19 May 2025 - 20 May 2025
Porto, Portugal
PORTO INOVA BUSINESS CENTER BUILDING
SoTecIn Factory Startup Day
Welcome to SoTecIn Factory Start-up Day!
Join us in Porto, Portugal, for the SoTecIn Factory Start-up Day — a dynamic showcase of breakthrough innovations driving a circular and low-carbon industry. As the flagship event of the EU-funded SoTecIn Factory project, it celebrates the impact of its €3.3 million in equity-free support for tech-driven solutions across key value chains: Food, Water & Nutrients, Textiles, Plastics, and Packaging.
The event will feature 30 pre-market demos, startup pitches, exhibitions, and matchmaking sessions, fostering collaboration among innovators, industry leaders, and sustainability advocates. Insightful talks from experts and public authorities will spotlight the future of the circular economy.
🗓️ When: 19 May 2025 (investors only) & 20 May 2025 (open for public)
Key Topics addressed
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Circular value chain: textiles.
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Circular value chain: food, water, and nutrients.
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Circular value chain: plastics and packaging.
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Sustainable pre-market technological demonstrators.
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Responsible innovation behavior.
See you at SoTecIn Factory Startup Day!
Participate in the public event | 20 May 2025.
In one day, you have the opportunity to:
Discover Emerging Solutions
- Attend live startup pitches and exhibitions for 30 pre-market demonstrations of circular industry solutions across key industry value chains.
Check the Agenda to plan your experience.
Connect Through Matchmaking
- Initiate and arrange pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings at the event with the innovators, industry experts & other potential collaborators for a sustainable industry.
Book a meeting with event Participants
Gain expert insights & network
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Gain insights from leading experts and thought leaders as event speakers on particular circularity topics
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Meet and connect with like-minded individuals, as well as experts in your field.
Don't miss exclusive pitch sessions (investors only) | 19 May 2025.
Seize this opportunity to experience live startup pitches from SoTecIn Factory ventures, presenting groundbreaking tech powered, circular solutions, already backed by VCs, grants and other funding for more than 20mil EUR.
Join us virtually or in person to connect with innovative founders and fellow investors. Engage in the pitch sessions, in 1:1 conversations, expand your network, and explore cutting-edge opportunities in the circular economy.
Want to join? Contact us at hello@sotecinfactory.eu.
Funding Disclaimer
SoTecIn Factory has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Grant Agreement 101058385.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Horizon Europe. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.