Investors: who we want to work with

The organisations in the Algarve, Portugal and Europe that PrompTugal wants to work with: startup and innovation bodies, funders, the region's institutions, news agencies and associations, and Europe's journalism and media-innovation networks. Each with what it does, in its own terms.

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The Algarve
Portugal
Europe: news and media
Europe: startups and technology

PrompTugal is an Algarvian company, based in Portugal, in the European Union, and means to grow across Europe. These are the organisations we want to work with, learn from and be useful to. None of them has endorsed us; we list them so that they, and anyone reading, know where we want to belong. Each was read at its own site on 7 November 2026.

The Algarve

Organisation	What it does
Algarve Evolution	The Faro-based association building the Algarve's innovation economy beyond tourism (our page on it); we are joining as a company
CCDR Algarve	The region's coordination and development body, including EU co-funded projects and the Algarve 2030 programme
Universidade do Algarve	The region's university: courses, research, international mobility
AMAL	The intermunicipal body of the Algarve's 16 municipalities

Portugal

Organisation	What it does
Startup Portugal	Makes it simpler to start, grow and invest in a company in Portugal: programmes, policy and connections
Unicorn Factory Lisboa	Lisbon's flagship programme to help founders start, scale and go global
UPTEC	The University of Porto's science and technology park: incubation, programmes, events
IAPMEI	The agency for competitiveness and innovation: funding, incentives and support for companies
ANI	The national innovation agency: access to national and European innovation funding
FCT	The national foundation for science and technology: research funding and calls
Portugal Ventures	Venture capital for tech-based startups, from pre-seed to Series A
Lusa	Portugal's news agency
Associação Portuguesa de Imprensa	The association of the Portuguese press sector

Europe: news and media

Organisation	What it does
WAN-IFRA	The World Association of News Publishers: events, insights, media innovation, press freedom
European Journalism Centre	Supports and funds journalism in Europe through grants, resources and events
EBU	The alliance of Europe's public service media
Reuters Institute	Oxford's centre for the study of journalism; the Digital News Report
Media Lab Bayern	Supports media makers and founders with funding, coaching and a network
Journalismfund Europe	Funds independent cross-border investigative journalism

Europe: startups and technology

Organisation	What it does
European Innovation Council	The EU's programme for breakthrough innovation and startups
Tech.eu	News on European startups, funding and technology

Why Europe: "Europe's values of openness, multilingualism, sustainability, and human-centric innovation align closely with where GenAI is headed" (Dinis Cruz, Europe's Strategic Opportunity in GenAI, 2025). Missing someone? Tell us at Web Summit. Back to the pitch.

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