# Portugal

Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents
Exclusive
September 28, 2026
Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents
Humanos has raised a $3.2m seed led by Anthemis
Damisola Sulaiman
The top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard
Pro
Most active investors
May 22, 2026
The top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard
Italian public fund CDP Venture Capital leads the ranking, with investments in 15 of the 100 startups
Ruggero Di Spigna
Ex-Revolut duo raise $10m led by Lightspeed and MMC for compliance startup Condukt
Pro
Exclusive
November 18, 2025
Ex-Revolut duo raise $10m led by Lightspeed and MMC for compliance startup Condukt
Founders Paulo Guichard and Bhasker Rao met while working at Europe’s biggest fintech
Tom Matsuda
Portuguese healthtech UpHill raises €7m for Spain, UK expansion
News
March 18, 2024
Portuguese healthtech UpHill raises €7m for Spain, UK expansion
Europe’s interest in care-integration platforms is growing, UpHill CEO says
Cristina Gallardo
Latin America is a huge market for startups, but there’s one big catch
Analysis
January 15, 2024
Latin America is a huge market for startups, but there’s one big catch
Eastern European founders are jumping the Atlantic, joining Iberian startups in the adventure
Cristina Gallardo
How Portugal has become a new frontier for Brazilian tech founders
Analysis
October 19, 2023
How Portugal has become a new frontier for Brazilian tech founders
A shared language and a European lifestyle has persuaded many Brazilian founders to make Portugal a springboard for European expansion. But can it ever be more than that?
Pedro C. Garcia
25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty
Analysis
September 26, 2023
25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty
Companies on our list have raised more than $100m from investors and are working on areas that will help Europe remain competitive
Cristina Gallardo
Speedy grocery giant Getir exits Italy and Portugal — weeks after leaving Spain and France
News
July 27, 2023
Speedy grocery giant Getir exits Italy and Portugal — weeks after leaving Spain and France
The struggling company says it's also finalising a round of fresh investment
Miriam Partington
9 Portuguese startups to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
July 20, 2023
9 Portuguese startups to watch, according to VCs
Investors share the Portuguese startups on their radars — from using AI to solve space debris to a HR platform for financial wellbeing
Sadia Nowshin
Inside Northvolt’s plan to tap Portuguese white gold
Analysis
May 18, 2023
Inside Northvolt’s plan to tap Portuguese white gold
Battery makers are racing to shore up their lithium supply; but not everyone is happy about Portugal’s increasingly starring role
Freya Pratty
How Coverflex raised a €15m Series A to tackle wasted staff benefits costing companies billions
News
February 1, 2023
How Coverflex raised a €15m Series A to tackle wasted staff benefits costing companies billions
Companies are currently wasting billions in unused staff benefits – Lisbon-based Coverflex wants to change that
Anna Freeman
Can tech move Spain and Portugal out of the shadow of dictatorship?
Opinion
January 9, 2023
Can tech move Spain and Portugal out of the shadow of dictatorship?
Tech unicorns are finally solving the social and economic issues that have undermined democracy in Spain and Portugal for generations
Sergio Massano
Workplace culture will define the new bottom line: Lessons from scaling from three to 900
Opinion
December 28, 2022
Workplace culture will define the new bottom line: Lessons from scaling from three to 900
Mambu cofounder Sofia Nunes shares her insights on scaling culture, from giving positive feedback to catching red flags early.
Sofia Nunes
This startup ditched San Francisco for Lisbon: why?
Analysis
November 7, 2022
This startup ditched San Francisco for Lisbon: why?
Travel startup Bounce fled San Francisco in 2020 for the sunny shores of Lisbon. But what brought them here?
Miriam Partington
Portuguese Smartex raises $24.7m Series A to modernise clothes factories
News
November 3, 2022
Portuguese Smartex raises $24.7m Series A to modernise clothes factories
Lightspeed Ventures, Tony Fadell and H&M are key investors in the three-year-old startup
Mimi Billing
How to survive Web Summit
How to
November 1, 2022
How to survive Web Summit
As tens of thousands of tech types prepare to descend on Lisbon, we get some tips for navigating this super-size event
Tim Smith
Digital nomads are living their best lives by taking their kids on ‘workations'
Analysis
August 24, 2022
Digital nomads are living their best lives by taking their kids on ‘workations'
Family workations involve work — but also yoga, hiking, wine tasting, beach trips, castle tours and surf lessons.
MaryLou Costa
Portugal is thinking of taxing crypto. The crypto millionaires aren’t happy
Analysis
July 26, 2022
Portugal is thinking of taxing crypto. The crypto millionaires aren’t happy
Portugal’s finance ministry is reportedly preparing a new draft law that would put an end to the crypto tax haven, to be presented with the next budget in October
Pedro C. Garcia
Top early-stage investors in Spain
Analysis
June 3, 2022
Top early-stage investors in Spain
Sifted and Dealroom spotlight the top ranked funds in the country
Tim Smith
Why 'crypto families' are flocking to Portugal
Analysis
April 5, 2022
Why 'crypto families' are flocking to Portugal
The number of crypto investors and entrepreneurs flocking to the Iberian country has skyrocketed since last summer. Why?
Pedro C. Garcia
What do the locals think of digital nomads?
Analysis
February 9, 2022
What do the locals think of digital nomads?
Some hail digital nomads as economic saviours; others consider them a nuisance.
Miriam Partington and Tim Smith
Gig economy rules around Europe: what startups need to know
Analysis
January 26, 2022
Gig economy rules around Europe: what startups need to know
Big change is coming to the way gig economy companies do business in Europe. Companies have a patchwork of laws to navigate
Tim Smith
Spanish tech in review: the key moments of 2021
Analysis
January 5, 2022
Spanish tech in review: the key moments of 2021
Sifted looked back on some of the main highlights of Spanish tech this year: from alternative meat and neural interfaces to record setting rounds and SPAC deals
Tim Smith
Portugal's ban on after-work emails is a blessing for startups
Analysis
December 6, 2021
Portugal's ban on after-work emails is a blessing for startups
In the fast world of startups, could disconnecting really make you more productive?
Zi Wang

# Portugal

Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents

The top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard

Ex-Revolut duo raise $10m led by Lightspeed and MMC for compliance startup Condukt

Portuguese healthtech UpHill raises €7m for Spain, UK expansion

Latin America is a huge market for startups, but there’s one big catch

How Portugal has become a new frontier for Brazilian tech founders

​​25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty

Speedy grocery giant Getir exits Italy and Portugal — weeks after leaving Spain and France

9 Portuguese startups to watch, according to VCs

Inside Northvolt’s plan to tap Portuguese white gold

How Coverflex raised a €15m Series A to tackle wasted staff benefits costing companies billions

Can tech move Spain and Portugal out of the shadow of dictatorship?

Workplace culture will define the new bottom line: Lessons from scaling from three to 900

This startup ditched San Francisco for Lisbon: why?

Portuguese Smartex raises $24.7m Series A to modernise clothes factories

How to survive Web Summit

Digital nomads are living their best lives by taking their kids on ‘workations'

Portugal is thinking of taxing crypto. The crypto millionaires aren’t happy

Top early-stage investors in Spain

Why 'crypto families' are flocking to Portugal

What do the locals think of digital nomads?

Gig economy rules around Europe: what startups need to know

Spanish tech in review: the key moments of 2021

Portugal's ban on after-work emails is a blessing for startups

25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty