Launching MIES – Social Entrepreneurship turned into a map Daniela Monteiro Jan 22, 2015 After 3 years of field research, the Social Entrepreneurship Institute (IES), together with IPAV, launched MIES, the “Map of Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in... continue reading
Events The Portuguese Ecosystem will be part of the SXSW program Rafael Pires Jan 21, 2015 It was with some surprise, but definitely with a lot of satisfaction that I realised the Portuguese Startup Scene would be part of this year's SXSW, the world's largest event of... continue reading
Events Applications for Lisbon Challenge open until 31st January. Don’t miss it! Inês Silva Jan 15, 2015 The guys at Beta-i know how to keep themselves busy. Between the Lisbon Challenge, the Lisbon Investment Summit and Beta-Start I can imagine they don't have a lot of free time.... continue reading
Events Lisbon chosen to receive the Thought For Food Summit in 2015 Inês Silva Jan 14, 2015 Happening for the first time in Portugal on February 13 and 14, the Thought For Food (TFF) Global Summit is bringing together 400 students, experts and thought leaders from around... continue reading
Featured Technology from Braga is making a dent in the digital currency market Rafael Pires Jan 11, 2015 A young company from Braga, called Seegno, is developing a solution for a North-American customer that is shaking the online payments industry. It all started with Halsey Minor,... continue reading
Awards 3 Portuguese within the 30 UNDER 30 by Forbes Rafael Pires Jan 6, 2015 We are already used to the “30 Under 30” list published by the well known Forbes. This year was no exception, and yesterday they presented once again the greatest gathering... continue reading
Featured First seeds on Mars will be Portuguese Daniela Monteiro Jan 5, 2015 It’s official: the first seeds on Mars will be Portuguese. The winner of Mars One University Competition is Seed, a project developed by four Bioengineering students from the... continue reading
Awards Portuguese Science Incubator awarded as one of the best in the world Ana Almeida Dec 12, 2014 The University of Aveiro Business Incubator (IEUA) won yesterday the “Best Science Based Incubator” award in the “Return on Investment” category, and reached the second... continue reading
Funding Shark Tank Portugal has already received 850 applications Rafael Pires Dec 11, 2014 As announced here in October, the Emmy-winning TV Show Shark Tank is coming to Portugal, so far no surprise. What's impressive is the number of applications the program already... continue reading
Featured Veniam raises $4.9 Million from True Ventures and others Ana Almeida Dec 2, 2014 Veniam, a Portuguese startup that delivers advanced networking technology that connects infrastructure, people and moving things to each other and to the Internet has raised $4.9M... continue reading
Oct 14, 2025 Why Portugal is poised for a solar revolution: An interview with Daniel Domingues, CEO of Planno