The Mafra Up - Concurso de Ideias awards innovative ideas or businesses in the municipality of Mafra in the areas of Blue Economy, Tourism, Agri-food, Technology and Sustainability. Do you have a business idea or company with an innovative solution in one of these areas? Don't miss the opportunity to boost your project and have your work recognized.
Categories
Young Entrepreneur | Entrepreneur | Startup
In addition to the categories of best Startup and best Entrepreneur, a new category for best Young Entrepreneur will be created in 2025 with the aim of encouraging the creation and development of new business ideas among young people in the region.
The winning projects are those that best achieve the following objectives:
• Innovative and distinctive business idea
• Feasibility of the presented idea
• Alignment with strategic development areas
• Potential impact on the Mafra region
Registration is open until April 20th, and the winners will be announced at the Business Factory Demo Day scheduled for April 28th, 2025.
Awards
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Bootcamp
Direct integration into the Bootcamp to be conducted by Business Factory.
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Web Summit
Offer of tickets to the Web Summit, by the winner of the category.
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Incubation
Free incubation for six months at Business Factory.
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Monetary Prize
€650 awarded to the winning idea in the Startup category.
winners
winners
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🏆 Category Startup 2022
A company that connects animal producers with landowners to implement regenerative landscape management, enhancing the value of the territory and local production.
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🏆 Category Entrepreneur 2022
The FertiSea project aims to transform coastal algae from the municipality of Mafra into biostimulants for agricultural production.
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🏆 Category Entrepreneur 2024
An innovative program created by Mónica Eleutério that aims to integrate creativity and digital education into the school community, promoting greater digital awareness among young people in Mafra.
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🏆 Category Startup 2024
"A small agency for big trips," created by Tânia Neves, opens the doors of Mafra to less conventional destinations, providing its travelers with unique experiences in geographies marked by the "unknown" or "prejudice."
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🏆 Category Young Entrepreneur 2025
Boost Balance - Moisés Batalha
A project focused on developing health and wellness programs tailored to the reality of each company, helping organizations to be happier and more sustainable through the physical and psychological health of their employees.
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🏆 Category Entrepreneur 2025
Prima, tás de bata - Joana Wilton
A project to combat misinformation in the field of scientific knowledge by providing workshops, events, and other science-based tools that help people think better and make decisions with confidence.
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🏆 Category Startup 2025
Pace Beer - David Santos & Nuno Silva
A non-alcoholic, functional beer brand created to redefine the consumption of this beverage, offering a tasty alternative that keeps pace with those who are active, promoting a balanced, conscious, and social lifestyle.