# 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.

*Source: <https://promptugal.news/investors/partners/index.html> · site v0.1.540 · generated from the same content as the page, so the two cannot drift.*

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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 {#algarve}

| Organisation | What it does |
|---|---|
| [Algarve Evolution](https://algarveevolution.pt/) | The Faro-based association building the Algarve's innovation economy beyond tourism ([our page on it](../../portugal/algarve-evolution/index.html)); we are joining as a company |
| [CCDR Algarve](https://www.ccdr-alg.pt/) | The region's coordination and development body, including EU co-funded projects and the Algarve 2030 programme |
| [Universidade do Algarve](https://www.ualg.pt/) | The region's university: courses, research, international mobility |
| [AMAL](https://www.amal.pt/) | The intermunicipal body of the Algarve's 16 municipalities |

## Portugal {#portugal}

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

## Europe: news and media {#europe-news}

| Organisation | What it does |
|---|---|
| [WAN-IFRA](https://wan-ifra.org/) | The World Association of News Publishers: events, insights, media innovation, press freedom |
| [European Journalism Centre](https://ejc.net/) | Supports and funds journalism in Europe through grants, resources and events |
| [EBU](https://www.ebu.ch/) | The alliance of Europe's public service media |
| [Reuters Institute](https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/) | Oxford's centre for the study of journalism; the Digital News Report |
| [Media Lab Bayern](https://www.media-lab.de/) | Supports media makers and founders with funding, coaching and a network |
| [Journalismfund Europe](https://www.journalismfund.eu/) | Funds independent cross-border investigative journalism |

## Europe: startups and technology {#europe-tech}

| Organisation | What it does |
|---|---|
| [European Innovation Council](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/) | The EU's programme for breakthrough innovation and startups |
| [Tech.eu](https://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](https://docs.diniscruz.ai/2025/04/01/europe-strategic-opportunity-in-gen-ai__a-deep-dive-into-six-defining-trends.html), 2025). Missing someone? Tell us at Web Summit. [Back to the pitch](../index.html).

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