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.

 

EUROPEAN INNOVATION ACADEMY | 20 July-7 August

Transform your study abroad experience into a startup journey. European Innovation Academy offers training and mentoring for founders and teams looking to strengthen their innovation and entrepreneurship skills. Through a series of workshops and expert guidance, participants can develop their ideas, refine business models, and prepare projects for growth.

 

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.

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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!

For even more events, you can also take a look at cool projects such as Innovation Scene PT that show what’s happening in the ecosystem.