Start-Up

A Portuguese startup Bioprospectrum has identified two substances in frogs that can neutralise the structural parts of the coronavirus. The discovery comes as scores of laboratories around the [...]

The Portuguese startup Talkdesk, founded by Cristina Fonseca and Tiago Paiva, has netted €123.4 million in Series C venture capital investment, bringing the total value of the company to €3Bn. [...]

Gourmet pet food delivery start-up Barkyn has just netted a €5 million Series A investment round from venture capital investors. The incubator company at UPTEC – Porto University’s Science [...]

The Portuguese startup Replai has just closed a €1.1 million seed investment round. The money will be used to develop its multimedia production business, increase its team, and expand its company [...]

The European Space Agency’s incubator centre run by the Pedro Nunes Institute has invited applications to a programme for data/technology startups linked to space industry technology. The [...]

An application designed by Portuguese school kids that shows how many people are on beaches in real time could soon be a vital tool in deciding when and when not to head for the sun, sand and [...]

The European Investment Bank has selected Lisbon’s IES Business School as the bootcamp for the finalists of its startups academy programme for the startups which most made an impact for this [...]

DefinedCrowd, founded by Portuguese entrepreneur Daniela Braga, has just succeeded in netting €46.2 million of Series B investment in what is the largest round achieved in the US by an AI [...]

The Portuguese venture capital company Indico Capital has led a €2.6 million seed investment round in Zenklub, an online emotional health and well-being platform. Apart from Indico, the startup [...]

Bridge In, a Portuguese startup which attracts technology companies to Portugal, has won a pre-seed €100,000 venture investment from a British investors. Bridge In is a platform that offers [...]