Startup Events in Portugal

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Bring a real challenge from your company, leave with an AI solution you can put to work. This free two-day hackathon for certified Portuguese SMEs runs 26-27 October at Fórum Braga. Every team gets SpaceXAI mentors and a one-month Enterprise trial, and the top three win token credits. Teams of 1 to 5, in English.

Unicorn Factory Lisboa brings the ecosystem to Técnico Innovation Center for an afternoon of finalist pitches, a panel on European innovation and seven award categories, including Entrepreneur of the Year.

UPTEC opens its doors at Asprela to show what its community is building: startup pitches, an exhibition of startups from the cultural and creative industries, an optional guided tour, and a magusto to close the afternoon.

Unblock AI is a monthly meetup in Lisbon bringing together builders, leaders, and curious minds to share tools, ideas, and explore what AI can genuinely do. What to expect on the night: Practical, real-world AI use cases Honest takes on what works, what doesn't, and what's still figuring itself out Great conversations with people actually shipping things Good food, good drinks, good company Agenda 18:00 - Doors open & welcome 19:00 - 20:00 - Speakers sharing practical AI use cases 20:00 - 22:00 - Open floor: chit-chat, networking, and follow-up questions with free drinks and snacks The format is intentionally simple: an informal space to share, discuss, and learn from each other, no hype, no pressure. Each edition features 4 speakers for live demos and candid conversations about AI adoption, whether you're building it, deploying it, or just figuring out where to begin. Just curious people thinking out loud together. Come hungry, leave inspired. See you there!

🚀 O 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗔𝗡𝗝𝗘 é uma 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗡𝗝𝗘 que aproxima estudantes do ensino superior das empresas, que os motiva a desenvolver boas soluções e a encontrar respostas face aos desafios reais apresentados por 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮. 💡 Durante 10 horas de imersão, os estudantes são desafiados a trabalhar num 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹, incentivando-os a pensar de forma 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁é𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮, 𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮. Esta experiência única não só fortalece as suas competências, mas também a sua capacidade de 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗰̧𝗮̃𝗼, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗰̧𝗮̃𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗺 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗮 – os estudantes são colocados no papel de um 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗮. 🙌 A 7ª 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰̧𝗮̃𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗔𝗡𝗝𝗘 irá decorrer no dia 𝟮𝟵 𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗼, na 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮 𝗙á𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗱𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝗲𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗼𝘀. 🤝 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮 𝗮𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗰̧𝗮̃𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗵𝗼 é 𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽ó𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗔𝗡𝗝𝗘! 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺-𝘀𝗲 a 𝗻ó𝘀!

Join Drive TLV, Unicorn Factory Lisboa & Next Gear Ventures, for a special evening exploring the next frontier of AI: AI in the Physical World. As AI moves beyond screens and into the physical world, it's opening up new possibilities across robotics, mobility, manufacturing, and beyond. Bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and investors, we'll explore how AI is reshaping the way we move, build, and interact with the world around us - and what it takes to turn these technologies into real-world impact. Keynote: AI - Hype vs. Reality Tal Cohen, Founding Partner, Drive TLV & Managing Partner, Next Gear Ventures Panel: AI in the Physical World Grégoire Heugel, VP Innovation, Connected Solutions Business Line, Michelin Roi Kantor, CEO & Co-Founder, Whilx Technologies Filipe Martins, UB Robotics More details and speakers will be announced soon. We look forward to seeing you in Lisbon!

ETERNO OPEN LAB 31 October 2026 10:00–19:00 Eterno Gallery, Marvila, Lisbon Art, AI and technology, open to everyone. Participation is free. No previous knowledge required, just curiosity. ETERNO OPEN LAB is a one day programme bringing together artists, curators, collectors and curious audiences to explore how digital art, artificial intelligence and creative technology are changing the way art is made, experienced and collected. Through talks, a guided tour, a hands-on workshop, DJ and networking, the programme offers different entry points into digital art and AI. PROGRAMME 10:30 BUILDING A PRACTICE IN DIGITAL ART Talk with MAOTIK, Rudolfo Quintas and Camila Nogueira, moderated by Delfina Sena. Different approaches to technology, installation and digital media. 11:30 HOW TO LIVE WITH DIGITAL ART Guided tour with Delfina Sena. Discover works from different exhibitions presented at Eterno and explore how digital art can be experienced and displayed. 12:15 THE OTHER SIDE Keynote by Mike Brauner, Founder of The AI Art Magazine. AI-led curation and the question of who decides what art exists. 14:30 WHY COLLECT DIGITAL ART? Talk with John Karp, Pepe and Logic, moderated by Delfina Sena. First acquisitions, editions, displays, ownership and preservation. 16:00 CREATE YOUR FIRST AI ARTWORK Workshop with Fernando Magalhães aka MGXS. Experiment with image-generation tools and explore AI as part of a creative process. 17:30–19:00 DJ & NETWORKING Participation is free, but registration is required due to limited capacity.

A free hybrid programme for agrifood innovators at TRL 4-7 with a startup incorporated or on the way. Participants assess their market readiness, refine a validation roadmap with industry experts and work towards investment readiness.

On Saturday, 7 November, 8 startup teams will play in a 7-a-side football tournament. 2 ticket types: player tickets 15€, guest ticket 5€. --- On Saturday, 7 November, we're taking over the Atlético CP synthetic pitch for a 7-a-side football tournament for the startup community, for the second time! ⚽️ It's the weekend right before Web Summit, so it's a good excuse to get out of Slack, meet other founders and teams, and kick off the busiest week of the year with a few games under your belt. You sign up as a player, or as a team. If you already have six or more teammates, great, tell us with the name of your startup when you register and we'll keep you together. (You'll only be charged when your team is approved) If you're coming with one colleague or on your own, we'll put you in a mixed team with people from other startups. Honestly, that's half the fun! 🏃 Tickets are €15 per player to join the match. If you only come for the networking you can get the 5€ guest ticket. Spots are limited, so grab yours here on Luma.

Bringing together 200+ founders, investors, policymakers and ecosystem builders, this summit will be an afternoon of high-level debates, working sessions and a live pitch competition. Use the code SPTxSG50 for a 50% discount.

Ahead of Web Summit, the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) and the U.S. Embassy in Portugal are hosting a select group of founders for an exclusive breakfast roundtable. Step away from the noise for a focused conversation on scaling beyond Portugal, EU regulatory strategy, and international expansion. After the discussion, stick around for targeted networking with policy experts, investors, and fellow founders. Whether you’re eyeing EU expansion or planning to take your startup worldwide, this roundtable delivers actionable playbooks for market entry, cross-border trade, and securing growth capital. Please plan to arrive at 9.30 to get through security. Programming will begin at 10.00. About Developed: EU Developed: EU brings together founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders to discuss local startup realities and how EU-level decisions increasingly shape the way teams build, launch, and scale. The goal is simple: build a stronger cross-border community, discuss what’s working (and what isn’t) for tech innovators, and carry those insights and relationships from the Developed: EU Tour into broader conversations about digital policy and competitiveness in Brussels. About the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) ACT is a global membership organization representing technology startups, scaleups, and independent developers building across the digital economy. We work with governments around the world to advocate for policies that reward and inspire small, tech-driven innovation while providing resources to help you raise capital, scale globally, and create jobs.

You've tried the AI tools. The hard part is turning them into agents that do real work in your company, and knowing what that costs at scale. During Web Summit week, join us at Kube for a hands-on evening with Dust. No coding needed. What you'll build → An agent that turns an incoming email request into a ready-to-send document, following your template. → A customer 360 agent that combines qualitative and quantitative customer data into a live dashboard. You build each one step by step with our team at your side, then see a more advanced version running. What you'll see → A client case study delivered by Wesype, showcasing how costs were effectively managed while maintaining operational efficiency. Your hosts David Tieba, Head of Data Product and Dust Ambassador. Wesype is a consulting firm specializing in AI deployment, in partnership with Dust, with Florent, Senior Consultant, and Axel, Account Manager, leading the engagement. Programme 19:30 Doors open, networking and account setup 20:00 Hands-on: build your two agents 20:55 Case study: Dust at company scale 21:30 Networking and drinks Practical Kube, R. do Centro Cultural 27A, 1700-106 Lisboa Free Bring your laptop. We'll set up your Dust account together when you arrive, and you leave with your agents. Built for people driving AI in their company. No prior experience with agents needed.

Invite-only pitch competition for early-stage AI and DeepTech startups A Bay Area–caliber room in Lisbon during Web Summit. Every seat is hand-picked: standout pre-seed and seed AI founders, top-tier VCs, and frontier tech operators. APPLICATION FORM FOR STARTUPS TO PITCH ON STAGE: https://forms.gle/oULUuvfJBqHxwJkUA 🏆 Prizes Winner: access to the Atlassian for Startups package (subject to eligibility) All finalists: 90% off one year of HubSpot, plus access to HubSpot’s fundraising kit (subject to eligibility) JURY Anand Chandrasekaran — Managing Partner @ Celesta Capital Deep tech VC with $1.1B AUM and 100+ early-stage investments, specializing in semiconductors and AI infrastructure Ex-Partner at General Catalyst Experienced operator: co-founder of Crescendo AI, ex-Meta, ex-Yahoo, and former CPO of Airtel and Snapdeal Ben Joffe — Senior Partner @ SOSV Global VC firm focused on early-stage deep tech $1.5B+ AUM Philip Braddock — Head of Startups @ Atlassian Leads Atlassian for Startups, the program that has onboarded 5,000+ startups globally since launching in June 2024 Partners with 215+ VCs, accelerators and incubators, including Y Combinator, 20VC and a16z Roman Bunin — AI Adoption Lead @ Nebius Nasdaq-listed AI infrastructure company building full-stack AI cloud for model developers and enterprises Leads AI adoption across Nebius; previously Head of Data at Nebius Group Gonçalo Gaiolas — CPO @ DeepL Leads product at DeepL, driving its expansion into voice and next-generation Language AI Previously CPTO at SoSafe, where he pioneered a new category in human risk management; 10 years at OutSystems helping pioneer low-code Tilman Ehrbeck: Co-founder & Managing Partner @ Flourish Ventures Global fintech VC with ~100 startups backed including Chime, Neon, Unit and Kin $850M AUM; previously 10+ years as Partner at McKinsey and CEO of CGAP (World Bank–hosted) Igor Ryabenkiy — Managing Partner @ AltaIR Capital, Founder @ Altalab 400+ portfolio companies, 10+ unicorns bac

Get ready for an evening where robots do the talking, again. After a sold-out first edition, Physical AI: Demo or Die is back for its second edition. UB Robotics, Técnico Venture Lab, Unicorn Factory, and Startup Leiria bring together the people building the physical AI space for a night of real hardware in action. The demo format is simple: teams get up and show their robots and physical AI systems live. If the bots die, so be it. Hard rule: no performative pitches allowed... Expect to feel what's hard in hardware, and where this field is actually headed, from the people building it day to day. Whether you're building robots yourself, working in AI more broadly, or just curious what's actually possible right now, this is a chance to see hardware firsthand. Join us at Fábrica de Pão in the Beato Innovation District. Event schedule TBA soon.

※As this is primarily a recruitment event, entry is limited to those who are interested in being considered as candidates. Please note that even if you have registered in advance, admission may be denied depending on eligibility and other conditions. Join us during Web Summit Lisbon for an evening of Japanese food, startup conversations, and meaningful connections! This side event brings together three Japanese startups expanding into Europe for in-depth conversations. Meet their founders and team members, hear brief introductions, and explore open roles, hiring priorities and business opportunities in a more focused setting. Guests will also have the chance to join one-on-one conversations with the startups, making this for local talent, prospective country managers, and professionals experienced in launching or supporting international operations. Come for Japanese bites, stay for meaningful conversations, and discover new career opportunities in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. 📅Date：Wednesday, November 11, 2026 ⏰Time：5:25 PM – 7:00 PM Registration opens at 5:00 PM 📍Venue：A Praça, Factory District, Lisbon 🎈Held During：Web Summit 2026 Week About the Event Meet three Japanese startups expanding into Europe during Web Summit 2026 week in Lisbon. This casual recruitment and networking event is an opportunity to hear directly from founders, explore open roles and country manager opportunities, and connect with teams looking to build their European presence. ・PEEL Lab：【B2B GreenTech manufacturing pineapple🍍HYDE leather to save Mother Earth】 ★Open Roles;Chief Growth Officer& Business Development ・First Educational：【A platform bringing Japanese culture and wellbeing practices to global teams】 ★Open Roles;　Growth Lead, Community Ops, Marketing & Sales ・Fermeranta：【SynBio platform for rare functional ingredients】 ★Open Roles; Global BD, Regulatory Affairs, Process Engineer Schedule 5:00 PM – 5:20 PM　Registration 5:20 PM – 5:25 PM　Opening Remarks 5:25 PM – 5:40 PM　Startu

Being a female entrepreneur isn’t always easy. That’s why we believe in creating intentional spaces where we can slow down, connect deeply, and lift each other up. Join us for a special Web Summit edition of Female Founders Breakfasts: a gathering designed for our international network to bring together female entrepreneurs attending the conference for a morning of shared purpose, connection, and real support. 📍 What to Expect We’ll meet at 9:00 AM at Avila Spaces, a coworking space just minutes from the Web Summit venue. This exclusive breakfast brings together a curated group of women founders, innovators, and change-makers — each invited to briefly share their projects, intentions, and challenges as we create space for exchange and collaboration. Please arrive on time to fully participate in the round and networking. 💬 Let’s Talk About... Your goals for Web Summit What you're building (or dreaming of building) Lessons learned — both from success and failure Opportunities to collaborate and support each other What’s on the Table You won’t leave hungry. We’ll serve: Coffee, tea, fresh juice, croissants, and seasonal fruit. 🍓 ☕ 🥐 If you need a VAT-deductible ticket, please purchase it here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2000151866074?aff=oddtdtcreator Your Host: Nina Simone is a Community Builder, Entrepreneur and VC Advisor passionate about innovation and impact. You can connect with her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-franke-710021167/

It is the last day of Web Summit. Let's close the week with good conversations!! Come meet founders and builders in a small room in Lisbon. A few short talks and lots of time to talk. No sales pitches. 🗓 Thursday 12 November 🚪 18:30 doors open 🎤 19:00 start ⏰ Last entry: 19:15 📍 The Nest by NEAR, Avenida 5 de Outubro 146, 4th floor, Lisbon 👥 Around 80 spots What to expect • Short talks (speakers and topics announced soon) • Networking with founders, builders and product people • Time to share what you learned this week (and who you met) • Snacks and drinks on us • A small room where it is easy to talk to everyone Who it is for Founders and founders-to-be, builders, designers and product people. Coming from Web Summit or not. You are welcome! Hosts • Madalena Costa, Human x Intelligent • Gisela, The Nest (venue host) • Eimy Blanco, organizer at GDG Lisbon and Women Techmakers Community partners • Google Developer Group Lisbon • Women Techmakers Lisbon, by Technovation • Ladies that UX Lisbon Getting there from Web Summit (MEO Arena, Parque das Nações) 🚇 Metro: walk to Oriente station and take the Red line towards São Sebastião to Saldanha (7 stops, about 11 min). Then walk about 11 min (0.8 km) to Avenida 5 de Outubro 146. Plan about 30 min door to door. 🚆 Train: CP Sintra line from Oriente to Entrecampos (3 stops, about 9 min). Then walk about 8 min (0.6 km). 🚕 Uber or taxi: about 10 km. Expect roughly 20 to 40 min depending on traffic at that hour. 🅿️ Paid car parks nearby (check prices and opening hours before you go): Parking Elias Garcia 60A, Av. Elias Garcia 60 (about 4 min walk). Parque Valbom Telpark, Av. Miguel Bombarda (about 7 min). Parque Berna Telpark, Rua Beneficiência (about 8 min). Parque Saldanha Telpark, Rua Latino Coelho (about 12 min). ⚠️ Careful with street parking around Avenida 5 de Outubro. Many spots are residents-only or time-limited (EMEL zones). Check the signs or use a car park. Walking times are Google Maps estimates. About The

A one-day ideation sprint in Lisbon where young people work on circular economy challenges. It’s free and in English, and each of the three winning teams gets €500, 16 hours of impact entrepreneurship training and 4 hours of mentoring.

Two days in Bilbao-Bizkaia on energy, mobility and industry, with startups, corporates and investors in the same room. Selected startups pitch with travel covered or get curated corporate meetings through the Buyers Club. Startups can apply until 15 October.