Portugal 🇵🇹 has 3 #startups in the #Top15, and a total of six in the "Sifted 50: Southern Europe Leaderboard" 2024, which ranks the fastest-growing #startups across #Andorra, #Cyprus, #Greece, #Italy, #Malta, #Portugal, #SanMarino and #Spain 📈💪
Meet the 6 #Portuguese startups that made it to the list: 🇵🇹
➡ #4- Coverflex: is a #compensation #management #solution from #Braga that rolls #benefits, #insurance, meal allowance and discounts into one product. Cofounded by Nuno Pinto, Miguel Santo Amaro 🇵🇹🇮🇹🇪🇸🅱, Rui Carvalho, Luis Rocha, and Tiago Fernandes, the company raised a #SeriesA in 2023 led by SCOR Ventures, alongside Job van der Voort, CEO of Remote.
➡ #9- Equal Food: "We make all food count" is the motto of this startup from Lisbon, motivated to do something about the 50m tons of fruit and vegetables that end up in the bin every year in Europe; they work with #farmers and businesses to give all food a second chance. With their CEO Alberto Mojtar behind the wheel, they raised money in 2022, led by Google for Startups.
➡ #15- BRIDGE IN: This #Lisbon-based #startup offers ‘Employer of Record’ services and #payroll processing to companies looking to launch operations in Portugal and Europe. Launched in 2020 by Pedro Henriques, the company notched €4.9m #revenue in 2023, up from €648k two years prior.
➡ #33- knokcare: This #digitalhealth company based in #Matosinhos (cofounded in 2015 by Jose Bastos and João Magalhães), offers #telehealth services: their #app lets patients book online video consultations with doctors. The company raised a €4.4m round in 2021 from investors Armilar, Mustard Seed Partners, MSM fund (Mustard Seed Maze), Triple Point Ventures, and Social Innovation Fund by Banco Português de Fomento.
➡ #40- CASAFARI: The #proptech startup operates a #realestate #data platform used by more than 60,000 across Europe - founded in Lisbon in 2017 by Nils Henning, Mila Suharev, and Mitya Moskalchuk. Lakestar led its #seed financing in 2019, and since then, they have raised a €14.4m Series A in 2021 led by Prudence (#NewYork).
➡ #42- HiJiffy: It is a #conversational #AI tool for customer care and communications used by more than 2,100 hotels, founded in 2016 by Tiago Araújo, José Mendonça and Pedro Gonçalves. This startup raised €3.8m in 2023 in a round led by Caixa Capital Risc, alongside LINCE CAPITAL and Portugal Ventures.
Congratulations to all the Portuguese startups, the founders, and their teams! 👏👏
Sifted, by the Financial Times, is the leading #media brand for the #European startup community 🇪🇺, and you can check the full Leaderboard here (https://lnkd.in/dJ-uy2BW), and the full report here (https://lnkd.in/eq6_RWnd)
By AICEP Portugal Trade & Invest | San Francisco
Renewable Energy | Business Development & Strategy
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