STARTUPS
For ANI, startups are engines of innovation, national competitiveness, economic growth, and the development of new products and services.
From initial funding to expanding into new markets, establishing international partnerships, project incubation, or team development, find all the information necessary for your startup’s success.
R&D TAX INCENTIVES
ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK – EEN
Portugal is part of the Enterprise Europe Network through a national consortium that includes 12 entities, ranging from the North to the Algarve, and the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores.
HORIZON EUROPE
CALL INNOV-ID
The Call INNOV-ID, now in its 4th edition, is a partnership between Portugal Ventures and ANI, designed to address a market gap in access to investment for pre-seed startups, whose technology is developed but still in the prototype stage, proof of concept, or product-market fit validation with potential for growth and scalability in the global market.
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORK – TTO
MOBILIZING AGENDAS FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION
COMPANIES 4.0 – TESTING AND EXPERIMENTATION FACILITIES | TEST BEDS
COMPANIES 4.0 – DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS | DIH
TECHNOLOGICAL FREE ZONES
SKALE2CT
The overall goal of SKALE2CT is to empower public and intermediary organizations to improve or implement new instruments and policies that promote the expansion of resources and acceleration services for startups and scale-ups, boosting the growth of micro and SMEs and, consequently, increasing competitiveness.
SECTORAL STANDARDS FOR INNOVATION – ONS
THE EUROPEAN CHIPS ACT
BORN FROM KNOWLEDGE (BFK)
Born from Knowledge (BfK) is a program promoted by Agência Nacional de Inovação, S.A. (ANI), which aims to foster a culture of valuing scientific and technological knowledge in Portugal.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
ANI continuously strengthens cooperation with counterpart entities from strategically identified countries, promoting opportunities for joint project development between Portuguese and foreign entities in applied research, technological development, and innovation, with an impact on the internationalization of Portuguese companies and innovations.
INTERNATIONAL FORUMS
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CALLS
We also provide full support, training, and consulting for submitting your application.