A Taste of Portugal: 33 Startups Head to South Summit in Madrid

From June 4 to 6, 2025, Madrid will once again host South Summit, one of Europe’s leading events connecting innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment. This vibrant gathering brings together thousands of startups, investors, corporations, and thought leaders from across the globe — with a strong emphasis on Southern Europe and Latin America.

Portugal will be proudly represented with a robust delegation of 33 startups, along with national investors and ecosystem leaders — including major funds like Indico Capital Partners, Armilar, Bynd, Explorer, and Union VC, and two of the country’s largest incubators: IPN and Unicorn Factory Lisboa. Together with Startup Portugal and our Business Abroad program, this presence marks a unique opportunity to strengthen the international reach of our innovation ecosystem in one of the most dynamic markets for global growth and collaboration.

Throughout the event, selected startups will exhibit their solutions at the Startup Portugal Stand, gaining visibility among top-tier investors and global partners. When not exhibiting, the stand will serve as a central hub for networking and showcasing the best of Portuguese innovation to a highly relevant audience.

To build on this momentum, Startup Portugal will also host a dedicated side event, bringing together our delegation with international investors, partners, and local stakeholders. This initiative aims to foster partnerships, attract investment, and promote internationalisation — while also positioning our incubators as soft-landing platforms for global startups and reinforcing the appeal of Portuguese VC funds as strategic capital partners for international expansion.

We’re proud to support and lead this delegation, opening doors for Portuguese startups to grow and thrive in one of Europe’s most opportunity-rich environments.

🚀 PORTUGUESE STARTUPS REPRESENTED AT SOUTH SUMMIT

• iTRECRUITER | NIVVOS  – Talent recruitment combines technologies – AI, ChatGBT & Bots – with human touch and communities to get to the right talent faster.
• PAYNEST – Your all-in-one employee finance solution, designed to improve company efficiency, boost talent retention, and drive employee financial wellbeing. At Paynest, we bridge the gap between HR and Finance teams with a unified, transparent, and instant finance platform.
• BANDORA – A virtual Facility Manager that push commercial buildings to operate efficiently, keep spaces comfortable, detect and notify anomalies. Seamlessly integrated with your BMS.
• COMPLEAR – Complear is building the future operating system for automating regulatory and compliance for Digital Health using AI Agents.
• OVANTIS – Prescribing with AI – An intelligent system that leverages AI to support clinicians in medication prescription, improving safety, accuracy, and adherence to best practices.
• SOCIALTALK – Revolutionizing influencer marketing: AI-driven SaaS for precise brand-influencer matching, insightful impact forecasting, and automated campaign management – It’s Influencer Marketing made easy for every sized companies.
• DEEPLOY  – A platform for companies to hire and outsource UX/UI designers, while candidates access UX/UI courses and mentorship programs.
• KATCHIT  – Creating immersive experiences with VFX, AR, and AI-driven technologies, transforming brands into unforgettable visual narratives.
• ENLINE – AI-driven digital twins for power grids, optimizing asset performance, reducing costs, and improving energy reliability.
• VERICASA – An AI-powered platform that revolutionizes property transactions for real estate professionals and legal professionals by automating legal due diligence and paperwork, ensuring accuracy, speed, and being more efficient.
• BRIDGEIN  – Set up a company and employ your team in the European market with an opinionated and vertically integrated Legal-Accounting-Payroll Tech for company management.
• GO PARITY  – Impact investing platform that allows people and companies to earn money while investing in sustainably.
• SIDIS – A flexible, AI-powered data platform that unifies, enriches, and activates data to drive actionable insights and business growth.
• SQILL – The all-in-one tool to scale brand-safe, advocate-created social media content.
• MOVIINN – A relocation and integration service for expats moving to Portugal.
• GRANTER.AI – World’s first Autonomous Grant Manager – AI agent that allows companies to find and apply for grants.
• INDIE SEGUROS – Provides real-time, on-demand insurance for digital platforms, through API and billed per minute or per task.
• MEDGICAL – Medgical is an AI-powered platform that automates medical documentation, reducing physician workload and enhancing patient care efficiency.
• AMBI.CAREERS – Ambi.Careers is the hiring infrastructure for VC-backed startups, scaleups & Talent. Combining job aggregation, a growing top talent marketplace, and on-demand recruitment services to support every stage of team building.
• GETVOCAL.AI – Delivering conversations under control. Meet the next generation AI phone agent that learns, adapts, and masters every call.
• SOULCARE AI – SoulCareAI is a holistic AI-powered mental health platform providing personalized support, resources, and guidance for improved well-being.
• LIKEWISEPRO – Proximity Sensor technology that spread through the raw material.
• VIVIN APP – All-in-one Property Management Software for Rental Professionals.
• JETCONF – Sales training platform to help customer-facing teams identify and close skills gaps 2 times more effectively through AI role-play simulations.
• INVISIBLE COLLECTOR – Invisible Collector is an automatic tool that uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms to analyze debt portfolios and execute the most effective collection strategy through the best notification channels available at all times.
• TIMEPLACEME – a mobile app for managing unused prepaid activities that simplify the way people discover and participate in new real life experience and makes events attendance more flexible and inclusive.
• BLOOP – A seamless blend of social network and marketplace, offering a one-stop shop where customers are rewarded for posting their authentic consumption recommendations. The first pure social shopping experience.
• PROTOPATH – Protopath develops AI agents automating admin tasks and process outsourcing for SMEs, enhancing efficiency, compliance, and data-driven decision-making.

💯 SOUTH SUMMIT COMPETITION PORTUGUESE FINALISTS

• MANIE – Manie aims to optimize energy consumption and help users save money through an innovative platform designed to simplify energy management.
• UBBU – A computer science and programming platform created for kids.
• WISEWORLD – The AI soft skills trainer for teams
• ENHANCED FERTILITY – A digital platform that speeds up time to an accurate diagnosis and the start of data-driven treatment.
• METATISSUE – Metatissue® is focused on designing and manufacturing human protein-based products that find application in cell culture, tissue engineering and regeneration and disease modelling.