Accelerate your company's innovation with startups
Launch real challenges, access innovative solutions and develop new opportunities quickly, in a structured way and with lower risk.
A structured approach to open innovation
Innovating with startups can be complex without the right process. Startup Matchbox simplifies this approach, creating a structured framework to launch challenges, attract relevant solutions and make decisions with confidence.
Benefits for your company
Access to qualified startups with ready-to-implement solutions
Structured process to launch challenges and evaluate responses
Lower risk and cost in exploring new technologies
Opportunity to develop pilots and proofs of concept
Startup Portugal support throughout the process
Your company journey on Startup Matchbox
Register on the platform
Create your company profile and start exploring the potential for collaboration with startups.
Publish your challenge
Describe the challenge you want to solve and publish it on the platform.
Receive proposals
Startups analyze your challenge and submit proposals with their solutions.
Evaluate and select
Analyze the proposals received and select the most suitable startups.
Collaborate and innovate
Start pilots and proofs of concept with the selected startups.
With support throughout the process
Frequently Asked Questions
Startup Matchbox is a Startup Portugal program that allows Portuguese companies to launch real innovation challenges and access solutions developed by qualified startups. Through Startup Matchbox, companies can explore new technologies, test innovative solutions, and accelerate innovation processes in a structured way, with lower risk, cost, and internal effort.
No. Participation in Startup Matchbox is free, including platform registration and challenge publication. Costs only exist if the company decides to move forward with a concrete collaboration with a startup, such as a pilot or proof of concept, with those terms defined directly between the parties.
The Startup Matchbox platform will be officially launched to the public soon. To participate, companies can already express interest through the platform, ensuring early access and the possibility of launching challenges as soon as Startup Matchbox is made available. By registering early, the company positions itself to be one of the first to work with qualified startups at the time of launch.
Companies can launch challenges related to real needs of their business, such as new product development, process improvement, operational efficiency, sustainability, digital transformation, or adoption of new technologies. Challenges can vary in complexity and maturity, depending on the company's goals.
Confidentiality is ensured throughout the process. The information shared in a challenge is visible only to the startups that responded and to the program management team. Whenever necessary, confidentiality agreements can be established between the company and the startup before deep-diving into the solutions.