Meet the Portugal Startup Ecosystem (In-Person Networking Event)

Discover new resources to help launch and grow your early-stage startup

What You'll Learn:

How successful founders built great companies
Local Organizations to help launch and grow your startup
Little-known resources that benefit your industry
How to find Mentors
Additional funding sources for early-stage founders

Talk with the Founders from:

DIG-IN

Discover how DIG-IN emerged from one of the most remarkable founder-led transformations in the Portuguese tech ecosystem. Following Zomato's exit from Portugal, the team executed a management buyout, acquired the local operation and data assets, and rebuilt the business into a fast-growing FoodTech and market intelligence platform. Today, DIG-IN serves leading consumer brands, has completed its first investment round, earned innovation recognition, joined the Unicorn Factory Lisbon Scaling Up program, and is expanding internationally with the ambition of becoming Europe's leading F&B intelligence platform.

Clynx Health / Lampsy / Gleedot

You'll also hear from Joana Pinto, a biomedical engineer and serial entrepreneur. She began her journey by founding Clynx Health, an award-winning HealthTech startup that raised early investment to transform physiotherapy through digital rehabilitation. She later joined Lampsy Health, an award-winning startup developing an AI-powered medical device for epilepsy detection, recognized internationally through achievements such as the WIRED Health Startup Showcase and which was selected as one of the most promising startups by the Unicorn Factory Lisbon, gaining recognition for its innovation in digital health.

Continuing her entrepreneurial path, Joana went on to build Letri, and most recently Gleedot, an AI-driven platform that helps families discover, organize, and manage children's activities and experiences in a more personalized and engaging way. Recognized among the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Startups & VC in Europe (2026) by EU-Startups, Joana will share her lessons on building, scaling, and continuously reinventing herself as a founder.

Moderator: Sofia Soares is an experiened ecossystem builder, that has supported Lisbon City Council to build and internationalize its startup ecosystem!

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