50+
mentors
20+
startups
10+
speakers
The Program
Discoveries is an intensive four-week acceleration program that will turn fresh ideas into successful businesses, through a set of bootcamps where the participants will define, validate and develop the model under the lean startup methodology.
We expect aspiring entrepreneurs with a tech startup related to the travel & tourism industries for the 6th edition of this successful acceleration program.
Join for free and we provide a scholarship to cover expenses.
How Does it Work?
We will tell you where to go and how to get there, just like a GPS, guiding you towards your product-market-fit. We want you to get a business rolling with paying customers!
Bootcamp #01
Business Model Canvas | 2nd February
Bootcamp #02
Customer Segment | 5th February
Bootcamp #03
Value Proposition | 9th February
Bootcamp #04
Channels & Relationship with Clients | 12th February
Bootcamp #05
Revenue Streams | 16th February
Bootcamp #06
Key Activities, Resources and Partners | 19th February
Bootcamp #07
Cost Structure | 23th February
Bootcamp #08
How to Pitch | 26th February
Final Pitch | 3rd March
By participating in Discoveries you get access to the STARTUP BOX by Fábrica de Startups. Our methodology is based on the concepts of design thinking, lean startup and customer development, and is fully documented with its tools available in a physical and digital format. We make it easy for you: we provide the tools, you just need to fill them in.
June 2020
Applications Open
22th DECEMBER 2020
Applications Closed
5th JANUARY
Results Announced
2nd - 26th FEBRUARY
Bootcamps
3rd MARCH
Final Pitch
Why Portugal?
We are calling all startups in the travel and tourism sector to join one of the fastest entrepreneurial ecosystem in Europe: Portugal. Besides being ranked as the World’s Leading Destination and Europe’s Leading Destination in 2019, Portugal has been recognized as the new European hub for startups from all over the world.
Discoveries invites all startups (in the idea, prototype or launch stages) related with one of the strategic areas of Tourism for 2021, to overcome the impact of COVID-19:
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big data and metrics
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productivity
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cities
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mobility
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community
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hospitality
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entertainment
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e-commerce
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crowdsourcing
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software as a service
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marketplaces
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augmented reality
What Else?
This is the 6th edition of Discoveries and we continue to push ourselves to meet your expectations in order to create successful businesses. Therefore, we have some extra perks for you:
WORKSHOPS, TALKS AND SOCIAL EVENTS
by the beach, designed to help you and to support the different stages of your startup as well as promoting the exchange of experiences between teams and other startup founders.
NETWORKING
INVESTMENT
ACCESS TO A NETWORK OF INVESTORS
namely Portugal Ventures – the biggest venture capital in Portugal -, Finy Ventures and APBA – Business Angels Portuguese Association.
PARTNERSHIPS
BENEFITS TO HELP YOU ALONG THE PROCESS
The program comprises a set of benefits that will make your project a success. We set up partnerships with companies such as Amazon and Hubspot, among many others.
A ROSTER OF AMAZING MENTORS
You will find both national and international mentors ranging from executives and startup founders to investors who will give you support along the way.
MENTORSHIP
Mentors
António Lucena Faria
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
André Marquet
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Afonso Rebelo
de Sousa
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
José Arthur Vasconcelos
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
José Damião
Business Design, Startups & Innovation
Susana Gama
Intellectual Property: Brands & Design
João Perre Viana
Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Business
Paulo Mesquita
Marketing, Sales & ROI
Miguel Barbosa
Investment & Innovation
Miguel Barbosa
Investment & Innovation
Miguel Barbosa
Investment & Innovation
Katia Menezes
Persuasive Communication & Pitching
Katia Menezes
Persuasive Communication & Pitching
Luis Costa
Innovation in Tourism
Luis Costa
Innovation in Tourism
Mário Tarouca
FoodTech, Business Model, Sales & Marketing
Paulo Rodrigues
Internationalization & International Tax
Rui Costa
Tourism, Strategy, Territorial Development
José Lopes Costa
Innovation, Strategy & Marketing
João Vilas Boas
Lean Startup, Pitching & Investors Relations
Jonathan Hassid
Entrepreneurship & Digital Strategy
Miguel Ribeiro
Marketing, Digital Business
& Internationalization
Luís Geraldes
Investment Rounds
Daylon Soh
Marketing, Digital Product Design & Management
Clara Braga da Costa
Business Strategy & Investment
Lisa Azevedo
Marketing, Sales & Operations
Graduated Startups
After 6 editions of Discoveries, we have a track record of successful startups that accelerated their business with us. Check them out:
Who We Are
Fábrica de Startups helps companies to develop new ideas and innovative solutions and identify new investment opportunities, so that they can grow and increase their competitiveness. How we do that? Through programs designed to support the process of creation, validation and internationalization of startups. These programs follow an innovative methodology, which ensures the identification of business ideas and the translation of the idea into a business model. This methodology facilitates the validation of all the components of the model and reduces the risks associated with launching a new business. We are trusted by more than 50 companies and 3000 entrepreneurs during our 8 years of activity.
Integrated in the Ministry of Economy, Turismo de Portugal is the National Tourism Authority responsible for the promotion, valuation and sustainability of tourism activity, adding in a single entity all the institutional competencies related to the promotion of tourism, from supply to demand. With a privileged relationship with other public entities and economic agents in Portugal and abroad, Turismo de Portugal is committed to fulfilling the goal of strengthening tourism as one of the pillars of the growth of the Portuguese economy.
Our Partners
