Above & Beyond Hangouts
Hosted by Startup Portugal every last Wednesday of the month, at Ferroviário (Lisbon) and Easy at Selina (Porto), this hangout for the entrepreneurial community aims to gather all ecosystem players to discuss the community’s challenges.
Stay tuned for the next edition
Join our next Hangout in:
- Lisboa: Ferroviário (R. de Santa Apolónia n.º 59, 1100-468 Lisboa)
- Porto: Selina Navis Coworking (R. de José Falcão, n.º 199, 4050-215 Porto)
- Remotely!
CREATECH: cross innovation in creative and cultural industries
WARM-UP PITCH w/
Kult
Byar
SAStudio
TALK w/
Helena Moniz, President at EAMT - European Association for Machine Translation
André Forte, Head of Business Development for the Arts at UPTEC
João Vasconcelos, Executive Director at canal 180
(moderated by) Tânia Almeida Santos, Founder and Director at CRU Creative Hub
What’s Fintech’s Role in Achieving Financial Sustainability?
WARM UP PITCH w/
Unlockit.io
Biometrid
FinBox Solutions
Lympid
TALK w/
Marta Palmeiro, Co-founder and CFO at StudentFinance
João Freire de Andrade, Co-founder and President at Portugal Fintech
Ricardo Costa, Founder and CEO at LOQR
Ana Teixeira, Co-founder and CEO at MUDEY
(moderated by) Vanda de Jesus, Managing Director at iCapital
Stand-up Session
WARM UP PITCH w/
GovWise
ixat
Illusion
Chemitek
STAND-UP COMEDY W/
JOANA CALDEIRA
HUGO SCHEPENS DE MELO
PORTUGAL 2026: CRAFTING A ROADMAP FOR OUR ECOSYSTEM
WARM UP PITCH w/
Lever.tax
Lynxai
TALK w/
Milana Dovzhenko, Co-founder, HRD & Product at Bairro
Alexandre Mendes, Head of Ventures & Strategy at Subvisual
Toni Barreiros, Coordinator Fundão Innovation Area at Município do Fundão
(moderated by) Ana Marcela - Executive Director at Trabalho by ECO
Overcoming the biggest challenges in Healthtech
WARM UP PITCH w/
Glooma
OrgaVlalue
Peeking window
TALK w/
André Eiras dos Santos, Founding team and GM of International at Sword Health
Micaela Seemann Monteiro, Chief Medical Officer for Digital Transformation at CUF Digital
Vanessa Ribeiro, Coordinator of the Planning and Innovation Center at the Central Administration of the Health System (ACSS)
Jorge Pimenta, Innovation Director at Instituto Pedro Nunes
(moderated by) David Magboule, Startup Portugal
AI Opportunities For Startups
WARM UP PITCH w/
Emotai
DIGESTAID
Bandora Systems
TALK w/
Dr. Jorge da Ponte, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Instituto dos Registos e do Notoriado
Humberto Ayres Pereira, Founder & CEO at Rows
Liliana Ferreira, Chair at Fraunhofer Portugal
(moderated by) Rute Sousa Vasco, Publisher at MadreMedia
Go global with Business Abroad
WARM UP PITCH* w/
Agit
Wiseshape
Qubitz
TALK* w/
Mafalda Ricca, Founder and CEO at X-Plora
Pedro Silveira, key account manager and responsible for the startup ecosystem at AICEP Portugal Global
Pedro Vieira, Guest lecturer and Director of the Open Executive Programs in the area of Internationalization at Porto Business School
Ricardo Lima, Head of Startup & Investors at Web Summit
(moderated by) André Forte, Head of Business Development for the Arts at UPTEC
How to succeed as an incubator? | Above & Beyond Hangout
WARM UP PITCH w/
RAIZ
ARROW4D
Automaise
TALK w/
Teresa Biléu, Coordinator at StartUP Montemor-o-Novo
Luís Rodrigues, Director at Startup Braga
Rui Gouveia, CEO at Build Up Labs
(moderated by) Nádia Leitão, Managing Director at StartUp Barreiro
Smack My Pitch Up | Above & Beyond Hangout
We finished 2022 giving stage to our startups. This is why this last session of the year was a Pitch Marathon for startups of our community. In the audience we had our fantastic usual crowd plus invited investors, incubators and other ecosystem boosters.
Mental Health: a myth or a reality for founders? | Above & Beyond Hangout
With:
Anabela Figueiredo, MindAlliance Portugal
Patrícia António, Manicómio
Pedro Trincão, Worldcoin
(moderated by) Ana Marcela, ECO
Road 2 Web Summit | Above & Beyond Hangout
With:
- Giancarlo Bonsel, CORE Angels Portugal
- Joana Larsen, GALP
- Ricardo Lima, Web Summit
Entrepreneurship Grants & Investment | Above & Beyond Hangout
With:
- Paula Pinho, KPMG
- Pedro Cilínio, IAPMEI
- Bernardo Santos e Sousa, Portugal Digital
- João Kuchembuck, Startup Portugal
Web3: hype or the future? | Above & Beyond Hangout
With:
- Diogo Mónica, Co-Founder and President at Anchorage Digital
- Fiona Disegni, ex-Innovation Principal at Farfetch
- Nuno Lima da Luz, Principal Associate at Cuatrecasas & President at Associação Portuguesa de Blockchain e Criptomoedas
- Pauline Foessel, Founder & Director at Artpool
- Tim Smith, Senior Reporter at Sifted
A Sea of Opportunities | Above & Beyond Hangout
With:
- António Costa Silva, Ministry of Economy and Maritime Affairs
- Carlo Fedeli, FlexSea
- Dianne Dain, Today
- Stephan de Moraes, Indico Blue Fund
- Rita Sousa, Faber Ocean
- Miguel Marques, Skipper & Wool
Business Abroad: Countdown to Collision | Above & Beyond Hangout
With:
- Carlos Moedas, CML
- Paddy Cosgrave, Web Summit
- Beatriz Freitas, BPF
- António Dias Martins, Startup Portugal
- Carolina Amorim (EMOTAI),
- Dulce Guarda (Splink)
- Miguel Alves Ribeiro (sheerME)
- Patrícia Roque (Startup Portugal)
Cybersecurity & Hacking | Above & Beyond Hangout
With:
- Ana Castro, Escola de Criminologia - UPorto
- Rui Ribeiro, JScrambler
- Paulo Viegas Nunes, Exército Português
- Yevheniia Broshevan, Hacken
- Karla Pequenino, Público
Cybersecurity & Hacking | Above & Beyond Hangout
With:
- Inês Sequeira, Casa do Impacto
- Filipa Matos, Remote
- Joyce Pinto, Bantumen
- Mariana Brilhante, SPEAK
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