December 21, 2022

Portuguese Diaspora Council signs Collaboration Protocol with Portugal Venturas for Investment Fund

On the 21st of December, within the scope of the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Diaspora, the collaboration protocol between the Council of the Diaspora and Portugal Ventures was signed for the creation of an Investment Fund of up to 50 million euros.

Portugal Ventures has developed an Investment Fund of up to 50 million euros, which it manages with the aim of boosting investment in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Portugal. Through the collaboration agreement signed on December 21, at the Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Diaspora, the Council of the Diaspora proposes to facilitate the access of the international network of the Diaspora to this fund.

The project has the institutional support of the Presidency of the Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economy and the Sea, and will focus on four specific areas of activity: digital transformation, technologies for industry; health and tourism.