Uber rival Taxify reaches Unicorn status, raises €151M after arriving in Portugal Tim Hinchliffe May 31, 2018 Uber rival Taxify, the Estonian startup that landed in Lisbon last January, raises €151 million and will expand to Porto and other Portuguese cities. (more…)... continue reading
Ducati Financial Services arrives in Portugal Tim Hinchliffe May 30, 2018 Volkswagen Financial Services launches Ducati Financial Services in Portugal dedicated to the motorcycle sector, in partnership with the Ducati brand. (more…)... continue reading
Zypho already at €516,536 on Seedrs with 59 days to reach €750K Tim Hinchliffe May 22, 2018 Portuguese drain water heat recovery startup, Zypho, has raised €516,536 of its crowdfunding goal of €750,000 on Seedrs, with 59 days still to go. (more…)... continue reading
Portugal’s largest biofuel producer invests €1M in Jump Start accelerator for startups Tim Hinchliffe May 11, 2018 Portugal's largest biofuel producer and exporter, Prio, will invest €1 million in sustainable tech startups through the Jump Start accelerator. (more…)... continue reading
Bright Pixel announces 1st intl partnership to ‘attract talent across borders’ Tim Hinchliffe May 2, 2018 Bright Pixel announces its first international partnership with Spanish startup accelerator EGI Booster to attract retail and ecommerce talent across borders. (more…)... continue reading
Start & Scale Week returns to Porto, 7 days of entrepreneurship and innovation Tim Hinchliffe Apr 30, 2018 Start & Scale Week is back in Porto from May 5-11 with activities aimed at reinforcing the role of Porto as a reference to the ScaleUp movement on a national and... continue reading
‘Entrepreneurship democratizes the realization of dreams’: PM Costa at Farfetch launch Tim Hinchliffe Apr 27, 2018 Speaking at the launch of Farfetch's new Dream Assembly accelerator, Portugal Prime Minister António Costa remarked that entrepreneurship democratizes the realization of... continue reading
Functional drinks startup Iniu already at €234,000 in crowdfunding via Seedrs Tim Hinchliffe Apr 23, 2018 Iniu becomes the first functional drinks startup to raise equity crowdfunding through Seedrs, which is already at €234K for its frozen juice offerings. (more…)... continue reading
Meet the 21 Montepio Acredita Portugal finalists Tim Hinchliffe Apr 13, 2018 The 21 finalists for the eighth edition of Montepio Acredita Portugal are announced at the Microsoft Portugal headquarters in Lisbon. (more…)... continue reading
InterNations launches expats office in Porto: conversation with Co-CEO Malte Zeeck Sophie Foggin Apr 13, 2018 InterNations, the largest social network and event organiser for expats worldwide, opens a brand new office in Porto. (more…)... continue reading
Oct 4, 2024 Startup Valencia to host one of Europe’s leading conferences on entrepreneurship and startups this October