TESLA Soonicorn Showcase ’26 Open call

What stands between you and a billion?

TESLA Venture Studio brings a selected group of scale-ups at US$5M+ ARR together with growth-equity investors, institutions, experts and strategic partners from 15+ countries.

A highly curated environment focused on the capital, insight, connections and opportunities that can help accelerate the next major US$1B value-creation milestone.

Places are intentionally limited.

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PTW Palace in Lisbon, seen across its formal gardens.

Date: 9 November 2026
City: Lisbon
Venue: PTW Palace
Format: Founder showcase + strategic conversations
Alongside: Web Summit Lisbon 2026

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Soonicorn Showcase 2026

Organisations represented

The people joining us in Lisbon represent organisations across investment, technology, finance, government, academia and international business.

Organisations represented by attendees. Inclusion does not imply sponsorship or endorsement.

The Showcase

Proven traction. A defining next move.

Selected scale-ups come to the Showcase with proven traction and a significant next stage ahead. At this level, another pitch is rarely the answer. What matters is access to the right capital, expertise, markets and strategic relationships to help move the company forward.

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FOR COMPANIES

Bring the next move. Not another pitch.

CapitalMarket accessPartnershipsExpertise

For scale-ups with proven traction, the value is not more visibility. It is access to the people, perspectives and opportunities that can help move a significant next step forward.

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FOR INVESTORS

See more than the pitch.

SelectionContextCo-investmentOpportunity

Meet selected growth companies with proven traction in a setting designed for more informed conversations. Gain sharper context on potential, explore strategic alignment and co-investment, and decide whether the conversation should continue.

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THE ROOM

Built for the conversations
that rarely happen by chance.

The room is built around relevance, not volume. Selected scale-ups meet investors, experts, institutions and strategic partners with the perspective, reach and resources to influence what comes next.

The objective is simple: better conversations, stronger context and the potential for meaningful next steps.

THE NEXT STAGE

The next billion is not built
by standing still.

Capital can be part of it. So can a new market, the right expertise, a strategic partnership or a relationship that changes what becomes possible.

Different companies need different next moves.

SOONICORN SHOWCASE ’26

Places are intentionally limited.

The Soonicorn Showcase brings together selected scale-ups with proven traction and the investors, experts, institutions and strategic partners who can influence what comes next.

For companies, a defining next move. For investors, a chance to recognise potential early.

Apply to Showcase Investor Invitation

GUEST ACCESS

Limited guest access.

A limited number of invitations are available to guests from across the wider innovation ecosystem.

If the companies, perspectives and relationships shaping the next stage of global growth are relevant to your work, request an invitation to join us in Lisbon.

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