Launch
December 16, 2015
ScaleUp Porto was launched as a collective effort to develop a sustainable entrepreneurship ecosystem in the city of Porto.
View more...Start & Scale Week 2016
May 20, 2016
First Start & Scale Week to gather the community and communicate the ecosystem to a wide range of stakeholders. More than 1800 participants in 7 conferences, street activities, 5 ecosystem gatherings, 1 hackathon and more.
View more...1st Doing Business
May 23, 2016
First Doing Business, promoting business meetings between startups and corporates, as part of the Start & Scale Week. 13 Startups, 9 Corporates, 31 meetings
1st Call for Activities
March 30, 2017
Launched to support communities and create a more dynamic ecosystem. 8 selected activities including 16 events, a Vlog Show and 2 Ecosystem Guides.
View more...Start & Scale Week 2017
May 27, 2017
New Start & Scale Week! More than 1600 people joined conferences, workshops, meetups, gatherings and hackathons.
View more...Growth Champions
September 1, 2017
Run in partnership with ANJE – Portuguese Association of Young Entrepreneurs. The first scaleup program in Portugal tackling the growth challenges that scaleups face when they are expanding globally: access to market, capital and talent.
View more...Smart Capital 2017
September 22, 2017
Porto received the Tech Tour International Venture Club Smart Capital 2017. 70 international investors, independent venture capital fund managers and strategic investors, gathered in our city to reflect on the scaleup process.
View more...2nd Call for Activities
February 6, 2018
57 applications, 8 selected activities, 5600+ people involved, conferences, workshops, meetups, competitions and much more.
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Smart Capital 2018
September 20, 2018
Over the course of two intense days 80 senior corporate innovators, independent venture capital fund managers and strategic investors gathered in Porto to join forces, debate and do business.
View more...Toolkit for Startup Investment
September 20, 2018
Together with Porto Business School, we launched the ScaleUpPorto Toolkit for Startup Investment as a tool to communicate the opportunities our ecosystem presents for foreign investors and, also, a manual to provide guidance on our ecosystem.
View more...10th Masterclass
September 21, 2018
With the support of the ecosystem, we identify themes to be addressed. Then, together we promote juicy learning sessions about Leadership & Culture, Marketing & Sales and Technology.
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A new ecosystem map
January 23, 2019
A tool with information about startups, scaleups, large companies, investors, incubators and accelerators in the region that will support a knowledge base about the ecosystem.
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5th and biggest Doing Business
May 14, 2020
248 meetings, between 33 Corporates and 50 Startups, opening the way to even more ambitious editions that must be coming soon…
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