SCHOOLOF STARTUPS
Created in 2013, the School of Startups is a business ideas acceleration programme, promoted by UPTEC – Science and Technology Park of University of Porto.
The School of Startups is designed to prepare entrepreneurs to the challenges of creating and developing a new business project.
During three months, the participants have the opportunity to interact with new tools and concepts and work with structures and people that can help them validate the idea in the market.
Target
Graduate entrepreneurs who have business ideas on arts, sciences or technologies and wish to start up their own company.
Why you should join
Benefits
Work at UPTEC spaces
Mentoring
Pitch Training Sessions
Networking with partners, investors and entrepreneurs
Connection with industry, startups and academia
Numbers
10
Editions
+70
New companies
Numbers
186
Supported Projects
452
Participants
Testimonials
Addvolt
Bruno Azevedo
Wisecrop
Tiago Sá
School of Startups
Researchers
Assuming that the majority of the Master and PhD students are unfamiliar with the entrepreneurship universe, UPTEC develop the School of Startups for Researchers. Designed and based on the School of Startups for Entrepreneurs structure, this programme is shorter, more intensive and specially aimed for researchers.
School of Startups
Corporate
The School of Startups Corporate aims to provide participants with valid skills for understanding, generating and implementing businesses. Created by UPTEC together with IDEIA.M, it is designed to prepare professionals with previous experience in organizations that want to embrace a new challenge and start a new entrepreneurial project.
PARTNERS
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