Tax incentives, public funding and software for companies that innovate. We find the incentive, write the application and stay with you until the money arrives.
of eligible R&D deductible under SIFIDE II
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João OliveiraFor 16 years GROWNT has helped companies get funding and tax relief for the work they already do. We handle the whole application, and now we build software for it too.
SIFIDE II is Portugal’s R&D tax credit and RFAI its relief for productive investment. Both cut your corporate tax bill, and we also recover tax you’ve already overpaid.
Grants for projects with real technical risk, from Portugal’s SI I&D programme to the EU’s Horizon Europe.
Portugal 2030 and the PRR, the EU recovery plan, co-fund new equipment, new sites and moves abroad.
Official recognition of your R&D capability (Reconhecimento de Idoneidade). Clients who commission R&D from you can count it in their own SIFIDE II claim.
One team from the first call to the final payment claim.
Part of an international group with more than 200 specialists. In Portugal, a team that handles every application in-house.
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Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Colombia. United States coming soon.
Four common starting points. Choose one to see where the conversation usually begins.
Expanding capacity, innovating and upskilling your team can be co-funded through Portugal 2030 and the PRR. We start by identifying which open calls fit your project.
ProgrammesAdjust the sliders or choose a profile. A simplified version of the SIFIDE II rates gives you an order of magnitude before we talk.
tax credit on €1.2M of R&D
Effective rate 49.2% · maximum under SIFIDE II: 82.5%
Legal maximum: 82.5%
Simplified illustration based on the Portuguese Tax Benefits Code. The incremental component is capped at €1.5M per year. The actual credit depends on which costs qualify, project certification and your corporate income tax liability; unused credit may be carried forward. Combined, the base and incremental rates can reach up to 82.5% of eligible spend. This is not an eligibility assessment.
SIFIDE II is a corporate income tax credit for companies taxed in Portugal that run R&D. Eligible costs include R&D staff, equipment, contracted research and patents. The credit is 32.5% of the year’s R&D spend (47.5% for young SMEs) plus 50% of the increase over the previous two-year average, with the incremental part capped at €1.5M a year. Total deduction can reach 82.5% of eligible spend, and unused credit can be carried forward. Projects are certified by ANI, Portugal’s innovation agency.
Those applications showed us where the process breaks down. We’re building the tools to fix it, and we tell you exactly how ready each one is.
Calculates your RFAI investment tax relief automatically.
Open the calculatorA partner network where companies exchange solutions and share access to incentives.
Become a partnerA single place to plan, track and document R&D projects, built on what we see in every application.
Request early accessConsultants, analysts and developers based in Portugal, backed by an international group.
Joana SilvaDirector
Ana CamposTeam Leader
David FreitasInvestment Strategy Consultant
Jéssica FerreiraFunding Strategy Consultant
Marlene LuísTax Incentives Strategy Consultant
Denisa MadureiraBusiness Strategy Consultant
Heloísa OliveiraConsultant Intern
Alcino MadureiraData Analyst
Inês SoaresSoftware Developer
Leandro MartinsSoftware DeveloperBeyond applications, we share what we know with finance teams and business leaders.
An online course on RFAI, Portugal’s tax relief for productive investment: which investments qualify, how the deduction is calculated and how to document it.
A closed meeting of around 50 business leaders, hosted by GROWNT, with talks and debate on competitiveness, from strategy to execution. Four editions held so far.
Five days inside the Silicon Valley ecosystem, exploring AI, new business models and leadership, then turning what you see into decisions back home.
Tell us what you’re building. We’ll come back with what could apply, what probably won’t, and what it would take.