STARTUPS | Acelera Portugal - Funded, Focused, Connected.

A Journey Designed for Outcomes

Our programme is a fast-paced, hands-on, three-month experience designed to take you from insight to European expansion. It begins long before you land in Portugal — with a structured pipeline of corporate demand and carefully scouted founders — and continues well after the programme ends, through sustained investor support and visibility.

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Build With the Exit in Mind

At Acelera Portugal, growth isn’t the goal — it’s the tactic. The goal is a meaningful outcome: an acquisition, a joint venture, a licensing deal, or integration into a larger player’s supply chain. That’s why we help you design your business from the exit backwards.
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From the start, we work with you to identify the roadblocks that could block your trajectory — whether they’re regulatory risks, cap table structure, or misaligned timing — and build interventions that remove those barriers. This approach saves you time, sharpens your strategy, and positions you for smarter negotiations down the line.

Backed by Strategy

Join a high-trust, high-performance accelerator with access to mapped corporate leads, tailored exit support, and investor alignment via Flywheel, our listed European VC fund.

With time to focus

Spend 28 days in Portugal meeting buyers, closing deals, and sharpening your position. Return with traction, clarity, and momentum for your next raise.

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Valuation based on experts

We treat valuation as something you actively shape. Through every stage of the programme, you’ll learn how to craft a financial narrative that reflects progress, resilience, and long-term value.

Together, we’ll build a balance sheet that goes beyond cash flow — including contracts, IP, partnerships and market access. And we’ll help you use valuation not just as a fundraising tool, but as leverage for exits, joint ventures, and strategic growth.