Big Data Semapa partners with Techstars to launch Lisbon accelerator Tim Hinchliffe Jul 25, 2018 Portuguese Venture Capital group Semapa Next partners with Techstars to launch a three-year acceleration program in Lisbon consisting of 13-week editions. (more…)... continue reading
Featured EcoXperience receives €700K to develop eco-friendly detergent Valentina Cullmann Jul 24, 2018 EcoXperience, a startup born at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) focusing on eco-friendly detergents, receives €700,000 under... continue reading
Fashion Farfetch acquires Chinese digital marketing company CuriosityChina Tim Hinchliffe Jul 23, 2018 Portugal's first unicorn, Farfetch -- the Portuguese national and international luxury shopping platform for luxury brands -- acquires CuriosityChina, a digital marketing company... continue reading
Featured StartUP Portugal launches SPAM to promote Portuguese startup ecosystem abroad Tim Hinchliffe Jul 20, 2018 StartUP Portugal launches the StartUP Portugal Ambassadors Mission (SPAM) to promote the Portuguese startup ecosystem internationally. (more…)... continue reading
Bioeconomy Portuguese startup Spawnfoam is turning fungi into building material Tim Hinchliffe Jul 19, 2018 In the history of evolution hominids separated from fungi some 650 million years ago. As descendents of fungi, we have more in common with mushrooms than we do with any other... continue reading
Featured Portugal StartUP Voucher receives 200 requests within days after launch Tim Hinchliffe Jul 18, 2018 Less than a week after launching applications for this year's Portugal StartUP Voucher, IAPMEI announces it has received more than 200 requests for information and 120... continue reading
Featured HiJiffy raises €300K to expand services connecting travelers with hotels Tim Hinchliffe Jul 17, 2018 Lisbon-based, AI-powered chatbot messenger concierge service for the hospitality sector HiJiffy, raises €300,000 to expand its services internationally. (more…)... continue reading
Advertising Startup Lisboa partners with WPP to launch ‘Booster’ communications accelerator Tim Hinchliffe Jul 16, 2018 Startup Lisboa partners with the world's largest communications and marketing group, WPP, to launch the WPP Booster accelerator for communications startups in Portugal. ... continue reading
Exits Raize IPO attracts €5.5M from over 1,400 investors, enters stock exchange July 18 Tim Hinchliffe Jul 13, 2018 Portugal fintech startup Raize attracts €5.5 million from over 1,400 investors for its IPO, which will see the P2P lender enter the Portuguese Stock Exchange July 18. ... continue reading
Awards 2 Portuguese startups win big at Prio Jump Start accelerator Tim Hinchliffe Jul 12, 2018 Two Portuguese startups and one from Spain are the top three winners of the Prio Jump Start accelerator, beating out 99 applicants from 20 different countries. (more…)... continue reading
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