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
BUILD WITH… STUDIOS.pt | 24 July
BUILD WITH… STUDIOS.pt connects founders with venture studios as hands-on company-building cofounders. You bring the idea, domain insight, and ambition. Studios help you validate, build, launch, and raise.
TOURISM ADVANCE | 23 August
Powered by Fábrica de Startups and supported by Turismo de Portugal, this open innovation programme connects startups with hospitality companies seeking innovative solutions to address real business challenges.
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
- Pathways for Regulatory and Market Access Bootcamp 2026 – 14 August
- International Sci-Tech Innovation Competition for China and Portuguese- and Spanish-Speaking Countries – 31 August – use the invitation code “CCILC“
- HealthTech Showroom – 7 September
- InovIA | Vouchers for Innovation – 31 December
- BSC AI Factory | Call for Startups – Until spaces are filled
- 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!
UPTEC | Community Gathering, Sustainability Edition | 22 July
UPTEC in partnership with SantanderX and Google Cloud, is turning the garden of UPTEC Baixa into the ultimate summer hangout for entrepreneurs, creatives and curious minds from the Porto entrepreneurship ecosystem.
THE IMPACT CIRCLE 2026 | 22–24 July
A matchmaking event taking place in Boom and Brussels, as part of the Love Tomorrow Summit and Tomorrowland. The event brings together ~500 curated leaders and over 15 corporations, with the European Innovation Council (EIC) as an official partner, connecting promising startups with companies shaping the industries of the future through a structured format of pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings. Startups can apply until 1 June!
MORE EVENTS!
- Lisbon Scrimmage 2026 robotics competition – 18 July
- Investor Talks – 12-13 September
- Innovating Health Together Conference 2026 – 27-28 October