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Adamastor Weekly
Week 3
I’ve been following the Scale Up Now initiative from Startup Portugal. Their ambition is clear and aligned with what our ecosystem needs: a bigger and more powerful presence in the USA. On day one, one of the topics on the table was Startups & Corporates — a partnership still…
Carlos Resende
Opinion
In 2024 at a Web Summit side-event for venture studios, something became obvious: the gap between American and European studios, and Portuguese studios was huge. We were behind… way behind. Portugal has maybe 10 to 15 venture studios right now. That's not enough. Not even close.…
Rui Gouveia
Adamastor Weekly
Week 2
For years, the startup core ideology was clear: you need a co‑founder. YC said it. Founder Institute said it. Investors repeated it so often it became muscle memory. Even I, wearing my investor hat, instinctively flagged solo founders as “riskier.” But something is shifting and…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 1
Last year, I highlighted how Portuguese startups continue to prove the country’s ability to turn bold ideas into real, impactful solutions and how that momentum is setting a global standard for innovation. I also noted how investors are paying closer attention to Portugal, drawn…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 43
As 2025 comes to an end, I keep coming back to one thing: this ecosystem grows because people show up. Founders who push through uncertainty, mentors who give without expecting anything back, and a community that keeps raising the bar year after year. We’ve had our share of…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 42
According to The Economist , our country was named Economy of the Year among 36 developed economies. Strong GDP growth, low inflation, and a stock market up more than 20% are clear signs that we’re attracting talent and investment, and that the economy is gaining real momentum.…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 41
The new 2025 Entrepreneurial Universities Ranking is a milestone in how we measure higher education’s impact in Portugal. How a nation’s universities are valued has long been determined by their research output, academic standing or global rankings. Today, the model is moving:…
Carlos Resende
Adamastor Weekly
Week 40
Sword Health has announced a landmark partnership with the Greek government to deploy its AI care solutions in the Greek National Health System. This bold step points to a future where artificial intelligence and human clinical teams work side by side, breaking barriers of…
Carlos Resende
Opinion
Degrees and Dreams Balancing the demands of your studies with the challenges of building a startup is not a common path, yet it’s an incredibly rewarding one. More and more students are starting to ask themselves: “Why wait until graduation to create real impact?” Being a…
Luís Lamy
Adamastor Weekly
Week 39
I return from this week with a reinforced conviction: the local ecosystem matters. Deeply. It’s where we start, test, fail, and build the resilience needed to reach bigger stages. It’s where founders learn to pitch without slides, build without sleep, and dream without limits.…
Carlos Resende
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A weekly read on Portugal’s startup scene — the raises, the launches, the hires — plus opinion from named voices in the ecosystem. Curated by Carlos Resende since 2017.