About ScaleUp Porto

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ScaleUp Porto was launched as a collective effort to develop a sustainable entrepreneurship ecosystem in the city of Porto.

The ScaleUp Porto Manifesto

Developed by the Municipality of Porto together with the local stakeholders as a first step of a coordinated program that’s included in a broader municipal strategy for innovation and competitiveness.

01

Trust

THE FOUNDATION: TRUST

Trust is at the foundation of the ScaleUp Porto Manifesto vision. All the stakeholders are considered to have a unique role, contributing to innovation initiatives and policies on a relevant and peer basis.

02

Talent

ENABLING ACCESS TO TALENT

Universities and polytechnic schools must work together in strong partnership with reference industry partners and research institutions to create highly skilled resources and talent. Cities need to be engaged in the development of measures to empower new job creation, by balancing training opportunities with the high quality of life standards, where cultural activities can play an essential role.

03

Training

TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARE

New effective learning programmes must be created for scale-ups, together with the local stakeholders, aiming at improving leadership and management skills. Knowledge exchange and expert advice must be fostered.

04

Funding

FUNDING

As funding is a critical asset for companies to scale, solid partnerships must be developed in this field, both with venture capitalists and business angels. It’s relevant to foster the creation of a strong network and implement measures that facilitate the access to investors and funding.

05

Data

GENERATING DATA

The scale-up gap must be mitigated with the implementation of a system to target, endorse, empower and report matters that concern this subject. Data must be released to make it possible for national and international stakeholders to identify, target and evaluate their support to scale-up companies.

06

Measuring

MEASURING AND LEARNING – SELF ASSESSMENT & BENCHMARK

Reversing the scale-up gap will be effective if all stakeholders are invited to participate and engage in a dedicated monitoring and open self-assessment process. The scale-up process must be monitored and a task force must be appointed to continuously report about the effectiveness of the strategies.

07

Connecting

CONNECTING COMPANIES TO CUSTOMERS – THE CITY AS A LIVING LAB

Cities working as living labs can support the linkage between companies, customers and daily life challenges. The development of smart procurement frameworks, aligned with open public and private partnerships, will foster the development of innovative, demand-oriented products and services.

08

Network

BUILDING NETWORK – NETWORK OF CITIES FOR SCALE-UP

In a European single market, far from being a reality, cities working in networks will be unique growth catalysts. By creating and promoting the development of a national and international network of support for scale-up companies, entrepreneurs will have access to information about their and other environments, be assisted in building reputation and credibility while increasing sales at home and abroad.

09

Central Hub

CONNECTING ALL THE PLAYERS – THE CITY AS A CENTRAL HUB

Exploring an active, participative and collaborative approach will help scale-ups fulfill their potential. Government, regional and local authorities, entrepreneurs, educators, researchers, investors, industry and large corporations, can create the conditions to support scale-up companies by working together.

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Stand

Stand

Start

Start

Scale

Scale

Together with a wide network of partners, ScaleUp Porto is supporting the sustainable development of the ecosystem by fostering

Funding Opportunities

SMART CAPITAL

TOOLKIT FOR STARTUP INVESTMENT

Access to Market

DOING BUSINESS

SCALEUP FOR EUROPE

Knowledge and Talent

MASTERCLASSES

GROWTH PROGRAMS

Communities

CALL FOR ACTIVITIES

Measuring and Learning

MAPPING THE ECOSYSTEM

MONITORIZATION

Ecosystem Communication

START & SCALE WEEK

SCALE.CITIES

RESOURCES

ScaleUp Porto’s timeline
About the ecosystem
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