The Scaling Up Program is the first Portuguese acceleration program designed for growth-stage startups, shaped by international best practices and supported by strategic partnerships.
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Our Cohort #6 Graduation with the founders & UFL partners
Leadership, Culture & Hiring Bootcamp with Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn’s first Chief HR Officer @ Beatohub
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Program
8 editions
292 applications
68 selected scaleups
19 female founders
HQ & Employees
👉 +20% team growth after the program
👉 employing 2,123 individuals in total (average 31 employees per company)
👉 69% of the employees are based in Portugal
Revenue
👉 **+66% revenue growth** after the program
👉 up to €243M in total revenue over the last 12 months (average €3.6M per company)
Capital Raised
👉 +76% funding growth after the program
👉 registering €470M in total capital raised (average €7M per company)
👉 5% bootstrap; 55% seed; 28% series A; 5% series B; 3 exits
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“We felt that the Scaling Up Program gave us the opportunity to assert our presence here in Lisbon. Show who we are, what we're building and give us exposure.”
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“What we experienced during the Scaling Up Program was Hyper Growth. If you show up and just follow all the great advice and recommendations, you can only grow fast.” - Oliver Schmalholz, co-founder @ ListKit
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