# Fábrica de Startups S.A.

> Fábrica de Startups is a Portuguese business accelerator and incubator that helps entrepreneurs and corporate teams identify opportunities, validate business models, find customers and launch ventures. Its offerings span ideation, acceleration, corporate venture creation, incubation and international exchange, with AI-assisted validation in FabStartLab.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Oeiras, Portugal
- **Founders:** António Lucena de Faria (Founding partner and President; historically described as CEO)
- **Products:** FastIdea, FastStart, FastGrowth, Starting, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
- **Notable:** Homepage reports 70+ programs, 4,500+ entrepreneurs and 750+ startups; cumulative, company-reported figures., Tourism Explorers delivered simultaneous training across 12 cities using live streaming and local partners., Company blog reports Tourism Explorers recognition in the Promotion of Entrepreneurial Spirit category of the 2021 European Enterprise Promotion Awards; the page describes a second consecutive recognition.

## Products & services

- **FastIdea** — Challenge-led ideation workshops for identifying opportunities and shaping business ideas.
- **FastStart** — Business model validation using the nine components of the Business Model Canvas and tests of critical assumptions.
- **FastGrowth** — Support for marketing, sales growth and process optimisation.
- **Starting** — Virtual acceleration covering problem/solution validation, product/market validation and go-to-market; includes mentoring and support for landing pages, advertising and surveys.
- **Entrepreneurs-in-Residence** — Corporate venture projects developed by two-person teams combining business and technical skills, with mentoring and monthly financial support.
- **Incubation** — Physical offices, coworking and virtual incubation, including fiscal domiciliation and access to support services.
- **Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs** — Portuguese contact-point support for the European Commission-funded entrepreneurial exchange program.
- **Tourism Explorers** — Tourism ideation and acceleration program developed with Turismo de Portugal and regional delivery partners.
- **Discoveries** — Tourism and travel acceleration program with Turismo de Portugal; the 2019 edition was free subject to selection.
- **FabStartLab** — Six-week hybrid acceleration with 12 bootcamps, mentoring and AI tools; 2026 second-edition participation was free.
- **FabStart.ai** — Proprietary entrepreneurship platform with generators and prompts for market research, competitor analysis and content creation.

## Achievements

- Homepage reports 70+ programs, 4,500+ entrepreneurs and 750+ startups; cumulative, company-reported figures.
- Tourism Explorers delivered simultaneous training across 12 cities using live streaming and local partners.
- Company blog reports Tourism Explorers recognition in the Promotion of Entrepreneurial Spirit category of the 2021 European Enterprise Promotion Awards; the page describes a second consecutive recognition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — FabStartLab second-edition rules scheduled applications from 24 February and a program from 20 April to 28 May 2026 for up to 40 teams.
- **2026-10** — At research access on 7 October, the FabStartLab homepage marked second-edition applications closed and offered notifications for the next edition; this is an observed website status, not a dated company announcement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fabricadestartups.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fabricadestartups/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fabricastartups
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCundLMW1pc0I4zXmzIQvuxw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabrica_de_startups/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fabricadestartups

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Last updated: 2026-10-07