Tag Archives: Porto

Final call to Porto, OPO Startup Week on May 24

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Reinaldo Ferreira

In the lively European Startup scene, Porto is looking for a full-time position. In case you don’t know, OPO is the airport code for Porto International Airport, a one to three hour flight from anywhere in the European Union, pretty … Continue reading →

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Porto University’s Incubator wins RegioStars award

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Reinaldo Ferreira

Brussels, January 31st: UPTEC, Porto University’s incubator was awarded the RegioStar award for the Smart Growth category. Quite appropriately named UPTEC, 5 years old Porto University’s Science and Technology Park is Porto’s largest incubator, currently with 97 startups and 12 … Continue reading →

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Take a City exhibits at the Dublin Web Summit (Interview)

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Porto based startup Take a City is going to represent Portugal at the Dublin Web Summit, which is starting tomorrow. We talked with Reinaldo Ferreira, Take a City’s Founder and CEO, just before the conference starts. EU-Startups.com: What is Take … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Portugal-Startups | Tagged Dublin, Dublin Web Summit, Porto, Take a City | 1 Comment

Pepito, Beaunity and MiniMobil get Startup Pirates @ Porto prizes

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Reinaldo Ferreira

It’s Saturday morning and Startup Pirates @ Porto second edition is coming to an end. One week of business modeling, branding, pitching, mentorship and teamwork is over and it’s time to let the team’s ideas shine. The jury has voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Portugal-Startups | Tagged Beaunity, MiniMabil, Pepito, Porto, StartupPirates | 2 Comments

Interview with the winning team of Porto Hackathon

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

A few days ago, we introduced you to Porto Hackathon – a new event where Porto based university students immersed for two weeks on code and put a complete application from the ground up. The first edition of Porto Hackathon … Continue reading →

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A successful start: The first edition of Porto Hackathon

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

What do you do in August – while it’s sunny outside with up to 26° celsius? If you’re in Porto and not on vacation, you could have spend the last two weeks hacking for fun at Porto Hackathon. Its first edition … Continue reading →

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UniPlaces targets the world with €200K funding

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Reinaldo Ferreira

Worldwide student mobility is a growing reality. And everywhere a student arrives, there should be a room or apartment available. That’s the need behind the business of UniPlaces. The Porto-based startup aims to replace the old fashioned process international students and … Continue reading →

Posted in Portugal-Startups | Tagged funding, Lisbon, Porto, renting, students, UniPlaces | 1 Comment

Geeks, wanted (alive, please)!

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Reinaldo Ferreira

So Summer’s suddenly there and some of us are spending some deserved couple of weeks’ vacation. While you’re at that, chances are you’ll be using some kind of gadget, like your new iPad or Lumia, either for fun or keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Portugal-Startups, Startups in general, The EU and Europe | Tagged geeks, Porto, Startup-Jobs | 1 Comment

Can I join you at the Grand Startup Tour?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Reinaldo Ferreira

That’s what I asked Bruno today: can I join you? Bruno is based in Porto, Portugal and his dream of benchmarking the Porto startup scene all over Europe is just starting. He calls it the Grand Startup Tour. Bruno took … Continue reading →