Portugal startup ecosystem
Portugal — especially Lisbon — has quickly become one of Europe's most popular startup destinations. Affordable living, a welcoming visa regime for tech workers, and marquee events like Web Summit have attracted international founders. Strengths include SaaS, travel tech, and sustainability, with growing VC activity and government-backed startup incentives. The directory currently lists 91 organisations across 9 cities.
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Invisible Collector
AI-powered debt-collection SaaS that automates accounts-receivable management, using machine learning to optimise the timing, tone and channel of debtor outreach for faster recovery.
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JNation 2026
Coimbra's flagship developer conference: technical sessions plus a hands-on workshop day across Java, JavaScript and TypeScript, cloud, AI and ML, security, and architecture. For technical founders and engineers who want practical depth and to connect with Portugal's developer community beyond the Lisbon–Porto axis.
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João Paulo Miranda
Executive Vice-President of Portugal Ventures, helping lead the state-backed venture firm's investment activity across digital, industrial, healthcare and tourism technology companies in Portugal.
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Jscrambler
Client-side security platform that protects JavaScript and web pages from tampering, supply-chain attacks and data leaks, with PCI DSS and GDPR compliance tooling. Trusted by Fortune 500 firms.
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KCD Porto 2026
Billed as the biggest Kubernetes and cloud-native event ever held in Portugal — two days of keynotes, technical talks, and a sponsor expo at SuperBock Arena, run together with DevOps Days Portugal. For infrastructure-heavy startups and platform or DevOps engineers wanting deep cloud-native content and hiring reach in northern Portugal.
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Kencko
Kencko is a Portuguese-founded direct-to-consumer brand selling instant fruit-and-vegetable smoothie mixes designed to be ready in 30 seconds without shopping, chopping or cleanup. The company cites Harvard-linked nutrition research behind its products and reports more than a million members and tens of thousands of customer reviews.
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LINC - Centro de Incubacao de Evora
Part of ANJE, LINC Evora (est. 2011) incubates tech startups in the Alentejo region with office space and a collaborative community. Focus on software, mobile apps, and social media; reports 69 investments and 6 exits. Scope: Regional (Alentejo).
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Lisbon AI 2026
A builder-focused AI conference at the Champalimaud Centre, capped at around 400 engineers and researchers actively shipping models in production. For technical AI founders and ML engineers who want substance over marketing, with direct access to top labs and founding teams.
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Lisbon AI Summit 2026
A one-day enterprise-AI gathering at the Lisbon Congress Centre with 30+ keynotes and workshops across three stages. Aimed at senior tech executives, founders, and policymakers — strong for AI startups seeking enterprise buyers, real implementation case studies, and curated networking.
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Lisbon Investment Summit 2026
A curated investor-founder matchmaking event in Lisbon connecting 200+ VCs and angels with 100+ pre-screened startups. Structured around 1:1 meetings and themed roundtables on fintech, healthtech, and climate tech. Backed by Beta-i and Portugal's startup visa ecosystem. Tickets from EUR 300 for startups.
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Lisbon Startup Xmas Meetup 2026
Year-end informal meetup organized by Startup Lisboa for the Portuguese founder community. One evening of mulled wine, 3-4 short founder fireside chats, and open networking at Startup Lisboa's Lisbon office. 200+ attendees. Free with RSVP.
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Lisbon Sustainability Week 2026
Catolica-Lisbon's annual sustainability convening at Beato Innovation District & Santander Center. ~700 attendees across keynotes, academic sessions & workshops on sustainable finance, policy and business under the theme 'Building Sustainability Together'.
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Lisbon Tech Job Fair 2026
One-day hiring event in Lisbon connecting 2,000+ developers and product professionals with 50+ companies recruiting in Portugal, including major European scale-ups and locally established tech employers. Free for candidates. Useful for startups looking to hire in the Portuguese market and for understanding local salary benchmarks and talent supply.
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Luís Castro Henriques
General Partner at EDP Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Portuguese energy group EDP. He leads investments in renewable energy, grid, storage and energy-transition technologies, aligning startup innovation with EDP's decarbonisation strategy.
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Lyzer
Lyzer is a Logistics-as-a-Service platform for retail and e-commerce operations, covering order management, warehouse picking optimization, and last-mile orchestration. In July 2025, the company announced a EUR 10M Series B and reported over EUR 160M in GMV plus more than 500,000 fulfilled orders across the Iberian peninsula.
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Marco Neves
President and CEO of Portugal Ventures for the 2025–2027 term, leading Portugal's state-backed early-stage venture firm within the Banco Português de Fomento group. He oversees the firm's pre-seed to Series A investments across technology, health and tourism startups nationwide.
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Maze Impact
Founded 2018 with backing from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Runs the Maze X 3-month accelerator for social impact startups, providing tailored mentoring, impact investor access, and a EUR 50K stipend. Notable alumni include Speak. Scope: International.
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Musiversal
Musiversal is a Portuguese-founded platform connecting musicians and producers with a curated roster of session musicians for remote recording across instruments including bass, guitar, drums, keys, sax, vocals, violin and more. Customers can book auditioned artists and collaborate on sessions in real time through a subscription-style membership model.
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NFC Summit 2026
A Web3 and creative-economy summit bundling eight sub-events — including the Non Fungible Conference, Stablecoin Day, an agents-vs-agents hackathon, and Longevity Day — at Lisbon's Unicorn Factory. Useful for web3, AI, and creative-tech founders wanting exposure to major brand sponsors and the crypto-creative crossover.
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NFC Summit 2027
NFC Summit's next edition moves to a new venue, Unicorn Factory Lisbon, running 27-29 May 2027. The Web3 and creative-economy summit bundles multiple sub-events, useful for web3, AI, and creative-tech founders wanting exposure to major brand sponsors and the crypto-creative crossover.
