The Mafra Up - Concurso de Ideias awards innovative ideas or startups focused on the strategic development areas of the municipality of Mafra: Blue Economy, Tourism, Agri-food, Technology and Sustainability. Do you have a business idea or startup with an innovative project in one of these areas? Don't miss the opportunity to boost your project and have your work recognized.

Categories

␥ ‍ ‍ENTREPRENEUR    ␥ ‍ ‍STARTUP

The winning projects are those that best achieve the following objectives:

␥ ‍ Innovative and differentiating business idea or solution

␥ ‍ Feasibility of the idea or solution presented

␥ ‍ Alignment with the strategic development areas of the municipality

␥ ‍ Potential impact on the territory of Mafra


Submit your application by October 13, 2026.

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Awards

  • Bootcamp

    Direct integration into the Bootcamp to be conducted by Business Factory.

  • Web Summit

    Offer of tickets to the Web Summit, to the winner of each category.

  • Incubation

    Free incubation for six months at Business Factory.

  • Monetary Prize

    €750 awarded to the winning idea in the Startup category.

winners

winners

2025

  • 🏆 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.

  • 🏆 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.

  • 🏆 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.

2024

  • 🏆 Category Startup 2024

    @unusualvoyages

    "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."

  • 🏆 Category Entrepreneur 2024

    @digitale.pt

    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.

2022

  • 🏆 Category Startup 2022

    @ANIMOB

    A company that connects animal producers with landowners to implement regenerative landscape management, enhancing the value of the territory and local production.

  • 🏆 Category Entrepreneur 2022

    @FERTISEA

    The FertiSea project aims to transform coastal algae from the municipality of Mafra into biostimulants for agricultural production.