{"id":64627,"date":"2026-04-14T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/?p=64627\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:13:49","slug":"pitch-event-for-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/en\/pitch-event-for-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitch event for Startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photograph:<\/strong> ARR<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ericeira&#8217;s entrepreneurial ecosystem is looking for bold ideas, innovative businesses and smart solutions.<\/p>\n<p>At the networking event \u201cStartups by the Sea\u201d by Phira Ventures on April 15, founders will have the opportunity to present their vision at Breakpoint Ericeira. The first-ever pitch event will unite emerging entrepreneurs with experienced operators and investors.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>experts will challenge assumptions, stress-test ideas, and ask sharp questions<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Starting at 7 p.m., early-stage founders will learn what it takes to build a company in Portugal and discuss ideas with the other attendees. Afterwards, 8 to 10 by application selected companies will present their pitches in two rounds.<\/p>\n<p>The event is supposed to shape the local startup ecosystem in Ericeira, as there is a growing entrepreneurial community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/group-casually-dressed-business-people-discussing-ideas-office-scaled-e1775749922508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64643 size-full colorbox-64627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/group-casually-dressed-business-people-discussing-ideas-office-scaled-e1775749971470.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"591\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a judging panel, the experts will challenge assumptions, stress-test ideas, and ask sharp questions to give a focused feedback and advice.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, one of the participants is able to win a minimum of 10.000 Euros investment at a minimum valuation of 100.000 Euros. After the pitch competition is over, the organizers will facilitate follow-up contacts with interested investors and provide ongoing support through their startup network.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/startup_event.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64636 size-full colorbox-64627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/startup_event.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/startup_event.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/startup_event-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/startup_event-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/startup_event-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/startup_event-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/startup_event-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Businesses can win 10.000\u20ac (or even more!) at this competition.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":64639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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