E-Commerce Amazon taps WeDo to leverage AWS against fraud for ‘Tier-1 North American Telecom’ Tim Hinchliffe Sep 26, 2018 Amazon reaches an agreement with Lisbon-based WeDo Technologies, turning the Sonae Group company into a supplier of technology solutions for revenue assurance and fraud and risk... continue reading
Featured Amazon Web Services opens 1st office in Portugal Tim Hinchliffe Sep 25, 2018 Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announces the opening of its first office in Lisbon, Portugal, to support its growing customer base in the country. (more…)... continue reading
Exits Farfetch IPO raises €754M, new shareholder PETA says ‘stop selling fur’ Tim Hinchliffe Sep 24, 2018 Portugal's first unicorn, luxury fashion platform Farfetch, raises €754 million ($885 million) in its Initial Public Offering on Friday while animal rights group PETA urges... continue reading
Awards InnoEnergy competition lures startups with €100k award Valentina Cullmann Sep 24, 2018 InnoEnergy's global startup acceleration program calls for energy storage ideas to compete for €100,000 award. (more…)... continue reading
Big Data UT Austin Portugal Program to get supercomputer, 10 quadrillion ops per second Tim Hinchliffe Sep 21, 2018 The University of Texas (UT) Austin Portugal Program will receive a Stampede supercomputer capable of performing 10 quadrillion operations per second. (more…)... continue reading
Launching Espacio debuts Originals Plus: transparent native advertising for startups Tim Hinchliffe Sep 20, 2018 After investing blood, sweat, tears and a shed-load of capital in their projects, every startup out there wants to spread the world about their world-changing products and... continue reading
Featured Braga’s MUB Cargo partners to digitize express shipping ahead of expansion into Spain Tim Hinchliffe Sep 20, 2018 Portuguese startup MUB Cargo, incubated at Startup Braga, is carrying out an innovative pilot project with the German multinational company Kathrein Automotive to digitize express... continue reading
Featured Portugal FinLab commits to making Portugal a global fintech hub Tim Hinchliffe Sep 19, 2018 Portugal FinLab commits to raising the potential of Portugal as a global fintech hub while serving as a communication channel between entrepreneurs and the Portuguese financial... continue reading
Education Braga’s Magikbee secures €213K to expand edtech portfolio Tim Hinchliffe Sep 18, 2018 Braga-based Magikbee raises €213,478 ($250,000) to continue to develop its edtech portfolio. (more…)... continue reading
Featured Portuguese startup RVE.Sol to bring electricity, water to 15K people in rural Africa Tim Hinchliffe Sep 14, 2018 Portuguese startup RVE.Sol will bring electricity and potable water to 15,000 people in rural Africa, particularly in Kenya, over the next six months. (more…)... continue reading
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