Portugal Tech Week

Name

Portugal Tech Week

Legal name

Portugal Tech Week

Website

https://portugaltechweek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Festival

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAGAGAE

Technology & Developer Conferences

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Conventions & Conferences (Business Events)

SECONDARYTHAHAMAG

Product & Innovation Summits (Roadmap, Launch Readiness, Innovation Days)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Corporate Meetings & Summits

SECONDARYTHAHAJAE

Engineering & Technology Congresses

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Association, Government & Academic Congresses

SECONDARYMPAGAGAJ

Training, Workshops & Certification Events

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Conventions & Conferences (Business Events)

Keywords

• Tech industry events
• Innovation festivals
• Startup ecosystem events
• Community networking events
• Decentralized tech events

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorship Packages: PTW sells tiered sponsorship packages (Master, Experience, Community) to corporates, tech companies, telecoms, and government bodies. Packages include naming rights, keynote slots, brand placement, GDPR-compliant attendee data access, and OOH advertising. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Municipal & Public Grants: Local city councils (câmaras municipais) co-fund Tech Days events in their cities. The festival also receives support from Visit Portugal (tourism body) and EU-level recognition and backing (e.g., NextGenerationEU, Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition pledge).
3. 351 Memberships: The organizing body (351 Portuguese Startup Association) operates membership programs for individuals and startups, providing access to the Slack community, perks (€700,000+ in tech perks), mentorship, and events. Membership fees fund ongoing association operations that support PTW.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralized innovation festival that aggregates 300+ tech, startup, and innovation events across 20+ Portuguese cities over one week (November 6-15, 2026), running concurrently with Web Summit in Lisbon. The festival operates through a central platform (portugaltechweek.com) for event discovery, registration, and startup-investor matchmaking, anchored by PTW Palace — a flagship physical hub in Lisbon hosting 7 vertical tracks including tech and innovation, business and investment, and defense tech. Revenue is generated primarily through corporate sponsorship packages (Master, Experience, Community tiers) sold to enterprise clients, with most events free for participants.

Product overview

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralized innovation festival operating as a platform-plus-initiatives model. The core product is the week-long festival (November 6-15, 2026) centered at PTW Palace in Lisbon, with decentralized programming through Tech Days across 20+ cities. Key featured initiatives include Eletrico Pitch (tram-based startup competition), Tech Run (community run), Future Tech (AI film festival), VC Slam (investor matchmaking), and Techstars Startup Weekends (entrepreneurship programs). Additional offerings include PTW House (11-day activity hub powered by MEO), Coworking Days, and scholarship programs with Santander and Mexoxo. The platform also supports event creation through its Event Dashboard and community engagement via Curators & Ambassadors programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PTW Palace: The flagship hub venue in Lisbon hosting main stage events and activities
• Elétrico Pitch
• Tech Days
• Tech Run
• Future Tech
• PTW House
• VC Slam
• Techstars Startup Weekend

Products and services

• PTW Palace Flagship physical hub and central venue of Portugal Tech Week located in Lisbon at Palacete Gomes Freire, hosting main stage events, talk rooms, exhibition areas, coworking spaces, and networking activities. Houses 7 curated vertical tracks including Tech & Innovation, Business & Investment, Society & Future, Science & Research, Creative & Culture, and Defense Tech Day.
• Elétrico Pitch Innovative startup pitch competition held aboard Lisbon's iconic yellow trams, where twelve selected startups pitch to investors during a tram journey, competing for a €5,000 prize. Includes live streaming via 5G MEO infrastructure. Co-organized with CARRIS (Lisbon's tram operator).
• Tech Days Decentralized technology events traveling to approximately 20 cities across Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira. Brings innovation content, workshops, expert talks, company visits, and startup pitches to local communities nationwide in partnership with municipalities.
• Tech Run Community running event with 5km and 10km routes connecting Unicorn Factory Lisboa to Parque das Nações along the Tagus River, gathering entrepreneurs, investors, and tech professionals. Introduced in the 2025 edition.
• Future Tech Festival Short film festival exploring emerging technologies and AI-generated content, followed by Human & AI analysis sessions. Features submissions with awards for innovative works at PTW Palace and touring venues including Alcobaça and Covilhã. Films are processed and presented as video content with AI-augmented analysis.
• VC Slam Online startup-investor matchmaking initiative where entrepreneurs present pitch decks to international venture capital funds, receive feedback, and potentially schedule follow-up meetings. Startups submit pitch decks through the PTW platform; the team distributes them to investors.
• Techstars Startup Weekends Three-day startup entrepreneurship programs organized in partnership with Techstars, held in cities including Porto, Lisbon, Coimbra, Albufeira, Évora, and Viseu. Part of the broader Techstars Ecosystem Initiatives partnership with 351 Portuguese Startup Association.
• PTW House powered by MEO Eleven-day physical hub at Museu das Telecomunicações in Lisbon offering free activities including talks, workshops, coworking, podcast recordings, mentorship sessions, and live streams. Powered by MEO with 5G live streaming infrastructure. Functions as a central gathering space during festival week.
• Coworking Days Weekly free coworking initiative held at tech companies including Microsoft, Santander, and Smartex, enabling networking and collaboration among entrepreneurs and remote workers. Part of the 351 Association's broader community programming.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 18,000 attendees across 250+ events in 19 cities (2024 edition)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• HubSpot for StartupsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026HubSpot for Startups provided marketing support and promotional assets for PTW 2025. Included in sponsor logo listings on PTW website.
• Hisense PortugalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Hisense Portugal sponsored PTW 2025, providing hardware/display solutions for the festival and gaining brand visibility across PTW events and venues.
• TechstarscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026351 Portuguese Startup Association partnered with Techstars to bring Techstars Ecosystem Initiatives to Portugal, including Techstars Startup Weekends and the Community Leaders Academy. Techstars Startup Digest Portugal (weekly newsletter curated by Carlos Resende) is also part of this partnership.
• DeelminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Deel sponsored PTW 2025. Included in sponsor logo listings on the PTW website.
• MEO (Altice Portugal)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026MEO is a main sponsor and active strategic partner of PTW. Provides 5G live streaming infrastructure for flagship events including PTW House and Elétrico Pitch. Hosted the PTW House at the Museu das Telecomunicações (Santos, Lisbon) for 11 consecutive days of free programming. Co-organizer of the Elétrico Pitch alongside Carris.
• Visit Portugal (Turismo de Portugal)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Visit Portugal supported PTW 2025 as a tourism promotion partner, helping position Portugal as a tech and innovation destination. Included in sponsor/partner logo listings.
• Web SummitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026PTW runs concurrently with Web Summit in Lisbon (same week, November 6-15, 2026). This adjacency is a core strategic element — PTW captures international attendees visiting Lisbon for Web Summit and provides a complementary community festival. PTW is positioned as 'the community tech festival that runs alongside Web Summit.'
• Startup PortugalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Startup Portugal is a core ecosystem partner of PTW, co-organizing the Delegations Welcome initiative alongside Lisboa Unicorn Capital. Provides matchmaking services connecting foreign startups with Portuguese investors and corporates. Listed as a 2025 partner.
• Lisboa Unicorn Capital (LUC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Lisboa Unicorn Capital co-organized the Delegations Welcome initiative with Startup Portugal and 351, providing innovation tracks, masterclasses, and matchmaking for international startups entering the Portuguese ecosystem.
• CARRIS (Companhia de Carris de Ferro de Lisboa)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CARRIS partnered with 351 Startups to create the Elétrico Pitch — a unique startup pitch competition held aboard Lisbon's historic yellow tram. CARRIS provides the tram, driver, and route while 351 manages the competition. This iconic event has become a signature PTW initiative.
• Make.com (formerly Integromat)flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Make.com is a main sponsor of PTW. Included in main sponsor logos on the PTW website alongside SantanderX and MEO. Provides automation/integration platform visibility and community engagement.
• SAPOminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025SAPO served as a media partner for PTW 2025, providing media coverage through its technology news portal (Tek SAPO) and amplifying festival announcements to its large Portuguese online audience.
• Lift MediaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Lift Media sponsored PTW 2025. Listed among sponsor logos on the PTW website.
• KLxminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025KLx sponsored PTW 2025 and hosted events for PTW community members. Listed among sponsor logos.
• Drummond AdvisorsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Drummond Advisors sponsored PTW 2025. Included in sponsor logo listings on the PTW website.
• RemoteminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Remote sponsored PTW 2025. Listed among sponsor logos alongside main sponsors.
• ifTomorrow InstituteminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025ifTomorrow Institute was a communications partner for the Delegations Welcome initiative.
• EmpathyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Empathy was a content partner for the Delegations Welcome initiative.
• Sebrae (Brazilian Service for the Support of Micro and Small Enterprises)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Sebrae and 351 Portuguese Startup Association signed a strategic partnership during PTW to support Brazilian startups in internationalizing into Portugal while assisting Portuguese startups in expanding into the Brazilian market. Includes joint promotional events, training, startup support, and entrepreneur exchanges.
• Scaleup PortominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Scaleup Porto supported PTW 2025 as an ecosystem partner, contributing to the Porto/North region events.
• Dinamo10minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Dinamo10 (coworking space in Viana do Castelo) was a local ecosystem partner for PTW, hosting Tech Day events including expert talks and networking sessions. Luísa Marques (PTW Ambassador for Viana do Castelo) is affiliated with Dinamo10.
• Startup BragaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Startup Braga was an ecosystem partner supporting PTW 2025 events in the Braga/North region.
• Unicorn Factory LisboaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Unicorn Factory Lisboa supported PTW 2025 and is listed as a partner organization. The venue hosted Tech Run (connecting Unicorn Factory Lisboa to Parque das Nações) and other PTW events.
• Madeira Blockchain Conference / Yacooba LabsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Yacooba Labs organized the Madeira Blockchain Conference as part of PTW, covering blockchain, AI, and Web3 topics. Held November 18-19 at Centro Cultural e de Investigação do Funchal.
• Portuguese Municipalities (19+ cities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Municipal governments across Portugal co-organize Tech Days in their cities as part of PTW. In 2025 edition: Guimarães, Fundão, Algarve, Leiria, Quarteira, Faro, Olhão, Tavira, Angra do Heroísmo (Açores), Aveiro, Porto, Vila Real, Beja, Évora, Lagos, and others. Each municipality provides venue, promotion, and sometimes co-funding.
• 351 Portuguese Startup Association (Organizer)flagshipOthers · 1 January 2025351 Portuguese Startup Association is the organizing body of Portugal Tech Week. Founded in 2019, it is the largest startup community in Portugal with 2000+ members, 70+ volunteers, and 15+ national initiatives. PTW is one of its flagship programs.
• Microsoft PortugalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Microsoft Portugal opened its offices for Coworking Days during PTW, allowing startup and entrepreneur community members to work from its facilities and network. Listed as a Coworking Days host alongside Santander.
• CP — Comboios de PortugalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025CP offered a 30% discount on inter-city train travel to and from PTW host cities, and €2 tickets on urban trains in Lisbon and Porto. This partnership facilitated participant mobility across the 10 cities of the 2023/2024 editions.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Visit Portugal (Turismo de Portugal): Visit Portugal is a state tourism body and a minor sponsor of PTW. It is comparable as a co-funding/positioning partner — both promote Portugal as a destination, with PTW adding a tech-and-innovation angle that Visit Portugal leverages for tourism marketing.

Direct peers

• Startup Portugal: Startup Portugal is Portugal's national startup association and a core ecosystem partner of PTW, co-organizing the Delegations Welcome initiative. It serves the same Portuguese startup and investor community with policy advocacy, internationalization support, and matchmaking.
• Unicorn Factory Lisboa: Unicorn Factory Lisboa is Lisbon's flagship unicorn-creation hub and a direct ecosystem partner of PTW. It hosts the Tech Run route and supports PTW programming, serving the same Portuguese founder ecosystem from a complementary (year-round vs. festival) angle.
• Collision Conference: Collision Conference is a major tech and startup conference (formerly Web Summit's North American counterpart) featuring startup pitches, investor matchmaking, and corporate partnerships. It is comparable in audience (founders, VCs, corporates) and programming structure to PTW.
• Slush: Slush is a major European tech and startup conference held annually in Helsinki. It is comparable in that both are decentralized/curated startup festivals combining flagship hubs, side events, and investor matchmaking aimed at early-stage founders.
• Techstars Startup Weekend: Techstars Startup Weekends are 3-day entrepreneurship programs run globally and organized in Portugal through 351's direct partnership with Techstars. They share PTW's startup-founders audience, vertical curriculum, and several host cities (Porto, Lisbon, Coimbra, Albufeira, Viseu).
• TechCrunch Disrupt: TechCrunch Disrupt is a flagship technology conference featuring startup pitching, investor matchmaking, and exhibitor booths. PTW's Elétrico Pitch and VC Slam mirror Disrupt's Startup Battlefield and investor-programming format, targeting similar founder and VC audiences.
• Startup Grind Lisbon: Startup Grind Lisbon is one of the 15+ year-round initiatives run by the same organizing body (351 Portuguese Startup Association). It targets the same startup-founder audience with monthly community events and shares the same volunteer and ambassador network as PTW.

Broad incumbents

• Web Summit: Web Summit is the flagship tech conference held in Lisbon each November (70,000+ attendees). PTW runs concurrently as the community festival alongside it, sharing the same week, city, and audience base while targeting a complementary free/community segment that Web Summit does not serve.
• SXSW: SXSW is a large-scale, multi-track decentralized festival in Austin combining technology, music, film, and culture. PTW positions itself as a similarly decentralized, multi-vertical innovation festival at much smaller scale, targeting similar founder-attendee demographics across a national footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/startup351
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/portugal-tech-week
• Instagraminstagram.com/351startups

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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