We integrate the pieces most founders are juggling separately.
Balurca is a founder-side cross-border advisory. We work with early-growth and scale-up companies preparing to raise capital, optimise their cost and talent structure, or establish a more capital-efficient operating base.
Our work combines four capabilities that are almost never found in the same firm:
Capital Strategy & Round Preparation
Investment narrative, investor materials (deck, model, data room), investor targeting, outreach management, term sheet support
Non-Dilutive Funding & Grants Strategy
SIFIDE, PRR, Algarve 2030, CCDR-linked instruments, Banco de Fomento co-investment, Horizon Europe scoping
Cross-Border Structuring
UK holding + Portuguese branch architecture, IFICI eligibility assessment for qualifying individuals, branch exemption election, transfer pricing logic, AICEP onboarding
Investor Access — Portugal
Curated introductions to Portuguese VC, PE, and family office decision-makers; road show facilitation; IC material preparation for Portuguese investors
On Fees
Fee structures are agreed transparently at the Founder Diagnostic stage and are scoped to the specific mandate. Balurca does not publish fee schedules. The Founder Diagnostic — two sessions of 30 minutes each — carries no charge