My Weekly Startup Picks: Themo, Diointeligencia, MAAT, Careflick, Aria
If You Had to Invest in One of These 5 Startups… Which One Would You Pick?
I talk to founders every day and every one of them teaches me something new.
As an early-stage investor, I meet extraordinary people building bold products. Two of them, Themo and Careflick, are already part of my portfolio, so I know their founders a bit closer than the rest.
I don’t want to give positive or negative opinions here, that’s not the goal.
But if you’d like to invest alongside me, you can [join here] I’ll be excited to share my monthly deal flow.
And if you’re a founder raising capital, feel free to email me your pitch deck. I’m always happy to take a look, and if it makes sense, we can schedule an online call.
Here are my 5 startups for this week
1️⃣ Themo — Finland 🇫🇮
Smart thermostats and energy-saving solutions that cut electric heating costs by syncing usage with hourly electricity rates.
🔗 themo.io
2️⃣ Diointeligencia — Brazil 🇧🇷
AI-powered dental diagnostics that reads X-rays in seconds with 99% accuracy, already used by 1,000+ clinics.
🔗 diointeligencia.com.br
3️⃣ MAAT — Spain 🇪🇸
B2B SaaS for boutique combat-sports, yoga, and climbing studios — handling operations, payments, and member engagement.
🔗 joinmaat.com
4️⃣ Careflick — USA 🌎
AI co-pilot for senior-care teams — offering personalized therapy, care coordination, and secure team communication.
🔗 careflick.com
5️⃣ Aria — UK 🇬🇧
A “physical AI integrator” for repetitive robotic tasks — bridging humans and machines across autonomy levels 1 to 5.
🔗 aira.online
Each founder brings a bold story, a sharp sense of purpose, and a real solution to a real-world problem. You can vote or comment below



Aria & Maat are the B2B Europe ones ie within my scope. We probably lead the European VCs in vertical OS + Fintech ia Maats likely business model with Mews, Easol, Paddle and Vev. AI + Machines is extremely hot right now 🤖
If I could I would have voted for Aria.