🚀 Step Up 2025 has come to an end—and what a finale!
Five teams made it to the Last Step, brimming with transformative ideas, energy, and a desire to make a difference.
🥇 The big winner? Trovador! 👏
A project that combines technology and nature to promote reforestation in a creative and participatory way. An idea with roots in the future!💡
With this innovative project, Marta Bernardino and Sebastião Mendonça won a €30,000 prize to implement a unique and increasingly crucial solution: an autonomous, all-terrain robot designed to efficiently plant trees on rugged terrain where conventional reforestation methods cannot operate effectively.
The Last Step was unforgettable! A day full of ideas, enthusiasm, smiles, and plenty of reasons to believe in what’s to come. 🌟 ✨ 👏
In addition to Trovador, four other finalist projects stood out, demonstrating the creativity, commitment, and transformative vision of Portugal’s new generation:
• MDP: A digital financial literacy platform offering practical and accessible courses, developed by professionals, to bridge the financial literacy gap among young people;
• Biocatch: Biodegradable fishing nets equipped with acoustic sensors that deter dolphins and reduce bycatch, promoting sustainability and the protection of marine biodiversity;
• Farmly: A digital system with AI-based smart sensors for soil monitoring, enabling more efficient and sustainable agricultural management;
• FlameForce: A standalone fire prevention system that creates containment barriers around vulnerable areas, activating at critical moments to protect lives and property.
The event also featured the winning project from the previous edition, Climate—a decision-support platform for climate adaptation at the municipal level—which has been successfully implemented in several municipalities, underscoring the program’s lasting impact.
Step Up to Start Up continues to establish itself as an essential platform for developing entrepreneurial skills among young Portuguese people, promoting creative solutions to the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Learn more about the winning project via our link in the bio!
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