by Unicorn Factory Lisboa

Built for founders who are ready to scale globally.

An 8-month acceleration program for revenue-generating tech scaleups. Upgrade your leadership, raise smarter, expand internationally, and get matched with the right investors and corporates - all inside one of Europe's top innovation ecosystems.

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+76%

funding growth across alumni

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+48%

revenue acceleration

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89

Net Promoter Score

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<aside> 🦄 ***Apply Here!* Applications for Cohort 11 will close on January 31, 2027 (program starts in March).**

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Our Cohort #9 Welcome with the founders & UFL partners

Leadership, Culture & Hiring Bootcamp with Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn’s first Chief HR Officer @ Beatohub

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Post-seed tech scaleups with traction

This is for you.

We select a small cohort of 10 high-potential companies each edition - founders who have proven their model and are now ready to scale the team, capital, and global reach to go to the next level.

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Stage Post-seed (Series A or B)

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Team Strong leadership team in place

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Revenue Product market fit & generating revenue

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Growth Strong, measurable traction

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International Clear expansion roadmap

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Geography No restrictions for headquarters

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What Actually Matters

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Revenue

👉 ⁠**+48% revenue growth** after the program

👉 ⁠**+366M€ in total revenue** over the last 12 months

Capital Raised

👉 +76% funding growth after the program

👉 ⁠**+513M€ in total capital raised**

Team

👉⁠+20% team growth after the program

👉 ⁠employing 2,758 individuals in total

Our Success Stories

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9

editions

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356

applications

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78

scaleups

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“It gave us the opportunity to assert our presence here in Lisbon. Show who we are, what we're building and give us exposure.”

Guilherme Duarte, CTO @ Bounce

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The Scaling Up is an 8-month acceleration program that aims to support scaleups in their journey towards growth.

Founding and leadership teams benefit from Upskilling Bootcamps throughout the program, with group sessions and individual meetings, to structure and develop key areas for the growth of a scaleup.