This is an article by Mariana Santos Silva, Head of Talent at Beta-i. It was originally published in the digital newspaper Eco. Most of our struggles in different relationships come from a place of bad or incomplete communication: parents and their children with...
The Demo Day for the third edition of Smart Open Lisboa (SOL), an open-innovation program connecting some of the most relevant players in the residential and commercial real estate sector with startups to implement innovative solutions in the city of Lisbon, is fast...
One of the characteristics that make Free Electrons a huge opportunity for startups is that it is truly global: the startups joining the program will get a chance to work with 10 global utilities, with experience and big markets under their belt. Let’s get to...
Starting next Monday, June 21st, 21 startups will be joining us at Beta-i for the Bluetech Bootcamp. The Bootcamp is an amazing opportunity to spend a week liaising with the program partners - getting to know them and their business, find common values, explore...
Several Portuguese startups and Beta-i open-innovation alumni were highlighted in the event. The EntrepreneurXXI Awards are an initiative that seeks to identify, recognize and accompany young companies with greater growth potential. At this year's event, the spotlight...
Lisbon Challenge, Beta-i’s acceleration program, had its Demo Day on the last day of Lisbon Investment Summit, on June 7th. The Challenge Lisbon Challenge is an intense 10 week program (see exactly how intense here), designed to question the founders’ assumptions,...
Elecctro was part of the second edition of SIBS Payforward, the first fintech accelerator in Portugal. Created in 2014, the portuguese startup is disrupting the vending machine market, by integrating software and electronics, to allow vending machines to communicate...
One of our favorite things at Lisbon Investment Summit is our #LIS Pitch Competition in which 12 up-and-coming startups pitch on stage to a crowd of top-tier international investors. This year's award, sponsored by GROW, went to Musiversal - a platform that helps...
Bluetech Accelerator – Ports and Shipping 4.0 will have its Bootcamp phase between 24th-28th June. Bluetech is an ambitious and innovative program looking to create a new batch of ocean startups and attracted startups from all over the world. The Bootcamp The top...
This is it! We wrapped up this year's edition of Lisbon Investment Summit, and we couldn't be prouder of it. It was an action-packed event where we gathered over 1500 attendees for 2 days of knowledge sharing, provocative discussions and hundreds of one-on-one...
"There is no school for investors - the only way to learn it is usually by doing it". It was with this in mind that Beta-i partnered up with IE Business School to create Investors' Academy. The Investors' Academy is an immersive program on smart startup investment. In...
Growth Bootcamp is a three-day event, happening on 3-5th of June, to help accelerate the growth of promising startups, by putting them together with partners enabling the environment for startups to succeed. In this invite-only event, startups between Seed and Series...
After pursuing her education in both Portugal and the U.S., Catarina became a legal advisor for social causes. She recently joined the startup world by becoming General Counsel at SWORD Health - a startup shaping the future of physical therapy, that recently raised a...