Rui Ramos-Pinto Coelho

The aim of the Ireland Portugal Business network is to stimulate and increase trade and business connections between the two countries. It aims to • Help Irish & Portuguese companies to broaden their network, make contacts and drive sales • Assist Irish companies and investors wishing to enter the Portuguese market to make contacts • To assist Portuguese companies looking to Ireland for business opportunities • Help Government agencies explore and enhance trade links between the 2 countries • Give Irish and Portuguese companies better access to the worldwide diaspora networks of both countries.

Startup Lisboa is an incubator based in downtown with 3 historical buildings with work & residence spaces to welcome startups from all over the world. Founded in 2012, by the Lisbon Municipality, Montepio Bank and IAPMEI – Portuguese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, it's a private non-profit association that provides physical and virtual incubation. Its support structure offers mentoring, link to strategic partners, access to investment/funding, networking activities and a community based on knowledge and sharing. Startup Lisboa is the organizer of Launch in Lisbon - a soft landing program to set up your business in Lisbon, From Start-To-Table, the acceleration program for the restaurant ecosystem, and manager of Hub Criativo do Beato.

Envisioned by the Lisbon City Council with the aim of expanding Lisbon’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, from startups to scaleups, and eventually unicorns, we work as an engine for economic growth and a driving force for innovation, attracting talent, new projects and investment. Unicorn Factory Lisboa is a platform of programs and hubs, inspired by international best practices, which supports startups and scaleups in creating sound products and business models, developing efficient processes, and achieving sustained accelerated growth from Lisbon. We cover 4 main areas: “early stage” incubation for startups, “growth stage” programs for scaleups, “soft landing” support for both international startups and scaleups planning to expand through Lisbon and “innovation hubs” such as Hub Criativo do Beato.

The aim of the Ireland Portugal Business network is to stimulate and increase trade and business connections between the two countries. It aims to • Help Irish & Portuguese companies to broaden their network, make contacts and drive sales • Assist Irish companies and investors wishing to enter the Portuguese market to make contacts • To assist Portuguese companies looking to Ireland for business opportunities • Help Government agencies explore and enhance trade links between the 2 countries • Give Irish and Portuguese companies better access to the worldwide diaspora networks of both countries.

Startup Lisboa is an incubator based in downtown with 3 historical buildings with work & residence spaces to welcome startups from all over the world. Founded in 2012, by the Lisbon Municipality, Montepio Bank and IAPMEI – Portuguese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, it's a private non-profit association that provides physical and virtual incubation. Its support structure offers mentoring, link to strategic partners, access to investment/funding, networking activities and a community based on knowledge and sharing. Startup Lisboa is the organizer of Launch in Lisbon - a soft landing program to set up your business in Lisbon, From Start-To-Table, the acceleration program for the restaurant ecosystem, and manager of Hub Criativo do Beato.

Envisioned by the Lisbon City Council with the aim of expanding Lisbon’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, from startups to scaleups, and eventually unicorns, we work as an engine for economic growth and a driving force for innovation, attracting talent, new projects and investment. Unicorn Factory Lisboa is a platform of programs and hubs, inspired by international best practices, which supports startups and scaleups in creating sound products and business models, developing efficient processes, and achieving sustained accelerated growth from Lisbon. We cover 4 main areas: “early stage” incubation for startups, “growth stage” programs for scaleups, “soft landing” support for both international startups and scaleups planning to expand through Lisbon and “innovation hubs” such as Hub Criativo do Beato.