Next stop: Lisbon!
💥 Next stop: Lisbon
Lisbon is still the apple of the eyes for many entrepreneurs around the world. A lot has changed in the past year, but the relevance of setting up a startup in Portugal is still valid.
One of the points that many entrepreneurs assume as favourable to set up in Portugal is precisely our time zone, which allows overlapping working hours of teams from San Francisco to Singapore.
We have long surpassed the idea that what brought entrepreneurs here was the sun and work-life balance. We are still proud of that, but the truth is that our commitment to building a strong ecosystem has given many more reasons for these companies to establish themselves in Lisbon.
Since we started building Launch in Lisbon, our partners Lisbon Tech Guide, Moss & Cooper, PLMJ and PwC, have helped entrepreneurs, from the four corners of the world, discover Portugal and navigate the journey needed to incorporate a company.
European funds, incentives, recruitment channels, employment benefits, internship modules, types of employment contracts, how to take care of taxes or apply for a work visa: these are all topics we talk about in the programme that has already helped dozens of entrepreneurs in the incorporation process.
🚀 The next edition is coming up - in digital format, of course - and applications are open until March 3 on our website.
WHAT IS HAPPENING
💻Thorly has launched a Python course for non-programmers - it starts March 22, runs for three months, online and live! If 2021 is the year you're going to start programming, sign up for the waiting list.
📝Everis Portugal is working on Startup Map 2021, focusing on telecommuting and how startups operating in Portugal are evolving their work models and team management, and needs input from startups.
🍃 Lisbon City Council is looking for Green and Circular Economy solutions ready to implement in Lisbon. Applications for SOL Green Capital are running until March 6.
🛫 The US market gets closer through the Fellowship Program of the Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI)! Applications for young European entrepreneurs end on March 1.
EVENTS
26TH FEBRUARY | LAST CALL
INCLUSÃO SOCIAL: DA TEORIA À PRÁTICA BY CASA DO IMPACTO
The month Casa do Impacto dedicates to the discussion of SDG 5, Gender Equality, it promotes an event that focuses, in addition to this SDG, on Equality as a whole and with the participation of several partners, including Startup Lisboa.
4TH-5TH MARCH
LEAD TODAY. SHAPE TOMORROW. BY FEMALE FOUNDERS
An event promoted by Female Founders that will create a relevant network for female entrepreneurs through discussion forums, events and speeches.
JOBS
👩💻If you have a passion for technology and make it happen, the perfect place to start is Landing.Jobs! The startup is looking for a BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT intern to join the team remotely!
STARTUP OF THE WEEK
SILICONBALI IS THE WINNER OF THE SDG GLOBAL STARTUP COMPETITION OF THE WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION!
SiliconBali has just won one of the biggest competitions to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations Organization, among more than 10 thousand startups and 138 countries competing! With this achievement, and in addition to the benefits of the UN network and partners to develop pilots, the startup validates the impact concept and a new boost to turn tourism more balanced and sustainable.
Sevo, the CEO of this startup from our house, stated, "It marks a new direction for Siliconbali, to disrupt the tourism industry in a more balanced way. The pandemic entails a new opportunity for all of us to rethink and shift our consumption habits. It has forced us to pivot our business model to create a product that will pioneer a more sustainable way to experience a destination. This achievement validates that our vision truly stands out & that the world urgently needs it. We are excited to leverage all the new opportunities from this competition to keep innovating." Congratulations and well done! 👏
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
💪 The National Association of Young Entrepreneurs in Portugal (ANJE) has developed a digital transition strategy that will support 3,000 small and medium-sized businesses. The project has €1 million to support the traditional economy and act in the country's less technological areas.
👓 Sifted launched a new newsletter: Sifted's Startup Life is a weekly newsletter about European startups' inside workings with topics such as hiring, trends, and the resources needed for startups to progress.
😍 Our startups are in the mouths of the world and, if on one hand, it was YData to be highlighted by Startup Grind as one of the startups to watch in 2021 in a list that includes 15 international startups, on the other hand, it was DefinedCrowd that, side by side with Startup of the Week, gained prominence in one of the biggest competitions in the world to accelerate the SDGs