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THE FUTURE.2027

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Pre-register to be the first to know when applications open in January 2027. Get new challenges and programme updates straight to your inbox.

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GET READY FOR 2027Applications open soon.
INNOVATION THROUGH
COLLABORATION
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01 / OUR TRACK RECORD

Previous editions.
Real momentum.

5thEdition launching in 2027
950+Applications
52%*Winner–pilot ratio* until the 3rd edition
46%Startups from outside Europe
02 / THE CHALLENGES

Find a challenge
for your solution.

CHALLENGE 012027

Banking Costs Analytics & KYC Optimization

Help Galp reduce banking costs and streamline KYC responses across its banking relationships.

Explore the scope ＋
  • Continuous reconciliation of bank fees, and account charges against contracted terms.
  • Detection of overcharges and contribution to the harmonization and standardization of charges.
  • Responding to the bespoke KYC questionnaires and periodic refresh requests of multiple banks.
  • Optimizing answering with the same corporate information (entity data, ownership, signatories, documents) in multiple required formats.
  • Other solutions that can help treasury operations.
CHALLENGE 022027

Continuous AI Assurance & Evidence Automation

Help Galp automate evidence collection and monitoring to support assurance of security and technology risk controls across AI systems and agents.

Explore the scope ＋
  • Automate the continuous collection of trustworthy evidence demonstrating the implementation of applicable security and technology risk controls across AI systems and agents.
  • Validate and correlate evidence from heterogeneous sources, platforms and technologies to provide a consistent view of control implementation.
  • Continuously monitor the status of control evidence throughout the AI lifecycle, identifying missing, outdated, inconsistent or insufficient evidence.
  • Provide traceability between AI systems and agents, applicable controls and supporting evidence, enabling a clear and auditable assurance trail.
  • Support AI Assurance teams with reliable, up-to-date evidence and insights to assess control implementation, without replacing the underlying governance, risk ownership or assurance decision-making.
  • Other solutions that can help AI assurance.
03 / WHY APPLY

Access the expertise.
Explore a pilot.

Work with Galp’s business and innovation teams.
Explore how your technology fits real operational needs.

01

Pilot Opportunity

Potentially co-develop a fully funded pilot with Galp to test your business and gain access to new markets.

02

Meet Galp Team

Engage directly with Galp’s CVC and validate strategic fit.

03

Get to know the Portuguese ecosystem

A one-week immersion in Lisbon and Porto, with flights and accommodation covered by Galp, to discover the Portuguese startup ecosystem.

04 / WHAT’S NEXT

Pre-register today.
Be ready for what’s next.

YOUR NEXT STEPSNovember 2026 – May 2027
  1. NOVEMBER 2026PRE-REGISTRATION

    Pre-registration opens

    Sign up for updates and be the first to hear when applications open.

  2. JANUARY 2027APPLICATIONS

    Applications officially open

    Explore the full challenges and submit your solution to Galp.

  3. Q1 2027SELECTION

    Review & select

    Galp reviews applications and meets startups to explore fit and collaboration potential.

  4. MAY 2027PITCH

    Pitch your idea

    Selected startups pitch to Galp and explore the potential for a pilot.

STARTUP THE FUTURE / 2027

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