StartUp Capital Summit 2024 with registrations open

The Startup Capital Summit 2024 is back in Coimbra and registrations are now open!

The Startup Capital Summit 2024 will take place on May 10th at the Convent of São Francisco – Coimbra, organized by the University of Coimbra (UC), in partnership with the Municipal Chamber of Coimbra (CMC) and the Pedro Nunes Institute (IPN), and once again, it is under the High Patronage of the President of the Portuguese Republic. This event, completely free, now in its third edition, expects around 1100 participants and aims to bring to the public agenda the discussion of topics such as venture capital, innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. #SCS24 is mainly aimed at startups, entrepreneurs, investors, companies, researchers, and students, both national and international, aiming to be a privileged networking event among these stakeholders.

For the Rector of the University of Coimbra, Amílcar Falcão, ‘Innovation and entrepreneurship play a crucial role in advancing society, and events like #SCS24 offer a valuable platform for collaboration between academics, entrepreneurs, and investors. The UC is committed and excited to energize the entrepreneurship ecosystem, contributing to sustainability through knowledge and innovation.’ José Manuel Silva, Mayor of Coimbra, states that ‘We are making the municipality of Coimbra a top choice for job-creating investors, leveraging our excellent education and healthcare systems, as well as our geographic centrality, cosmopolitanism, and a renewed capacity to attract young people from around the world to study, work, and live.'”

“In the words of João Gabriel Silva, President of the Pedro Nunes Institute, ‘The IPN, as a leading incubator in Portugal, will do everything to make the Startup Capital Summit a central event in Portugal for all those involved in the fantastic dynamics of knowledge-based entrepreneurship.’ #SCS24 promises to be the largest national event on venture capital, innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer in Portugal, where, in just one day, it will bring together over 80 speakers in a program with more than 50 panels and talks!”