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Technology and expertise for entrepreneurship ecosystems
Technology and consulting for institutions that support entrepreneurship. With Accacia, we help entrepreneurs and businesses search for opportunities and build business plans ready for banks and investors.
For institutions · Incubators, universities, governments and associations
Combine Accacia technology with LusoHub consulting to structure programmes, support projects and help businesses access funding. Talk to us about your organisation's needs and an institutional collaboration.
For entrepreneurs · Founders, startups and businesses
LusoHub's AI-native platform searches for funding and commercial opportunities and builds business plans ready for banks and investors. Pre-register to receive news about the launch.
New LusoHub product
The AI-native platform that searches for funding and commercial opportunities and builds business plans ready for banks and investors. Official launch 9–12 November.
10 opportunities selected from the Accacia Radar.
Selection on 22 October 2026
Grant
€20,000,000.00 per project
Incubators, accelerators and innovation hubs (in a consortium)
Main requirements:
Grant
€1,000,000.00 per project
Universities and research centres (in a consortium)
Main requirements:
Goods
€79,090,020.44 (USD 89,000,000.00)
Company
Main requirements:
Works
See official conditions
Company
Main requirements:
Acceleration/Incubation
See official conditions
Early-stage startups
Main requirements:
Works
€2,205,340.20
Company
Grant
€706,594.89
Individual
Works
€474,479.77
Company
Grant
€2,611,674.00
Municipality / local government; Individual
Credit/Guarantee
€30,000.00
Company
A selection from the Accacia Opportunity Catalogue. Always confirm the conditions and deadlines in the official source. Highlights do not confirm eligibility or guarantee funding.
Outcomes for institutions
Support more businesses without a proportional increase in manual work
Identify funding opportunities that better match each profile
Improve the quality of business plans and financial projections
Track progress and spot support needs early
The LusoHub platform
Three integrated modules supporting institutions and founders throughout the project journey.
The platform matches each project's profile, location, sector, maturity and needs against national, European and international funding opportunities. Every result should point to the official source and flag the criteria still requiring validation.
A guided journey helps founders develop their business model, market, strategy, operations and financial projections. AI organises information, highlights gaps and supports reflection, without replacing the user's decisions.
Institutions can follow participant activity and progress, spot missing information, see who needs support and get a consolidated view of the projects in each programme.
Platform recommendations are not a confirmation of eligibility nor a guarantee of funding. Decisions always rest with the bodies responsible for each instrument.
Institutional audiences
Give participants structured tools and follow project development in a single solution.
Support students, researchers and entrepreneurial teams in turning ideas into economically sustainable projects.
Strengthen entrepreneurship, innovation, territorial development and business capacity-building programmes.
Help SMEs and beneficiaries organise their projects and identify relevant opportunities.
Expert services
The platform scales support capacity and organises information. On more complex projects, the LusoHub team and its network of specialists add analysis, experience and hands-on guidance.
These services are contracted separately and are not included in the platform subscription.
International reach
LusoHub connects knowledge, technology and opportunities across Portugal, Europe and the CPLP countries. We work with national, European and international programmes and track opportunities promoted by public bodies, multilateral organisations and development institutions.
Markets we work in
A Portuguese technology and strategic consulting company focused on entrepreneurship, funding and innovation ecosystem development.
LusoHub is a Portuguese technology and strategic consulting company dedicated to entrepreneurship, funding and the development of innovation ecosystems. We build an institutional AI-powered platform and deliver expert services that support organisations and businesses in structuring, assessing and implementing their projects.
We combine technology and human expertise: the platform organises information and scales monitoring capacity, while our team and specialist network provide in-depth analysis on the most demanding projects.
LusoHub is a Portuguese startup led by Melanie Ligeiro and supported by a multidisciplinary team combining software engineering, data science, management and strategy, with experience in technology, funding, innovation and business development across international markets.
We combine technology, artificial intelligence and specialist knowledge to create solutions for incubators, universities, public organisations, business associations and entrepreneurship programmes.
Founder and Managing Partner
Before creating Accacia, I spent almost twenty years doing by hand the work it now automates. Since 2007 I have structured business plans, feasibility studies and funding applications in Angola and Portugal. I prepared successful applications to PRODESI, the Development Bank of Angola, Deutsche Bank credit lines and the Angola Investe programme; in Portugal, to PT2020, the PRR and Portugal 2030, including R&D projects, SIFIDE and RHAQ. I was project manager at the Europe Startup Nations Alliance, a Horizon 2020 project across 27 countries, and a consultant on the CircularInvest.eu programme. My master's thesis at Instituto Superior Técnico was on the use of artificial intelligence in preparing business plans — and that is where Accacia comes from.
LusoHub works with partners and specialists experienced in Lusophone, European and international markets, bringing together complementary expertise to support technology, business and institutional projects.
We work with an international network of specialised consultants, certified mentors and technology partners, enabling multidisciplinary teams tailored to each project.
•Public policy and financing consultants
•Mentors specialised in various sectors
Our work centres on Portugal, Europe and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), without limiting the platform to this region.
LusoHub combines a technology platform with expert services to strengthen the capacity of institutions that support businesses and entrepreneurs.
Technology partnership
LusoHub has partnered with Spinnable to help incubators, universities, public bodies, business associations and entrepreneurship programmes integrate AI Workers into their operations.
These assistants support administrative tasks, onboarding, training, knowledge management, programme tracking and opportunity monitoring. By reducing the burden of repetitive tasks, teams can spend more time on mentoring, capacity-building, relationships and strategic decisions.
Technology strengthens people's work — it does not replace it.
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In partnership with LusoHubExample use cases
Benefit for the LusoHub community: 50% discount with code LUSO-50.
Projects & impact
LusoHub works with institutions and entrepreneurship programmes in Portugal and the CPLP countries, supporting project structuring, application preparation and team capacity-building.
Challenge
Give Angolan entrepreneurs a credible business planning tool, aligned with funding criteria, at the country's largest technology forum.
Solution
LusoHub provided AI-assisted business planning and methodological guidance to build stronger, more fundable plans.
Impact
AI business planning in the hands of Angolan entrepreneurs, strengthening the bridge between technology, capacity-building and access to funding.
Choose the request that best suits your organisation: a free diagnosis of the portfolio of startups or members you support, or a proposal for an institutional collaboration combining Accacia technology and LusoHub's specialised services.
We reply to all institutional enquiries within 48 working hours.
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