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Author: Rafael Pires

Curious tech guy exploring the entrepreneurship world, with a passion for design and photography! Co-founder of Startup X, a non-profit organization responsible for programs like Startup Pirates, Startup Pirates Enterprise and PortugalStartups.com. Enthusiastic about sharing ideas and experiences. Host at Porto Startup Coffee Meetup.

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Lisbon within the top 5 startup hubs in Europe

Rafael Pires

Jul 14, 2016

According to the 2016 Startup Heatmap Europe report, Lisbon is included in the top 5 startup hubs in Europe. The Startup Heatmap Europe, after a Europe-wide survey of startup...

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Events

Meet the 14 graduated startups from COHiTEC 2016

Rafael Pires

Jul 13, 2016

After 4 months of intensive work, the 14 science-based business projects that participated in COHiTEC 2016 were publicly presented today. This year, more than 90 participants...

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InovRetail just got invested by Sonae IM

Rafael Pires

Jul 12, 2016

Sonae IM, Sonae’s Corporate Venture Capital, has just announced the investment in InovRetail, becoming a reference shareholder in the technology startup. InovRetail’s core...

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Meet Parqly, the winner of Big Smart Cities

Rafael Pires

Jul 11, 2016

The Portuguese Parqly is the winner of the 4th edition of the Big Smart Cities competition promoted by Vodafone and Ericsson. Designed to solve parking problems in large urban...

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Agriculture

5 Agtech startups changing Agriculture as we know it

Rafael Pires

Jul 5, 2016

There's a new wave of young farmers revolutionising the agriculture industry. Today, more than half of the Portuguese farmers are more than 65 years old and only 70% had basic...

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Greedy Guns game (inspired by Metal Slug) just got funded on Kickstarter

Rafael Pires

Jun 29, 2016

Funding a game is always a though challenge. Indie games developers look for all the possibilities, from family, friends and fools, to business angels or VC's. In the last years...

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How two Dutch sisters boost maritime tourism in Portugal

Rafael Pires

Jun 19, 2016

Founded in February 2014, SeaBookings was born of a dream of two Dutch-born sisters to enhance maritime tourism in Portugal. Since then, many ocean-lovers have booked their boat...

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Doinn invested by Portugal Ventures

Rafael Pires

May 6, 2016

Doinn is the most recent Portuguese start-up invested by Portugal Ventures. Through the various editions of the Call For Entrepreneurship, Portugal Ventures has already invested...

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Gaming

Are you into game development? Meet Sceelix!

Rafael Pires

May 1, 2016

After 3 years in development Sceelix was finally launched. This piece of software allows you to create 3D scenes, and other content, more efficiently and with less hassle, using...

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Portugal is Fosun’s top European startup hub. Meet the Protechting winners

Rafael Pires

Apr 20, 2016

Remember the 20 teams joining the Protechting acceleration program? The program reached its end and the big winners are now known. Belgium-born Frederik Massie, 24, realized...

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