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The Lisbon Founder Institute is proud to partner with DNA Cascais and KIC InnoEnergy, two local organizations dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship in Portugal. Together, these institutions will help working professionals develop their startup ideas and guide them through the process of launching a tech company.

We are proud to support a state-of-art program such as the Founder Institute here in Cascais, indicative of our commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and connection with Silicon Valley best practices.” - Luis Matos Martins, CEO of DNA Cascais

Those who apply to the Founder Institute must take a personality test that evaluates their entrepreneurial potential. On average, one third of the applicants who take the test make it to the second round. From those, about half are selected to enroll in the Founder Institute and only few of those end up graduating from the program. The Founder Institute program is tough - and for good reason. It’s designed to simulate many of the challenges of startup life. The level of difficulty also vets the serious entrepreneurs from the “wantrepreneurs”, leaving those left standing fully prepared to endure the challenges of launching a tech startup.

Our goal at the Founder Institute is to ‘challenge’ business ideas through market and customer validation, if it survives, it is an idea worth taking forward. We grind the idea, polish it and make it into a diamond." - Carlos DaSilva, Director of the Lisbon Founder Institute

If you would like to start a tech company in Portugal, then apply to Lisbon Founder Institute today.

 

DNA Cascais aims to contribute, using every adequate mean, for the promotion, incentive and development of entrepreneurship in general, especially focused on promoting social and young entrepreneurship in Cascais.

KIC InnoEnergy is dedicated to promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and education in the sustainable energy field by bringing together academics, businesses and research institutes.

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