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Portuguese Priorities for its European Union Presidency

As of 1st of January, Portugal has taken over from Germany the European Union Council Presidency. During 6 months will be chairing the Council meetings and setting up priorities for the European Agenda.  These are unprecedented times but Portugal has set up an ambitious agenda:  the execution of the Vaccination Plan at European Level so…
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 

It has been an unprecedented and challenging year but, hopefully,  2021 looks like the starting of the end of the epidemic and the beginning of the economic recovery. Portugal will be assuming, for the fourth time, the Presidency of the European Union on 1st of January. A lot of opportunities will be available for entrepreneurs…
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Call to Scale Up a Tourism Startup in Europe

Portugal Ventures is focused on increasing the competitiveness of the country’s tourism offer and improving the tourist experience in Portugal, which is why it is  launching  the Tourism Call! The ticket is between 200,000 to 1 million euros for technological and non-technological projects as well.  All you need is a MVP and a project that…
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WebSummit 2020 in Numbers

This year, Web Summit had 104,328 people, from 168 countries, who have participated in talks, exchange ideas at roundtables and masterclasses, set up meetings and network with those in their industries and beyond. There was an immense diversity of industries – there isn’t any industry left that nowadays hasn’t been impacted or reshaped by tech.…
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Call Tourism

Have you got a MVP up and running and with a technology that it can be applied to the Tourism sector? Is a disruptive innovation that could boost the growth of your company?   Then you are a perfect fit to apply to this Portugal Venture´s Call. The purpose is to increase the competitiveness of the…
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CALL for “Disruptive Innovations”

Have you got an idea for a disruptive innovation that targets new markets and could boost the growth of your company ?  Are you looking for substantial funding to meet your European ambitions?  Then you are a perfect fit to apply to this Portugal 2020´s Innovation Call.  You will have access to a 50% non-refundable…
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6 startups pick Rio Maior in Portugal to start operations in Europe

Despite these unprecedented times there are still amazing opportunities available out there.  Either you are an early-stage or a cash-hungry startup, today we’re here to tell you not to give up. The great news is that there is always money for good projects.  After a fast kick-start, we had just gotten approval for more 6…
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EIC ACCELERATOR

Are you an innovative, high-flying small or medium-sized business with European and global ambitions?  Are you looking for substantial funding to support you in the last stages of development?  Then you are a perfect fit to apply to the EIC ACCELERATOR funding program which is due on October 7th. The EIC Accelerator pilot, part of…
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European Union recovery funds

As you may know, the 27 European Union governments have reached a breakthrough agreement designed to rescue European Union countries hit hard by this pandemic crisis, following marathon talks in Brussels. The funds will be distributed among the countries and sectors most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and will take the form of grants and…
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Webinar Series

As promised in our last POST,  The Venture Builder will start its FREE  Webinar Series on September 2! The webinar, part of our newly-born Softlanding Program “Portugal Growth”  which will take place every week in different languages (portuguese, spanish and english- just pick yours! ), aims to inform participants about the steps to create your…
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