May 2025

2025 SIM Startups & Investment Matching - Portuguese and Canadian stakeholders networking in Porto

Empowered Hosts Warmup for Web Summit Vancouver 

With the inaugural Web Summit Vancouver quickly approaching, Empowered Startups hosted a networking event in Porto that allowed…

Portugal HQA Visa
7 min read
Jim Wayner, founder in the Portugal HQA® Program

Becoming a Part of Portugal | Jim Wayner 

Sometimes, the best discoveries in life happen when you’re not looking for anything at all. That was certainly…

Founder Stories, Portugal HQA Visa, Video
7 min read
President of European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, delivers speech at Choose Europe for Science event

Choose Europe, Choose Science, Choose the HQA® 

Europe is significantly increasing its investment in recruiting global talent to join its scientific community. The European Commission…

Portugal HQA Visa
4 min read
Malta Golden Visa is Revoked

Malta Golden Visa | Another Golden Ticket Revoked

The European Union’s campaign against the sale of citizenship has been bolstered by a landmark ruling that deemed…

Portugal HQA Visa
4 min read