MainGUILTY wins speed up award

AEP – Associação Empresarial de Portugal held, on June 27, at the Services Building in Leça da Palmeira, the closing ceremony of Challenges 5.0, a project launched in November 2021 to promote innovative and creative entrepreneurship in the North and Center regions and consolidate a new entrepreneurial profile. The Associação Empresarial de Portugal (AEP) estimates that this project has supported more than 200 entrepreneurs and 40 companies, established less than two years ago in the North and Center of the country.

The six best projects were awarded the Speed Up Awards (five thousand euros), which had as jury Ricardo Luz, Gestluz Partner and president of Invicta Angels, Hugo Ramos, Co-Founder and Partner of Matching Ventures, Tim Vieira, Founder and CEO of Brave Generation Academy, Helena Maio, Director New Business and Adviser to the Board of Portugal Ventures, and Pedro Janeiro, Strategy and Consulting Director of Accenture Portugal.
“Challenges 5.0 is an AEP initiative funded by COMPETE 2020, under Portugal 2020 and with the support of the European Union through the European Social Fund. It has the support of entrepreneurs, startups, public administration, municipalities and other business associations,” concludes the statement.