From April 15 to 18, 2024, entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders from around the world will gather in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the the Web Summit Rio. This event will bring together the tech world in one of South America’s most vibrant urban centers.
Portugal will be represented at the conference by a strong delegation, supported by Startup Portugal and the Lisboa City Council through Lisboa Unicorn Capital and Unicorn Factory Lisboa. These entities will be present with a lounge and a stand, where they will also deliver a presentation highlighting the city’s innovation ecosystem.
The Portuguese delegation includes more than 30 startups, with special emphasis on the 10 that are part of the Lisboa Unicorn Capital and Unicorn Factory Lisboa delegations. During the event, these startups will have the opportunity to showcase their projects and conduct meetings at the dedicated Lisboa & Portugal Lounge, especially on days when they are not exhibiting at the main stand.
This gathering will be an excellent opportunity for Portuguese startups to demonstrate their value and connect with an international audience, looking to expand their networks and explore new business opportunities.
LISBOA’S-BASED STARTUPS SHOWCASING AT THE WEB SUMMIT RIO:
- Hoopers – Global basketball community platform connecting players, fans and brands.
- Keeptip – Keeptip app dedicated to motivating employees to improve service quality in the HoReCa industry. Due to the global shortage of qualified personnel in the labor market, the market for employee recognition platforms is growing – as it becomes cheaper for companies to retain existing employees than look for new ones. Key idea – In case of recognizing the merits of employees, can encourage them to grow their business. For example, by linking rewards given to employee actions that contribute to the growth of the company’s business.
- iTRecruiter – iTRecruiter is a new hiring experience. We are a Talent Acquisition Startup born in Portugal and also with office in Brazil. We use State-of-the-art Technologies to find your new IT Professional in a more assertive, agile and humane way.
- sheerME – SheerME is super app that help consumer find book and pay all beauty and wellness services always with cashback and benefits. We incentivize users to book self care services more often through the efficiency of booking any time and anywhere with instant confirmation and a wallet ecosystem that the more they use sheerME the more they gain in wallet.
- VAWLT – Vawlt is a software-based solution for data storage in Supercloud environments – an abstraction layer embedding public and private cloud infrastructures, and on-premises solutions. The solution enables customers to configure and deploy virtual storage services on-demand that fit their requirements in a matter of minutes with unmatched levels of data reliability and security and lasting economic benefits.
- Hortee – SaaS marketplace which connects local producers of fresh food to consumers.
- Enline – Enline is a leading provider of innovative digital twin technology and data-driven solutions for energy assets.
- Splink – Splink is a pioneering company dedicated to connecting sports fans with their favorite clubs through immersive experiences and official physical collectibles from Sports Teams. We strive to enhance connections between teams and supporters by offering a range of official, interactive collectibles that allow fans to showcase their support and preserve memories of their beloved players and clubs. We are a passionate team that believes in the power of sports to unite people and create lasting memories. By integrating Augmented Reality into our products, we gather real data that enables teams to monetize their fan base more efficiently.
- Mycareforce – Marketplace that connects nurses with available shifts in health units.
- MediaProbe – Mediaprobe is a panel based company that leverages remote biometric sensing to understand the true connection between consumers and media content. We provide the 1st truly cross-media measure of emotional impact to content and advertising.
