- CEO
- Ângelo Gabriel Ribeirinho dos Santos Paupério
- Full Time Employees
- 284
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Information technology services
- Address
- Lugar de Espido Maia PO Portugal 4470-177
- IPO Date
- May 31, 2000
- Business
- Sonaecom Sonaecom, SGPS, S.A., SGPS, S.A. (SNC.LS) is a Portugal-based holding company founded in 1988 and headquartered in Cidade da Maia that operates primarily in technology, media, and telecommunications sectors worldwide. The company provides consultancy services in information systems; sells licensed software; engages in the editing, composition, and publication of periodical and non-periodical materials including newspapers such as Jornal Publico; explores radio and TV stations and studios; offers consulting and advisory services in retail, industry, and services; develops, installs, implements, trains, and maintains systems and software products; rents equipment; trades electronic equipment and software; and invests in and manages venture capital and venture capital funds through its subsidiary Bright Pixel, which focuses on cybersecurity, retail technologies, digital infrastructures, and related startups. Its operations span media publishing representing the majority of sales, technology investments, and residual telecommunications interests primarily in Portugal and international markets via portfolio companies. Recent developments include the July 2023 agreement to acquire 58.2 million shares of NOS, SGPS, S.A. from Sonae SGPS, S.A., resulting in a significant cash inflow upon dividend distribution in April 2024; ongoing portfolio expansions by Bright Pixel with new investments and follow-on funding rounds in 2024-2025 such as a $10.35 million series A in a cybersecurity firm, $10 million extension for Picnic Corporation (rebranded in 2025 with Dell Technologies Capital), €26 million series B for a retail tech company, and strategic stakes in AI-powered platforms like Harmonya and KeyChain; completion of prior transactions including the 2022 sale of a stake to Thales Europe SAS and termination of the ZOPT partnership; and board appointments in May 2024 along with the Equality Plan 2025 announced in September 2024.