Start Campus

27/05/2026

𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗹’𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲.

Over the past few weeks, the START Rise AI Challenge (powered by Start Campus) has brought together entrepreneurs, researchers, and emerging startups from across Portugal, identifying teams developing AI solutions spanning healthcare, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, energy and beyond.

We’re excited to see nine outstanding finalists now heading to the national final in Lisbon, where they will compete for access to infrastructure, mentorship, cloud resources, and growth opportunities designed to help accelerate their next stage of development.

This initiative has only been possible through collaboration - and we’re so proud to work alongside Porto Business School, Microsoft for Startups, Schneider Electric and Oxbridge AI Challenge in supporting emerging AI talent and helping create meaningful pathways for innovation to scale.

At Start Campus, we believe supporting AI means more than building infrastructure - it means helping create the ecosystem, partnerships and opportunities that allow innovation to grow.

Wishing all the finalists success in Lisbon and thank you again to all the startups who submitted their solutions to this year’s inaugural challenge!

Read more about all the finalists and our initiative below:

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 (𝗘𝗡): https://hubs.ly/Q04j0GVZ0
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 (𝗣𝗧): https://hubs.ly/Q04j0hVj0

START Rise Website: https://hubs.ly/Q04j0mHQ0

26/05/2026

🎙️𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲; 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 | ECO

Proud to see our colleague Daniela Silva e Sousa, 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹 & 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀, featured in ECO’s “Mulheres com ECO” panel, discussing leadership, female representation, legal careers and the role of emotional intelligence in leading teams.

At Start Campus, we believe strong leadership is built not only on technical expertise, but also on the ability to understand complexity, anticipate risk and make decisions with clarity, responsibility and empathy.
Daniela’s perspective reflects the increasingly strategic role of in-house legal teams, especially in fast-moving, technology-driven sectors such as data centers. As she highlights in the interview, legal and compliance functions bring a forward-looking view of risk and the future consequences of today’s decisions.

A great conversation on leadership, culture and the importance of creating organisations where ambition, talent and responsibility can thrive.

Read the full interview here:
https://hubs.ly/Q04hSHYV0

No painel Mulheres com ECO defendeu-se que o setor da advocacia atravessa uma mudança estrutural e que o percurso de uma mulher num escritório de advogados não é o mesmo do homem.

20/05/2026

Start Campus is proud to complete its 𝗦𝗢𝗖 𝟮 examination with the guidance of third-party audit firm A-LIGN! 🔐 This comprehensive, globally recognized attestation 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 standards to protect and secure client data.

19/05/2026

Start Campus is proud to be featured by Autodesk in a new story on how digital construction tools are helping deliver the 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 – 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗜-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

The article highlights how Autodesk Forma, Revit, Navisworks and Tandem are supporting our teams across design coordination, information management, construction workflows and digital twins – helping us bring greater structure, transparency and efficiency to a project of this scale.

A special recognition to Juliana A. Mizumoto, PhD, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀, whose leadership and insights are featured throughout the article.

As 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 notes, having a connected digital ecosystem is essential as projects grow in complexity and scale. At Start Campus, this approach is helping us create a more reliable, collaborative and scalable way to design, build and operate critical digital infrastructure.

Read the full Autodesk story here: https://hubs.ly/Q04h58F80

Portugal-headquartered data centre infrastructure developer and operator advances Europe’s largest and most sustainable data centre project with Autodesk Forma.

18/05/2026

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭.𝟮 𝗚𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀

We are very proud to share that our award-winning SINES Data Campus has received further industry recognition, with 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 shortlisted in two categories at the 2026 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 in Cannes: https://hubs.ly/Q04gXS8w0.

🏆 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱
Start Campus in partnership with Schneider Electric

🌱 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿
Start Campus in partnership with Nautilus Data Technologies

These latest nominations build on the growing recognition for our SINES campus and reflect the incredible work of our teams and partners as we continue delivering Europe’s next-generation, AI-ready digital infrastructure powered by innovation and sustainability.

Congratulations to all the fellow finalists shortlisted this year - we look forward to celebrating with the industry at Datacloud 2026!

The Awards will be presented at a ceremony in Cannes on 𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲.

View the full shortlist here:
https://hubs.ly/Q04gXSSv0

12/05/2026

🟩 Europe’s AI infrastructure race is accelerating - and Portugal is emerging as a strategic hub for the next generation of AI compute.
In a new blog, our CEO Rob Dunn shares why our latest expansion with NSCALE marks a major milestone for Europe’s AI ambitions.
The new 200MW SIN02 facility at our 1.2GW SINES Data Campus will host more than 66,000 next-generation NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs by late 2027 - making it one of the largest AI infrastructure deployments in Europe.
Read the full blog here:

Discover how Portugal's Sines Data Campus is set to become a key player in Europe's AI infrastructure, supporting sustainable growth and innovation.

07/05/2026

✅ 𝟲𝟲,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ NVIDIA Rubin GPUs.
✅ 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝗠𝗪 of AI infrastructure.
✅ One of Europe’s most significant AI deployments.

Together with 𝗡𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲, we are continuing the expansion of the 1.2GW SINES Data Campus in Portugal - supporting next-generation AI infrastructure for 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁’𝘀 European customers.

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗔𝗜-𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆.

05/05/2026

📢 𝗡𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟲,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗣𝗨𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀

Together with Nscale, we are announcing plans to support one of Europe’s largest deployments of next-generation NVIDIA Rubin GPUs - with more than 𝟲𝟲,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗚𝗣𝗨s planned for deployment at the 200MW SIN02 data center facility in Sines, Portugal by late 2027, supporting frontier AI capabilities for Microsoft’s European customers.

Building on the success of the SIN01 facility, this expansion represents another significant step forward in the development of our 1.2GW SINES Data Campus - one of Europe’s most important AI infrastructure platforms.

Purpose-built for high-density AI workloads, SIN02 has been designed to support the advanced cooling, power and operational requirements of next-generation accelerated computing at unprecedented scale. Combined with Portugal’s renewable energy profile, our pioneering seawater cooling technology and direct access to global subsea connectivity, Sines continues to strengthen its position as a strategic gateway for Europe’s AI economy.

As demand for AI infrastructure accelerates globally, projects of this scale are becoming increasingly critical to Europe’s long-term competitiveness, digital sovereignty, and innovation ecosystem.

We’re proud to continue building the foundation for the next era of AI; 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲.

Read the full announcement here: https://hubs.ly/Q04fp04c0

Nscale expands its partnership with Microsoft by delivering over 66,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 GPUs in Portugal, enhancing Europe's AI infrastructure and capabilities.

22/04/2026

🌍 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 | 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁

Today is a reminder of something we believe should guide every decision we make - 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙, 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚.

At Start Campus, sustainability isn’t a message for one day.

It’s engineered into the very foundations of our SINES Data Campus.

✅ Seawater cooling designed to minimise freshwater use
✅ Powered by 100% renewable energy
✅ Built for efficiency at scale (PUE ~1.1, WUE 0)
✅ Recognised among Europe’s most sustainable data infrastructure projects

As 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 accelerates globally, so does the responsibility to build it differently.

Because the future of digital infrastructure shouldn’t come at the cost of the planet.

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀:
https://hubs.ly/Q04d44r90

22/04/2026

🚀 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗹

Portugal is at a defining moment in its 𝗔𝗜 journey.

At 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀, we believe that building world-class AI infrastructure must go hand-in-hand with empowering the entrepreneurs who will use it. That’s why, together with Porto Business School and with the support of Microsoft, we are launching the 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 - a national platform to discover, showcase and accelerate AI startups across Portugal.

💡 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲?
• A nationwide initiative connecting AI startups with ecosystem partners, mentors and infrastructure.
• Regional events across Porto, Faro and Lisbon.
• A national final in Lisbon bringing together the most promising AI innovators.

🏆 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲?
• Access to Microsoft for Startups, including Azure credits starting at $100,000.
• Azure AI infrastructure, GitHub Enterprise, LinkedIn & Visual Studio benefits.
• 24/7 Azure support and direct engagement with Microsoft engineers.
• Go-to-market support and exposure to a powerful ecosystem of partners, mentors and investors.
• A platform to scale globally from Portugal.

As the developer of the 𝟭.𝟮 𝗚𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 - Europe’s largest AI-ready data infrastructure – 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 is committed to supporting the infrastructure and the 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜.

If you’re building in AI - or know someone who is in Portugal that is – then this is your moment!

Read the full media alert: https://hubs.ly/Q04d2s2Z0

Learn more about the START Rise challenge:
https://hubs.ly/Q04d23VY0

Submit your application today:
https://hubs.ly/Q04d25Nz0

⏳ Applications are open until 𝟬𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲