Beta-i Newsletter

These are exciting times! I can really feel that everyone is still extremely energized after Web Summit's week and with the anticipation of amazing new things to come. A great fuel to this vibe is the growing international attention to our startup ecosystem, as we could see in our Lisbon Startup Tour or by the very interesting feedback we got from the 150 Alpha Startups on their experience at Web Summit. Of course, many challenges lie ahead, but, again, we couldn’t be more excited. Especially with a very particular challenge… our Lisbon Challenge! Applications are now open to the 9th Edition of our accelerator and, as we are kicking it off, we wanted to share with you some of the learnings we have had, giving you six good reasons to be a part of the next Lisbon Challenge batch. And keep in mind, for us is all about being the first money in, and last partner out in your startup's life. Let’s keep on building the innovation ecosystem! Cheers,  Rodrigo PS: In 2018 we’re going all in with our newest edition of the Lisbon Investment Summit. Early Bird Tickets are now open for sale, with a very special startup discount, make sure you understand why you should join us for June 6 and 7.   Rodrigo Zwetsch Hub Community Manager at Beta-i SIBS PAYFORWARD Accelerator. It's back and in this new edition we're looking for global Fintech startups to take part in the creation of the largest Portuguese Open Banking ecosystem. More here Start & Pulse by Credibom.  Credibom, from Crédit Agricole Group, is looking for startup solutions that can help enhance customer experience and optimise its operational and commercial efficiency! Apply now. Smart Open Lisboa.  Today, at SOL17 Demo Day, we're revealing to the world the ambitious and creative projects developed by startups to upgrade Lisbon's city life. You can also find all about it here. How We Prepared For Next Edition Of Lisbon Challenge on Re-think - Read Three Reasons Why You’ll Want to Join us in June on Re-think - Read The Web Summit Experience as an alpha Startup, on Re-think - Read Sharing Lisbon’s Startup Scene With The Global Tech Community, on Re-think - Read The Blockchain Explained, by Wired - Watch Diligence 101 for Seed Stage Startups, on Medium  - Read 22 - 24 Nov SME Assembly - Start. Scale. Spread your wings. (Estonia) 30 Nov - 01 Dec Slush - Nothing normal ever changed a damn thing (Finland)  05-06 Dec Startup Battlefield Disrupt London - For entrepreneurs, investors, hackers, and tech fans (UK) 06-07 Dec Impact Fintech - Shaping the future of finance (Poland)