Startup Portugal – Portuguese Association for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship – SPAPPE
Budget
€6,805,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
€1,285,391
Mission & Goals
Startup Portugal is a non-profit organization, holding the Statute of Public Utility (conferred by Decree-Law 33/2019 of March 4th), whose mission is the development of activities of public interest for the promotion of entrepreneurship, in close connection with public and private entities operating in the national entrepreneurship ecosystem.
EU Legislative Interests
Innovation Entrepreneurship Startups Nations Standard under ESNA governance 28th Regime – A harmonised legal framework for innovative companies; Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030; European Innovation Act AI Act and Data Act, in coordination with other national stakeholders; European Startup and Scale-up Strategy
Communication Activities
Organisation of the S9+ Summit Lisbon Declaration (2025), a joint statement by 11 EU startup associations calling for simplification of digital regulation and harmonisation of startup policy frameworks Publication of analytical reports such as Portugal’s Startup Ecosystem Report 2025 and Portugal’s Entrepreneurial Universities Ranking 2025, which include EU-aligned data and comparative metrics. Participation in ESNA reports, namely the SNS Scoreboard, and dissemination of EU best practices in national events and public communications.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
• Europe Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA) – founding member organisation and national representative of Portugal under the Startup Nations Standards initiative; • S9+ Coalition – founding member of the coalition of startup associations from D9+ countries, promoting coordination and policy alignment at the EU level; • Allied for Startups (AFS) - participant in working groups on startup policy harmonisation and ecosystem benchmarking. At the national level, Startup Portugal works in institutional cooperation with: • IAPMEI – Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação (Government agency for SMEs and innovation) • ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação • Portugal Ventures • Compete 2030 • AICEP – Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal • Turismo de Portugal • Banco Portugues de Fomento Further details on our partnerships are available on our website: 👉 https://www.startupportugal.com/
Organisation Members
List of Associates in https://startupportugal.com/about/ • IAPMEI – Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação (Government agency for SMEs and innovation) • ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação • Portugal Ventures • CEiiA • Aptoide • ANJE - Associação Nacional de Jovens Empresários
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.