Portugal Ventures Accelerates Flexible Accommodation Innovation with 1.5 Million Investment in Feel Sampa

The Portuguese tourism industry, known for its dynamism and adaptability, continues to focus on technological innovation as a driver of growth. In a move that reinforces this strategy, Portugal Ventures, the state-owned venture capital firm, has announced an investment of 1.5 million in the startup Feel Sampa.

Feel Sampa is not just another accommodation operator; it's a technology platform (SaaS - Software as a Service) designed to transform the management of the Flexible Accommodation, from holiday rentals to aparthotels. Its value proposition focuses on the process automation and in improving the experience for both property managers and guests.

The platform provides an end-to-end ecosystem that enables operators to Flexible Accommodation optimise critical tasks such as booking management, customer communication, cleaning and maintenance coordination, and access control. By centralising and automating these operations, Feel Sampa promises to increasing efficiency, reducing costs and freeing up time so that managers can focus on delivering a higher quality service.

For Portugal Ventures, this investment is a strategic commitment to the future of hospitality. It is part of its objective to support Portuguese startups with high growth potential and to consolidate Portugal as a benchmark in tourism innovation. The investment will allow Feel Sampa to accelerate its product development, expand its team and scale its presence in both the domestic and international markets.

This move underscores a key trend in the Flexible AccommodationTechnology is no longer an add-on, but the core of the operation. The ability to efficiently and scalably manage a portfolio of properties is what differentiates the market leaders. With the backing of Portugal Ventures, Feel Sampa is now in a privileged position to become one of the benchmark technological tools in this booming industry.

The next edition Vitur Summit 2026 will take place in Malaga on Thursdays 13 and 14 May and will once again be the meeting point for operators, investors and companies in the sector to boost their business, establish strategic alliances with the different agents involved and gain access to all the latest news, trends and opportunities in the sector from leading speakers and companies.

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