As the year of 2019 could not foresee what 2020 would bring, also every single industry could not predict the impacts of a pandemic in its trends. The energy sector is no exception, with different variations in the electricity demands, according to its source. As...
The Web Summit, and with it an exciting week, is about to take Lisbon by storm. The entire city is preparing to welcome 60,000+ attendees and 1,000+ speakers from 160+ countries. In addition to the tech conference, there are countless satellite events, such as...
Back in 2015, Paddy Cosgrave explained the reasons for Web Summit moving to Lisbon. He said it’s "for academics to figure out why in certain cities at a certain moment there's just a great community spirit and real optimism about a better tomorrow", adding "I saw it...
Credibom is reaching a new milestone in its innovation efforts. They are opening their doors to collaborate with startups through “Start & Pulse” - an international CA Consumer Finance Group initiative. Credibom is part of the Crédit Agricole Group, which has more...
Every day we are in contact with awesome startups and incredible founders and we always love to share what they are doing with others. In this case, we asked our very own Pedro Falcão, Managing Partner of LC Ventures, to share 7 startups any investor should keep an...
Mind the Bridge and Beta-i, under the Startup Europe Partnership (SEP) initiative, have recently presented the “SEP Monitor Report”, a report that looks at the Portuguese startup ecosystem in depth. “Portugal Rising” was the title of the last SEP Monitor, presented at...
Startup culture has its own language. Many of the terms tossed around sounds like something out of a Sci-Fi movie, or an episode of ‘The Big Bang Theory’, at the very least... In fact, hearing the language of startups is a lot like watching a foreigner that kind of...
Yes, Porto Business School, Beta-i, Bright Pixel and Lionesa all teamed up to launch REACTOR, an ambitious project that aims to support innovation and entrepreneurship in Oporto. First presented at this year’s “Pixels Camp”, on the 28th of September, REACTOR intends...
In 1964 someone said there would be no market for television. “Television won't be able to hold onto any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night." This was no other than… Daryl Zanuck, the...
In the Fintech world, Portugal is recognized for having one of the most advanced payments systems. This is a result of 30 years of open collaboration between the country's key financial players, through the creation of SIBS - the Portuguese driver of Fintech...
The Web Summit is around the corner. You can feel it in the air and there’s is a frenzy of activity similar to what we experienced last year. This time, everyone knows what to expect. But is everyone really ready for it? For us, the main value of the Web Summit, or...
Frank Borman, a retired NASA astronaut, once said: ‘exploration is really the essence of the human spirit’. Now, you don’t have to go all the way to space for exploration. There are plenty of wild and unexpected adventures made possible by a short flight. It seems...
The second edition of Protechting recently came to an end, with three winners selected for the Roadshow to China. We asked one of the founders of the three startups to report back to us on their experiences in China. Gonçalo Consiglieri is one of the founders of...