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Rafael Pires

Curious tech guy exploring the entrepreneurship world, with a passion for design and photography! Co-founder of Startup X, a non-profit organization responsible for programs like Startup Pirates, Startup Pirates Enterprise and PortugalStartups.com. Enthusiastic about sharing ideas and experiences. Host at Porto Startup Coffee Meetup.

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KickUp

Benfica partners with KickUP to launch Sports Accelerator

By Rafael Pires Feb 11, 2017

Benfica partnered with KickUP Sports Innovation to launch the first European Sports accelerator...

beta-i Auditorio

Beta-i (Portugal) and Tetuan Valley (Spain) joined forces

By Rafael Pires Jan 31, 2017

Beta-i and Tetuan Valley have joined forces to become the first reference in the Iberian Peninsula...

AI, bots, biosensors, IoT, robots and more – Acceleration is back to Braga

By Rafael Pires Jan 28, 2017

Once a year Startup Braga runs an edition of its acceleration program, gathering startups coming...

india flag

Startup Visa: The Gateway to Indian startups in Portugal

By Rafael Pires Jan 23, 2017

The Portuguese Government announced in India the "Startup Visa" program, on January 9th, 2017,...

golf

Hole19 hits 1 million golfers around the world

By Rafael Pires Jan 19, 2017

The Portuguese application that is revolutionizing the Golf business, Hole19, has just reached the...

Infraspeak Team

Infraspeak grew 282%, tripling its revenues and team size

By Rafael Pires Jan 13, 2017

Infraspeak, a Porto-based tech startup developing an innovative facility management platform, grew...

Porto Design Factory

Design-based consumer goods and music just got their own acceleration programs

By Rafael Pires Dec 29, 2016

It will be from Porto - more specifically from Porto Design Factory (PDF), of Porto Polytechnic -...

European report on acceleration

European report on acceleration: Findings, Key Challenges & Recommendations

By Rafael Pires Dec 19, 2016

Beta-i, with the support of the European Accelerators Network, Startup Europe, and Fundação...

Wonder Cover Amazon Launchpad

WonderCover on Amazon Launchpad Programme

By Rafael Pires Dec 13, 2016

Portuguese start-up Magnética Apps & Crafts was the second Portuguese company to be chosen by...

oncostats

The oncology oriented startup, OncoStats, is raising 250.000 euros

By Rafael Pires Dec 12, 2016

OncoStats, the startup that wants to change the way oncology care is delivered to patients...