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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Portugal

The Next Web

It might be everyone’s dream to move to Portugal. Like in neighboring Spain, the country was hit hard with a headache-inducing unemployment rate that was concentrated primarily on Portugal’s youth. Beautiful beaches, amazing food, and weather. Its vibrant startup scene is now another reason to add to the list.

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[Portugal][Event] Explorers Festival 2013

YoungUpstarts

The Explorers Festival is an upcoming event in Lisbon, Portugal focused around the topics of entrepreneurship and innovation. Organized by Portuguese startup accelerator beta-i - the same people behind TEDxEdges and Sandbox Global Summit - it promises to be the largest entrepreneurship event in Portugal this year.

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Our Interview With Richard Burry, International E-Commerce Entrepreneur

The Startup Magazine

Recently we visited Richard Burry in his seaside base of operations in Cascais, Portugal for an intriguing conversation about the keys to online success. As the founder of Smartvu Ltd., he remains at the leading edge of Internet innovation and achievement. Q: How important is it to understand what motivates the consumer?

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Entrepreneurship in Portugal

entrepreMusings

I went to Portugal with 4 other colleagues (3 of us presented) to help give a workshop on incubation management and on-shoring opportunities for Portuguese technology companies to the US. Tags: entrepreneurship travel company incubators portugal portuguese entrepreneurship uten program. Boat photo : Taken in Porto.

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I was shocked – shocked! – to find out there are tech startups in Portugal

The Next Web

I spent the past few days in the beautiful city of Lisbon, Portugal, to attend the annual Switch Conference and gain some insights into the Portuguese startup ecosystem (and to enjoy several local seafood dishes and pastries).

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The Portugal and Austin Tech Connection

SiliconHills

A delegation of business leaders from Portugal is in Austin this week to study the city’s technology startup ecosystem. On Wednesday, the group visits Tech Ranch, the Austin […] The post The Portugal and Austin Tech Connection appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Growthink Capital advises Swiss Dental Services on Acquisition Financing to expand in the UK market

Growthink Blog

The Portugal-based dental surgery group gains a foothold in the UK by acquiring two dental clinics in London Growthink Capital is pleased to announce it acted as Swiss Dental Services (SDS)’ investment banking advisor on an acquisition financing – via SME Capital, a London-based alternative capital provider – to expand in the UK market.