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
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 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
Awards Lisbon crowdlending platform GoParity wins €25K via MetLife Inclusion Plus Iberia Tim Hinchliffe Jul 11, 2018 Lisbon-based crowdlending platform GoParity wins €25,000 through the MetLife Inclusion Plus Iberia competition with a chance to go to the world final in New York in October. ... continue reading
Featured Lisbon web app security startup Probe.ly launches free plan to protect SMEs Tim Hinchliffe Jul 5, 2018 Lisbon-based web application security startup, Probe.ly, launches a free version of its product to allow SMEs to detect security issues in their web applications. ... continue reading
Events For 2 days Portugal’s town of Cerdeira will become ‘Village of Social Innovation’ Tim Hinchliffe Jul 3, 2018 Known for its iconic schist buildings, the Portuguse town of Cerdeira will be transformed into a "Village of Social Innovation" from July 4-5. (more…)... continue reading
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