Analysis

December 19, 2019

Lisbon pulls in historic foreign tech investment

Online luxury fashion platform Farfetch, coding software provider Outsystems and cloud-based contact centre Talkdesk have put Portugal on the technology map


Portugal coast

Online luxury fashion platform Farfetch, coding software provider OutSystems and cloud-based contact centre Talkdesk have put Portugal on the technology map in recent years. The country of 10m people has produced an impressive number of large tech businesses for its size.

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