Unicorn Factory Lisboa

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Startup Lisboa is a incubator that supports the creation of companies and their first years of activity. Founded in 2011 by the Lisbon Municipality, Montepio Bank and IAPMEI – Portuguese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, it's a private non-profit association that provides entrepreneurs and companies with office space as well as a support structure. We provide mentoring, link to strategic

partners, access to investment, help with business basics, networking activities, and communication services.

🇪🇸 Wrapping up .summit Madrid: what a week!This year, Unicorn Factory Lisboa brought its biggest delegation ever to one ...
05/06/2026

🇪🇸 Wrapping up .summit Madrid: what a week!

This year, Unicorn Factory Lisboa brought its biggest delegation ever to one of Europe’s leading innovation events, with 31 startups and scaleups representing the strength and diversity of our ecosystem across AI, HealthTech, Big Data, HRTech, and beyond.

From meetings with investors and corporates to pitch sessions, networking, and ecosystem conversations, it was incredible to see our founders showing up, making connections, and proving once again the quality of the innovation being built from Portugal to the world.

A huge congratulations to ambi.careers, ⁠APXORA, ⁠AuthenticTeamz, ⁠bloop, Coalex.ai, DeepNeuronic, .energy, Ernit, Good Casting, .ai, Humanos,⁠ ⁠, Indie Seguros, ⁠Luminera, .pt, ⁠.io, ⁠.co, Savearth, ⁠, LoopOS, ⁠, .io, SkillCert, ⁠STAMP, ⁠UpSpeech, ⁠VaultHaus, , ⁠OnGres, ⁠, ⁠.ai & ZeroPact. - you truly shined in Madrid! ✨

Shoutout to Granter for winning best Fintech & Insurtech, and to Stamp & Humanos for winning Mastercard For Fintechs Iberia 2026!

These moments matter. They strengthen connections, create opportunities, and continue positioning Lisbon and Portugal as places where innovation can scale globally.

Until next time, Madrid 👋

🎸 What if a festival could help shape the future of cities and drive innovation? created the Smart City of Rock with .co...
02/06/2026

🎸 What if a festival could help shape the future of cities and drive innovation?

created the Smart City of Rock with .co and in partnership with Unicorn Factory Lisboa, and .

With this initiative, the City of Rock gets transformed into a real-world innovation testbed for startups with 100,000 attendees per day! 🌍

After receiving 100+ applications from 8 countries, the selected startups - GetVocalAI, , Sensaway, , , WindCredible, .com, , Meetball, , .studio, Yooddle, and VRGlass - will now test solutions across areas such as mobility, sustainability, accessibility, AI, and digital experiences during the festival. 🙌

Congratulations to Roberta and Egon for this outstanding initiative in Lisbon! Collaboration between startups, corporates, and public entities can create real impact and accelerate the adoption of solutions for smarter, more sustainable, and more inclusive cities.

became, not only a stage for music, but also a stage for startups and innovation!

Exploring the future of compliance, governance, and AI together. 🙌This week at the healthhub by Unicorn Factory Lisboa, ...
28/05/2026

Exploring the future of compliance, governance, and AI together. 🙌

This week at the healthhub by Unicorn Factory Lisboa, we brought together .seguros’ Compliance team and a curated group of startups for an exclusive breakfast 🥐 focused on one thing: creating real collaboration opportunities around regulatory and operational challenges.

From AI governance and AML to KYC automation, regulatory monitoring, and data quality, the conversation explored how startups can help corporates test, pilot, and implement innovative solutions in highly regulated environments.

A huge thank you to Fidelidade for partnering with us and for the openness, and practical approach throughout the session.

And thank you as well to the startups who joined the conversation and shared their solutions: .ai, NisAI, Affine, and Yooddle. 👏

🌆 Driving Connected Cities⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀What does it take to build cities where infrastructure, mobility, energy, and design...
25/05/2026

🌆 Driving Connected Cities
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What does it take to build cities where infrastructure, mobility, energy, and design truly work together at scale?
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At the Green x Engineers Innovation Day, Cláudia Machado (.pt), João Costa (), Alan Augusto .motaengil), and Pedro Silva Monteiro () will come together for a roundtable focused on how collaboration across engineering, infrastructure, and innovation is shaping the future of connected cities.
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A session designed for everyone building the future of cities through technology, sustainability, and collaboration.
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📍Join the discussion tomorrow, May 26: link in bio.
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It’s always a pleasure to join Grupo Brisa in the name of Innovation.⚡Over the last six months, Unicorn Factory Lisboa h...
25/05/2026

It’s always a pleasure to join Grupo Brisa in the name of Innovation.⚡

Over the last six months, Unicorn Factory Lisboa had the opportunity to support Ahead Challenge, Brisa’s intrapreneurship and internal innovation initiative, through a tailored mentorship program designed to help transform ideas into structured and validated projects.

Working closely with finalist teams, we designed and delivered a journey that combined business model development, customer discovery, MVP design and validation, speed mentoring, and pitch preparation - adapting the support to the maturity and needs of each team throughout the process.

The journey culminated in the program’s Final Pitch Event, where teams had the opportunity to present the solutions they developed throughout the challenge, showcasing not only their ideas, but also the progress and evolution achieved during the program! We had also the opportunity to hear from Carolina Almeida Cruz (), Bernardo Fernandez (), and Luis Couto (), who shared their perspectives on how innovation can act as a true driver for sustainability.

A special thank you to Claudia Machado, Innovation Director at .pt, for continuing to invest in initiatives that foster entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation from within organizations, and congratulations to all teams and everyone involved in making this journey possible.👏

🌍 Lisbon is increasingly becoming a global city, and Unicorn Factory Lisboa is always open to those who want to discover...
21/05/2026

🌍 Lisbon is increasingly becoming a global city, and Unicorn Factory Lisboa is always open to those who want to discover the innovation and technology being built here.

Over the past days, we had the pleasure of welcoming three international groups to the .

We kicked off a 1st collaboration with the Dutch-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, welcoming 30+ members from the Netherlands and Portugal to discover Unicorn Factory Lisboa and the Beato Innovation District - through presentations, visit, and a vibrant networking lunch at .

We also welcomed 30+ senior marketing leaders attending the City Nation Place Lab, a global gathering of city organisations focused on innovation, investment, and tourism. Participants came from 30+ cities and organisations across the world - from Finland to Costa Rica. 📍

And lastly, we had the pleasure of hosting Master students from the University of Tennessee, USA, for a visit focused on Lisbon’s growing innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurial landscape.

It’s always inspiring to see international ecosystems looking at Lisbon as a place where innovation, talent, and collaboration come together.

From Smart Cities to European Funding Opportunities 👀At the Green x Engineers Innovation Day, we’ll kick off the afterno...
20/05/2026

From Smart Cities to European Funding Opportunities 👀

At the Green x Engineers Innovation Day, we’ll kick off the afternoon with two keynote sessions focused on the realities of building smarter and more sustainable cities.

Jorge Coelho, Senior Smart Cities Advisor at Bable Smart Cities, will explore how cities are moving from trends and experimentation to real-world deployment - and what’s actually working today in urban innovation. Later, Carolina Sampaio Dinis, EIT Community Officer Portugal, will share practical insights on how startups, corporates, and cities can access European funding, pilots, and partnerships to launch and scale urban solutions across Europe.

Two sessions designed for anyone shaping the future of cities through innovation, technology, and collaboration.

Want to join the discussion? Sign at the link in bio.

🥐 Founder’s Table with PwCToday, we brought together founders from the Unicorn Factory Lisboa portfolio for an exclusive...
20/05/2026

🥐 Founder’s Table with PwC

Today, we brought together founders from the Unicorn Factory Lisboa portfolio for an exclusive breakfast with , creating space for conversations around some of the topics that are increasingly shaping the future of startups and scaleups.

As digital regulation continues to evolve, frameworks such as the AI Act, DORA, and NIS2 are becoming more than compliance topics, they are becoming strategic considerations for how companies build, operate, and scale. The discussion focused on what these changes mean in practice, the responsibilities founders should start preparing for, and why understanding this evolving landscape is becoming essential for long-term growth.

At Unicorn Factory Lisboa, we believe that building a stronger startup ecosystem means connecting founders with the right partners, expertise, and perspectives to help them navigate both opportunities and emerging challenges.

A huge thank you to PwC, and especially to Nicole Fortunato, Head of Digital Law, José Marques Ferrão, Legal Manager of Digital Law and Eduardo Barroso, Head of Emerging Technologies and Startup Ecosystem, for hosting us and creating space for such an open and practical discussion.

And thank you to the founders who joined us: Filipe Veiga (WallID), Francesca Licata (Outlex), Totas Rodrigues (.ai), Pedro Henriques (), Rui Lagos (Humanos), Lyubomyr Pavlyk (NisAI) & Carlos Schmiedel (.io).

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Wrapping up another great edition of . 📍A huge thank you to for bringing the ecosystem together once again in Porto and...
18/05/2026

Wrapping up another great edition of . 📍

A huge thank you to for bringing the ecosystem together once again in Porto and creating space for meaningful conversations, new connections, and ambitious ideas to grow.

It was incredible to see the ecosystem show up in full force - 4000+ attendes between founders, investors, corporates, and innovators all coming together to share experiences, opportunities, and what’s next for entrepreneurship in Portugal. We always leave these events richer, more inspired, and even more connected.

A special congratulations to .ai for winning the Global Pitch Battle and the Fintech category 👏 and to Savearth for winning the AI category! A big shoutout to our +60 startups that took the spotlight during the event!

A big thank you as well to .health for hosting us for “From Seed to Scale”, our side-event on fundraising and scaling, where founders and investors came together for an honest conversation on what it really takes to grow. And to and Endeavor for partnering with us on another great ecosystem gathering during the conference.

Until next time, Porto 👋

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