Our Track Record

Over the years, our team has been involved in a wide range of projects across different capacities — as founders, consultants, investors, advisors, and operators. Some of these initiatives are still active today; others were stepping stones that shaped who we are.

Below, a selection of some of those projects.

Meetup Kitchen

Asset acquisition of 100+ seat restaurant in Porto's golf course. Operations optimization, repositioning as "Porto's Business Restaurant," and exit to Temple Group.

Solução Estudante

First Portuguese network of university convenience and stationery stores, founded by our Team.

Student Fox

Joint venture with Olmar, Portugal's leading B2B/B2G stationery distributor. One of Portugal's first dropshipping platforms for university students.

VC Invest

Project founded with Vila do Conde Municipality to support investment attraction for the region's largest companies.

Bloq.it

Europe's fastest-growing smart locker company. #2 on Deloitte EMEA Fast 500, 73,000% growth, €35M+ revenue. Our team sourced first investors and connected with cron.studio.

SCEMAI

AI-driven water and energy optimization. Portugal Ventures portfolio. Our team sourced first investors and provided ongoing advisory during development.

CircuMed

AI-powered healthy snack subscription. Acredita Portugal 2020 winner. Portugal Ventures backed, €665K raised, 15+ European countries. Mentored through Acredita Portugal.

InfiniteBook

Portuguese reusable notebook brand, sold worldwide on Amazon. Founded by 17-year-old entrepreneur. Our team provided first retail placements and mentoring through Acredita Portugal.

Shaghf Coffee

UAE-origin specialty coffee chain with 150+ branches across Middle East. Our team supported the Lahore team in raising capital for Portugal expansion.

Diabetis Market

First marketplace for diabetic products in Portugal. Our team served as main advisors and early investors during launch phase

Wheel the World

Accessible travel marketplace. $17M+ raised, backed by former CEOs of Expedia and Booking.com. 180K+ community, 140+ destinations. Global Startup Pitch winner 2022.

Supported by our team as part of Aceler@tech

Valpas

IoT bedbug prevention for hotels. €4M seed funding. 300+ hotels in 36 countries including Accor and The Luxury Collection. 6M+ nights protected, pesticide-free.

Supported by our team as part of Aceler@tech

SmartGuide

AI-powered digital audio guide platform. 1.5M+ users, 1,600+ destinations. TTG Travel Startup of the Year 2018. Clients include Singapore National Heritage Board.

Supported by our team as part of Aceler@tech

Matosinhos.Tech

Supported transition from online community to physical meetups at venues like Casa da Música. Now 4,000+ members with speakers from Apple, Meta, Google.

Eddy Travels

AI travel assistant chatbot. 4M+ users, Techstars Toronto graduate, €1.5M raised. Clients included Visit Dubai. Acquired by TripAdd (New York) in 2022. Supported by our team as part of Aceler@tech

Startup Portugal

Public-private entity for Portugal's National Entrepreneurship Strategy. Our CEO served as Head of Growth and Acceleration, coordinating 130+ incubators with IAPMEI and OECD.

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RNi - Rede Nacional de Incubadoras

Our CEO relaunched Portugal's National Network of Business Incubators as Startup Portugal Head, in coordination with IAPMEI and the Ministry of Economy.

Acredita Portugal

Portugal's largest entrepreneurship competition, 2nd largest worldwide. 100,000+ projects supported. Under our management: 1,900% revenue growth over 6 years.

Aceler@tech

Co-founded and managed major tourism acceleration program with Turismo de Portugal. Supported international startups entering the Portuguese market. 🔗

351 Community

Founding moderators and board members of Portugal's largest entrepreneur community. 1,600+ members, recognized by OECD and EU Commission.

Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos

Our CEO served as Deputy to the Councillor for Economy, Tourism and Civil Protection at Matosinhos Municipality.

Board of European Students of Technology

Our CEO participated in the Education Committee and colaborated with European Commission. Organizer of Europe's largest engineering competition (EBEC).

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional

Organization of training courses and entrepreneurship programs with IEFP, Portugal's government agency for professional training.