An initiative of the City of  5 a word from the Mayor

Rui Moreira Mayor of Porto

With our Porto Start & Scale Guide we technologies, culture, fashion and design, intend to show how our entrepreneurs’ presenting its business sector strongly innovation mindset is the perfect catalyst connected with the industry ecosystem. for transforming the city, by contributing The startup scene in Porto is vibrant, to increase the quality of life and boost with a number of startups located in economy. This is the story of how several incubators and in numerous innovation drives the future of our cities, co-working spaces across the city. how innovation is shaping our present But there is a long way ahead. We and will continue to shape our future. need strategy, competitiveness and Porto has nowadays’ unique indicators continuous policies. This is where the for quality of life, resulting from its City Council plays an important role. uncommon safety levels, its human We seek to get even more involved and and welcoming characteristic and work in partnership with Universities its multicultural and entrepreneurial and companies, following an ambitious character. In fact, Porto and the North plan for innovation. of embrace its role as an Cities working as living labs are a unique important motor of the portuguese showcase platform to support the link economy, as the major contributor between companies and the city but to exports and as a place where new also companies and the world. The city innovative businesses are being created of Porto is engaged in the development every day, responding to the demands of of a strategy to foster the local a constantly changing global economy. entrepreneurship ecosystem focusing Entrepreneurship, arts and education on the scaleup phase but aiming higher. are, indeed, some areas where the city ScaleUp Porto and Desafios Porto have of Porto has been investing. The results been the pillars of the entrepreneurship are clear. Today Porto is at the forefront strategy in the city of Porto. Through of innovation, housing important these two initiatives, we are positioning companies. The University of Porto and Porto as a ScaleUp Hub, capable of the Politécnico of Porto are amongst the providing the right infrastructure, best and biggest institutions of Higher access to talent and funding to high Education in the country and reference growth companies. institutions in Europe, attracting more In the next years, we will keep on than 5000 Erasmus students every year. investing time, energy and resources to Moreover, in the last few years Porto has attract the best talent to Porto, in order been recognized multiple times as a to make sure startups and scaleups from touristic destination of excellence. all over the world find in Porto what they Nowadays, Porto displays strong need to succeed. dynamics in areas such as health Welcome to Porto. industry, energy, mobility, information Miguel Nogueira / CM Porto Nogueira Miguel 7 Rui Moreira THE PORTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP Porto´s city is a one of a kind! STRATEGY With a strong personality, 01 8  15 warm people, divine food and wine and charismatic places, Porto reveals unforgettable A MESSAGE FROM vistas inspiring all its visitors THE ECOSYSTEM with its creative approach. 16  23 02 Porto has also a long

history of entrepreneurial PORTO TODAY endeavours, housing some of 03 24  25 the most important industrial companies and entrepreneurs in the country. In the next STARTUPS pages you will discover a & INNOVATION ICONS new wave of entrepreneurial 26  65 04 ventures, inspired by Porto with worldwide ambition. EVENTS Beyond our strong support 05 68  69 to startups, we share our innovative approach to create, Filipe Araújo ANCHOR INITIATIVES city councillor step by step, a sustainable and for innovation & SPACES and environment vibrant scaleup ecosystem. 70  77 06 01

STRATEGY / CM Porto Nogueira Miguel 580 caracteres SCALEUP 13 strategy

ScaleUp Porto program is an important ScaleUp Porto is an initiative of the PORTO commitment to consolidate the city’s Municipality of Porto in partnership innovation ecosystem that can be with UPTEC and with the support of reflected all across Europe. the Agência Nacional de Inovação, Cities can have a unique role facilitating Porto Business School and Instituto program is companies’ growth and the creation Politécnico do Porto. ScaleUp Porto is of a thriving innovation ecosystem, also a contribution of the Municipality impacting economic development to the ScaleUp For Europe movement, and job creation. Therefore, aiming at enhancing the importance cities can an important creating a sustainable entrepreneurial have in the ecosystem growth. ecosystem where cities can work as true scale-up catalysts, the ScaleUp Porto Manifesto (launched in 2015) commitment to comes together to: > Foster local development by focusing on cities’ role as aggregators in a complex consolidate the and heterogeneous European network; > Support companies ready to scale to achieve sustainable city’s innovation development and growth in a global economy; > Involve citizens and empower them to take advantage of the growing innovation environment ecosystem that that provides new highly qualified job opportunities.

In a functioning, dynamic and can be reflected sustainable scale-up environment, successful entrepreneurs do not just develop their businesses. They also share their success as inspiring role all across Europe. models, their knowledge as mentors, experts or teachers, and their financial gain as investors in the next generation of entrepreneurs. This consolidates a virtuous cycle that improves the ecosystem itself.  scaleupporto.pt SCALEUP 15 strategy

FOR EUROPE In the last decade Europe has provide a unique platform to help been witnessing a significant companies build reputation, credibility overall change in the paradigm of and increase sales opportunities. entrepreneurship and innovation, Be part of this movement and help reflected in the intensive proliferation European entrepreneurs paving the way In an European of startup programmes and other to a solid and sustainable growth. supporting frameworks. These programmes and projects related to the startup phase have been developed very successfully so far, but single market fledgling firms could not truly enter the “warp-zone” of growth based only on the help of early stage accelerators or incubators. After successfully far from being achieving a problem/solution fit, validating a business model and entering the loop of funding rounds, startups aiming at moving towards a a reality, cities path of sustainable growth will need a completely new supporting platform. With this new scenario in place, and with hundreds of startup companies ready to grow all over Europe, the working in challenges are now related to scaling these companies in a sustainable way. In an European single market far from being a reality, cities working in networks networks will work as unique growth catalyst. The ScaleUp For Europe initiative follows the ScaleUp Porto Manifesto commitment to promote will work as the creation and development of a national and international network of support for the scaleup companies of the city ecosystem. ScaleUp For Europe aims at providing unique growth entrepreneurs with information about cities’ context and business environment and to promote their internationalization effort. Working  catalyst. in a network, European Cities can scaleupforeurope.com 17 strategy

DESAFIOS  Omniflow Omniflow’s objective is to light public spaces Desafios Porto is a competition in an intelligent and created by the Municipality of Porto in PORTO sustainable way. partnership with NOS, EDP, CEIIA e EY, aiming at identifying the biggest challenges faced by the city of Porto and at finding the tech solutions that give the € 250,000 most innovative and scalable answers. Desafios Porto positions the city of Porto as a Smart City and turns to fund the Porto into a Living Lab, a place where solutions for real problems in the public creation of sector can be tested working as a stepping-stone to scale to other cities. innovative Desafios Porto is the successful result of a partnership between the public and private sector leading to solutions that the implementation of key solutions to problems faced daily by the improve the  people living in or visiting Porto. It is Positive Blue a multidisciplinary initiative with a Using gamification strong component for dissemination quality of life on top of a smart-grid and population’s awareness with platform to increase repercussions in several areas, boosting of the citizens energy efficiency in the use of new technologies and the city. promoting entrepreneurship. of Porto. In the first edition, the initiative got the  submission of more than 300 challenges siosLIFE focused in four different areas: Health & siosLIFE works to Wellbeing, Energy, Digital City, Mobility integrate the senior & Environment, which resulted in several population in the possible solutions presented by different evolution of new startups and entrepreneurs. technologies. isolation.

 HealthyRoad EYEParking aims to  help control the illegal desafiosporto.pt parking. A MESSAGE 19 message FROM THE ECOSYSTEM 1 2 Some of the ANTÓNIO CARLOS most successful MURTA MOREIRA entrepreneurs and  Partner at Pathena DA SILVA Entrepreneurship, although for  CEO S21Sec many is seen as a temporary thing, investors that are is an underlying trend in developed markets. In fact the high obsolescence The city of Porto has unique conditions, of knowledge dictates the need of such as access to qualified talent that building Porto’s constant renewal of business models give the higher education institutions in and consequently entrepreneurship. the region an important recognition. The The city of Porto is the incubator of high quality of life that the city provides this spirit, no longer from a Portuguese is also a key factor to hold and attract Ecosystem share regional perspective but also in the talent. Furthermore, the possibility of World. I watch daily in the region the using the city of Porto as a Living Lab emergence of start-ups - some of translates in a fundamental contribution their experiences. which will be true scale-ups. We must to the city and the ecosystem. Porto is continue to invest in this direction betting on a major proposal of value - with confidence, with a mixture of creation, which despite being a complex frugality and ambition, and with the challenge, it is one of the bases we have pragmatism of a country that needs this to build to increase the competitiveness to happen - in the world, no less. of our economy, retain our excellent talent, create employment, and achieve the ultimate goal to improve the living 02 conditions of our population. 580 caracteres

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3 4 5 6 CARLOS CLÁUDIO JOÃO JOSÉ SILVA FERNANDES BARROS NEVES

 CFO SONAE IM  Founder AdClick  Founder & CEO Veniam  Founder & CEO Farfetch

Porto is a key piece in the overall Porto in 2016 is a very different city Porto has a very brilliant ecosystem The city of Porto is a city that deserves Portuguese value proposition from the one I was born in. This Porto that includes both public authorities, the attention of Portugal and the world. when it comes to the international is a new city – a city open to the world. but also private enterprises, that are Porto quickly became an extremely entrepreneurial scene. It’s definitely And the world is open to it. Porto is a using the city as a living lab to try out attractive city to live in and invest. a major hub in this space, given bustling city, attracting companies and all sorts of solutions that can improve The technology ecosystem - which the ample investments made in entrepreneurs from all over the world. In peoples lives. Veniam is in Porto since Farfetch is part of - has boosted the infrastructure, education & research, 2016 Porto had more companies getting the very beginning and we are a very growth of the city and help attract incentives to innovation and technology funded by VC firms than Lisbon, making active player in the startup ecosystem. young talent and international development, and opportunities for the clear that talking about entrepreneurship We were able to attract the best people investment. I believe that what really young minds to shine. As one of the in Portugal implies talking about Porto. that you can find in engineering, R&D makes a difference are the people, the most active and relevant tech investors All of this was not achieved by chance but also in business development and fact that the city is welcoming and that in Portugal, mostly based in Porto, we - It is a result of years of investment commercialisation. At Veniam, the everything is close, the sea, the river are witnesses of the increasing interest by the main city driving forces: the company that is delivering the Internet and the best of Portuguese cuisine. of top-notch international investors in entrepreneurs, the University and the of Moving Things, we combine the It is remarkable how there is a startups and scaleups born in Portugal. political administration. Portuguese culture with many of our community involved in culture, tourism This is the best testimony that I can international team players in New York, and projects that generate wealth and personally give to prove that there is a San Francisco and Singapore. Veniam a promising future for all. I have a great lot of talent to be found and developed was born in Porto, and will continue admiration and pride for the city and a from Porto to the world. its growing path in Portugal, more deep belief in its future. specifically in the North of Portugal. Porto Start & Scale Guide 23 message

7 8 9 LUIS MIGUEL SOFIA VÍTOR SAMPAIO REIS MAGALHÃES

 Founder & CEO MOG Technologies  Ecosystem Explorer at Mindera  CEO BySyde

When you are a Portuguese company Porto is a welcoming city with Cities are the canvas for innovation, scaling to achieve growth in a global an amazing story of resilience. attracting and retaining people, economy, the support of a sustainable Interventions that Porto has promoted developing the proper infrastructure for entrepreneurship ecosystem is extremely re-energized the region’s ability mobility and fostering one of the most important. Being integrated in Porto to embrace talent and creativity, basic ingredients of modernization: metropolitan area means that we can relaunching innovation and creativity. Porto has this perfect, cozy count with an important backbone to encouraging the development and environment that has always fostered support our innovative vision. Porto is creation of projects in the present and the creative sector - be it fashion, a polycentric region, with a modern future. The impact has been visible and music or other arts - and promoted R&D infrastructure and is becoming very positive, both in talent attraction talent through its well-reputed a catalyst in the creation of innovative and investment, resulting in projects universities. Porto is, indeed, a perfect companies facing internationalization with social and economic sustainability, canvas for the development of today’s challenges. Porto also aggregates a and increasing the motivation for active startup ecosystem and its dynamic network of universities, individuals and participation. environment. It’s so easy to get in love organizations helping companies to with this city! operate in such a complex environment. Porto Start & Scale Guide 25 message PORTO TODAY 03 27 Porto today

incubators  20  technology  & knowledge coworking 8 transfer centers spaces 14 38 business associations

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250.000 people living in the city 40%  of the portuguese scaleups are based 1.8M inhabitants in the urban area in Porto 300 startup projects Innovation in the transformation of the city Some of the innovations designed and implemented in the city of Porto, which have been transforming it while addressing real issues, are included in the following chapter, together with the selection of startups. This is the result of an open and inclusive discussion led by the Municipality under the umbrella of the “Porto Innovation Hub” project. These innovations challenge us to look at the past to identify contemporary real daily-life challenges and to support the planning of the city ! transformation. 04 31 startups ADDVOLT 31 B-PARTS 33 EMAIL BIDDING 35 FAHR 021.3 37 FINDSTER 39 GEMA 41 HYPELABS 43 INFRASPEAK 45 JSCRAMBLER 47 LAPA 49 MUSICVERB 51 OSTV 53 PAPERVAULT 55 SMARKIO 57 SWORD HEALTH 59 TOPDOX 61 WISECROP 63 XHOCKWARE 65 startups S 33 startups

ADDVOLT AddVolt is a young but ambitious tech company that wants to implement a “cloud for energy”, through trucks and transportation companies. In 2014, AddVolt launched their first solution for trucks, WeTruck. Their patented technology is capable of recovering the energy during

 brakings and slowdowns Clérigos Tower of the truck, from the solar Sala A+ (A from accessibility) is a panels installed on vehicle and reference in the adaptation of the storage that energy to supply city to everybody’s needs, particularly the auxiliary systems. in an emblematic building, ex-libris of the architectonic and cultural heritage of Porto. Inaugurated precisely on the International Day of Disabled Persons, Sala A+ also illustrates a different way of regarding heritage – it is no longer untouchable but, on the contrary, adaptable to all the people  inhabiting the city. addvolt.com 35 startups

B-Parts is the reusable B-PARTS car parts marketplace for  Northern Douro the automotive market Breakwater stakeholders. It enables Northern Douro breakwater is part transparency, integral process of an ensemble of two breakwaters flow, organization, part (North and South) at Douro river mouth. budgeting, purchase, delivery These breakwaters are encompassed in a broader series and big data analysis to used of strategies that have been carried car parts marketplace. B-Parts out to make navigation on Douro is positioned as a distributor river increasingly safer. Northern of reusable auto parts across Douro breakwater is a remarkable multiple countries. Already maritime protection infrastructure for sold to 3 continents and 20 its association of architecture- different countries! engineering- hydraulics. In 2009 it was awarded the Prize Secil de Engenharia Civil. This is a water infrastructure which stretches 600 meters offshore yet a public space as well – Northern Douro breakwater extends the surrounding urban spaces, enabling the fruition of landscape through a public route from which the visual field widens in a  unique way. b-parts.com 37 startups

Emailbidding is a self-service advertising platform, just like Google Adwords, but for Email Marketing. It’s a marketplace running in 15 countries for Publishers and Advertisers,

 where Publishers (opt-in Cinema database owners) integrate Oporto was the cinema generating their databases while allowing pole in Portugal and it has always been at Advertisers to run their the forefront place in the Portuguese cinema campaigns. Emailbidding’s and the international recognition. Cinema algorithm determines the teaching and recognition remain amount of emails to be sent extremely active in Oporto. Its cinema for each campaign, taking into schools guarantee that the innovating account its performance on the matrix is maintained in the training of micro-segments of subscribers, the young cinema directors. The several festivals together thus performing the continuous with a systematically diversified optimization of the campaign programming of high quality are also vital as and directing the right email to nurseries and display windows of new the right subscriber. talents and ideas for a rigorous and attentive audience. Photoshoot at  EMAILBIDDING Cinema Batalha emailbidding.com 39 startups

FAHR 021.3® is an internationally awarded creative  Porto Art District and experimentalist studio,

Porto Art District is which (un)focuses its work a downtown area defined by Miguel between art and architecture. Bombarda, Rosário and D. Manuel II Deriving from the German streets which bringing together a cultural agenda based on word erfahrung (experience), several contemporary art galleries, FAHR 021.3 stands up as a lab alternative bookshops, restaurants and studio developing conceptual shops particularly dedicated to vintage strategies on the brink of and retro furniture, design, clothing unexpected, contradiction, and music. Porto Art District offers and decontextualisation. The spaces for exhibition and collection while constant desire to seek new gathering a network of gallerists and solutions, give rise to a variety representatives of different local of performances differing on businesses (Porto Art District) committed manifesto, temporary, scale with stating it as visual arts circuit. and materials. Exploring the The ‘Inaugurações Simultâneas de Miguel Bombarda’ boundaries between disciplines, (Porto Lazer) brought a new life to the FAHR develops architectural neighbourhood with artistic interventions, interventions with new performances and concerts attracting an imaginative purposes. array of connoisseurs of art, investors and  FAHR 021.3 artists. fahr0213.com 41 startups

FINDSTER Founded by a diverse team of engineers and designers that want to direct impact people’s’ lives, Findster is the first GPS tracker that allows real-time monitoring. It’s also the first tracking systems to be completely free of monthly fees! From Porto to the  Porto world, Findster broke several Underground geographical barriers, being Porto Underground has brought a new the first Portuguese hardware kind of mobility, intermodal options product to be featured on and accessibility to the city. It has removed TechCrunch and also the first 12.000 cars from daily traffic, reduced to cross the $100.000 mark CO2 emissions and rehabilitated public through crowdfunding, with spaces. It allowed the creation of green areas and was at the origin buyers from 50+ countries of the plantation of 12 thousand new trees. on Indiegogo. Since 2016, The Underground is equipped with Findster is also alumni of highly innovative systems of operation HAX - the world’s #1 Hardware management, electronic ticketing Startup accelerator! and communication. Photoshoot at  Metro Trindade Station getfindster.com 43 startups

GEMA is a technology company that develops

 creative, customizable and Foundation interactive software for Serralves Foundation is one of the events, shops and museums. most important Portuguese cultural In Portugal, Angola, Brazil, institutions dedicated to contemporary Mexico and UK, GEMA has art, architecture, landscape, education for creativity and a solid team of developers, reflection about society. Serralves creatives, designers and R&D Estate is composed by the House (1925- Laboratory (Internal and 1944), Park (1932), Contemporary Art Universities), which enabled Museum (Pritzker Award 1992), it to develop more than 800 Auditorium and Library. This ensemble solid projects for major brands was listed in 1996 as Property of Public National and international. Interest and, in 2012, as national monument. Holograms, virtual reality, Serralves Foundation was created through projection mapping, 4D an innovative partnership between Rooms, Rooms Immersive the Government and civil society. The park is considered to be one 360º, Augmented Reality, of the first examples of garden art in Portugal, interactive games, are some built based on a landscape architecture examples of solutions that project. Also the House is considered to be GEMA develops daily. the most remarkable example of Art Déco  GEMA in Portugal. gemadigital.com 45 startups

Founded in Porto in 2014 by Carlos Lei and André Francisco, Hype Labs

 specializes in developing Sculptor José Rodrigues software that allows wireless Foundation - Fábrica Social communication between

The Sculptor José Rodriges Foundation, devices even in situations targeted at promoting and disseminating art, where there is no connection to is an artistic cluster of growing importance in a network or internet telephone the cultural and artistic scene of the city. Its network. Hype Labs was indoor area of 5.000 m2, nowadays gathers the first Portuguese startup an artistic incubator and the activity of to be invited to participate the sculptor. After buying the estate, José in AngelPad (acceleration Rodrigues opened it to the settlement startups program # 1 in the of different artistic projects. By doing this, US). And today has over € 1M the sculptor answered to a growing demand of national and international in the city – the offer of suitable places for investment, has offices in the development of the projects of the artistic community. Porto, Krakow and Silicon The Sculptor José Rodrigues Foundation Valley, where provides support is, therefore, the first artistic incubator in to over 100 companies the city, marking the beginning of a new worldwide using its technology. momentum in the creative environment  HYPELABS of the city. hypelabs.io INFRASPEAK 47 startups Nowadays Facility Managers have a hard time to plan, execute and predict maintenance operations/costs, as their information systems are mostly based on paper or outdated software. That is why companies like Siemens and Intercontinental decided to subscribe Infraspeak’s web, mobile and IoT solution to  River and maritime manage their maintenance waterfronts efficiently, cutting costs and Porto river and seafront is a vast and reducing bureaucracy by 70%+. coherent ensemble of public interventions In no time, Infraspeak has grown that transformed the relationship between from 0 to 150k in revenue, the citizen and the city and, foremost, reached product-market fit and the water. While connecting river and sea, Porto waterfronts closed deals in Portugal, Brazil introduced a whole new relationship with and Angola. Backed by 500 Douro river, its mouth and the Atlantic ocean, Startups and Caixa Capital, as well as new urban dynamics related, for Infraspeak is now ready to scale! instance, with strolling or leisure and sport  practices. infraspeak.com JSCRAMBLER 49 startups Jscrambler is a Web startup that works on highly innovative security products to protect Web and Mobile Applications. Its flagship product, Jscrambler, is a JavaScript protection solution  The Tram that has so far been used by The tramcar appeared in Porto in 1895 and more than 28.000 companies remained one of its main urban transport and individuals, across 145 means for decades. Currently the network countries. It is trusted by has just 3 lines, but there was a time Fortune 500 companies and when this transport means relied on a organizations in a number of network of 38 lines. Oporto had its first sectors, including Finance, tram line (Massarelos- Carmo) on the Advertising, Media and private initiative of the company Gaming. It makes applications Companhia Carris of Porto Ferro. The tram self-defensive and resilient network was key to improve mobility in the city and for its against tampering, malware impact on the urban development as it injection, IP and code theft, enabled the expansion of the commercial among other attacks. and residential areas in the surrounding environment. Photoshoot at Museu  do Carro Elétrico jscrambler.com 51 startups

Lapa Studio is a Software & Hardware startup based in Portugal, which is  Casa das Artes transforming the way people

Casa das Artes of search and protect all the Porto is a building conceived for hosting things they can’t live without. artistic activities. It is endowed with an auditorium, a After successfully creating two cinema room and two exhibition spaces. versions of Lapa, a worldwide Casa das Artes is settled at the edge of recognized Bluetooth tracker, Allen Villa’s garden (1927), by the architect with tens of thousand users José Marques da Silva, and is characterized from 70 different countries, by great discretion and lightness in the Lapa is now expanding their way it articulates the contiguous garden Internet-of-Things (IoT) and the Allen House. It assumes numerous technology to innovative asset references to the masters of Modern management services for architecture and local shapes and corporate applications. materials. In 1992 Casa das Artes was distinguished with the first Secil Prize for Architecture for the quality of its design and landscape integration. The ensemble Allen Villa, the garden and Casa das Artes was classified in 1992 as a monument of public  LAPA interest. findlapa.com 53 startups

Musicverb is the marketing software that helps music booking agents and artists by giving them the ability to manage thousands of contacts, create market segments, activate and nurture their leads while having actionable insights. The result? More work done, more people engaged  Casa da Música and more opportunities!

Casa da Música is an Musicveb is a team that intentionally disruptive building, presenting a merges a decade of music bold, unprecedented structural solution to industry experience, business address the challenges from its form. The intelligence and software building produced a strong impact development expertise to that triggered the urban regeneration change the live music industry. of Boavista district at infrastructural, economical and social Thousands of events close level. Casa da Música cuts off conventional their lineup all over the world, symphonic music halls, democratising every day. Get Ready. Drive the access to music: the traditional barriers your booking with Musicverb! audience-musicians are blurred and new  MUSICVERB audiences welcomed. musicverb.com 55 startups

OSTV is a media company specialised in content creation for all digital platforms. OSTV launched Canal180, a Cannes award-winning television channel dedicated to arts

 and creativity, targeted to the Soares dos Reis National Museum new creators of the world,

Due to the variety available on cable, web and and quality of its collection, the study mobile. Canal180 broadcasts and disclosure of art, the establishment of some of the most original new cultural practices and its public-oriented and innovative video content approach Soares dos Reis National in the world, from music Museum put Porto’s culture on the map. to design, through a global Founded in 1833, the museum has acquired network of collaborations. a growing relevance in the artistic panorama Partnerships include some of of the city. Soares dos Reis National Museum is the first public art the most reputable cultural museum in Portugal. Since its foundation institutions, music festivals the museum has been following an and global media outlets such innovative cultural and pedagogical as Pitchfork and Archdaily. programme in the framework of which it contributes to support artists and  OSTV disseminate art. ostv.pt PAPERVAULT 57 startups PaperVault is a smartreceipt platform that centralizes all the digital invoices and receipts for individuals (end-users/consumers) and companies and gives it an unique knowledge. The platform aims to replace traditional paper invoices and receipts that are issued as proof of purchase or  São Bento payment in retail shopping or Railway station service acquisition, replacing São Bento railway station is the central paper with a digital version, train station of Porto. This building has its metadata and associate international visibility and was considered information. by Conde Nast Traveler magazine as one of the 18 most beautiful stations in the world. The station is part of an ensemble of architectonic and urbanistic interventions for improving the city, substantially changing the connectivity of its  centre to the region. papervault.pt 59 startups

Combining the knowledge about technology acquired and developed over 10 years of digital marketing experience, SMARKIO allows customers to better know and understand their new or existing customers, treating them in a personalized

 manner before, during, and UPTEC after sales. Part of Impacting UPTEC gave a vital contribution group (Emailbidding, Beeleads to the social and economic leverage of and AdClick), SMARKIO is knowledge, produced at the University of supported both by the high Porto, and already supported more than knowledge of the market 370 business ideas in an array of areas. and also by the strong UPTEC stands out as one a structure for supporting the technological structure of the growth of the Northern region of Portugal. In Portuguese group. 2013, UPTEC won the RegioStars Awards, which identifies good practices in regional development and highlights original and innovative projects that may be inspiring  SMARKIO to other regions. smarkio.io 61 startups

SWORD Health is a team of SWORD people maverick enough to believe that they can actually change the rehabilitation industry. Endorsed and considered by the European HEALTH Commission as one of the most innovative companies  Theatre in Europe, SWORD Health

The 1980s and was the first one to create a 1990s created schools, companies digital system that empowers and festivals, and reactivated theatres: patients with their recovery, Balleteatro (1983) and Academia allowing them to receive contemporânea do Espetáculo (1990) their rehabilitation right schools; ‘taking theatre to people’; at their home. SWORD theatre festivals, with highlight to Festival Health already established Internacional de Teatro de Expressão several partnerships that will Ibérica (1978) as the first theatre festival in Portugal allow them to pursue their and a reaction to the bourgeoisie festivals mission, including Genesis of Europe; or the refurbishment of Rivoli Rehab Services, the largest and Campo Alegre Theatres are good rehabilitation chain in the US. examples here. Photoshoot at Teatro  Nacional São João swordhealth.com

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TOPDOX Platform is the TOPDOX ultimate file access and sharing solution for mobile that honours company’s current infrastructures. No migrations. If you think about file sync & share, you think of Dropbox and its main copy cats: Google Drive & OneDrive. Dropbox changed the way we keep files in sync and it’s the best solution at personal level.

 But for companies, migrating D. to a cloud storage solution is Conceived in 1877 by Gustave Eiffel, the a huge pain. TOPDOX wants D. Maria Pia Bridge used to link both to disrupt Dropbox (and other margins of Douro river to Porto city centre, concluding the railway solutions alike) in the business connection between Porto and Lisbon. This space, since they envision a bridge is part of a broader ensemble of corporate world where teams railway infrastructures (tunnels, bridges can work together in an easy, and stations) built at that time. These fast and secure way. infrastructures had a significant impact on  Porto’s mobility. topdox.com 65 startups

WiseCrop is the Swiss-knife of agriculture: It has a set of tools designed to help the farmer in each specific task throughout the year. All the tools are very easy to use and are available on any smartphone with internet access. It is a complete solution that includes weather sensors and soil moisture  Porto City Park probes, as well as integrates

Porto City Park is an other services as Laboratory urban park with an area of around 90 Test the soil, leaf and water or hectares. The park is characterized by aerial mapping using drones. a natural inspired simplicity and by the preservation of the site’s countryside reminiscences. As an urban park, its inner space is countered by a built outer space. This gives the Park a simultaneous integration and disruption with the surrounding urban milieu. The origin of the park goes back  WISECROP to 1982. wisecrop.com 67 startups

Founded in 2014 and backed by two leading investors, the company was created with the purpose to solve the most common complaints about  Porto Commercial shopping in physical stores. Association / Stock Exchange Palace The first product is YouBeep, Porto Commercial Association (ACP) a system based on a patented is a corporate association mainly pluggable device that focused on promoting the commercial enables every existing POS, development and addressing the with fast mobile checkout interests and rights of business people. and a free mobile app that ACP headquarters are at Palácio da Bolsa connects shoppers to retailers, (Stock Exchange Palace) – a remarkable allowing every shopper with a neoclassical building. ACP is the oldest smartphone to checkout a full corporate association in Portugal, offering cart in under a minute. a privileged space for business, exchange YouBeep is a product for of views, training or decision-making. The Palácio da Bolsa retailers, requiring zero is also used for socializing and events, integration with the POS: among which should be highlighted the installation is as simple as visit of leaders, high dignitaries and great connecting an USB cable. twentieth-century statesmen from all  XHOCKWARE over the world. xhockware.com Porto Startup & Scale Guide 69 events EVENTS 05 71 events 1 3 HACKACITY PORTO  hackacity.eu SUMMER 1 Hackacity is a hackathon that aims 3 at testing big data and promoting its OF CODE  use to develop solutions that will have Porto’s biggest an impact in the city, but also foster  portosummerofcode.com programming marathon, collaboration amongst stakeholders. For gathering talent from 24 hours, participants get together to Porto Summer of Code is a 3-day all around the world. develop solutions based in open source hackathon that happens every year and platforms to address challenges faced that strives to galvanize Porto’s tech scene. by the citizens, using data provided by Some of the event’s main values are the city. improve the city, to improve the participants culture and to help all the involved to achieve their full potential. Porto Summer 4 of Code is free, fun, and priceless.  Linking developers from 2 5 cities, 2 continents. PORTO 4 STARTUP PORTO

Meetup that / CM Porto Nogueira Miguel COFFEE TECH HUB brings together entrepreneurs and   meetup.com/portostartupcoffee  portotechhub.com promotes networking. More than 650 2 participants discussing Porto Startup Coffee is a monthly Porto Tech Hub is a movement launched cutting-edge technical informal meetup for entrepreneurs, by a group of tech companies that want challenges. investors and people interested in to ensure Porto is an excellence and entrepreneurship. The idea is to have a innovation hub. The community believes place and time where people can have that people are an unique source of a coffee or beer after work and network talent, creativity and passion mixed with interesting folks. with a city where technology, work and lifestyle choices come together to form the perfect combination. Rafael Pires Rafael 06 From coworking spaces for tech and creative endeavours to incubators working as knowledge transfer interfaces between Higher Education Institutions and the market, Porto has a number of important private and public infrastructures that work as connectors of the Porto Startup Scene. anchor initiatives + spaces AS 75 anchor initiatives

UPTEC The Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto is a supporting structure to knowledge transfer between the University and the market. UPTEC fosters the creation of technological, scientific and creativity based companies and is the home of innovation centres of Portuguese and international companies. It is organized in poles which enables a cluster strategy that facilitates the sharing of resources between the  uptec.up.pt startups and the innovation centres. UPTEC gives a vital contribution to the social and economic leverage of knowledge produced at the Porto University and has already supported more than 370 business ideas in several areas. UPTEC stands out as a supporting structure for the growth of the Northern region of Portugal. This was recognized, in 2013, by the European Commission with the RegioStars Award which identifies regional development good practices and highlights original and innovative projects that may be inspiring

Technologies to other regions. Creative Industries Biotechnology Sea 77 anchor initiatives

 Porto Design Factory is a co-learning and ipp.pt/innovation/ porto-design-factory co-creation platform, part of Politécnico do Porto, focused on educating a new generation of global innovators, responsible entrepreneurs and future change makers, through an education program targeted on developing the skills required by the 4th industrial revolution. Porto Design Factory has developed international projects with some of the best universities in the world, like Stanford, MIT, Aalto, Nottingham Trent Design Industry etc, and world-renowned companies like Prototyping Ford, Kone, Ikea Industry, Sonae, etc. Porto Design Factory PORTO DESIGN FACTORY 79 spaces

OPO’LAB Coworking spaces are multifunctional  opolab.com facilities that support business, technology or creative-based activities. These spaces offer a number of facilities and perks that help the development of projects – working areas and support structures such as shops, galleries, meeting rooms, labs, workshops or machinery. Porto has been witnessing a growing number of these facilities in quantity, quality and diversity. CRU Cowork, Digital  PORTO I/O Tech OPO´Lab, Porto i/o, Founders Founders or porto.io Fablab Startups Unidade Empresarial de Paranhos are just a few of the many examples. FOUNDERS

FOUNDERS founders -founders.com Porto Startup & Scale Guide 81 events A special thank you to all that made the Porto Start & Scale Guide a reality. Thanks to all startups and entrepreneurs that happily joined us in this adventure. Finally, a special thanks to all entities that provided the stage for the photo sessions.

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