Scale-up season starts 6 MAY · 60+ founders & leaders · 4 seats per company

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Welcome to the acceleration program where every part of your company scales in sync.

Your startup’s success depends on more than just the founder.

Join a program that helps CEOs, CMOs, CTOs, and CFOs grow together.

Every 3-week module focuses on one area of scale — and up to 4 leaders can rotate in based on the topic.

4 GROWTH MODULES. 1 GOAL.
Scaling your whole leadership team.

LEADERSHIP
& CULTURE

PRODUCT

MANAGEMENT
& FUNDING

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LEADERSHIP
& CULTURE

PRODUCT

MANAGEMENT
& FUNDING

GO-TO-MARKET

WEEKS 1 – 3

WEEKS 4 – 6

WEEK 7 – 9

 WEEKS 10 – 12

TUE 6 MAY
Felipe Ávila
FELIPE ÁVILA DA COSTA

CEO & CO-FOUNDER @ INFRASPEAK

TRAINING SESSION | 9H30–12H30

The Culture Playbook

How to Create, Scale, and Turn Culture into Your Unfair Advantage

MON 12 MAY
Speaker TBA
TO BE ANNOUNCED

 

WORKSHOP | 14H30–16H30

From Chaos to Clarity

Aligning Teams for High Output

MON 12 MAY
Ricardo Andorinho
RICARDO ANDORINHO

CFO & CO-FOUNDER @ SPORTRACK

PANEL / HOT SEAT | 16H30–17H30

Building a High-Performance Culture

What Sports Can Teach You (and Your Company)

THU 22 MAY
Dinner Event
GROUPS OF 8-10 PEOPLE

 

19H30–23H

Board Meeting Dinner

 

TUE 27 MAY
Francisco Vieira Mendes
FRANCISCO VIEIRA MENDES

CLASS LEAD @ KURIOS
CO-FOUNDER @ YERBO

TRAINING SESSION | 9H30–12H30

When Product Becomes Your Ultimate Growth Engine

WED 4 JUN
Paulo Cunha
PAULO CUNHA

VP OF PRODUCT @ KEVEL

WORKSHOP | 14H30–16H30

Scaling Product Without Losing Efficiency

10 Lessons From The Field

WED 4 JUN
Speaker TBA
TO BE ANNOUNCED

PANEL / HOT SEAT | 16H30–17H30

Build a Painkiller Product

THU 12 JUN
Board Dinner
GROUPS OF 8–10 PEOPLE

19H30–23H

Board Meeting Dinner

TUE 17 JUN
Speaker TBA
TO BE ANNOUNCED

TRAINING SESSION | 9H30–12H30

Mastering Board Dynamics

How to Manage Stakeholders And Lead With Confidence

WED 25 JUN
Cristina Fonseca
CRISTINA FONSECA

ZENDESK
INDICO CAPITAL

WORKSHOP | 14H30–16H30

Show Me The Metrics

How to Present the Numbers Investors Care About

WED 25 JUN
Miguel Santo Amaro
MIGUEL SANTO AMARO

CEO & CO-FOUNDER @ COVERFLEX

PANEL / HOT SEAT | 16H30–17H30

Close That Round. Period.

THU 3 JUL
Dinner Event
GROUPS OF 8-10 PEOPLE

19H30–23H

Board Meeting Dinner

Event Schedule
TUE 8 JUL
Rui Santos Couto
RUI SANTOS COUTO

INFRASPEAK

TRAINING SESSION | 9H30–12H30

The GTM Playbook for Building a predictable GTM Machine

(That Actually Works)

WED 16 JUL
André Dias
ANDRÉ DIAS

DEMAND GENERATION

WORKSHOP | 14H30–16H30

Fuel the Pipeline

How to Drive Demand and Accelerate Growth

WED 16 JUL
Ricardo Macedo
RICARDO MACEDO

LAIKA VENTURES

PANEL / HOT SEAT | 16H30–17H30

Going to Different Markets

National and International Expansions

THU 24 JUL
Dinner Event
GROUPS OF 8–10 PEOPLE

19H30–23H

Board Meeting Dinner

Big Event Schedule
BIG Event
TUE
6 MAY
Felipe Ávila
FELIPE AVILA DA COSTA

CEO & CO-FOUNDER @ INFRASPEAK

TRAINING SESSION | 9H30 – 12H30

The Culture Playbook

How to Create, Scale, and Turn Culture into Your Unfair Advantage

MON
12 MAY
Speaker TBA
TO BE ANNOUNCED
WORKSHOP | 14H30 – 16H30

From Chaos to Clarity

Aligning Teams for High Output

MON
12 MAY
Ricardo Andorinho
RICARDO ANDORINHO

CFO & CO-FOUNDER @ SPORTRACK

PANEL / HOT SEAT | 16H30 – 17H30

Building a High-Performance Culture

What Sports Can Teach You (and Your Company)

THU
22 MAY
Dinner Event
GROUPS OF 8-10 PEOPLE
19H30 – 23H

Board Meeting Dinner

BANG Event
TUE
27 MAY
Francisco Vieira Mendes
FRANCISCO VIEIRA MENDES

CLASS LEAD @ KURIOS
CO-FOUNDER @ YERBO

TRAINING SESSION | 9H30 – 12H30

When Product Becomes Your Ultimate Growth Engine

WED
4 JUN
Paulo Cunha
PAULO CUNHA

VP OF PRODUCT @ KEVEL

WORKSHOP | 14H30 – 16H30

Scaling Product Without Losing Efficiency

10 Lessons From The Field

WED
4 JUN
Speaker TBA
TO BE ANNOUNCED
PANEL / HOT SEAT | 16H30 – 17H30

Build a Painkiller Product

THU
12 JUN
Dinner Group
GROUPS OF 8-10 PEOPLE
19H30 – 23H

Board Meeting Dinner

Bada Event Schedule
BADA Event
TUE
17 JUN
Speaker TBA
TO BE ANNOUNCED
TRAINING SESSION | 9H30 – 12H30

Mastering Board Dynamics

How to Manage Stakeholders And Lead With Confidence

WED
25 JUN
Cristina Fonseca
CRISTINA FONSECA

VP OF PRODUCT @ ZENDESK
GENERAL PARTNER @ INDICO CAPITAL

WORKSHOP | 14H30 – 16H30

Show Me The Metrics

How to Present the Numbers Investors Care About

WED
25 JUN
Miguel Santo Amaro
MIGUEL SANTO AMARO

CEO & CO-FOUNDER @ COVERFLEX

PANEL / HOT SEAT | 16H30 – 17H30

Close That Round. Period.

THU
3 JUL
Dinner Event
GROUPS OF 8-10 PEOPLE
19H30 – 23H

Board Meeting Dinner

Boom Event Schedule
BOOM Event
TUE
8 JUL
Rui Santos Couto
RUI SANTOS COUTO

VP OF GROWTH & MARKETING @ INFRASPEAK

TRAINING SESSION | 9H30 – 12H30

The Playbook for Building a Predictable GTM Machine

(That Actually Works)

WED
16 JUL
André Dias
ANDRÉ DIAS

THE ART OF DEMAND GENERATION

WORKSHOP | 14H30 – 16H30

Fuel the Pipeline

How to Drive Demand and Accelerate Growth

WED
16 JUL
Ricardo Macedo
RICARDO MACEDO

FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER @ LAIKA VENTURES

PANEL / HOT SEAT | 16H30 – 17H30

Going to Different Markets

National and International Expansions

THU
24 JUL
GROUPS OF 8-10 PEOPLE
19H30 – 23H

Board Meeting Dinner

FROM BIG BANG TO BADA BOOM

Your startup has found product-market fit. Now it’s time to build
unstoppable momentum.

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Built for scaling
founders

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Bring your team
(up to 4 people)

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Execution-ready playbooks

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Learn from 16 top operators
in Portugal

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P2P growth with 15 selected scale-ups

Calendar

12 weeks. 1 session a week in Porto.

FROM THE PEOPLE BEHIND

300+

BANG & BOOM
Week attendees

100+

Startups

#1

Community for Scale-up Founders in Portugal

27+

Successful exits

1,29B€

Total Funding

8+

Years closing the scale-up gap

300+

BANG & BOOM
Week attendees

#1

Community for Scale-up Founders in Portugal

#1,29B€

Total funding

100+

Startups

27+

Successful exits

8+

Years closing the scale-up gap

WHAT FOUNDERS SAY ABOUT F2

IS IT FOR ME?

Yes — if your startup checks any of these boxes:

Past the early stage & ready for structured, actionable support to scale.
✅ Raised Seed or Series A
Product-market fit but hitting growth bottlenecks
✅ SaaS, Fintech, IoT Solutions, Health Tech, Deep Tech, Retail Tech, etc.
✅ Your leadership teams are driving product, sales, or operations

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6 May – 27 July 2025

1 in-person session per week

12 weeks

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3000€ per company (covers up to 16 people in your team)

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15 selected startups

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6 May – 27 July 2025

12 weeks

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15 selected startups

1 in-person session per week

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3000€ per company (covers up to 16 people in your team)

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Founders Founders, Porto

READY TO GO BIG?

We’re selecting only 15 startups
to join the program,
to maintain a high-value network.

SCALING TAKES A COMMUNITY. MEET OURS.

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What is THE Founders Club?
An invite-only group of 100+ founders helping each other grow. Submit this form to see if it’s the right fit for you.

Join F2 Club

What is THE Founders Club?
An invite-only group of 100+ founders helping each other grow. Submit this form to see if it’s the right fit for you.

BECOME A RESIDENT

HOW CAN I JOIN F2 IN PORTO?
Want to grow your startup surrounded by founders? Join a 4000m² workspace with private offices, shared hubs, and the kind of people you’ll want to bump into in the kitchen.

BECOME A RESIDENT

HOW CAN I JOIN F2 IN PORTO?
Want to grow your startup surrounded by founders? Join a 4000m² workspace with private offices, shared hubs, and the kind of people you’ll want to bump into in the kitchen.