The event "where web giants meet": this is how the Wall Street Journal defines Web Summit, a tech conference that brings together CEOs of the world's largest companies, startups, investors, journalists and opinion-makers. Seeing entrepreneurship and innovation as a crucial part of its strategy and positioning, EDP is present at the Web Summit.
45 million euros to invest in the most promising projects
EDP Inovação, an EDP Group company, has been focusing on an open innovation philosophy and looking for disruptive business models and technologies for the energy sector, through EDP Ventures (venture capital funds) and EDP Starter (tech startup acceleration programs).
Look for our Web Summit area, learn more about our innovation strategy, and show us your project. We are looking out for new ideas!
EDP Elevator Pitch
Taking the startups' ideas to another level
EDP is taking the idea of pitching to a CEO in an elevator quite literally to give startups the opportunity to spark their business ideas with a quick and convincing conversation. Enter the EDP Elevator Pitch and you will have one minute to present your project to an EDP's representative. Don´t miss it!
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Powering great ideas
Aperio and Verv are two startups with innovative ideas that EDP recently invested in. They met at the Web Summit, starting a partnership that promises to be long-lasting. Read all about it!
Startups EDP
Web Summit is also an unique opportunity for startups that want to introduce themselves to the tech world and showcase their projects. EDP will bring 10 startups from the Group's innovation ecosystem to this international entrepreneurship showcase and the 3 first qualified at EDP Open Innovation: Samawatt, Ecolibrium and Ezzing.
Web Summit 2017
Watch the video about EDP's best moments at Web Summit 2017.
