Alisson Avila * Portugal takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union next January with several challenges and opportunities, capable of making this six-month term a memorable season. Especially when it comes to common market’s digital...
On the night of April 7, 1775, Paul Revere, an American serial industrialist and professed patriot, got on his horse and rode the famous “Midnight Ride” to warn the Massachusetts Congress that the British were planning an attack on a site full of Patriot military...
Throughout history, our ancestors have had the urge to discover new and better places. The curiosity to explore has remained, and it seems to be getting stronger and stronger. I was bit by the travel bug at a young age, and have continued to explore the far-flung...
The Lisbon Challenge has just concluded the first stage of the program, the dreaded Bootcamp. After a careful selection process, we finally made the difficult decision of selecting 9 startups to join our accelerator and to receive initial investment. Meet the 9...
Hosting early-stage startups in such demanding week brought to us several learnings. One of the things we noticed was that several of them didn’t yet have a clearly defined competitive advantage, which wasn’t challenging them enough to think about how powerful their...
During the last year, we've had heaps of exciting programs aimed at bringing startups and corporates together. These programs are vastly different, operating in different industries, with different companies and a variety of startups. What they have in common, is a...
ProTechting is based on an incremental model of collaboration between startups and corporates. A startup program designed specifically for Fosun, Fidelidade and Luz Saúde, already running for two editions with a third one coming up. The start of something new! The...
We all know Lisbon is very much on the news. All the major media outlets, from the New York Times, to CNN or BBC, are hailing the Portuguese capital as THE place to visit, and one of the coolest (and at the same time hottest) cities in Europe. A-Listers like Eric...
For the past few years, we’ve seen some of the most disruptive startups shape entire industries with their innovative technologies and business models. You find companies like Uber, Airbnb or Tesla, that took entire markets by the storm to quickly implement their...
At Beta-i, we are surrounded by awesome startups and incredible founders, day in and day out. Change is a constant in the daily life of an entrepreneur, which is why we want to update you on some of the startups at our Hub. Petable The founders of Petable made their...
Novartis is a perfect example of a big corporation embracing collaboration, instead of fighting the startups trying to disrupt their market. To do so, Novartis is partnering with Beta-i and Deloitte Digital. Together, we have created techcare, an accelerator looking...
One of the biggest challenges facing startups is to develop a feasible, sustainable, and desirable solution, before exhausting their (meager) resources. This is a race against time. The race towards sustainability or eventual investment. It is an even greater...
All entrepreneurs should have a daily dose of inspiration and passion in their life. These moments are necessary since they are what keeps us going when we’re going through the hard times of building a business. Movies are great sources of inspiration and the stories...