Sebrae RS participates in mission for Web Summit Lisboa 2024

In partnership with ApexBrasil and institutions of the innovation ecosystem in Brazil and Portugal, Sebrae will promote a mission to the Web Summit Lisbon, which takes place from November 10 to 15, of which Sebrae RS will also be part. The objective is to connect Brazilian startups to actors of the innovation ecosystem of Portugal and Europe, promoting the internationalization of these companies. The exhibition space, called Brazil Pavilion, located at the Web Summit, will be expanded from 225 m² to 648 m², offering greater visibility to startups.

So far, there are seven Gaucho startups at Web Summit Lisboa confirmed (Aprix, Clinica Experts, Grana.ai, Privacy Tools, PureAI, Supermedia and Trindtech). Of these, three are going as guests of Sebrae Nacional, for having stayed in the Top 10 of the Sebrae Startups Award in 2024. Four other startups were selected in the edict of the Web Summit Mission, corrected between Sebrae Nacional and Apex.

“Ter gaucho startups representing our innovation ecosystem during the Web Summit Lisboa reinforces the power of RS and the quality of innovative companies that arise in the” state, says Carlos Aranha, Innovation manager at Sebrae RS. Brazilian startups focused on innovation and global expansion, international investors and strategic partners, and government and entrepreneurship support entities participate in the mission.

For this, the delegations of the Sebrae System, along with startups selected via the Sebrae and ApexBrasil partnership, have gone through an online training trail that involves analysis of trends and opportunities in the European and global market, softlanding programs to facilitate entry into international markets, access to financing, investors and international support and practical strategies to generate value connections at the Web Summit.To date, there are seven confirmed Gaucho startups at the Web Summit Lisbon.