Top 85 Startups in Lisbon in 2024

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February 9, 2024

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Countless startups in the Lisbon are being launched every day.

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We just published this list of 85 well-known and fast-growing Lisbon companies that impressed investors.

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1,016 Unicorns

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1) Unbabel

Unbabel enables modern businesses to communicate in dozens of languages and to be understood by their customers.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2013
Founders: Bruno Prezado, Hugo Silva, João Graça, Sofia Pessanha, Vasco Pedro
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, B2B, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Translation Service
Number of employees: 101-250
Funding: $91,180,004
Funding rounds: 7
Number of investors: 37 (Salesforce Ventures, FundersClub, Wefunder, GV, Y Combinator)

You can find their website here.

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2) Balancer Labs

Balancer Labs is a price sensor, liquidity provider, and non-custodial portfolio manager.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2018
Founders: Fernando Martinelli
Industries: Financial Services
Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $32,250,000
Funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 12 (Blockchain Capital, LongHash Ventures, Alameda Research, Pantera Capital, Fenbushi Capital)

You can find their website here.

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3) Utrust

The simplest way to pay with crypto and accept it. The money of the future has arrived.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2017
Founders: Artur Goulão, Filipe Castro, Nuno Correia, Roberto Machado
Industries: Cryptocurrency, E-Commerce, FinTech, Mobile Payments, Payments
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $21,000,000
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 3 (Alchemist Accelerator, Andreas Schwartz, Henry Rouquairol)

You can find their website here.

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4) Virtuleap

Virtuleap uses virtual reality to improve brain health.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2018
Founders: Amir Bozorgzadeh, Hossein Jalali, Roland Dubois, Thomas Balouet
Industries: Apps, Big Data, Biometrics, Education, Edutainment, Fitness, Health Care, Home Health Care, Wellness
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $1,124,500
Funding rounds: 7
Number of investors: 9 (Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, StartUp Health, Boost VC, Hackquarters, Innovation Global Capital)

You can find their website here.

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5) Kitch

Providing restaurants with the ability to sell their dishes online on their own terms.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2019
Founders: Nuno Rodrigues, Rui Bento
Industries: Food Delivery
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: € 4,250,000
Funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 8 (Seedcamp, Atlantic Food Labs, Market One Capital, Mustard Seed MAZE, Keys Asset Management)

You can find their website here.

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6) Sensei

Sensei provides a scalable, seamless store-wide solution that enables future stores to be cashless and check-out free.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2017
Founders: Joana Rafael, Nuno Moutinho, Paulo Carreira, Vasco Portugal
Industries: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Retail, Retail Technology
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: € 6,100,000
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 10 (Techstars, Seaya Ventures, Sonae IM, LeadX Capital Partners, METRO Xcel)

You can find their website here.

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7) DocDigitizer

DocDigitizer is a Cognitive Data Capture SaaS with SLAs guaranteeing 100 percent accuracy, zero set-up, and full Pay-per-Use pricing.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2017
Founders: Gonçalo Caeiro, João Fernandes
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Document Management, FinTech, Machine Learning, SaaS, Software
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: € 390,000
Funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 1 (Joyn Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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8) Codacy

Codacy is an automated code review solution that helps developers minimize technical debt and save time during code reviews.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2012
Founders: Jaime Jorge, Joao Caxaria
Industries: B2B, Developer Tools, SaaS, Software
Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $14,400,000
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 8 (EQT Ventures, Seedcamp, Armilar Venture Partners, Join Capital, Faber)

You can find their website here.

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9) GoParity

Personal finance and investing tool that links individuals and businesses with nonprofits seeking financing for sustainable projects.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2017
Founders: Nuno Brito Jorge
Industries: CleanTech, Crowdfunding, FinTech, Sustainability
Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: € 900,000
Funding rounds: 5
Number of investors: 2 (Mustard Seed MAZE, Critical Software)

You can find their website here.

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10) CASAFARI

Casafari keeps track of the entire real estate market by combining and matching listings from various sources.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2017
Founders: Dmitry Moskalchuk, Mila Suharev, Nils Henning
Industries: Real Estate
Number of employees: 51-100
Funding: € 5,000,000
Funding rounds: 1
Number of investors: 14 (Lakestar, Bynd Venture Capital, Shilling, Jon Soberg, Alexis Bonte)

You can find their website here.

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11) BrainTrust

Braintrust is a business angels club based in Europe that focuses on early-stage firms.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $5,000,000

You can find their website here.

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12) Collab

Collab was built on a straightforward mission: to provide disruptive innovation to enterprise contact centers.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 101-250
Funding: $3,000,000

You can find their website here.

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13) Stratio Automotive

We're utilizing machine learning to automate anomaly and problem detection by combining automotive engineering and scientific research.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 51-100
Funding: $3,365,458

You can find their website here.

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14) Swogo

Swogo helps the world's most successful merchants enhance their margins by powering bundle recommendations.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $1,837,098

You can find their website here.

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15) Forall Phones

We're on a mission to make premium technology accessible to everyone while also inspiring them to live happier lives.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 51-100
Funding: $5,034,734

You can find their website here.

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16) EatTasty

EatTasty outsources the manufacturing of its daily lunch meals for hyperlocal delivery to underutilized kitchen space.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $2,370,357

You can find their website here.

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17) Probely

Probely is a web vulnerability scanning tool that is aimed at businesses that create online services.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $1,443,888

You can find their website here.

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18) Mapidea

Mapidea is a location intelligence software as a service (SaaS) for smart businesses (not GIS experts). There is no IT, no setup, and excellent analytics.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $552,162

You can find their website here.

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19) Zaask

Zaask is a revolutionary new method to find and employ local service workers.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $2,647,728

You can find their website here.

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20) GuestU

The GuestU Phone is the ideal smartphone for hotel visitors. A dream amenity that provides free wifi, concierge services, and controls smart devices for visitors.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $3,084,643

You can find their website here.

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21) Landing.jobs

We're a candidate-driven tech employment marketplace that connects the top tech talent with the best employers.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $3,066,950

You can find their website here.

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22) 20tree

20tree uses artificial intelligence (AI), satellite photography, and computing power to assist forest industry firms, NGOs, and governments in making better decisions.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $120,000

You can find their website here.

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23) Climber

For small hotel chains, Climber is a Revenue Management Software.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $541,928

You can find their website here.

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24) Glartek

An industrial IoT platform that grants superpowers through augmented reality, allowing you to save time and money in your business.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $3,447,295

You can find their website here.

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25) Muzzley

Muzzley is a complete SaaS and PaaS solution for consumer IoT, as well as a single intelligent entry point for connected devices.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $4,896,500

You can find their website here.

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26) Noesis

NOESIS is a Portuguese IT consulting firm that specializes in helping businesses improve their competitiveness.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $25,500,001

You can find their website here.

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27) GetSocial

GetSocial is a social analytics software that assists content providers in making more informed decisions about which stories to share on social media.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $848,938

You can find their website here.

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28) advertio

By building a performance advertising platform, Advertio hopes to set a new standard in digital advertising.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $725,000

You can find their website here.

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29) Cuckuu

Cuckuu is a free iOS and Android mobile app. Cuckuu is a new, innovative, social alarm clock that you may use every day!

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $1,164,771

You can find their website here.

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30) Mobiag

Mobiag creates and sells SaaS-based operations management software for carsharing firms.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $55,691

You can find their website here.

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31) HiJiffy

For the hospitality industry, there is a Messenger Concierge.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $349,597

You can find their website here.

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32) Vawlt Technologies

Vawlt is a dynamic storage platform that makes managing numerous clouds easier while also boosting data security.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $560,167

You can find their website here.

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33) Jungle

Jungle employs custom AI models to identify underperforming assets and predict when they will fail.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $125,000

You can find their website here.

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34) FarmCloud

Retrofit local offline livestock controls to the Internet of Things with a plug-and-play solution for any brand of climatic, feed, and weight computers.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $552,580

You can find their website here.

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35) Visor.ai

Visor.ai uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to help businesses automate interactions.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $127,169

You can find their website here.

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36) Codeplace

Codeplace teaches you web programming by guiding you through the creation of real software projects from start to finish.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $868,312

You can find their website here.

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37) UpHill

Healthcare teams receive clinical training and analysis.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $735,063

You can find their website here.

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38) Tap My Back

Managers can use Tap My Back to boost employee engagement, workplace performance, and team motivation by using employee recognition software.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $66,036

You can find their website here.

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39) AKTO

In Sport and eSport contexts, a technology-based e-learning platform with a gamification approach to teaching is available.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $341,054

You can find their website here.

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40) Charge2C-NewCap

C2C-NewCap intends to create high-efficiency energy solutions by developing next-generation devices for storing electrical energy.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $221,804

You can find their website here.

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41) Digital Works

Digital Works is a digital agency that works with over 100 brands all around the world.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $198,356

You can find their website here.

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42) GOVWISE

GOVWISE is a sales forecasting tool for businesses that sell to the government.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $137,396

You can find their website here.

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43) Meta Innovation Consulting Group

MetaICG assists companies in bringing technology goods and services to market swiftly, reliably, and affordably.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50
Funding: $89,363

You can find their website here.

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44) SKORR

SKORR is an app that allows you to manage your internet presence. It tracks, monitors, and enhances your internet visibility.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $1,000,000

You can find their website here.

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45) Heptasense

Security camera-based SaaS software for analyzing people's activity.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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46) THOUGHTS feels good

Smartphone application software, computer software, and media content production, as well as IT and design services are all available.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10
Funding: $74,926

You can find their website here.

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47) SPEAK

SPEAK is a crowdsourced language exchange that breaks down barriers, encourages multilingualism, and promotes equality amongst migrants, refugees, and locals.

You can find their website here.

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48) Secret City Trails

Secret City Trails is a gaming store where you can buy and sell city exploration games.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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49) FACEinHOLE

FaceinHOLE is a photo editing tool that allows users to upload images and apply them to a variety of backgrounds.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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50) Preze

Preze is the first 100% Portuguese Cannabis company to be granted a cultivation license.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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51) Content Ignition

We use content to engage consumers online and generate high-quality opt-in leads.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 51-100

You can find their website here.

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52) Logistema

Logistema is a supply chain management and logistics consultancy firm.

Details of the startup:

Funding: $54,620

You can find their website here.

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53) Doinn

Housekeeping services for short-term rental property managers

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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54) muse.ai

muse.ai is a global startup that is developing advanced artificial intelligence for interpreting video footage around the world.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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55) Biosurfit

Biosurfit creates ground-breaking technology that enable rapid, accurate, and cost-effective blood analysis at the point of care.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 51-100
Funding: $11,308,494

You can find their website here.

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56) Xpand IT

Xpand IT is an IT firm that emphasizes technical knowledge as a critical differentiator in the generation of business value.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 51-100

You can find their website here.

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57) GitScrum

GitScrum is a project management software designed for agile teams.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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58) InsurAds

The World's First Time and Attention Insurance and Time Monetization Platform for Publishers.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50

You can find their website here.

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59) Shiptimize

The Digital Delivery Management Solution streamlines the shipping process so that online retailers can focus on growing their companies.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50

You can find their website here.

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60) Build Up Labs

A startup studio that creates, builds, and grows multiple startups at the same time.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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61) Builtrix

Your go-to partner for bettering your building's water and energy management, operational efficiency, and financial health.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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62) BeON energy

BeON energy creates pluginverters and solar kits that allow a solar panel to be safely plugged into a wall outlet, effectively turning it into a home appliance.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50

You can find their website here.

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63) ComparaJa

In Portugal, there is a convenient, comprehensive, and informative financial product comparison tool.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 51-100

You can find their website here.

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64) Betarena

For the sports betting community, there is a social network and competition.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50

You can find their website here.

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65) Mobipium

Mobipium is a subscription-based mobile network.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 51-100

You can find their website here.

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66) Novabase Business Solutions

Novabase was founded in 1989 as a Portuguese IT business services company.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 5001-10000

You can find their website here.

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67) Eventfuel

Corporate event planners may use the Eventfuel platform to quickly create events and report on them with a single click.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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68) SNOWPASS

The TripAdvisor of Ski Resorts

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 11-50

You can find their website here.

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69) FARMCONTROL

FarmControl allows any agricultural operation to track and measure all environmental and operational variables.

You can find their website here.

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70) Closer

Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, and Business Intelligence are all areas of concentration for this Data Science firm.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 101-250

You can find their website here.

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71) Papersoft

Process dematerialization that is focused on the business rather than the technology.

You can find their website here.

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72) ripatrip

Platform for adventure trip search and discovery.

Details of the startup:

Number of employees: 1-10

You can find their website here.

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73) EYESO

EYESO is developing cutting-edge tools based on blockchain technology to assist creatives in connecting with their audiences and being compensated for their efforts.

Details of the startup: