Lisbon Challenge opens applications to the Spring '15 edition
The most international accelerator in Europe is now calling out tech startups. 3-month
acceleration program, no equity-taken, with one of the best
international roadshows in the world. Our startups have raised over 30
million euros, we got 3 alumni at YC and 7 at Seedcamp, and 40% of our
startups got invested. This could be you. |
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"Lisbon Challenge could be Europe's YCombinator"
That's
Michael Seibel's opinion, partner at YC. He was at Beta-i on Oct 14
& 15 to mentor Lisbon Challenge startups, share some tips on how to
get into YC and connect with YCombinator alumni at a sold-out panel.
Check the media articles on Observador, Saldo Positivo, Jornal de Notícias. Briefing and many other media. |
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Uniplaces gets 2,8 million euros in investment
Congrats to the Lisbon Challenge 2013 alumni for expanding to London and Madrid, and for getting additional funding from Octopus Investments. |
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Tradiio heads out to Slush Helsinki
Slush came to Portugal for the first time last month, via Beta-i, to check out the Lisbon startup scene and invite one local startup to attend Slush Helsinki on Nov 17 & 18 for free. |
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Codacy wins Web Summit Pitch Competition
Lisbon's Codacy, a startups from the first edition of Seedcamp Lisbon, won the BETA Award at the Web Summit in Dublin, defeating the other 1500 participating startups .
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Live Like A King, Code Like A Geek - Applications are open
Wanna change your life? AlphaPPL's
3 months software development training program can help you do that. It
includes accommodation, food, training and Microsoft certification,
cultural activities, 24/7 executive assistant and networking. All you
need to do is get on a plane to Lisbon regardless of your previous
qualifications. Learn more.
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Call For Entrepreneurship by Portugal Ventures
Through
its Call For Entrepreneurship initiative, Portugal Ventures has already
financed 34 start-ups, helping them pursue their global ambition.
Submissions of the ninth version of the initiative ran until Nov 13. Be part of it.
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Portuguese version of Shark Tank coming soon
Shark
Tank - one of the most acclaimed TV programs focusing on new businesses
- will have a portuguese version and is coming to SIC beginning 2015.
The first round for applications is already open. Get to know more.
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FIWARE in Portugal
Nov 13 - 16: FIWARE Bootcamp + Startup Weekend
Hey programmers, designers and biz people (students, recent grads or pros). FIWARE
– the Future of Internet Ware – is here. Get ahead of the curve
and learn about this disruptive technology that will completely change
how we interact with the web. Who knows - you might end up with a
startup that can apply to one of the 16 FIWARE accelerators, which in
turn have 80 million euros to invest (not bad, heh?) There’s limited
seating and it’s first-come, first-served. Grab your spot.
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Key trends in Tourism & Tech
Nov 21: Lisbon Challenge Tourism Day
Come
to the Lisbon Challenge Tourism Day (co-organized by Beta-i and Turismo
de Portugal, with the support of Microsoft) and learn about the
upcoming trends in the Tourism Sector. Find out how startups can take
advantage of this booming industry and discover new potential investment
opportunities. Exciting speakers and great networking opportunity are
waiting for you! Save your spot here.
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2nd edition of #LIS
Dec 5: Lisbon Investment Summit
Europe’s
top investors, Business Angels and VCs will be back in town to meet the
startups of the future. Early bird tickets are about to end - get yours before it’s sold-out.
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You've probably heard about YC's Startup
School. Last month they had one in Silicon Valley, and you can access
the whole thing on youtube. Great content, check it out.
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Lisbon Challenge has over 200 mentors
working with our startups throughout the program. Carlos Silva, CEO of Seedrs, is one of them.
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More & better content on the blog
Over the last few weeks, we've been working hard to improve the content on the Lisbon Challenge blog.
Now we have loads of startup resources, tips, opinion articles and
other stuff you may find helpful. If you'd like to contribute to our
blog, drop us a line. |
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Did you know?
The
Fall'14 edition of Lisbon Challenge is going strong: so far, we've had
over 360 mentoring sessions, which sums up about 450 hours of mentoring.
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Welcome at Beta-i, Michaela!
Beta-i has a new team member. Michaela Stadlerova came from Czech Republic to Portugal to join
our team for 3 months. Her stay at Beta-i is part of the business
exchange program Erasmus For Entrepreneurs. During her time in Lisbon,
Michaela will focus on digital marketing activities to help Beta-i to
succeed.
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Informa has a new brand & logo
Informa DB is a proud sponsor of Beta-i. Specialized
in knowledge in the business sector for over 100 years, they use
innovative tools and analyzes to provide their customers access to
innovative information. On Nov 21 they participate at the Lisbon Challenge Tourism Day.
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