European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has opened the Web Summit event by pledging to overhaul the way Brussels regulates the tech industry. Speaking on the first day of the influential…
Tracking Software Firm Prodsmart Wins $1.5m Seed Funding
Prodsmart, a company offering real-time tracking for production lines, has won a $1.5 million seed investment round. The firm, based in the Portuguese capital city Lisbon, will use the money to onboard…
Uniplaces co-founder Kostelec: “Prove your Concept in Select Markets”
Ben Grech, Mariano Kostelec and Miguel Amaro met at university in London, where they discovered that finding good student accommodation was often a nightmare. In 2012 the trio built a website customized…
Beta-i’s Vieira: “2017 Is the Year Portugal’s Startup Scene Matures”
Pedro Rocha Vieira is co-founder and CEO of Beta-i, a group which incubates, mentors and grows startups in Lisbon and Portugal, which have risen among Europe’s tech hubs. Here he shares his thoughts…