Why Portugal?
Setting up a business in Portugal means your new office will have a strategical geopolitical position: while allowing you to enter the European single market, Portugal is also the natural gateway between EU and other major world markets in North America and South America. Top-notch technology and infrastructures, a business-friendly environment and a cost-competitive & highly skilled workforce are some of the reasons why Portugal is one the best countries to set-up a business. Curious to know the whole story? Download our “Portugal as a Tech Destination” report.
Several Companies already made the jump.
“As the first office outside our Boston HQ, this is a big step for the company and the question we get most often is how we chose Lisbon. There were a lot of factors in our selection from the business climate and the weather to the startup ecosystem and access to talent to the convenient airport and breadth of language skills, but ultimately it came down to one thing: the people. Everyone we met here in Lisbon had a deep desire to be impactful at work alongside real passions outside the office, a combination perfectly aligned to who we are and representative of the culture that’s won us 8 best place to work awards in Boston.”
“When we made the decision to open a new office, we knew we had to do so in a city that understands and values the spirit of innovation. As we researched opportunities around the world, Lisbon quickly became the obvious choice for Dashlane’s newest home. The city is passionate about building forward-thinking businesses and has the skilled and motivated work force to make it happen.”
“Cloudflare’s choice of Lisbon, however, came not by way of an accident but a careful search for a new continental European city in which to locate a technical office. I had been invited to Lisbon back in 2014 to speak at SAPO Codebits and been impressed by the size and range of technical talent present at the event. Subsequently, we looked at 45 cities across 29 countries, narrowing down to a final list of three.
Lisbon’s combination of a large and growing existing tech ecosystem, attractive immigration policy, political stability, high standard of living, as well as logistical factors like time zone (the same as the UK) and direct flights to San Francisco made it the clear winner.”
