Launch in Portugal

Setting up a company or starting a research fellowship in Portugal? Get the funding strategy right from day one, and the company, tax and residency setup right alongside it, through our partnership with DEBITUS, our accounting and tax partner for foreign founders and researchers moving to Portugal.

For Founders — From Company Registration to EIC Accelerator

If your idea is genuinely disruptive and scalable, the EIC Accelerator is the EU's flagship route for single companies, blended grant and equity funding, no consortium required. The catch: it's one of the most competitive calls in Europe, and you need a company registered in the EU to even apply.

We work with DEBITUS to get your company and tax setup right from the start, then give you an honest, evaluator's-eye read on whether your idea is EIC-calibre, and help you build the case if it is.

  • Company registration and tax setup in Portugal, with DEBITUS

  • EIC Accelerator eligibility and strategy review

  • Portuguese startup incentives (IAPMEI, Startup Portugal) as a complement or fallback

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For Researchers — Finding a Host and Winning a Marie Curie Fellowship

A Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship funds your own move and research in a new country, but it starts with finding a host institution willing to back you. Drawing on our ties to Portuguese universities and research centres, we help you find a credible host group, then build a fellowship application shaped by someone who has sat on the other side of the review table as a European Commission evaluator.

  • Host institution matchmaking in Portugal

  • Fellowship proposal strategy and review

  • Tax residency guidance for incoming researchers, with DEBITUS

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Why CUBICVANGUARD + DEBITUS

CUBICVANGUARD brings 25 years of engineering and EU-funding experience, including serving as a European Commission evaluator since 2022. DEBITUS brings day-to-day accounting and tax expertise for foreign-owned businesses and incoming residents in Portugal. Together, two people who actually know their side of it handle the funding strategy and the paperwork, not one generalist doing both.