Thursday, 29 October · 6–9 PM · Skál Pub, Setúbal · Free entry, limited spots.
Join as a founder →Partner with us →Institutions →Established local companies looking for new clients, talent, suppliers and international reach.
Early-stage and growing founders who want peers, mentors and a place in the Setúbal index.
Angels, funds and private capital looking for the region’s next companies.
Designers, makers, developers and storytellers who turn ideas into products.
All in one room, all open to a conversation. 107 businesses and 11 sponsors are already part of the community.
We are Setúbal’s own community: a local initiative connecting the region’s founders, businesses and institutions with international networks, and making sure the value comes back home.
A public index of Setúbal’s founders and businesses, a shared language for growth and support at every stage, from first idea to scale-up.
Municipalities, regional and national bodies, universities and development agencies get a live view of what is being built, to plan talent, investment and infrastructure.
Bridges to international founders, investors, programmes and corporate partners, so global capital and know-how land in Setúbal.
Setúbal has always built with what it has: the port, the Sado estuary, the industry of the peninsula. Today, a new generation of founders is ready to carry that tradition into innovation. With patient capital, connected ecosystems and the right synergies with the region’s municipalities, there is a real opportunity to turn local talent into companies that grow here and are recognised well beyond it.
Growth does not happen by accident. It happens when people meet, trust each other and build together. Every introduction can become a hire, a partnership, an investment or a company, and every company that grows here keeps talent, jobs and value in the community.
When a local business grows, the region grows with it: more jobs, more local suppliers, a stronger tax base and a larger share of regional GDP created here and kept here. We make that growth visible with a public index of founders, and give institutions and sponsors the data to invest where it counts.
Businesses in the index
Sponsors backing the community
Jobs within index businesses (est.)
Setúbal
Venue to be announced
Meet the community at the summit