Join us on Monday, 10 November 2025 for our Network event Connect & Grow – “Bridging Startup Ecosystems”, a high-energy networking conference at TUMO / Factory Lisbon that brings German Startup founders face-to-face with Portugal’s leading investors, operators and ecosystem builders.

​⚡ Rapid-fire pitches from cutting-edge German start-ups
💡 Ecosystem insights from a Portugal-focused expert panel, with representatives from Unicorn Factory Lisbon, Startup Portugal, Portuguese founders, and business angels
🔥 Mission-driven fireside chats with Oleg Fomenko (Sweatcoin) and Fabian Heilemann (AENU Fund)
🤝 A focused Q&A with Simon Schäfer (EU-INC) on cross-border opportunities and challenges
💬 Closing remarks by Hugo Augusto (Semapa Next) on how Portuguese capital is partnering with German innovation

​Fuel new partnerships over coffee, a snack-lunch at A Praça, and roll straight into Web Summit opening/side events in the evening.

​Stay tuned for our program.
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This event is being funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and curated by the German-Portuguese chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Portugal) and Visionary Ventures GmbH.