Latest news and stories about startups in technology in Portugal for expats and residents.
Portugal possesses a distinct set of advantages that make it an appealing destination for international business hubs and startup companies.
Successful investors achieve superior returns by identifying structural market shifts before they become consensus, as demonstrated by historical transitions like the internet, software, and artificial intelligence.
A reflection on the evolution of the Portuguese startup ecosystem over the last decade and the need to focus on future growth.
Portuguese startup Tally is disrupting the accounting sector by offering an AI-driven platform that replaces traditional accounting firms for small and medium-sized enterprises, focusing on treasury and tax compliance automation.
Miguel Araújo, director-general of Mobinov and a promoter of SCARIA, argues for accelerating industrial convergence between the automotive and aerospace sectors. He says both industries face common structural challenges and share many critical solutions, and highlights the role of initiatives like the third and final SCARIA call to foster startup creation and industrial development in rural areas. The piece calls for intensified collaboration across clusters, supply chains and innovation ecosystems to leverage shared technologies and strengthen regional industrial capacity.
The company has developed a digital platform focused on education and aims to win over part of the 2.2 million Brazilian teachers. The startup's system offers the administration and analysis of student tests.
The Portuguese company Tekever, a manufacturer of drones based on artificial intelligence (AI), announced today the purchase of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), without disclosing the value of the operation.
After being one of the startups invested in by the Angels Way fund, Intuitivo has just closed a 1.35 million euro seed round. With over 200 contracts already established with municipalities and schools, the edutech company, which won the best pitch at the 2024 Web Summit, is now targeting Brazil. It aims to help teachers...
TransPerfect paid $5.7 million (5.1 million euros) for the “totality of Unbabel's assets” in August 2025. Months earlier, Unbabel negotiated a merger with another company at a valuation of $250 million (222.8 million euros), 44 times more, but the operation did not go through, it was reported.
That’s tip top! It was this Anglo-Saxon expression that inspired the new Portuguese digital consulting and training firm for professionals. The investment firm Ó Capital, led by businesswoman Sara do Ó, engineer and manager Rogério Canhoto, and investor Luís Palma da Graça, founder of Vallis Capital Partners, have joined forces to create a company...
The Portuguese tech company greenmetrics.ai, specializing in urban flood monitoring via smart sensors, has expanded into the US and Mexico. Through partnerships with RescAlert Inc. in Florida and Alta Prevención WT México, the company has deployed real-time flood alert systems that monitor rainfall and water levels, aiming to provide predictive warnings that outpace global competitors.
Created in 2020, the initiative has accompanied the growth of the national space sector, with more students, universities, and companies involved in aerospace engineering.
Porto's tech ecosystem now includes 700 startups and 13,000 professionals. The Porto Tech Hub association, founded in 2015 by Critical Software, Blip, and Farfetch, is working with the city council to expand this innovation hub nationally and internationally. The upcoming Porto Tech Hub Conference, led by Luís Silva, will focus on Artificial Intelligence and feature 40 international speakers. The association is also prioritising talent retention through mentorship programmes with the Universidade Católica do Porto and a free postgraduate course in AI. Local officials, including Hugo Beirão, highlight the city's commitment to talent retention through quality of life, accessible housing, and strong academic partnerships across the region.
The Portuguese government sets a target to foster the creation of a new unicorn startup every two years.
Luis Santiago Pinto, who holds a degree and a master's in civil engineering, developed a management career with responsibilities in UBER operations in Portugal, in the implementation and logistics of Lime, and as co-founder of Powerdot. Powerdot was born in Portugal, stemming from a need felt by the founders themselves: to make the charging of...
Over 60 participants from 12 nationalities have three days to develop solutions for maintaining drone navigation in the absence of GPS signals and coordinating swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles. The EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026, a technological marathon for the European defence sector, begins this Thursday in Leiria and concludes on 17 October.
For a long time, talking about innovation in Defense meant thinking primarily of large companies, military equipment, and technologies developed specifically for the Armed Forces. This is changing and, for Portugal, it is an opportunity we must not miss. The concept of dual-use (technologies with civil and military applications) is gaining ground in...
Carlos Carvalho, president of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE), argues that it is 'urgent for the State, which is one of the largest buyers, to invest in national innovation', criticising public tenders that 'block national innovation and leave start-ups out due to criteria that prevent them [from participating], or that do not have a minimum of...'
Following the initial closing of a round of over 500 million euros, Tekever has taken another step in its expansion into the European market. The national technology company has launched operations in Germany, following an initial delivery to the German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr. The Munich operation begins with 15 people and serves as...
Startup Leiria is expanding its capacity to host new startups by adding nearly two thousand square metres of space at the Leiria municipal market. The installation of a Physical AI laboratory, focused on robotics and AI applied to industry, is among the plans of the Central region incubator, involving an investment of 1.7 million.
The Council of the European Union announced this Monday the adoption of the AGILE programme worth 115 million euros, aimed at accelerating the development and application of innovative technologies in defence. The instrument seeks to bring small businesses, startups, and expanding companies closer to the operational needs of the European Armed Forces, with funding that is...
The EU Council states that the project will focus primarily on the development and testing of innovative defence products and technologies.
A lamp that detects epileptic seizures with the help of artificial intelligence is the project that brought victory to a Portuguese startup in San Francisco.
The small scale of the national market means that entrepreneurs who start by selling in this ‘corner’ to try and take a company to a valuation of over one billion euros are making “a big mistake” and falling into a “fantasy” on a “difficult” path, according to the CEOs of three companies that have already reached that milestone.
Tekever drones are operating in one of the most decisive conflicts of our time: the war in Ukraine. At a time when Europe is debating defence, technological sovereignty and artificial intelligence, Tekever finds itself at the heart of some of the most significant issues of the 21st century.
A dozen Portuguese startups are in the United States looking for investors, clients, and partners to accelerate their growth. Together, they have already raised more than €11 million in investment and employ more than 160 people.
