimization. The company also provides implementation and deployment support for food manufacturers undergoing digital transformation initiatives.
BRAINR generates revenue through subscriptions to its manufacturing execution and factory operating software platform. The company also derives revenue from software implementation, deployment, integration, and support services provided to food manufacturers. Additional revenue is supported through platform adoption, operational digitization initiatives, and technology deployments within customer production environments.
The company plans to use the funding to expand internationally and continue developing artificial intelligence-driven capabilities for food manufacturing software.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jul 4, 2026, $1.7M — Portugal Ventures
- Seed, Sep 4, 2025, $13M — C2 Capital Partners

## Investors

- C2 Capital Partners — Seed
- Portugal Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/portugal-ventures) — Seed