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June 2016

Storytrail featured in Dinheiro Vivo

Storytrail, a Portugal Ventures portfolio company, was featured in Dinheiro Vivo, regarding the launch of its new video guides, becoming the world's first platform with this feature. The first video released of the city of Rome r

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June 2016

Portugal Ventures opens the first edition of its +Heritage +Tourism Programme

Submissions to the first edition of the +Heritage +Tourism Programme are now open, the new Portugal Ventures initiative, in collaboration with Turismo de Portugal. The initiative aims to stimulate the creation of locally or regionally based start-ups

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June 2016

Chic by Choice is best fashion start-up at “The Europas”

Chic by Choice, a company backed by Portugal Ventures, was considered the best start-up in the fashion area by “The Europas” last Tuesday, 14th June, in London. “The Europas Conference & Awards” is an annual even

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June 2016

First City Video Guides platform is Portuguese and is being unveiled to the world today

Storytrail, a platform of free city video guides for travellers, made its global debut today http://storytrail.co/. The unprecedented and pioneering project, worldwide, was developed at the Vodafone Power Lab in Lisbon, after receiving an honou

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June 2016

Turismo de Portugal and Portugal Ventures launch"+ Heritage + Tourism" Programme

Portugal Ventures, in collaboration with Turismo de Portugal, will be launching the + Heritage + Tourism programme which aims to stimulate the creation of locally or regionally based start-ups and new businesses, related to tourism and the valo

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June 2016

Codeplace featured in Jornal de Negócios

Codeplace, a company backed by Portugal Ventures, was featured in Jornal de Negócios, emphasizing its current business model, as well as its recent participation in the Pioneers Festival in Vienna, exclusively dedicated to start-ups. The start-

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June 2016

StartUp Portugal Launch Event

The StartUP Portugal initiative was launched today at the old Industrial Abattoir of Oporto, with Prime Minister António Costa and the Minister of Economy, Manuel Caldeira Cabral, present at the event.Hundreds of participants from the world of entre

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June 2016

Wave wins UberPITCH in Portugal

The UberPITCH challenge received more than 200 ideas from entrepreneurs from Lisbon and Oporto. Of these, 50 earned their seat in an Uber ride with a member of Portugal Ventures. The best business idea, chosen by Uber and Portugal Ventures was W

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June 2016

Startup Portugal Initiative launched on 6th June

The Startup Portugal initiative will be officially launched next Monday, on 6th June, , at the Old Industrial Abattoir of Campanhã, in Oporto. Startup Portugal aims to promote and encourage Portuguese entrepreneurship from incubation and acceleratio

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May 2016

Chic by Choice nominated to the “The Europas” Awards

Chic by Choice, a company backed by Portugal Ventures, is one of the nominees for the “The Europas” awards, following the incubator Beta-I, the start-up Farfetch and the co-founder of equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, Carlos Silva.&nbs;

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May 2016

UberPITCH in partnership with Portugal Ventures

UberPITCH could take Portugal’s most entrepreneurial idea to Berlin ● European challenge UberPITCH gives entrepreneurs the unique opportunity to get mentoring and support for their businesses at the click of a button. ● The

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May 2016

VideObserver expands to the United States and presents plans for 2016

VideObserver, a company backed by Portugal Ventures, was featured in the Observador, highlighting its recent expansion to the United States and the goals it has set out to achieve in 2016. With 2200 users, in 39 different countries, the startup,

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May 2016

Magnomics wins in North Carolina

Magnomics, a company backed by Portugal Ventures, was once again awarded with one of the most important prizes in the Animal and Agriculture sector, 1st prize at the North Carolina Ag Biotech Entrepreneurial Showcase. This Showcase, organized by

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May 2016

Portugal Ventures invests in Doinn

Doinn is the most recent Portuguese start-up to be selected for investment by Portugal Ventures following its submission to the Call For Entrepreneurship. Through the various editions of the Call For Entrepreneurship, Portugal Ventures has already in

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May 2016

Science4you Toys hit new international markets

The toys by Science4you, a company backed by Portugal Ventures, are now in China, following new trade agreements signed between January and April. Science4you closed a deal to distribute its products in nine new markets, including China, all in

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April 2016

Musikki Launches Exclusiph

Musikki, the music startup providing B2C and B2B music services including the Musikki Music API, has successfully closed a new round of funding securing USD 1,000,000 from Portugal Ventures, the biggest venture capital fund in Portugal

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April 2016

Portugal Ventures opens new edition of FIAEA

Portugal Ventures has opened another edition of FIAEA - its Investment Fund to Support Entrepreneurship in the Azores, and applications may be submitted until 26th May. FIAEA aims to contribute to the sustained development of the economy o

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April 2016

Portugal Ventures announces new investment in +Innovation +Industry Programme

Nata Pura is the new investment made by Portugal Ventures through its +Innovation +Industry Programme, an initiative aimed at bolstering venture capital investment in the more traditional sectors of the country’s economy, by supporting the crea

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April 2016

Portugal Ventures invests in Stemmatters and Opens 15th Call For Entrepreneurship

Stemmatters is the most recent Portuguese start-up to be selected for investment by Portugal Ventures following its submission to the Call For Entrepreneurship. Through the various editions of the Call For Entrepreneurship, Portugal Ventures has alre

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April 2016

Followprice, Chic by Choice and Zaask highlighted in Visão Magazine

Followprice, Chic by Choice and Zaask, companies backed by Portugal Ventures, were featured in Visão Magazine, with an exclusive article about entrepreneurship in Portugal, called “Start-up Generation”. Followprice, an online platfo

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