Portugal
A country; 1 event in our programme; 10 companies based here.
Named as a company's country in the team's company map, and as where Portugal Tech Week happens.
What happens here
- All day Portugal Tech Week 2026 begins (6 to 15 November): a decentralised festival of tech and innovation events across Portugal Fri 6 Nov
Companies based here
10 companies we follow, as the team's company map gives their country.
- AICEP - Portugal Trade & Invest. Portugal's public trade and investment agency: attracts inward investment and helps Portuguese companies expand abroad; offices in about 50 countries.
- ChatPlace. Platform for creators and small businesses: AI content studio, an AI manager that answers DMs and comments 24/7, chatbot funnels and gamification on Instagram, TikTok, Telegram and WhatsApp.
- DIG-IN. Maps the physical hospitality economy: a data engine tracking millions of verified outlets across Europe and Brazil with menus, pricing and location over time.
- Feedzai. AI-native fraud and financial crime prevention platform; founded in Portugal (its CTO, the first employee, is listed by Web Summit from Portugal).
- iTRecruiter. Portuguese tech recruitment ecosystem ("where technology meets people").
- KPMG. Global network of professional services firms providing audit, tax and advisory services; listed for Web Summit 2026 as KPMG Portugal.
- MEO. Portuguese telecom operator: fibre, TV, 5G mobile and security services.
- sheerME. Beauty and wellness super app to discover, book and pay for services.
- Startup Portugal. Portugal's national startup agency; with Web Summit runs Road 2 Web Summit, selecting up to 125 Portuguese startups for the 2026 edition with a bootcamp in Porto and Lisbon and a Portugal stand.
- VTEX. Global AI-native commerce platform connecting commerce, data and operations for enterprises.
The same, as data: places/portugal.json (how to read them: the data, as JSON).