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Startup Portugal strategic growth objectives

Overview

Startup Portugal is marking its 10th anniversary by shifting its strategic focus from fostering new businesses to scaling existing ones. CEO Miguel Aguiar has set a goal for startups to contribute 5% to Portugal’s GDP within the next decade, up from the current approximately 1%. To achieve this, the organization aims to double the number of Portuguese-born unicorns, targeting at least eight new companies.

Aguiar has identified deep tech—the intersection of science and technology—as a primary driver for national economic growth and global leadership. He highlighted sectors such as health, wellness, and defense as areas of significant potential, noting that Portugal’s strong engineering universities and increased student interest in specialized fields like aerospace engineering provide a foundation for this growth. To support internationalization, Startup Portugal is seeking global partnerships, including initiatives in Silicon Valley.

Entities

Startup Portugal · Miguel d’Aguiar · Sword Health · Web Summit · Portugal

Timeline

6 days ago

[BUSINESS] 2 sources
Startup Portugal CEO identifies deep tech as key to economic growth
Startup Portugal CEO Miguel d’Aguiar emphasizes deep tech as the key to scaling the country's 5,000 startups and driving economic growth through science and engineering.
14 days ago

[BUSINESS] 5 sources
Startup Portugal targets 5% GDP contribution and eight new unicorns
Startup Portugal aims to increase the sector's GDP contribution to 5% and add at least eight new unicorns over the next decade, leveraging a growing ecosystem of over 5,000 startups.

Sources

eco.sapo.pt · jornaleconomico.sapo.pt · odigital.sapo.pt · rr.pt · sapo.pt · theportugalpost.com