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Portuguese startup Oscar is looking to Spain, France and Germany to expand. Formed in 2020, it offers users of its app a range of house cleaning services for them and their pets. It boasts over 150 services, including cleaning and the installation of equipment. The app is on the Android (Google) and iOS (Apple) operating … Read more
The number of new companies registering in Portugal in Q2 2022 grew at a healthy 7%, which compares with a 1.2% decline across the rest of Europe. Portugal came only second to Romania, which saw a whopping 22% increase. Lithuania dropped by 8.8% and Denmark by 5.9%. EU declarations of bankruptcies increased by 2.2%, with … Read more
Catalonia Trade & Investment flagged ten super fast-growing Barcelona-based startups to watch in 2022, via media platform EU-Startups. It said: “Barcelona is one of Europe’s hottest innovation hubs for 2022 and is home to the coolest entrepreneurial events. With an increasingly metropolitan community, made up of highly skilled locals, digital nomads and young professionals, alongside … Read more
Norwegian VC firm Antler has come over all Iberian, opening offices in Lisbon and Madrid. Spearheading the expansion are Sérgio Massano, partner and director of expansion, and Ricardo Batista, director. Media reports suggest that the firm is looking to make 30 investments in Iberia by next year. Massano said: “Antler’s model is distinctive because we … Read more
A record €122m has already been injected into the startup scene in Lisbon, Portugal. This compares with €34m in 2018. Some €102m was raised locally. The figures come from a Dealroom report which also states Lisbo-based startups are now worth €2.1 billion, three times higher than five years ago. What’s more, the Portuguese capital accounts … Read more