01 · Validate market entry
Decide
Is it worth going ahead?
- 01 Market research
- 02 Market selection
- 03 Pricing and value proposition
- 04 Commercial company assessment
- 05 Incentive mapping
- 06 Digital maturity assessment
Strategy & growth advisory
Global ambition. Local presence.
We help companies and investors enter, grow and expand across Europe, Brazil and Portuguese-speaking Africa, from Portugal.
Our proposition
Growing abroad takes trust.
01
We know the ground.
Portugal, Spain, Latin America and the Lusophone world.
02
We ask the hard questions.
Before you invest, we validate demand, buyers and conditions.
03
We work alongside you.
From recommendation to delivery, with clear responsibilities.
How we work
Four decisions. 28 services.
We start where it makes sense for you. There is no mandatory full journey.
02 · Test in the market
Prove
Does it work here?
- 07 Product testing
- 08 Technology pilots
- 09 Research partnerships
- 10 Production partnerships and pilots
03 · Build your presence
Build
How do we set up?
- 11 Sales department
- 12 Commercial partnerships
- 13 Commercial hub
- 14 Production hub
- 15 Supplier network
- 16 Operating setup
- 17 Marketing strategy
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04 · Stay close to growth
Scale
How do we keep growing?
- 24 Accounts and opportunities
- 25 Digital marketing and content
- 26 Portfolio company growth
- 27 International expansion
- 28 Tailored training and advisory
Already in Portugal?
What is holding growth back?
Monthly support, technology and training for existing operations.
Talk to usWho we support
What would you like to do next?
Foreign companies
Where to start: Choose with clarityAssessing or starting market entry into Portugal.
What usually holds you back
- Which city, what costs, which incentives?
- Red tape, hiring and timelines
- Finding the first customers and partners
Recommended services
- 01Market research
- 02Market selection
- 03Pricing and value proposition
- 05Incentive mapping
- 07Product testing
- 10Production partnerships and pilots
Startups and scale-ups
Where to start: Test in the marketValidating the product and winning first customers in a new market.
What usually holds you back
- Proving demand before investing
- Pilots with real buyers
- A European base to scale from
Recommended services
- 01Market research
- 03Pricing and value proposition
- 05Incentive mapping
- 07Product testing
- 08Technology pilots
- 09Research partnerships
Portuguese SMEs
Where to start: Open new marketsTesting new markets before committing further investment.
What usually holds you back
- No international team
- Choosing the right market
- Accessing public funding
Recommended services
- 01Market research
- 02Market selection
- 03Pricing and value proposition
- 05Incentive mapping
- 06Digital maturity assessment
- 07Product testing
Established multinationals
Where to start: Stay close to growthReviewing priorities, adopting technology and strengthening commercial execution.
What usually holds you back
- Winning new mandates from headquarters
- Adopting AI with returns and compliance
- Training fast-growing teams
Recommended services
- 05Incentive mapping
- 06Digital maturity assessment
- 08Technology pilots
- 09Research partnerships
- 13Commercial hub
- 14Production hub
Funds and family offices
Where to start: Grow portfolio companiesCommercial assessment and portfolio company growth.
What usually holds you back
- Qualified opportunities in Portugal
- Independent commercial assessment
- Execution after investment
Recommended services
- 01Market research
- 04Commercial company assessment
- 26Portfolio company growth
Portugal: why now
A stable country, increasingly chosen for investment
Offers
Services with a name, a scope and a price
01 Decide
Market and pricing validation
Demand, competition, channels, pricing and digital maturity: a clear recommendation to proceed, test or wait.
Quote by request 01 DecideIncentives: mapping and applications
Map, apply for and manage Portugal 2030, AICEP, IEFP and BPF support and tax incentives, through to the final payment.
Quote by request 01 DecideFunds: commercial assessment and portfolio growth
Eyes and hands on the ground for funds investing, or planning to invest, in Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking world.
Quote by request 02 ProveField tests and pilots
Test your product, technology or production with real buyers and partners, against metrics agreed upfront.
Quote by request 03 Build90-day operating launch
From “why Portugal” to your first team at work, with a single lead and a 90-day plan.
Quote by request 03 BuildProduction hub or capability centre
Design and start-up of commercial or production hubs and capability centres, on a build–operate–transfer basis.
Quote by request
Hands-on founder
“Over 25 years connecting technology with business: complex C-level sales, commercial expansion in Spain and Latin America, EU funding and training at scale. Co-founder of Digital Health Portugal.”
Pedro Cid Ferreira · Founder · Strategy & growth
Meet the founder and networkLet’s talk
Your next move deserves a serious conversation.
Talk directly with the founder.
cid@cucabytech.eu