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351 Portuguese Startup Association and Critical Software have signed a partnership that includes the launch of the Portugal Community Fund initiative, which will have an impact on a national level, with €10,000 to be distributed to local communities, on an average of €250 per project. … Read More

We’ve developed the 2024 Impact Review, where you can access all the information regarding our work in the past year, what we’ve achieved, and also our vision for 2025. This is an opportunity to get to know more about 351 Startups, and to learn how you can contribute to a more connected and dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem! … Read More

From November 8th to 18th, Portugal will transform into the biggest stage of decentralized innovation, gathering more than 250 events around the country that will connect tech professionals, entrepreneurs, and innovators. We now have 20 cities with events confirmed, making this officially the biggest edition yet! … Read More

It’s finally time! We are thrilled to be in Porto for the first Techstars Startup Weekend powered by 351 Startups, from October 11th to 13th 🚀 … Read More

The Tech Run is a unique race on November 10th that combines exercise, technology, and networking. This is your chance to run alongside founders, developers, and other innovation enthusiasts in a sustainable and energetic event! … Read More

Our new 351 Workshops are a series of free educational events that will gather the community around the most interesting topics for founders and entrepreneurs. We’ll kick off today at 6.30 PM with a session at the Sítio – Fintech House focused on the full Entrepreneurial Journey, from idea to success. … Read More

351 Portuguese Startup Association is now launching a new initiative that will gather the community around the most interesting topics for founders and entrepreneurs. The 351 Workshops are a series of free educational events that will kick off on September 19th with a session at the Sítio – Fintech House focused on the full Entrepreneurial Journey, from idea to success. … Read More

We want to officially announce our new innovative initiative, supported by Turismo de Portugal and NEST: “Comités Setoriais de Turismo” is a roadshow of 4 events in 4 different cities of the country, dedicated to the tourism sector in Portugal. … Read More

We are thrilled to announce the official launch of our 351 Startups Membership Program! This new Program, called #YouAreNotAlone, is the first membership program purely organized by startup founders to support other startup founders. … Read More

As previously announced, we are getting ready to launch our membership program, which will be the first one designed from founders to founders. … Read More

351 Portuguese Startup Association is proud to announce its membership program has now an open call for mentors, investors, and corporates who are keen to help the startup ecosystem and founders grow! … Read More

We are thrilled to announce the launching of the newly updated website for Portugal Tech Week, the largest decentralized innovation festival happening annually all over the country! On this platform, you can check all the events happening between November 8th and 18th. … Read More

We just had an incredible edition of Coworking Thursdays yesterday! Around 60 digital nomads and entrepreneurs showed up to work in one of four coworking spaces in Alvalade: Poolside, Sítio Alvalade, Kübe and Heden Alvalade, all located within a 200-meter radius. … Read More

We are beyond excited for tomorrow to arrive: it’s the start of our very first edition of the Techstars Community Leader Academy program! 40 selected community leaders will get the chance to connect with each other and with renowned community leaders rockstars. … Read More

As 351 Portuguese Startup Association is promoting the 1st edition of the Techstars Community Leader Academy program, which will take place on May 3rd and 4th, at the SIM Conference, organized by Startup Portugal, in Porto, the registrations are almost ending. … Read More

351 Portuguese Startup Association is proud to announce the 1st edition of the Techstars Community Leader Academy program that will take place on May 3rd and 4th, at the SIM Conference, organized by Startup Portugal! … Read More

March is a month focused on Women’s rights and the fight to reach professional parity. In entrepreneurship and tech, the female role is increasingly important, with more and more women joining these sectors and demanding equal pay and treatment. … Read More

This week, our team was in Porto for the Fórum Porto Economia, an event dedicated to the city’s economy in dimensions such as Talent, Investment and Entrepreneurship. … Read More

You can attend CreativeMornings Lisbon and discover the AI world of Grace, the ultra-lifelike nurse robot that will be in Sítio Fintech House, or you can check all the other entrepreneurship events happening in your town. … Read More

January is usually known as the longest month of the year – but it’s almost over now! We have a new season of Coworking Thursdays starting this week, with a lot of new and exclusive coworks and tech offices for you to try, in Lisbon and Porto. … Read More

In our Impact Review, you can find all major initiatives and results that have arisen from the volunteer team’s hard work, passion and commitment to make the Portuguese startup ecosystem one of the most innovative and flourishing in the world. 🚀 … Read More

This week Part II of our Holiday gift guide -Startup Digest Edition- with products, services, and books for our Portuguese and International subscribers’ holiday shopping. … Read More

As the end of the year approaches, we can’t help but look back on what has been the most incredible year for 351 Portuguese Startup Association yet! … Read More

The calendar may seem a bit lighter as the Xmas approaches and the year draws to a close. Nevertheless, there remain quality events to keep an eye on, along with new calls being initiated or existing ones reaching their deadlines. Even amid holiday preparations, there’s still a pulse of activity and opportunities. … Read More

We are proud to announce that Portugal Tech Week ended with more than 220 events in 10 cities across Portugal. This is a significant upgrade from the 117 events registered in 2022, and we intend to keep on growing in the next years! … Read More

Portugal Tech Week is almost starting and we couldn’t be more excited! There are more than 200 events to choose from in the next days, in 10 cities across Portugal and several verticals, such as AI, Coding, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Ventures & Investment, among others. … Read More

To reflect all the changes on our brand and positioning, 351 has launched a new Website gathering all the 351 projects! … Read More

The 351 Portuguese Startup Community (351 Community) has evolved and is now a community initiative of the 351 Portuguese Startup Association (351 Startups), alongside the Lisboa Community Fund, Coworking Thursdays, Portugal Tech Week, and several other projects initiated by the community. … Read More

📢 We are super thrilled to announce that the most famous event on failure, with chapters in more than 300 cities in 90 countries, is back in Lisbon! … Read More

We are thrilled to unveil the first edition of 351’s Perks Program, in which startups within our community can now apply for complimentary access to services worth up to 700K from industry giants in the tech world. … Read More

We launched the Lisbon’s Community Fund, which intends to support events, meetups, research and other community initiatives and we also officially announced the second edition of Portugal Tech Week, the largest innovation festival in Portugal. … Read More

We have partnered with Fundação Santander Portugal to support the Portuguese startup ecosystem with €30.000 through Santander X Portugal Awards 2023 in two categories! 🎉 In this issue, we also cover 351’s 4 years of life! … Read More

To start it with a bang, we planned the greatest coworking day of all time for the International Coworking Day on August 10th! Together with IDEA Spaces, Lisboa Unicorn Capital and BRIDGE IN, 351 will celebrate the International Coworking Day with a free day at 4 IDEA Spaces locations. … Read More

Today we are more than 1300 people who share knowledge, experiences, advice, and good beers at our weekly supported events! We are really proud of what we’ve achieved together with our community 💙💛❤️
If you want to learn more about our journey and how did we get to where we are, you can read this interview that our leadership member and 351 co-founder Fernando gave to Dinheiro Vivo. … Read More

Discover this initiative created by the Spanish Startup Association and supported by 351 Portuguese Startup Association and ESOP
– Associação de Empresas de Software Open Source Portuguesas, for a fairer and more competitive cloud ecosystem in Portugal. … Read More

Today our team will be at Startup Portugal’s Arraial Popular party as co-hosts. Join us from 6 pm at Calçada da Bica for a free concert, a great environment and lots of networking opportunities! … Read More

Recently we went to Hub da Justiça, at Campus da Justiça Lisboa, with our weekly initiative Coworking Thursdays, where we had the chance to talk with Pedro Tavares, State Secretary of Justice, and to learn more about their projects Justiça + and Desafios da Justiça by INPI and IGFEJ. … Read More

351 partnered with Softlanding to bring you an epic event on “How to Startup in Portugal”. We had over 70 people from the community joining us, such as founders, entrepreneurs, developers, and curious minds, to talk about the tech landscape in Portugal. … Read More

Lisboa Unicorn Week aims to celebrate the achivements of this unique community of people that share the love for innovation and the Portuguese capital. Join this movement and enroll in one or several events promoted by various ecosystem players! … Read More

We went to Porto to strengthen our partnerships with the City Council and a few incubators around town, such as Uptec, Work in Porto and Lionesa, and we are thrilled to announce our second 351 supported event in Porto: Tales and Beers @ Rows will take place on May 5th, with free entrance and free beer! 😀 🍻 … Read More

Last week, our President Fernando Jardim participated in a panel at a Redbridge event about founder mental health, which was featured in Dinheiro Vivo. … Read More

The Running Remote conference is happening in Lisbon on April 25-26 – and we have arranged a special discount on the tickets! … Read More