Thank you, CoreAngels, for arranging the tour! The tour was truly eye-opening for us. We visited many startup hubs and laboratories for startups. Truly, GOVA feels that deep tech startups has full opportunity to grow in Portugal. The laboratories were brand new, very pleasant, and included everything needed, such as internet, water, and lots of common areas like meeting rooms, a common kitchen, and other benefits like 3D laboratories available for free. Another benefit we saw was the proximity of the laboratories to the university, where startups can get support and collaborate with university professors. We had the opportunity to attend the Algarve Impact Meetup, where we met other founders in food and algae startups. We also had many meetings with Portuguese investors. It was great to meet very experienced and hands-on investors. Additionally, we visited the Unicorn Factory in Lisbon and witnessed how Nordic startups could expand their R&D. Overall, we would like to focus on and collaborate with the Portuguese startup world, mainly because in Portugal, investors are more hands-on and open-minded than any investors we have experienced so far. Portugal is truly focused on deep tech innovation, as evidenced by all the brand new startup hubs and advanced laboratories. We also appreciated how universities are willing to collaborate and help startups a lot, and they are very open-minded. Thank you, CoreAngels, and especially Rui and Aveiro University, for dedicating your time to show us how much opportunity we have in Portugal. Universidade de Aveiro PCI · Creative Science Park Aveiro Region Biotrend SA Rui Falcao COREangels Lisbon COREangels Unicorn Factory Lisboa Elisabete Coelho Manuel A. Coimbra Ana Xavier Nasib Naseri Adam Silfvander
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