Empowered Startups Signs MOU with the Municipality of Santarém

On November 11, 2025, Empowered Startups signed an MoU with the Municipality of Santarém at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. The partnership marks an important milestone and represents a crucial next step in expanding the HQA® Program into Portugal’s interior regions. This MoU exemplifies Santarém’s commitment to welcoming foreign investors, entrepreneurs, and professionals to the municipality and demonstrates its openness to foreign direct investment.

Through this new partnership, Empowered Startups will support the government’s strategic priorities, including attracting highly skilled talent, facilitating knowledge transfer, sharing best practices, and providing ongoing support for innovative R&D projects in collaboration with higher education institutions within the municipality.