Developing your first business idea?
Advancing research with commercial potential?
Preparing to raise investment?
Our programmes provide the tools, training, and a community to help you thrive.
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Entrepreneurs
Tailored towards up-and-coming entrepreneurs, this acceleration programme provides the resources, guidance, and environment to set new businesses on a path to success through immersive, hands-on training and personalised mentorship.
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Foundations
Geared towards early-stage entrepreneurs, Foundations is a flexible, self-paced online programme that helps individuals develop and validate their business ideas from the ground up. Through structured modules, participants learn essential techniques to avoid common startup pitfalls and prepare their ventures for future incubation and growth.
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Researchers
Specifically for researchers, master’s and PhD students, this programme aims to empower them with the necessary tools to identify meaningful problems and develop entrepreneurial skills to validate the underlying business models in their research.
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Students
The School of Startups powered by Fundação António Pargana is a week-long programme for Portuguese descendants who are currently studying in Portugal to immerse themselves in the national entrepreneurial ecosystem.
WORKSHOPS
GET FUNDED
Designed for entrepreneurs ready to raise investment, Get Funded is a practical, intensive workshop series on startup funding that guides founders and teams from early preparation to negotiating a successful exit.
Through a structured and hands-on approach, participants gain the knowledge and skills needed to secure funding and scale their ventures.
know moreTHE BENEFITS
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UPTEC ECOSYSTEM. MENTORING AND GUIDANDE. TRAINING CONDUCTED BY EXPERTS. CONNECTIONS WITH INDUSTRY, STARTUPS AND ACADEMY. NETWORKING WITH PARTNERS, INVESTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS.
The benefits
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UPTEC ECOSYSTEM.
MENTORING AND GUIDANDE.
TRAINING CONDUCTED BY EXPERTS.
CONNECTIONS WITH INDUSTRY, STARTUPS AND ACADEMY.
NETWORKING WITH PARTNERS, INVESTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS.
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