29/11/2024
Dear community,
Mission accomplished. Our vision of creating a community that would contribute to Porto being home to the most diverse, talented people has been achieved.
This is why we are sunseting Porto i/o as a physical space.
It was a hard call, but we find comfort in knowing the spirit of Porto i/o will live on... through you all.
For ten years, our spaces were home to thousands of people, hundreds of events, millions of conversations in dozens of languages, and the birthplace of beautiful, life-long friendships and collaborations, culminating in many new projects.
Over the last decade, we evolved, reinvented ourselves and became the roof to many things: the first tech hub in the heart of the city, a soft landing pad for new projects in town, the first community for people visiting or relocating, an incubator for freelancers, a meeting point for creative events, and a hive for all things digital. All this, with the common denominator of having the best talent as its beating heart: YOU, our community.
Porto i/o is heritage.
And we are all part of its legacy.
We should all be proud of what we created together. We will be remembered as one of the pioneer intercultural communities in the city, making the "future of work" a reality in Porto's present.
"In my heart, I wrote millions of love letters to each and every one of you, from the dozens of Community Managers to the hundreds of partners and supporters to thousands of coworkers who shaped this place as their own. I'm humbled and grateful for it all and for you all."
Muito obrigado, e até já!
❤️
Read the full farewell note from our founder, Nuno Veloso:
https://mailchi.mp/d047a0011c05/one-last-sunset-for-porto-io
