The digital open innovation program by Sociedade Ponto Verde to innovate packaging waste has already kicked-off. Re_source’s bootcamp is happening on June 28, 29 and 30 and on July 7, 8 and 9. This journey of innovation will be fully digital, where the selected...
The morning dawned rainy in Lisbon - the kind that makes you wanna stay on the sofa all morning, but for our Lisbon Challenge teams that was not an option - they just got to the busiest part of the challenge. Lisbon Challenge wraps up today its Product Phase. After...
It’s been a nice week of news for Beta-i ecosystem. After Beta-i was honored as one of the best financial innovation labs in the world, in the Innovators 2019, several Beta-i alumni take the spotlight as they are in the Top 100 Energy Startups of 2019 by Startup...
Google will be joining forces with Beta-i at Lisbon Investment Summit, where it will be the host of the Google Workshop Stage - dedicated to founders’ talks, workshops and hands-on sessions on specific technologies. We spoke with Nuno Pimenta, Industry Head Travel,...
We’re happy to share that Beta-i has been named one of the 25 Best Financial Innovation Labs, as part of The Innovators 2019, an annual initiative by Global Finance magazine. As an ecosystem builder in Lisbon, we’re are proud of the achievement. In the words of Pedro...
The third edition of SIBS Payforward is on! The Bootcamp phase will occur from 13th to 16th of May in both Beta-i and SIBS headquarters. Paying it forward 35 years ago SIBS started the startup way to turn into one of the World’s top Fintech innovators - SIBS has been...
Meet CLP & DEWA 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....
The third edition of Smart Open Lisboa (SOL), an open-innovation programme 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 currently in its...
Bluetech Accelerator - Ports and Shipping 4.0 has closed its applications. An ambitious and innovative program looking to create a new batch of ocean startups, Bluetech attracted startups from all over the world. The program received a total of 87 applications, from...
Marvin Liao worked at Yahoo! for 10 years and has been investing for 5 years in one of the top Silicon Valley VCs, 500 Startups. With Observador he talked about unicorns, Trump and the Portuguese. He was an executive at Yahoo! for more than 10 years and he’s a partner...
There has been a constant rise in demand for UX designers, but what really is UX design? And how can it help startups move their business forward? What is UX? UX stands for user experience, which refers to a person's emotions and attitudes about using a particular...
The 11th edition of Lisbon Challenge is advancing at full steam! The teams are in their third week of the program, and well into the validation phase. We’ve mentioned how intensive the program is, but do you want to know how much? Let’s go over the program overview! A...
Startups can sound like american college fraternities The startupian language is not an american college fraternity glossary but… you can definitely find your favorite greek letters there as Alphas and Betas are here to stay. If a startup is on Alpha stage, it is on...