Lisbon has the potential to become a “top-tier” business market but comparing it to Silicon Valley only “discredits” it, says Amir Bozorgzadeh, the CEO and co-founder of Virtuleap. Virtuleap is a health and education VR startup based in Lisbon, which aims to elevate the cognitive assessment and training industry with the help of emerging technologies…
It’s not always easy to take a leap of faith into the unknown. But it’s that jump that sets us off on an endless journey toward exploring new opportunities, pushing back the boundaries of where the mind can go, and setting a trend that could outlive us. Amir Bozorgzadeh, the CEO and co-founder of Virtuleap,…
Lisbon (ViaNews) – Erkki Markus is the founder and CEO at Estonian startup Smaily. They focus on allowing their clients to create beautiful email newsletters. They describe themselves as “intentionally simple” with the “best drag and drop [newsletter] editor on the planet.” We met with Markus, at Web Summit, the largest tech conference in Europe….
Emerging technology is a word very much thrown around these days. It is especially as most of the business sector look to not only cut their expenditure but also to improve the quality of their offering. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a leading emerging technology whose significance is growing by the day. A lot of companies…
LISBON (ViaNews) – Right at the heart of the Web Summit, we met with Lucas Roitman and Nicolas Klein, Designer & Visionary and Networking leaders respectively, for Adia Robotics. Adia Robotics is a UK-based startup on its way to disrupt the drone industry. They are on a mission to make drones “smarter”, using artificial intelligence,…
Luis Caixado founded JustEnjoy, a startup looking to deliver memorable moments for families during their holidays. Today, he’s focused on teaching and helping young entrepreneurs to become a better version of themselves. We met with Luis at Web Summit to understand what is being done for young entrepreneurs in Portugal. Miguel Salvado: We have a…
LISBON (ViaNews) – Startup Lisboa launched an early-stage business incubator for local commerce, tourism, and tech companies in February 2012. It was part of an ecosystem of hubs and incubators of Portugal’s new governmental focus on funding tech as job creation and economic growth motors. An agile sustainable global circular economy approach Headquartered downtown in…
At the Web Summit, we met with the founder of JustEnjoy, Luis Caixado. He’s also Community Manager at the coworking and incubation community for entrepreneurs, Canopy Lisbon. Luis Caixado explained how he’s now working together with the US-based company, Canopy, to help companies and entrepreneurs thrive. Founder of JustEnjoy, Luis Caixado, interview. Miguel Salvado: Hello,…
