In this report produced by Beta-i both for the tech community and their policy-makers in Europe, we share analysis and recommendations on a crucial, yet unexplored, topic: the Digital Markets Act (DMA) systemic impact on European startups and scale-ups, with special...
Lisbon Investment Summit is knocking on our doorstep - in just a couple of days, we’ll gather the best innovators in the world for 2 days of knowledge sharing and discussion in an action-packed agenda. Here is all you can expect from our slightly unexpected event!...
Bluetech Accelerator had its Pitch Day selection during European Maritime Day, on the 16th and 17th of May. This is the phase where partners get together to evaluate and choose the startups moving to the bootcamp phase. To help them selected they watch a 3 minute...
We are one week away from Lisbon Investment Summit, the slightly unexpected startup conference that gathers the most daring innovators, corporate visionaries, and top-tier investors. We spoke with Daniela Seixas, CEO of TonicApp, and winner of last year’s competition,...
Free Electrons, the first global energy startup accelerator program, that connects the world’s most promising energy startups with leading utility companies had its first Module last week, from 21st - 24th of May, in Columbus, Ohio, the home of one of the utilities...
Taking the first steps in the entrepreneurial ecosystem can be daunting - the lingo, the fast pace, the new technologies. But worry not, we have a handy guide for any non-entrepreneur about what they need to know to navigate #LIS and what can they take advantage of....
Last Friday, at our weekly TGIF (you should come!), I spent some time talking with Lisbon Challenge teams. We exchanged some feedback about the program, and at a certain point one of the founders mentioned it to me: “I feel like you really care”. And I thought about...
UX Design is trending everywhere, and it’s no wonder - a comprehensive report on the impact of UX Design has shown that companies which invested the most, and who considered themselves to be fully user-centric, saw their sales increase by a staggering 75%....
The Portuguese startup and Lisbon Challenge alumnus, 360imprimir, just closed a round of $20.4M in investment. At Beta-i, we are proud to see their success, as they were one of the first startups that joined one of the earliest editions of our acceleration program -...
It was during SIBS Payforward Bootcamp, the fintech accelerator powered by SIBS and Beta-i, that ReThink met with Maria Antónia Saldanha, SIBS PAYFORWARD's Program Director and Head of Brand & Communication at SIBS, to speak about the fintech ecosystem and what...
As #LIS approaches, we're excited to see all the startups pitching in the competition. But we understand they might be very nervous (and excited) to be pitching in front of a crowd of potential clients and investors. So we rounded up a clipped list of tips from our...
As the Lisbon Investment Summit approaches, we spoke with Pedro Faclão, managing partner at LC Ventures about the needs for more pre-seed investment and what every startup should have at the ready when talking with an investor. Why was LC Ventures created and why is...
The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual two-day event during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss and forge joint action. It targets maritime professionals, entrepreneurs and ocean leaders. This year the event will take place on 16-17 May...