Organization · Incubator
Business Factory
Business Factory is a business incubator located in Mafra and Ericeira, Portugal, supporting entrepreneurs and business projects focused on economic, social, and environmental development.
Overview
What Business Factory does
What Business Factory is
Business Factory is a business incubator located in Mafra and Ericeira, Portugal, supporting entrepreneurs and business projects focused on economic, social, and environmental development.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports program host and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Incubator
- Structured capabilities
- Program host · Community
- Last reviewed
- April 25, 2026
What Incubator means
An incubator is a support environment for turning a nascent idea or early company into a startup that is more ready for customers, funding, or an accelerator.
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Capability profile
Business Factory as a program host
Program thesis
Business Factory is the startup incubator of the Municipality of Mafra, Portugal, supporting entrepreneurs and startups that contribute to the economic development of the region.
Focus narrative
Business Factory invests in early-stage startups, particularly those in the ideation phase or already incorporated, regardless of their geographical location. The organization specializes in three strategic areas: Tourism, Blue Economy, and Agri-food. The incubation period for startups can range from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 3 years.
Value and support
Business Factory offers several programs and initiatives, including a 3-day bootcamp called Startegy for entrepreneurs to validate their ideas, an ideas competition named Mafra Up, and various events like Mafra Entrepreneurship Week and Mafra Sustainability Month aimed at fostering innovation and sustainability.
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Europe
Alumni and track record
Alumni context
Business Factory has supported over 300 startups since its inception. Notable portfolio companies include Pace Beer, a non-alcoholic functional beer brand; Prima, tás de bata, a project combating misinformation in scientific knowledge; Boost Balance, focused on health and wellness programs for companies; ANIMOB, connecting animal producers with landowners for regenerative landscape management; and FertiSea, transforming coastal algae into agricultural biostimulants.
Capability profile
Business Factory as a community
Community overview
Business Factory is the startup incubator of the Municipality of Mafra, Portugal. Founded in 2015, it aims to support entrepreneurs and startups that contribute to the economic development of the region. The organization operates two centers: the Ericeira Business Factory, which focuses on businesses related to the Blue Economy, Tourism, and Technology, and the Mafra Business Factory, which is dedicated to projects in the Agri-food, Tourism, and Technology sectors.
Community focus
Business Factory invests in early-stage startups, particularly those in the ideation phase or already incorporated, regardless of their geographical location. The organization specializes in three strategic areas: Tourism, Blue Economy, and Agri-food. The incubation period for startups can range from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 3 years.
Member value
Members benefit from various programs designed to validate business ideas, develop solid business models, and foster innovation through competitions and networking events.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 300
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- bootcamp, community, and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- Energy
- Regions
- EuropeLatin America
Community activity
Events and activity
Business Factory hosts several key events including the Mafra Entrepreneurship Week, which features lectures, conferences, and networking opportunities, and the Mafra Sustainability Month, an annual debate on sustainability and innovative solutions for corporate practices.
Notable members
Notable portfolio companies include Pace Beer, Prima, tás de bata, Boost Balance, ANIMOB, and FertiSea. Key team members include Pedro Fernandes Tomás, Councilman, Câmara Municipal de Mafra, and various members of the Advisory Board.
Common questions
What to know about Business Factory
Upseed classifies Business Factory under the Incubator organization type. Its current public profile includes program host and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
April 25, 2026
Known limits
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