Want to accelerate your business and don’t know where to start?
The Business Acceleration Programme – LISPOLIS IGNITE! – which aims to support startups in developing their business models, with exclusive access to training sessions and specialised mentoring.
In 2024 there will be 2 editions, each with 4 intensive days of training and ending with a Demo Day. The 1st Edition came to an end in April and the 2nd Edition will take place in October and applications are already open.
Want to accelerate your business and don’t know where to start?
The 1st edition focussed on the areas of energy and sustainability, with the aim of contributing to the acceleration of innovative and disruptive startups/projects/ideas that are a fundamental asset for these industries.
We were looking for startups with the following profile:
- No more than 7 years old;
- From the energy or sustainability areas; or
- Produce work that is relevant/contributes to these areas (for example, a project to build a platform that increases the efficiency of the work processes of a company that produces components for wind energy).
The prizes for this first edition were 1 000€ and a year’s incubation (at Centro de Incubação e Desenvolvimento) for 1st place and a year’s incubation for 2nd and 3rd place.
Bootcamp
There were 4 intensive days (11, 12, 18 and 19 March) where tools were shared to boost business and topics such as Marketing and Finance for startups, Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies and Financing Opportunities were covered.
Demo Day
The 1st edition of LISPOLIS Ignite came to an end on April 9th , where we brought the community together to talk about innovation in the areas of sustainability and energy – we heard from António Dias Martins (Startup Portugal), we listened to brilliant pitches from startups ready to impact the ecosystem, we heard the inspiring story of Filipe Reina Fernandes, founder of Windcredible, and his predictions for the future of the industry, and we closed with the inspiring words of Nuno Caleia, from Lisbon City Council.
The jury that had the difficult task of naming the winners were: Bruno Carvalho (D-Orbit), Luís Caldas de Oliveira (IST and iStartLab), Marcia Pereira (Bandora), Paulo Santos (ADENE) and Susana Viseu (BUSINESS as NATURE).
The winners of this edition were:
1st place: ANIMOB
2nd place: Bambu Bicycles
3rd place: Repete
Other participating startups: Bioresid, Europeltier Thermotechnology, Flavorit, Floresta Nativa, Photobooking, Proven Solar, SAKI, Terrama, Wisegrid and Zero Emissions World.
Applications for the next edition are now open!
For more information or questions, contact us by e-mail at ignite@lispolis.pt.
OUR MENTORS
Artur Amaral
Bruno Carvalho
Carlos Telles
Diogo Henriques
Giorgio Galli
João Antão
João Calado
João Silva Rodrigues
Marco Miguel
Martinho Matos
Miguel Catela
Nunes
Nuno Cunha
Paulo Bandeira
Pierre Gein
Sara Freitas
Soraia Caetano
Teresa Vieira
Tocha
Do you want to accelerate your business and don’t know where to start?
The 2nd Edition took place in partnership with Healthtech Lisboa in October and focused on the Healthtech area.
There were 4 intensive days (October 1, 3, 22 and 23), where tools were shared to boost health businesses and topics such as Regulatory and Digital Health, Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies in Health, Finance for Startups in Health and Structuring for Investments were covered. It ended with the Demo Day (October 30), with the presentation of the final projects and the award ceremony.
The jury that had the difficult task of naming the winners were: Purificação Tavares (Genetics Unilabs), Vítor Crespo (HealthTech Lisboa), Catarina Paralta (SGS), Luís Caldas de Oliveira (IST and iStartlab) and Joana Cardoso Vaz (Ophiomics).
The winners of this edition were:
1st Place: Healthtech Lisboa Prize powered by LISPOLIS – Lampsy (€4 000)
2nd Place: SGS Prize – Virtuleap (€3 000)
3rd Place: CNS Prize – IMAGI Health (€2 000)
All the prizes include hours of mentoring by Healthtech Lisboa plus a year’s incubation at Centro de Incubação e Desenvolvimento.
The other startups taking part in this edition: Flainar, Health Crossing Borders, Hubisenior, Mediphacos, Prodigy Tech Innovations, Safecaring, Software Start, Telos, Uxvolution, Vitalink, WeCareOn, Wisify e Worthmed.
For more information or questions, please contact us by e-mail.
OFFICIAL SPONSORS
HealthTech Lisboa powered by Lispolis is a venture builder specializing in the development of startups in the Health Technology sector. It is located at LISPOLIS – Polo Tecnológico de Lisboa, one of the project’s founding partners. Its aim is to accelerate the growth of startups and unite entrepreneurs in this area in order to connect innovative solutions with the health sector and the global market.
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company.
Recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. They operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world that offer specialized solutions to make your business faster, simpler and more efficient.
CNS – Neurological Campus was created with the aim of providing patients, family members and caregivers with a multidisciplinary approach in the same physical space, specializing in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, strokes and other neurological diseases.
OUR MENTORS
Bruno Santos
Carlos Fontes
David Magboulé
Fadhil Musa
João Crespo
Joaquim Ferreira
Leonor Guedes
Ljljiana Dukanovic
Marlene Nunes
Paulo Bandeira
Pedro Grilo
Pedro Silveira
Pierre Gein
Rita Costa
Rita Trabulo
Sandra Alvim
