Opportunities & Events
Stay up to date with programs, calls, and moments that bring the Portuguese startup ecosystem together. From funding opportunities to workshops and conferences, this is where you’ll find everything happening across the ecosystem — and how you can take part.
OPPORTUNITY RADAR
BSC AI Factory Incubation Programme | 15 September
Free AI-focused incubation for startups and SMEs, with mentoring, computing power, training, and coworking at UPTEC. Priority for health, energy, legal, media, and more, open to other sectors too.
STARTUP MATCHBOX | open call
Startup Matchbox connects companies with real challenges to startups with ready-to-implement solutions, promoting collaboration, experimentation, and value creation.
TORONTO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE | HORIZON | open call
TBDC Horizon is a market entry program for investor-backed companies led by European founders expanding into North America. Partnering with EU Horizon and EIC, we help founders turn traction into revenue – with ecosystem access, curated growth strategies, market-readiness assessments, and targeted matchmaking.
MORE OPPORTUNITIES
- International Sci-Tech Innovation Competition for China and Portuguese- and Spanish-Speaking Countries – 31 August – use the invitation code “CCILC“
- HealthTech Showroom – 7 September
- PME Pitch Awards – 16 October
- InovIA | Vouchers for Innovation – 31 December
- JUNITEC | Apollo Acceleration Program – Applications open
- LoopOS | Circular Innovation Loop Testbed – Applications open
- Berkeley | SkyDeck – Applications open
- Startup2ScaleUp Program 2026 – Applications open
- Smart Home Hub – open call
- Portugal Community Fund – open call
- 351 Mentorship Programme – open call
- European Entrepreneurship Academy – open call
- Indico Founders Program – open call
- Sogrape Ventures – open call
- CESAR Europa | Test bed – open call
EVENTS FOR YOUR AGENDA!
INVESTOR TALKS 2026 | 12-13 September
Two days in Portimão of talks across stock markets, real estate, business, and personal finance, plus a stands area and a riverside networking party. Expect talks across multiple stages, a stands area, and a riverside networking party to close things out.
MORE EVENTS!
- Innovating Health Together Conference 2026 – 27-28 October