Startup Lisboa is a incubator that supports the creation of companies and their first years of activity. Founded in 2011 by the Lisbon Municipality, Montepio Bank and IAPMEI – Portuguese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, it's a private non-profit association that provides entrepreneurs and companies with office space as well as a support structure. We provide mentoring, link to strategic partners, access to investment, help with business basics, networking activities, and communication services.
"We do not invest in startups, but we connect them with investors and potential clients," we say. This is an example we use to define the work to which we are daily committed: to facilitate access to investment, mentors, strategic partners and potential customers.
We encourage the founders to look for what's best around the world to maximize their chances of growth and keeping their link to Portugal. Some incubated startups have teams abroad boosting their growth, including taking part in accelerators. Six teams are part of Seedcamp community, two are YCombinator alumni, for instance, and we're proud of it.
As a private non-profit organisation, our mission is to support the creation of companies and entrepreneurs in their first years of activity, to promote job creation, and to support the urban, social, and economic vitality of Lisbon's city center.
We're proud of our community and we're always looking for the best teams to start & grow their businesses in #startuplx
We're proud of our community and we're always looking for the best teams to start & grow their businesses in #startuplx
We have no calls but are instead permanently open for online applications.
After a first screening of the forms, and in regular periods, we invite entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to a jury session, to be evaluated.
Applications from all over the world are accepted.
Startup Lisboa's HQ is located in downtown Lisbon in a completely renovated 200 year old, 6 story building. It’s a vibrant place where over 40 startups are boosting the entrepreneurship scene in Portugal; each startup has its own office, but there's also a coworking room for smaller teams. Opened in February 2012, the space features a flexible 60 m2 room that can be converted into three 20 m2 meeting rooms that fit up to 10 people each, a dinning room and kitchen, and a social area (lounge) with a kitchenette where you can organize a coffee break or other kind of networking event.
To be incubated at Startup Lisboa, you must Apply.
In the summer of 2015, we opened the second building, right in front of the first one. Built in the 18th century, it was renovated to accommodate bigger startups in its two first floors.
The Silver Street (Rua da Prata) has become even more vibrant since entrepreneurs are always crossing the road and chilling out on the sidewalk for a coffee and a Pastel de Nata (famous portuguese pastry) while on a break from work.
For non-residents, we offer the possibility to rent some of our rooms for meetings, conferences and other kinds of networking events.
CEO
CFO
Head of Communications
COO & Events Manager
Community Manager
Partnerships & Mentoring
Facilities Manager
Executive Assistant
Project Manager
Airport Business Center Manager
Casa Housekeeper
Intern
Housekeeper
Casa Startup Lisboa Manager
Techie Saviour
Upframe
Special Projects
Chairman
Câmara Municipal de Lisboa
Board Member
IAPMEI
Board Member
Montepio
Board Member
Invest Lisboa