Featured Benfica partners with KickUP to launch Sports Accelerator Rafael Pires Feb 11, 2017 Benfica partnered with KickUP Sports Innovation to launch the first European Sports accelerator that emerged within a major sports club. It's called KickUP Sports Accelerator... continue reading
Featured Beta-i (Portugal) and Tetuan Valley (Spain) joined forces Rafael Pires Jan 31, 2017 Beta-i and Tetuan Valley have joined forces to become the first reference in the Iberian Peninsula for innovation and entrepreneurship programs. The two have a long relationship... continue reading
Featured AI, bots, biosensors, IoT, robots and more – Acceleration is back to Braga Rafael Pires Jan 28, 2017 Once a year Startup Braga runs an edition of its acceleration program, gathering startups coming from the digital health field, nanotechnology and digital economy. Startup Braga... continue reading
Featured Startup Visa: The Gateway to Indian startups in Portugal Rafael Pires Jan 23, 2017 The Portuguese Government announced in India the "Startup Visa" program, on January 9th, 2017, during the India - Portugal Summit. This will be a visa facilitation program for... continue reading
Featured Hole19 hits 1 million golfers around the world Rafael Pires Jan 19, 2017 The Portuguese application that is revolutionizing the Golf business, Hole19, has just reached the milestone of 1 million golfers. Since its launch, more than 5.5 million rounds... continue reading
Entrepreneurs Hardware Startup Scene in Portugal (1/2) David Jan 13, 2017 The historical perspective When I was asked by PortugalStartups.com to give my perspective on the local hardware startups scene I was a little bit shaken by the fact that... continue reading
Enterprise Software Infraspeak grew 282%, tripling its revenues and team size Rafael Pires Jan 13, 2017 Infraspeak, a Porto-based tech startup developing an innovative facility management platform, grew its customer base by 282%, its revenues by 243% and relies today on an 11-people... continue reading
3D Printing Design-based consumer goods and music just got their own acceleration programs Rafael Pires Dec 29, 2016 It will be from Porto - more specifically from Porto Design Factory (PDF), of Porto Polytechnic - that two pioneering acceleration programs at national level will be launched on... continue reading
Featured European report on acceleration: Findings, Key Challenges & Recommendations Rafael Pires Dec 19, 2016 Beta-i, with the support of the European Accelerators Network, Startup Europe, and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, released an European report on acceleration, based on a survey... continue reading
Featured WonderCover on Amazon Launchpad Programme Rafael Pires Dec 13, 2016 Portuguese start-up Magnética Apps & Crafts was the second Portuguese company to be chosen by Amazon to integrate its start-up incentive programme. WonderCover, is the name... continue reading
Oct 4, 2024 Startup Valencia to host one of Europe’s leading conferences on entrepreneurship and startups this October