Featured Talkdesk to launch innovation lab in Coimbra Tim Hinchliffe Dec 17, 2018 Portuguese unicorn Talkdesk, a leading developer of cloud-based software for contact centers, announces the launch of an innovation lab in Coimbra. (more…)... continue reading
Featured EcoXperience receives €700K to develop eco-friendly detergent Valentina Cullmann Jul 24, 2018 EcoXperience, a startup born at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) focusing on eco-friendly detergents, receives €700,000 under... continue reading
Events ineo Start Demo Day: 11 fresh startups presenting at Portugal’s longest-running accelerator Tim Hinchliffe May 16, 2018 Portugal's longest-running accelerator, ineo Start, is closing it's ninth edition with a Demo Day on May 17 where 11 new startups will be showcased. (more…)... continue reading
Aerospace ActInSpace global space competition for startups to blast-off in Coimbra Tim Hinchliffe May 3, 2018 Instituto Pedro Nunes is organizing the biggest global space competition for startups, ActInSpace, for the Portuguese edition in Coimbra on May 25. (more…)... continue reading
Events JNation: Coimbra to host Google, Amazon, Oracle at 1st Java conference in Portugal Tim Hinchliffe Mar 14, 2018 Portugal's first Java conference, JNation, will take place June 19 in Coimbra with speakers from Google, Amazon, and Oracle. (more…)... continue reading
Aerospace European Space Agency holds open call for startups to join incubator in Portugal Tim Hinchliffe Feb 8, 2018 The European Space Agency (ESA) Business Incubation Centre (BIC) in Portugal is looking for startups working on projects or innovations for space technology and the non-space tech... continue reading
Education University of Coimbra launches Spain’s 1st Explorer program in Portugal for aspiring entrepreneurs Tim Hinchliffe Jan 30, 2018 The University of Coimbra is the first establishment in Portugal to welcome and launch Explorer, a program developed in Spain for the promotion of talent and the entrepreneurial... continue reading
Aerospace Coimbra drone startup Twevo to receive funding from Horizon 2020, European Commission Tim Hinchliffe Dec 19, 2017 Coimbra-based drone startup Twevo is one of just 10 Portuguese companies that will receive funding from the European Commission's Horizon 2020 program. (more…)... continue reading
Exits Dognaedis acquired by Prosegur Luana Norões Mar 23, 2016 Created by a team of researchers from the University of Coimbra, the Portuguese information security company Dognaedis has now global relevance by joining one of the top security... continue reading
Bioeconomy ineo Start demo day presents 14 new startups Luana Norões Mar 19, 2016 After 80 hours of co-creation through workshops, mentoring and networking between young and experienced entrepreneurs, investors and trainers, ineo Start 2016 presented on march... continue reading
Oct 23, 2023 “ESG has gone from a marketing gimmick to now being an essential component of corporate strategy” – Eelco van der Enden at Horasis Global Meeting
