Enterprise Software Talkdesk is Portugal’s next unicorn, raises $100M with over $1B evaluation Tim Hinchliffe Oct 3, 2018 Portugal has a new unicorn. Talkdesk raises $100 million while being valued at over $1 billion. (more…)... continue reading
Featured EDP Open Innovation accelerator selects 10 startups from 10 different countries Tim Hinchliffe Oct 1, 2018 EDP Open Innovation, an acceleration project that joins Energias de Portugal (EDP) and Expresso, selects 10 finalist startups from 10 different countries for this year's... continue reading
Events TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin: a place for startups to share strategies and learn to scale Tim Hinchliffe Sep 27, 2018 Replete with world-class speakers, the iconic Startup Battlefield and Startup Alley, TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin is returning November 29-30, with vast opportunities for Portuguese... continue reading
E-Commerce Amazon taps WeDo to leverage AWS against fraud for ‘Tier-1 North American Telecom’ Tim Hinchliffe Sep 26, 2018 Amazon reaches an agreement with Lisbon-based WeDo Technologies, turning the Sonae Group company into a supplier of technology solutions for revenue assurance and fraud and risk... continue reading
Featured Amazon Web Services opens 1st office in Portugal Tim Hinchliffe Sep 25, 2018 Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announces the opening of its first office in Lisbon, Portugal, to support its growing customer base in the country. (more…)... continue reading
Exits Farfetch IPO raises €754M, new shareholder PETA says ‘stop selling fur’ Tim Hinchliffe Sep 24, 2018 Portugal's first unicorn, luxury fashion platform Farfetch, raises €754 million ($885 million) in its Initial Public Offering on Friday while animal rights group PETA urges... continue reading
Awards InnoEnergy competition lures startups with €100k award Valentina Cullmann Sep 24, 2018 InnoEnergy's global startup acceleration program calls for energy storage ideas to compete for €100,000 award. (more…)... continue reading
Big Data UT Austin Portugal Program to get supercomputer, 10 quadrillion ops per second Tim Hinchliffe Sep 21, 2018 The University of Texas (UT) Austin Portugal Program will receive a Stampede supercomputer capable of performing 10 quadrillion operations per second. (more…)... continue reading
Launching Espacio debuts Originals Plus: transparent native advertising for startups Tim Hinchliffe Sep 20, 2018 After investing blood, sweat, tears and a shed-load of capital in their projects, every startup out there wants to spread the world about their world-changing products and... continue reading
Featured Braga’s MUB Cargo partners to digitize express shipping ahead of expansion into Spain Tim Hinchliffe Sep 20, 2018 Portuguese startup MUB Cargo, incubated at Startup Braga, is carrying out an innovative pilot project with the German multinational company Kathrein Automotive to digitize express... continue reading
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