BUILD UP LABS
STARTUP INCUBATOR


A thriving ecosystem, helping kickstart your business to the fullest from sunny Lisbon.

We empower you and your team on the different stages of your startup's development and growth.You are welcome join us in our collaborative office space or a in virtual remote setting.

Or check out our programs.

ABOUT US

As founders, we've made every possible mistake and faced many difficulties. This experience has taught us countless lessons, and most importantly - inspired us to help other founders.That's why, in 2020, we founded our Incubator with the mission to help founders build and grow their businesses. Our team includes serial business experts ready to guide you through a bumpy but promising entrepreneurial journey.Our Startup Incubation Program provides mentorship, networking & partnership opportunities, special perks and a like-minded startup founders community.Build Up Labs is a certified incubator for the Startup Visa program from Startup Portugal and IAPMEI.

Or check out our programs.

OUR SUPPORT

Advisory & Guidance

Regular meetings to help advance your company goals and growth

Support Network

Full range of networking opportunities, including warm intros with investors, mentors, corporates and tech talents

Perks & Services

Access to discounts and special perks on software, platforms or service providers

Community & Events

Real-time benefits as well as guidance from our supportive community of like-minded founders

Co-working

Opportunity to develop your startup in the modern co-working space - HOOD, just a few minutes away from the river. Use of our postal address for headquarters or mail reception

OUR PROGRAMS

Choose the best program for your project stage

Incubation Program

Designed to equip startups to validate their idea, go to market and make their first sales.

  • Personalized incubation roadmap

  • Unlimited 1-1 Advisory & guidance

  • Wide network of mentors

Community Access

Perfect for those who want to be a part of a like-minded community of startup founders.

  • In-person events & webinars

  • 1 hour mentorship per quarter

  • Global community of founders


OUR STARTUPS

Startups from idea to growth, these are the true heroes you'll get to hang out with

Intuitivo

Intuitivo

DIG-IN

DIG-IN

The Newsroom

The Newsroom

sway

Sway

Raiz

Raiz

Corows

Moonlit

Flair

Flair

Inkspot

Inkspot

Parla

Parla

TimeTag

TimeTag

KEEPTIP

Keeptip

Blanched

Blanched

GiftImpact

GiftImpact

Zumer

Zumer

Jupiter app

Jupiter app

BotsEver

BotsEver

Hints

Hints

Micapass

Micapass

Dimpulse

Dimpulse

FairPay

FairPay

Unandi

Unandi

GiftImpact

build.ing

Hunchat

jumble

Farah Trading CO

Farah Trading CO (alumni)

Portreed

Portreed

Ninetales

Ninetales

Polygod

Polygod

Life Trace

Life Trace

The Equal Food Co.

The Equal Food Co. (alumni)

Medial

Medial (alumni)

Anachron Tech

Anachron Tech (alumni)

LeZa

LeZa (alumni)

vamos!

vamos! (alumni)

Volup

Volup (alumni)

Healply

Healply (alumni)

Menu.AI

Menu.AI (alumni)

Empowerly

Empowerly (alumni)

CarWashDelivery

CarWashDelivery (alumni)

GoBananas

GoBananas (alumni)

Gudnest

Gudnest (alumni)

Circular Wear

Circular Wear (alumni)

Skincare Co.

Skincare Co. (alumni)

Fretx

Fretx (alumni)

HDB

hdbskincare (alumni)

Happy Pad

Happy Pad (alumni)

DigitiUP

DigitiUP (alumni)

Mighty

MIGHTY (alumni)

Tech Labs

Tech Labs Studio (alumni)


Testimonials

Build Up Labs has been a huge help for us since the very beginning. Their team is really what makes the difference, and they take the time to focus on us with 1-on-1 sessions, helping with our specific needs instead of having a one-size-fits-all approach.

João Guimarães, Intuitivo

João Intuitivo

BUL is a real aid for beginners in the entrepreneurial world. They help you navigate and guide you through your journey. They have helped us avoid pitfalls and common mistakes of most startups, and even got us back on track when we felt a bit lost."

Elodie Pagaud, Inkspot

Elodie Inkspot

BUL has been with us since the very beginning! The team has been of great help all the way from getting a Startup Visa for incorporating the company to launching and growing the business. The team at BUL has always been welcoming and supportive throughout our journey! Highly recommend.

Emiliano, Raiz

Emiliano Raiz

Our experience with BUL has been very positive. We have here a support network, resources, and mentors that indeed made a difference in our journey so far.

Vânia Fortes Pinheiro, Jupiter

Vânia Jupiter

OUR PARTNERS

Ready to meet you and help your business skyrocket

Microsoft for Startups

Microsoft for Startups

Technology

Google for Startups

Google for Startups

Technology

AGPC Investments

AGPC Investments

Law, Taxes, Soft-landing

HERE

Here Partners

Investment

SRS Legal

SRS Legal

Legal

Portugal Ventures

Portugal Ventures

Investment

vogal

vogal

Branding

Startup Grind Lisbon

Startup Grind Lisbon

Community

Shilling

Shilling

Investment

CCA Law

CCA LAW

Legal

Draper Venture Network

Draper Ventures

Investment

Savvy Capital Partners

Savvy Capital Partners

Investment

Core Angels

Core Angels

Investment

BYND

Bynd

Investment

Armilar Venture Partners

Armilar

Investment

PROfounders Capital

PROFounders

Investment

APX

APX

Investment

Investors.PT

Investors.PT

Investment

Big Start Ventures

Big Start Ventures

Investment

COMON

351 Portuguese Startup Association

Community

Cohort Business

Cohort Business

Strategy, Marketing & Sales

The Square

The Square

Public Relations

COMON

COMON

Marketing

PwC

PwC

Ecosystem

Simplify Factor

Simplify Factor

Accounting

RHJ Accountants

RHJ Accountants

Accounting

Untile

Untile

Product Management

Creative Start-Up Academy

Creative Start-Up Academy

Marketing and Coaching

Teamfounder

Teamfounder

Recruitment

SetGo

SetGo

Funding

Gastão Cunha Ferreira

Gastão C. F.

Intelectual Property

Alter State

Alter State

Community

BlackWood Capital Partners

BlackWood Capital Partners

3WX

3WX

Marketing

#MoveToFundão

#MoveToFundão

Incubation

Bridge In

BRIDGE IN

Soft-landing

Investment

1450 Factory

1450 Factory

Product Management

mettaCOaching

mettaCOaching

Life & Business Coaching

ambi.careers

ambi.careers

Recruitment


OUR PERKS

Get exclusive discounts and free usage

Miro

Stripe

Stripe

OVHcloud

OVHcloud

Notion

Notion

Dropbox for Startups

Dropbox for Startups

Bubble

Bubble

Segment

Segment

Digital Ocean

Digital Ocean

Zendesk

Zendesk

Hubspot for Startups

Hubspot for Startups

Carrd

Carrd

Webflow

Webflow

mongoDB for Startups

mongoDB for Startups

Utrust

Utrust

Supabase

Supabase

Freshworks

Freshworks

customer.io

Customer.io

Cryptr

Cryptr

Vonage

Vonage

Tally

Tally

Uploadcare

Uploadcare

Linode

Linode

PitchSavior

PitchSavior

amplemarket

Amplemarket

Softr

Softr

firstbase

Firstbase

GrowthDrive

GrowthDrive

Beenia

Beenia

Promyze

Promyze

Logology

Logology

SeedLegals

SeedLegals

Handprint

Handprint

Scaleway

Scaleway

Fibery

Fibery

Jet Brains

Jet Brains

99Hunters

99Hunters

Creative Start-Up Academy

Creative Start-Up Academy


OUR MENTORS

Long-year experts who can shed light on specific obstacles your team may face

Ricardo Pereira

Ricardo Pereira

Team Management, Personal Growth

Rui Gouveia

Rui Gouveia

Business Strategy, Digital, Investment

Filipe Macedo

Filipe Macedo

Branding, Marketing, Web3

Pedro Cerdeira

Pedro Cerdeira

Business Models, Value Propositions, Business Dev.

Anna Magiera

Anna Magiera

Investment, Fundraising, Finance

Luis Rochartre Álvares

Luis Rochartre Álvares

Impact, Sustainability

Romain Diaz

Romain Diaz

Impact, Sustainability

Tocha

Tocha

Investment,
Business Development

João Ribeiro

João Ribeiro

Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Technology

João Duarte

João Duarte

Marketing

Rafaela Gaspar

Rafaela Gaspar

Marketing, Culture & Hiring

Sofia Pitta

Sofia Pitta

E-commerce, Go-to-market, Pitching, Fundraising

Sónia Frazão

Sónia Frazão

Design thinking,
UX, UI

Marta Palmeiro

Marta Palmeiro

Investment, Finance

Carolina Rocha

Carolina Rocha

Marketing & Communication

Vítor Soares

Vítor Soares

Entrepreneurship, Business Development

Pedro Monteiro de Barros

Pedro Monteiro de Barros

Finance, Investment

Raquel Santos

Raquel Santos

Entrepreneurship, Community

Miguel Munoz Duarte

Miguel Muñoz Duarte

Business Strategy,
Business Development

Irina Leca

Irina Leca

Investment, Marketing

Frederico Santos

Frederico Santos

Product Management,
Pitching, Investment

Alexandre Vaz

Alexandre Vaz

Team Management,
Culture & Hiring

José Faria Machado

José Faria Machado

Health, Marketing, Company Culture

André Santiago Silva

André Santiago Silva

Health, Management, Marketing

João Pereira

João Pereira

Fullstack Development

Filipe Almeida

Filipe Almeida

Marketing

Diogo Castro

Diogo Castro

Data Analytics, Marketing

Zé Maria Alarcão

Zé Maria Alarcão

Marketing

Hugo Silva

Hugo Silva

Biomedical systems,
IoT, Wearables

Jonas Alves

Jonas Alves

A/B Testing,
Experimentation

Christine Michaelis

Christine Michaelis

Marketing, Health & Wellbeing


THE OFFICE SPACE (OPTIONAL)

Feel free to participate in our Startup Incubation Program fully remote. Also, you can join us in the HOOD, a Lisbon-based co-working and events space with a neighborhood atmosphere, where creative minds come together to pursue exceptional work.

Private offices for up to 8 people & open-space desks

Gym, regular yoga, crossfit & basketball

Organize events in the auditorium fitting up to 90 people

Work whenever, we offer 24/7 access to the office & FREE Wi-fi

Fully equipped collaborative kitchen & dining area

Leisure area to enjoy ping-pong, bar & lounge

JOIN OUR STARTUP COMMUNITY

The next level of your project starts here.
Either remote or in our co-working space.

FRAMEWORK

Got the seed of a new startup idea planted in your mind?Our framework helps entrepreneurs differentiate good and bad ideas and avoid wasting time and money.As a startup studio and incubator, our mission is to improve startups success rate by leveraging our year long experience.The framework has been tested for over 8 years with dozens of startups.Our tool is public and free of charge for everyone to use!

FAQ

CONTACTS

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(+351) 218 988 160

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BUILD UP LABS
STARTUP INCUBATOR


Are you eager to learn and grow alongside the companies of the future?

ABOUT US

We are a business incubator that was born from our experience as a startup studio that builds, launches and grows new digital businesses since 2014.Throughout these years we have built a broad community made up of strategic and service partners, mentors and startups.

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new opportunities for your members

We offer a wide range of internships in areas such as management, design, software development, marketing and finance.Allow your members to benefit from a flexible professional experience in a fast-paced environment in our bootcamp program.

Get to know the ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM

At Build Up Labs, you are welcomed to get to know and learn from our emerging businesses.
You can be a part of our bootcamp program or even be a co-founder of one of our startups.

Curious?

Because we are!
We are always looking for young people with an interest in technology and an entrepreneurial spirit.

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6 REASONS TO BUILD YOUR STARTUP IN LISBON

Lisbon holds its title as one of the most loved and visited European cities for a long time. Even though Lisbon offers nothing less than a rich culture, fabulous sunny weather and low-cost living benefits, the city has constantly been emerging with its startup ecosystem. Lisbon's growing startup scene and founder community creates a comprehensive environment as well as welcomes foreign entrepreneurs to build and develop their startups into unicorns.In the following article, find the reasons why you should consider Lisbon as your startup's entrepreneurial birth and growth place. Learn more about the Portuguese startup ecosystem, its immigration processes, incubators and even co-working spaces.The article is powered by Build Up Labs, startup studio & incubator. Read more to acknowledge the growth opportunities to your startup by Build Up Labs in the startup city - Lisbon!

1. Booming Startup Ecosystem in Portugal

Without a doubt, the Portuguese startup ecosystem shows its high-striking potential for innovative business founders. In 2020, Portugal was considered the 12th most innovative country in the EU, according to the European Innovation Scoreboard. Portugal has already witnessed the successful journeys of the country's 5 unicorns, such as Farfetch, OutSystems, Talkdesk, Feedzai and newly welcomed - Remote with many others lining up from almost 2,100 verified startups in the country.Moreover, the yearly Portugal startup scene report shows that throughout 2020, Portugal-based startups closed 146 financing rounds of €365 million worth. To add up, Portugal is also a home for the biggest tech conference in the world - Web Summit, offering incredible learning and network expansion opportunities.From a quick glance, Portugal has to offer nothing less than an encouraging tech talent environment, promising investment opportunities, a networking landscape, and an entrepreneurial community to build and grow startups of various industries.

Lisbon

2. Lisbon - a Perfect Birthplace for Your Startup

Although Portugal has a thriving startup ecosystem, loved by investors, one of the Portuguese cities presents a true entrepreneurship dream for current and future startup founders: Lisbon.When analyzing the most attractive startup hubs for founders in Europe 2020, Lisbon takes its grateful 6th place out of the top 50 European cities, according to the annual Startup & Place survey. In this survey, attractiveness represents the multiple city's factors, including processes of starting and developing a different-industry business. Also, regarding the Expat Insider, Lisbon was ranked as the 3rd Best Cities for Expats in 2020.Even though these are just numbers, Lisbon proves its flexible environment by presenting multiple opportunities to start your business. Check the most usual ways to begin your entrepreneurial journey below.

Lisbon

3. Ambitious Lisbon Startup and Entrepreneurs Communities

Without a surprise, Lisbon ranks as the first city choice by digital nomads, according to the Nomadlist. The ranking of the heaven for digital nomads included criteria, such as internet access, places to work from, weather, LGBTQ+ and female friendliness, living costs, freedom of speech, walkability and many more.Digital nomads are also welcomed in the special Lisbon Digital Nomads Facebook group. Of course, if you are still only planning on becoming a digital nomad and deciding on the proper city to work from, feel free to read a guide to Lisbon for digital nomads to learn more!Moreover, Lisbon presents multiple startup communities that are ready to welcome starting and ambitious entrepreneurs. One of them is the internal Build Up Labs Incubator's startup community, including different-stage startup founders. By having regular growth sessions, special community events, and an interactive communication platform, Build Up Labs Incubator's founders share their successes and mistakes, helping each other skyrocket their businesses. If you are interested in joining an exciting growth journey with passionate entrepreneurs, apply to join Build Up Labs Incubator right now!Lisbon is also home to many startup-related communities, such as Startup Portugal, Made of Lisboa, Startup Lisboa, and more! Learn more about Lisbon and its vibrant startup communities.

4. Thriving Startup Incubation Opportunities in Lisbon

Lisbon's startup landscape has the right environment to not only start your business but skyrocket it to the fullest. Before becoming a unicorn, your startup will most likely benefit from being incubated.Here, we offer to start reaching the stars at the Build Up Labs Incubator that help early-stage startups grow while providing mentorship, strategic partnerships, access to investment, co-working spaces, networking activities. Build Up Labs Incubator is managed by real, long-year entrepreneurs and has a proactive startup founders' community that shares their successes and failures. Use the chance to grow your startup by applying for the Build Up Labs Incubator.You also can find startup incubation opportunities in other Lisbon startup incubators in the Startup Hub Portugal database.

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5. Diversity of Lisbon's Co-working Spaces to Develop Your Startup

Every fast-moving startup environment includes needed startup hubs and co-working spaces to successfully develop your business. Lisbon is not an exception. By offering almost 130 various spaces for entrepreneurs and their teams to skyrocket startup business ideas in an inspiring atmosphere.One of the co-working hubs catches many startup founders for its modern approach to working environment design and generally creative vibe - the HOOD, which is also a home for Build Up Labs. Feel free to enjoy golden light, great food, or even go to your meeting with your partners or clients by the river. HOOD is the hub that helps your business emerge, offers you the like-minded people's company, and, indeed - a welcoming work culture. Check the office space of the HOOD!Have a glance at the list of other Lisbon hubs and co-working spaces to find your perfect place for you and your team.

6. Lisbon Combines Entrepreneurship and Creativity to its Fullest

Portugal, in general, provides a peaceful environment for your work and life balance. In 2021, Global Peace Index introduced the results, where Portugal is classified as the fourth most peaceful country to work and live globally.

Lisbon

DIVERSITY

Being Portugal's capital, Lisbon represents nothing less than a safe and friendly atmosphere to combine your living and business activities. The city offers its unique art, rich culture, and food to have your whole living experience.

HEAVEN FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS

Even if you don't know Portuguese, you can easily fit into the international Lisbon environment with only English in your pocket. Most Portuguese people have a high level of English understanding, even though there might be an old lady who doesn't speak English that much. Still, in a day-to-day living context, you can definitely communicate in English.

People laughing
Lisbon city

GREAT LOCATION AND TIME ZONE

Lisbon offers not only excellent mobility and transport infrastructure inside the city but also a possibility to enjoy multiple travels with its international airport with flights to almost anywhere in the world. Moreover, Portugal is in the GMT time zone during the winter and in GMT+1 throughout the summer season, making it easy to communicate with people from the rest of Europe and the world.

ENJOY NEVER-ENDING WAVES BY SURFING

One of Lisbon's unique highlights is surfing activities on endless and sunny beaches. People in Lisbon are lucky to have nearly all year-round, only 30-40 minutes away from the city center. Lisbon offers many waves and surf spots all around the city, even the world-famous place Carcavelos surf beach. Choose the best surf sport in Lisbon for you and enjoy the never-ending waves!

Lisbon surfing
Lisbon

RICH CULTURE AND TRADITIONS

Here in Lisbon, you definitely don't lack any options of what to see or do. Discover unique places, meet super friendly people and taste mouth-watering food within one city! Find the best life activities, events and must-visit list that fits your needs here.

WINE AND WI-FI ACCESS EVERYWHERE

It is well-known that finding and enjoying great wine is easier in Lisbon than in the rest of the world. The same goes for fantastic internet access. Including cafes and co-working spaces, you can use the internet everywhere in Lisbon.

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ABOUT BUILD UP LABS

Build Up Labs is a startup studio that ideates, builds, and grows several startups in parallel, based on a lean process. By creating new ventures, from ideation to business models, from UX to development, from growth hacking to social media management, we generate and validate digital product ideas.In 2020, we launched our incubator, supporting early-stage startups growth with mentorship, networking, investment, networking opportunities, and a like-minded community. We're a certified incubator for the Startup Visa program by IAPMEI.Do you, as an entrepreneur, want to be a part of a promising growth journey in the digital ecosystem? Join Build Up Labs Incubator today!

If you still not sure or have any additional questions about Build Up Labs, feel free to contact us at [email protected]