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
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
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
7 Portuguese startups kick off 1st ‘blue bio economy’ accelerator Valentina Cullmann Sep 27, 2018 Oceano Azul Foundation and Gulbenkian Foundation selected 7 Portuguese startups to kick off 'Blue Bio Value' , the country's first accelerator program aiming to save marine... continue reading
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
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
Tourism innovators from 10 countries on ‘The Journey’ to Portugal Valentina Cullmann Sep 24, 2018 14 Startups from Singapore to Colombia came all the way to Portugal for the tourism startup bootcamp "The Journey' powered by beta-i and Turismo de Portugal. (more…)... continue reading
Shining light on ‘Dark Social’: social media analytics made in Portugal Valentina Cullmann Sep 10, 2018 'Dark social'? We talk with Lisbon-based GetSocial.io about privacy scandals in social media, tracking conversations that are not public, and how a Portuguese startup found its... continue reading
GS1 Portugal will debate Industry 4.0 with CEOs, politicians and journalists Tim Hinchliffe Sep 6, 2018 GS1 Portugal is organizing its fourth National Congress with a debate on Industry 4.0 that includes Portuguese CEOs, politicians, and journalists on October 17 in Lisbon. ... continue reading
Bright Pixel leads French retail app store Beamy’s €300K investment round Tim Hinchliffe Sep 4, 2018 Bright Pixel becomes the main investor in French retail app store Beamy's investment round of €300,000, and will also sit on its board of directors. (more…)... continue reading
Aug 11, 2026 Cloud adoption is accelerating across Europe as enterprises modernize their IT infrastructure
