FAQs

F2 is Portugal’s leading founder community in Porto, bringing together 100+ scale-ups that raised over €1.29B in funding. We provide mentorship, networking, programs, and collaborative workspaces designed to help founders grow faster and smarter.

Startup founders and leadership teams with a product in the market and facing growth challenges. You can join through our programs, events, office residency in Porto, or by becoming a virtual resident.

Big Bang Bada Boom (BBBB) is a 12-week scale-up program in Porto for post-seed to Series A startups with traction. It includes practical workshops, peer mentoring, board simulations, and private founder dinners. Modules cover Leadership & Culture, Product, Fundraising & Management, and Go-to-Market.

• Scale-up programs like Big Bang Bada Boom.
• Office residency in a 4,000m² founder-first workspace.
• Co-working and event spaces for meetings and large gatherings.

Virtual residency with a legal company address in Portugal plus access to the community.

Yes. With Virtual Residency, your startup gets a legally valid registered address in Portugal, mail handling, access to the F2 community, event invitations, and meeting room credits.

Private offices, shared hubs, meeting rooms, a 100-seat auditorium, cafeteria/restaurant, phone booths, gym, showers, high-speed WiFi, HVAC, and 24/7 secure access. The space is designed for founders to work and scale together.

Meeting rooms start from €7.5/hour and the auditorium from €40/hour. Larger events can also include catering services. Bookings can be made directly via WhatsApp or by contacting the F2 team by email.

Yes. Our spaces are available for both residents and non-residents. Non-residents can book meeting rooms and the auditorium at standard hourly rates, subject to availability. Residents have meeting room credits included in their membership and can book additional time if needed.

Imagine working side by side with founders who’ve raised millions, scaled teams, and built global products. Here, every coffee break can turn into advice on fundraising, every event is a chance to connect with investors, and every program is designed to solve real scale-up challenges. Everything is built to help startups scale smarter through the collective experience of 100+ entrepreneurs who’ve already done it.

The F2 Club is a private, invite-only circle of 100+ scaling founders in Portugal. It’s a trusted peer network where startup leaders share challenges, support each other, and join exclusive founder-only events.

F2 runs masterclasses, workshops, peer-to-peer mentorship and consulting, and acceleration programs like Big Bang Bada Boom – The Go-To Scale-Up Program for Founders and Leadership Teams. We also produce series such as Exit Stories and Incinerator, where founders share unfiltered experiences of success and failure. Check upcoming events here.

Yes. F2 facilitates peer-to-peer mentorship between founders and connects startups with investors through curated events, scale-up programs, and its extended network of partners.

By connecting founders with investors and partners, providing peer mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs, offering fundraising preparation in scale-up programs, and giving visibility through an established network of successful startups. Many startups in the community have successfully raised millions through these connections.

Founded in 2017, F2 started as a coworking space and has grown into Portugal’s top scale-up community. In 8+ years, it has supported over 100 startups, generated €433M in yearly revenue, achieved 27+ exits, and helped raise over €1.29B in funding.

Founders Founders is located in Campanhã, Porto. Rua de Godim, 389, 4300-394 Porto, Portugal.