About us

Unicorn Factory Lisboa is a flagship initiative by the City of Lisbon to position the city as one of Europe’s leading innovation hubs.

From local ideas to global companies.

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Through hands-on learning, real challenges and direct contact with founders and companies, our programs are designed to inspire innovative thinking from an early stage.

Our Mission

Lisbon as the place where founders start, scale and go global.

Our Vision

We support founders at every stage, from first idea to global company, connecting them with the talent, partners, investors and markets they need to grow.

Main activity areas

Unicorn Factory Lisboa acts along the entire value chain to have a strong economic impact on the City of Lisbon.

Education

Entrepreneurship programs for students and educators, built with schools and universities.

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Startup

Incubation and acceleration programs that take founders from idea to traction and their first investors.

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Scaleup

Acceleration for high-growth companies, with access to investors to fund their next round and expansion.

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Specialization

A home in the Beato Innovation District and our sector hubs across Lisbon, where startups work alongside leading companies in health, AI, deeptech and more.

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Open Innovation

Use Lisbon as your test bed. We match startups with companies and the City to pilot solutions to real challenges.

International

A two-way bridge: we help tech companies land in Portugal and Europe, and take Lisbon startups to global markets through partner hubs and summits worldwide.

We bring together
everyone who makes
Innovation 
happen