The 7 winning projects of the current edition of Acredita Portugal's entrepreneurship competition have been selected from over 13,000 applications received. The projects were subjected to various stages of evaluation and mentoringThey will now receive specialized support for their entry into the market.

Lisbon, June 25th, 2015 - The 7 winning projects of the 6th edition of the Acredita Portugal Entrepreneurship competition were announced today, selected from more than 13,000 business ideas submitted. The winners in each of the initiative's categories were announced at the Acredita Portugal Gala, which took place in Lisbon.

Seven winning projects emerged from this event, selected in the various categories of the competition:

1. Slash Creative Hair Studio (Make Your Dream Come True Trade, Services and Industry);
2. Naughty (Make Your Dream Come True New Ideas);
3. Indigo Social Network (Make Your Dream Come True Social Entrepreneurship);
4. NewMedTech (InovPortugal High Technology),
5. NeuroPsyCAD (InovPortugal New Ideas - B2B)
6. Tic Tac Ticket (InovPortugal New Ideas - Web & Mobile);
7. Black Box for Road Vehicles (Brisa Mobility).

These projects will be provided with partnerships with different entities. The aim is for these to be essential support tools during the go to marketalong with an investment prize of €50,000 - awarded to the project NewMedTech - by REDangels, the association's partner.

For Pedro Queiró, CEO of Acredita Portugal, "The Acredita Portugal competition demonstrates the appetite of Portuguese entrepreneurs for innovation and for finding solutions that respond to the needs identified in the market. From services for the end consumer to high-tech projects, including the very important social economy, this initiative has confirmed its purpose as a stage for giving visibility to Portuguese entrepreneurs. We hope that the contribution made possible by the partnerships established by Associação Acredita Portugal will now be the determining factor so that these winning ideas become effective business projects and manage to have an impact on the national economy.".

The ideas entered in the initiative were submitted to the DreamShaper educational tool, through which they learned how to develop their business plan. The finalist projects also underwent a period of pre-acceleration, receiving individual support from the Acredita Portugal team and experts to ensure that the projects are as prepared as possible to raise investment and prepare for market entry. This process culminated on June 17th with the pitch to the jury and investors.