News From Our World

Forbes has just released its country report from March 2022 and it’s all about Europe’s westernmost country, Portugal. And it’s certainly interesting to see our CEO and co-founder, Daniel, on the cover, alongside the Portuguese President and a host of other leaders from the Portuguese landscape. The report focuses on the market potential that Portugal presents, which is far larger than the 10.4M people on its mainland. Portugal also acts as a gateway to a global market of around 250M people in lusophone countries like Brazil and Mozambique, to name but two. This offers numerous advantages for investment from overseas. And that’s without taking into consideration the number of government programmes that have been introduced to remove some of the red tape for entrepreneurs and business leaders to set up shop here. Then there’s the thriving startup ecosystem that’s developed here. Portugal has seen seven startups achieve unicorn status since 2015 – four in the last year alone. In 2016, the capital, Lisbon, became the official home of WebSummit. Last year saw the launch of Beato Living Lab Creative Hub, spearheaded by Startup Lisboa and Lisbon City Council. The Hub has been created to support the development of new technologies and services that promote sustainability […]

Earlier this year, we were named by Clutch a top development partner in 2021. Today, I’m happy to announce that we’ve continued our streak of recognition and have now been named as one of the top 1000 companies worldwide in their latest round of awards. The exclusive list contains only the top 1%, most reputable companies who use the platform, and we’re honoured to make the cut. We’re very proud to have companies like Clutch and Goodfirms recognize our hard work, just as we are proud to regularly feature in articles and lists of the top development companies all over the world. But, as I’ve said before, we are even prouder to see our clients succeed.  We know how hard it is for entrepreneurs to decide on a software development partner. It is a decision that carries a lot of risks.  Finding the right match is a key business decision and there are many factors you have to consider when you are searching for the ideal candidate.  But when you do here is what happens:  With our MVP, we won a pilot project with a global financial institution. The other success story was that we were able to put together a seed round using the MVP.Our further development wouldn’t have […]

Recently, our co-founder, Daniel, sat down with Portugal’s Valor Magazine to discuss Altar’s future. They covered everything from the work we dedicate ourselves to, to the future challenges we plan to tackle in our endeavour to become the category queen in product development. Here’s the full transcript from the interview. The Eyes of the World in a Boutique Portuguese Agency Altar.io has been in business for six years and is an international benchmark in building B2B and B2C software for startups and big corporations.  According to Daniel de Castro Ruivo (Co-Founder & Head of Product), Altar.io works mainly for the US, UK and Switzerland and competes for the top 3 worldwide in the most authoritative international rankings (such as clutch.co). Valor Magazine: What Areas of Activity are You Dedicated To? Daniel: Since our inception, our purpose has been to create excellent products for entrepreneurs and business leaders who want to revolutionize their chosen sector. Before coming together to form Altar, my co-founders and I had already created over 10  startups between us. As a result of this experience, I believe that we bring a unique perspective to software creation. It’s a perspective that helps the founders and business leaders we work with […]