Events

We are super excited to host our second monthly gathering on March 23! After a sold-out event at Startup Lisboa on Feb 17, we're building on the initial success and going deeper into the vision of regeneration.

ReFi Lisboa is a new startup community in 

 on a mission to regenerate the earth using the most powerful tools of our time.

We will be hosting monthly meetups in strategic locations throughout the city in preparation for our bid to become the first local 

This is a community for people who recognize the challenges we face as an opportunity to build a better world. This is for people who see climate change and think of regeneration—biodiversity collapse and think of life—social injustice and think of solidarity...

Registrants must apply to attend. We will reveal the location of the event to approved registrants.

For those of you who don't know, 'ReFi' is a term that refers to the 'Regenerative Finance' movement that is the combination of two unique sectors:

ReFi has exploded over the last two years with the launch of 

 was founded in 2017. Today there are hundreds of startups looking at how to use cutting edge technologies such as blockchain, AI, remote sensing, satellite imagery and open science to solve the most pressing challenges of our time.

Listen to the "What is ReFi?" episode on ReFi Podcast.

This first meetup was a huge success! And every meeting afterward will be an important event in growing the regenerative finance movement in one of the world's most pivotal web3 and sustainability hubs—Lisbon.

ReFi Lisboa — Emergence

ReFi Night at Poolside Opening Week hosted by ReFi Lisboa, TDF & impactMarket

at the Poolside Hub, hosted by ReFi Lisbon, impactMarket, Traditional Dream Factory and friends, is part of a day-long event that aims to give attendees an immersive tour through the story of regeneration as we redesign our systems of value to finally take care of people and the planet. 

This session will take place on April 11th from 18:00 to 00:00, and it promises to be a memorable experience for all.

As we all know, web3 provides some of the most powerful coordination tools that we have ever seen. But so far, it hasn’t positively impacted the lives of a vast majority of people around the world.

We stand here today with over 8B people on earth and some pretty alarming statistics about our society as a whole:

Despite all the developments in technology, education, transportation and manufacturing—we have not only failed to meet the basic needs of many people around the planet, but we’ve also exhausted many of our core natural resources in the process—with carbon dioxide emissions a primary bi-product of almost every economic activity on earth. As a result we have:

Underlying all of these challenges is a stark realization: The story that got us here is no longer serving our needs.

The residing story fueling our colonial capitalist system is rooted in an underlying belief that we are separate from each other and the earth.

The colonial mindset, capitalist economy, consumer culture and derisive political system emerges from this story.

 to enable us to thrive for generations to come…

The human story that will enable us to reach the Paris targets is the story of regeneration. It is a story that beings with a core belief:

We are not separate from each other or from the earth. We are at the same time an individual and a whole.

The regenerative economy, gift culture and just political system emerges from this story.

This story and the resulting system provide the foundation for our organization.

We have all the tools that we need to accurately value what matters for human and planetary health.

We have all the capital ready to be deployed.

The time is now, and the challenge is how to create systems of trust to flow value towards the areas that have the biggest impact.

ReFi, short for Regenerative Finance, provides a cultural framework and a set of tools for how to redesign our economic systems to take care of both people and the planet for generations to come.

ReFi Day at Poolside is a unique opportunity to learn about these tools and explore how to apply them in our own lives. It is also an opportunity to build relationships and community around the idea of regeneration. We'll have presentations from leading entrepreneurs, investors, and builders in the space, as well as interactive workshops, web3 activation stations, and more.

At ReFi Day, we'll explore the power of regenerative finance to create a more equitable, sustainable, and just world.

Join us on April 11th to learn how to use the tools of regeneration to build a brighter future for ourselves and for generations to come.

ReFi Night | Live Performance & TDF Party at Poolside Opening Week

Together with Green Pill, ReFi Lisboa is hosting a day-long Activation Station to get new donors, match funders and projects onto Gitcoin! Come with your phone or laptop, a debit or credit card and an intention to support some amazing projects!

Gitcoin is a powerful online platform and vibrant community that has funded over $50M worth of open source software, climate solutions, decentralized science and other impact initiatives. The problem is, most people and organizations don’t know how to get onto Gitcoin and therefore can’t access the funding! It requires a high technical ability most people don’t have…

That’s where in-person activation stations come in.

It’s like a polling station, but instead of casting a vote on a ballot you show up to a co-working space or other community venue in your city and get support from experts who can help you get setup in Gitcoin in less than 30 minutes.

The process is quite simple: All you need to do is install a simple browser extension or mobile app, deposit funds, verify your identity and donate to your favorite projects!

Who knows, we might even find a sponsor that'll give people a little bit of free monty to donate! 🤔 

Once you’ve donated to a project, you can then also create your 

 to get funded in the next Gitcoin round—which runs every single quarter! 

The power of Gitcoin cannot be understated, and given the complex web of crises we face as a society, we need access to as many open, democratic and effective funding mechanisms we can possibly get!

We would be super grateful if you would consider donating to ReFi Lisboa on Gitcoin in the following featured rounds:

14 other Local Nodes in the featured round

Samuel Delesque

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