Well yes, we do have some exciting news to share. We’re launching our new brand and everything that comes along in these key moments. We’re really happy with the final result - something that was already happening when the entire planet turned upside down with the...
Alright, we all know how difficult it is to get into a top accelerator. You apply with your startup, you wait for the reply and then when the time comes, it’s either the cheer look on your face or the disappointment settling in. And filling in the application plays a...
For those who have been to our offices in Lisbon, you probably know that you see new people every day. People come and go and it never gets boring. And, well, working remotely in Lisbon, is becoming a trend. Great weather, great quality of life, international...
Another Tourism Day has come to an end and all I feel like is traveling (and getting lost again). But maybe this time, I'll start in the beautiful Parques of Sintra and while I try to figure out my way back home I'll just end up in Sagres at the Martinhal Family...
Last Friday and Saturday we had the Smart Open Lisboa Hackathon at Fundação das Comunicações, where in just 2 days the startups had to build a product using the open data the partners provided. We literally felt that history was being made... this is the first open...
This is a guest blogpost by Eurosender's COO, Silvana Rodríguez. They pitched at Lisbon Investment Summit 2016 and now Silvana shares some of the best practices from their experience at Eurosender. Last 7 th and 8 th of June, Eurosender had the pleasure to attend the...
Rui Brás Fernandes, CTO at Cisco Portugal, writes about how all the startups and developers can make the most of Cisco's tools and resources to foster innovation and bring new solutions to the table. As one of the founding partners of the Smart Open Lisboa these...
Ever wondered about one of the above situations or had any similar thoughts on daily city challenges and came out with a solution for that (even if it vanished secs after the light lit)? Well, it’s time to look for that apparently non-sense or too ambitious thought and make it happen as you may have more people supporting you than you think..
At this point, you have probably heard about the new startup program in town, Smart Open Lisboa. It is the first smart cities and open data program in Lisbon and it promises to upgrade Lisbon's city life. However, what most people find it hard to understand is what is...
I know it’s been a long time since the Lisbon Investment Summit (well, it’s just been a couple of weeks but it looks like an eternity to me) and I can’t help but look back and wonder... I remember that right after I interviewed Eze Vidra, former General Partner at...
I’ve been working in marketing for a few years now. But, if there’s one thing I’ve learned during this time is that things are constantly changing. You wake up one day and Instagram changes its algorithm feed, you go to bed and suddenly realise that your email...
Beta-i, together with 4 other Portuguese startups, was nominated for best European accelerator at The Europas, the European awards which highlight the best startups in Europe, in partnership with Techcrunch. We couldn’t have felt more proud for being part of this...
The Lisbon Investment Summit 2016 is getting closer and to tell you the truth, with so much that’s going on, so many awesome speakers who are coming to Lisbon, I can’t really tell who from our team invited Sumon Sadhu, top investor and founder of Muse.ai, to speak at...