Exits Inside LAREMIA’s acquisition by Chic by Choice Inês Silva Aug 26, 2015 Lisbon-based online marketplace for fashion rentals, Chic by Choice, has acquired the German competitor LAREMIA. This is one step further to strengthen Chic by Choice position as... continue reading
Events Lisbon in the running to receive the 2016 Web Summit Daniela Monteiro Aug 21, 2015 Following the announcement made by the Portuguese Deputy Prime Minister, Paulo Portas, Publico.pt reveals that Lisbon is a candidate to receive the 2016 Web Summit. The... continue reading
Featured FAQ on Venture Capital with the insight of Portugal Ventures Daniela Monteiro Aug 20, 2015 This will not clarify all your doubts about Venture Capital (VC), but it’s a good start. If you’re looking for investment, take a look at these Frequently Asked Questions we... continue reading
Entertainment The day has come: BABOOM was officially launched today Daniela Monteiro Aug 17, 2015 Founded on July 2014 and after $4.5M of investment (according to CrunchBase) the Portuguese music platform is ready to blast the current music industry model and give artists the... continue reading
Featured Surfing the Waves and the Mobile: 6 Portuguese Surf Apps Daniela Monteiro Aug 14, 2015 With over 1800 km of coastline and constant Atlantic waving, Portugal presents outrageous waves that are surfable throughout the whole year - A must for surf lovers. Currently,... continue reading
Featured What the heck is Pre-Acceleration? Inês Silva Aug 10, 2015 “Pre-Acceleration” is a fairly new term and easily confused. While today, we are seeing news of the launch of more and more pre-accelerators, like the Y Combinator Fellowship... continue reading
Bioeconomy SilicoLife and INVISTA collaboration featured in World Economic Forum report Ana Almeida Aug 6, 2015 The partnership between the Portuguese startup SilicoLife and the global leader INVISTA was recognized as an example to follow by the World Economic Forum on the report on... continue reading
Featured Farewell interview with Sandra Sick Inês Silva Aug 3, 2015 Often times we forget that the Portuguese startup scene is very recent. Four years ago, we couldn’t really speak of an ecosystem. Startups were rare, business angels and venture... continue reading
Featured Kaboom! Seedrs just raised €14M in funding Ana Almeida Jul 30, 2015 Seedrs, an equity crowdfunding platform co-founded by Portuguese entrepreneur Carlos Silva, just raised €14M from Woodford Patient Capital Trust and Augmentum Capital. Besides... continue reading
Big Data Streamline, a project led by NMusic, just got €3.3M Ana Almeida Jul 27, 2015 The Portuguese Startup NMusic, that had convinced several big names to join the Streamline project, has now won the European Commission over, granting a funding of... continue reading
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