Digital transformation still has a long way to go before becoming ubiquitous in society and companies. The belief that all the market is fully on digital mode, is actually a myth. B2B relations might consider more environmental, social issues in their procurement and...
The healthcare industry is in dire need of disruption. The healthcare industry is facing increasing pressure for change due to external forces such as an ageing population, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and rising numbers of unsatisfied consumers who are...
At Beta-i we see entrepreneurs come and go, every day. However, there is one question we get very often: Which industries will disrupt the future? This question is not that difficult to answer. Just like Steve Case’s new book, The Third Wave, puts it, we’re about to...
Last year, during the Lisbon Investment Summit, I met with Sumon Sadhu, the scientist who became a known investor and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, and he changed completely the way I see startups and innovation. He told me in an interview that he only believed in...
A week and a half ago I got a message on Slack from Ricardo Marvão, founder of Beta-i and Head of Global Resources, asking me if I wanted to interview Tendayi Viki, our invited speaker for the Future Is Innovation, and the Lisbon Investment Summit. I said yes, of...
Last year at the Lisbon Investment Summit there was one story that got quite famous within the Beta-i team. I mean, for all this time that we’ve been organizing the Lisbon Investment Summit, we’ve been saying that our main goal is to bring entrepreneurs, investors,...
A couple of weeks ago we started evaluating all the applications we had for SIBSPayForward, the first fintech accelerator in Portugal that we’re organizing in partnership with SIBS, one of Europe’s leading fintech companies. We had more than 100 applications, from 31...
10 years ago Prio was starting off as a startup. Today, it has grown into one of the most relevant players in the energy sector, providing energy all across Portugal. However, just like Prio has empowered people's lives through fuel, gas, and electric power, over the...
Hi, I’m Mafalda and I’m the Program Manager of Protechting. I’m here to talk to you about the second edition of Protechting, but first I want to tell you something. I’m new to this startup world, but what I’m not new to, is being new to a new world! Having done a...
Have you ever tried to communicate with someone that speaks another language? Then you might be familiar with the confusion and frustration that cultivates from the absence of a common ground. Although investors do not speak a different language per se, they...
The second edition of Smart Open Lisboa is about to take off. We want to build the city of the future. Ambitious? Well, yes. But, the thing is, we have the perfect location, the right partners, and great talent. So, instead of building products that we don’t need,...
Over the last few months, we got the chance to slow down a little bit and take the time to think about the value of our events. 2016 was an exciting year for us, and especially for Lisbon. We met a lot of new people, from all over the world, including some really...
We have some news for you. Those kind of news that make you jump of your seat. Beta-i and Tetuan Valley have joined forces in order to become the major reference in the Iberian Peninsula for innovation and entrepreneurship. Together, Beta-i and Tetuan Valley have...