1) Startup Lisboa
Startup Lisboa is an incubator that gives entrepreneurs a place to work, guidance, strategic partnerships, perks, access to funding, and more.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisboa
- Started in: 2011
- Industries: Sportech, Technology, Impact, Tourism, Mobility
- Number of investments: 51
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
2) Centro de Incubação de Évora
The goal of the Centro de Incubaco de Évora is to speed up the growth of business initiatives in the region.
Details of the startup:
- City: Évora
- Started in: 2011
- Industries: Information Services, Information Technology, Mobile Apps, Social Media, Software
- Number of investments: 41
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
3) Startup Braga
Startup Braga is a leading innovation hub that works with Microsoft to help high-potential entrepreneurial projects for international markets get off the ground and grow.
Details of the startup:
- City: Braga
- Started in: 2014
- Industries: Biotech, Digital Economy, Nanotech, Sustainability, HealthTech
- Number of investments: 41
You can find their website here.
4) Build Up Labs
Build Up Labs is a startup studio that uses a lean process to come up with ideas, build, and grow multiple startups at the same time.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Rui Gouveia
- Industries: AI, Software
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
5) Edpstarter
EDP Starter is an incubation idea for energy entrepreneurs that allows them to enter EDP's innovation ecosystem.
Details of the startup:
- City: Sacavém
- Industries: Clean Energy, Smart Grid, Smart Mobility, Smart Buidlings, Energy Storage, Flexibility
- Number of investments: 02
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 2
You can find their website here.
6) Building Global Innovators
Building Global Innovators is giving entrepreneurs around the world the tools they need to lead the way toward a healthy future.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Gonçalo Amorim
- Industries: DeepTech
- Number of investments: 01
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 43
You can find their website here.
7) Fábrica de Startups
Fábrica de Startups helps entrepreneurs find business ideas, build teams, create a business plan, and find customers.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Started in: 2011
- Industries: Public Sector, Energy, Sustainability, Tourism, Retail, Education, Banking, Healthcare, Mobility, Telecommunications
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
8) Startup Lighthouse
Startup Lighthouse is dedicated to building connections between entrepreneurs in and outside of Europe.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Started in: 2018
- Industries: FinTech
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
9) SOUL FI
SOUL-FI Accelerator seeks to develop web-based solutions for the better urban living among European citizens.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Industries: Energy, Environment, Mobility, Quality Of Life, Resources, Tourism
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
10) MAZE
MAZE is a company started by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 2013 that invests in startups that want to make a difference.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisboa
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Antonio Miguel, Luís Fonseca
- Industries: Social Impact
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
11) Grow
Grow makes partnerships between startups and our companies that benefit both sides.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisboa
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
12) Lisbon Challenge
The ambitious Lisbon Challenge is a 4-month acceleration program for startups that are ready to grow or are in the growth phase.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Started in: 2013
- Industries: AI, Big Data, Cloud, FinTech, Cyber Security
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 10
You can find their website here.
13) The Journey
The Journey is a 5-month program for new businesses in the travel and tourism sector.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Industries: Tourism
You can find their website here.
14) Startup Leiria
Startup Leiria is a network for technological innovation that has a number of services and projects to help with all kinds of new ideas.
Details of the startup:
- City: Leiria
- Started in: 2018
- Industries: Industry 4.0, Technology
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 14
You can find their website here.
15) Beta-Start
Beta Start is one of the programs that helped build Lisbon's startup ecosystem. It is looking for entrepreneurs who want to join a 4-month journey to shape their startup.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
16) UPTEC
UPTEC helps businesses in the arts, sciences, and technologies start up and grow by sharing knowledge between universities and the market.
Details of the startup:
- City: Porto
- Started in: 2007
- Industries: Energy, Health, Food, Biotech, Information Technology, Architecture
You can find their website here.
17) Protechting
Protechting is a program that helps fund and develop technological projects that will help protect people in new ways.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Industries: HealthTech, InsurTech
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
18) Startup LAB
Startup LAB is the first startup accelerator that was created and is run by a Portuguese law firm and its specialised partners. Its goal is to help companies develop products and solutions.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Industries: Technology, Software
You can find their website here.
19) Blue Bio Value
Blue Bio Value is an accelerator for marine biobased solutions that can be used in different industries around the world.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paço De Arcos
- Industries: Biotech
You can find their website here.
20) SURFnCODE
SURFnCODE is a company that puts together products and businesses. They work with handpicked founders of early-stage companies whose goals are to make new products and grow teams into businesses that stand on their own.
Details of the startup:
- City: Porto
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Shadi Mahassel
- Industries: Software, AI
You can find their website here.
21) Discoveries
Discoveries is a five-week intensive program that helps turn new ideas into successful businesses. It does this through a series of bootcamps where entrepreneurs define, test, and build their business models using the Lean Startup method.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisboa
- Industries: Big Data, Productivity, Mobility, Hospitality, Entertainment, Ecommerce, Crowdsourcing, SaaS, Marketplaces, AR
You can find their website here.
22) From Start-to-Table
A Startup Lisboa program to help restaurants at the intersection of customer experience and technology grow faster.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Started in: 2018
- Industries: Food, Beverage, Restaurant Technology
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 9
You can find their website here.
23) Incubadora Criativa do Alto Minho
The goal of Incubadora Criativa do Alto Minho is to encourage education and business in the arts, creativity, and technology.
Details of the startup:
- City: Viana Do Castelo
- Started in: 2007
- Founders: Paulo Caldeira
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.
24) Creative Startups LABS: Azores
Creative Startups is the best program for creative founders to speed up their businesses.
Details of the startup:
- City: Angra Do Heroísmo
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 10
You can find their website here.
25) Born from Knowledge
The goal of BFK is to make sure that scientific and technological knowledge is valued in Portugal's startup ecosystem.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lisbon
- Industries: Life Science, Technology
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 26
You can find their website here.