Your digital growth partner.

Nest Collective (the Nest) is a collaborative ecosystem of micro and small tech companies based in downtown Coimbra, PORTUGAL. 

Born from the shared vision of a few creative studios in 2015, the Nest has since evolved into a vibrant community of more than 300 professionals — developers, designers, product thinkers, and digital creatives — working across complementary disciplines, serving more than 100 customers and generating revenues of 10M€/year.

At its core, Nest offers a new model for tech collaboration: a decentralised, trust-based collective where each company retains full independence but works in proximity to others with shared values, mutual respect, and a culture of knowledge exchange. 

The goal? To create an environment where small, specialised teams can punch above their weight — combining forces to take on larger, more complex projects and to innovate beyond their individual capacities. In a world increasingly dominated by tech giants and platform monopolies, the Nest proves that small can be powerful — when it’s connected! 

What we do

— Services.

Your Tech Hub in Portugal

We help you start your own team in Portugal and become a partner to support you on all challenges along the way.

Custom Software Development

Using agile methodologies and a close relationship with you, we will be by your side creating your dream product.

From the idea to the product

We will build your MVP, starting from the very early steps, helping you to define your business and technological requirements.

Team augmentation

We team up so you can stay lean, with high flexibility in scaling up and down teams according to the project needs.

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TECHNOLOGIES

Case Studies

The Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership

The Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership (GCRP) is a community interest company better connecting visitors & local people with the rail network around Gloucestershire.

Project developed by 

Psand

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Carer App

A care recording Android app for real-time care planning and daily notes.

Project developed by 

Pink Room

 for 

Anotado

Simple. Practical. Complete.
The mobile companion for law students & professionals.

Project developed by 

RedLight

 for 

Binder Studio

Binder connects musicians from all around the world, allowing you to create music remotely.
Why Binder? Binder is a platform that empowers musicians with tools to work together. It brings artists from all around the world closer.

Project developed by 

Deemaze Software

 for 

Blaze

Blaze is an intelligent wildfire prediction system.
Blaze helps governmental entities to predict the probability of a wildfire occurrence in a certain place at a given time.

Project developed by 

Grama

 for 

Brythm

App to manage daily breathing sessions to lower blood pressure.

Project developed by 

Deemaze Software

 for 

Card Case

Share your business card nearby

Project developed by 

Bloco

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Dermosil Care Guide

A guide to help you protect from the sun

Project developed by 

Bloco

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Envelop

Share files easily

Project developed by 

Bloco

 for 

Hotelcracy

All your hospitality software needs on a single interface
A marketplace for digital hospitality third-party services.

Project developed by 

RedLight

 for 

I AM POP

Broadcast interactive messages to your audience directly on Facebook Messenger.

Project developed by 

Deemaze Software

 for 

JustUpped

Live sharing simplified

Project developed by 

Bloco

 for 

Localista

An innovative digital tool for real estate brokers.
Localista Tech aims to accelerate and aggregate value to the real estate industry digitalization. The company has a team with over 10 years of experience in the market with specialized technical knowledge in fields such as civil engineering, construction and real estate, urban planning and transportation.

Project developed by 

Pink Room

 for 

Localista Tech

MINI UK dealer network

The dealer websites needed to reflect the MINI corporate identity and the CMS had to give each dealer the tools with which to manage specific content on their dealer websites, whilst enabling central CMS control by the MINI UK Marketing team.

Project developed by 

Psand

 for 

MINI UK

PLAE

Focus on your work with time on your side.
plae is a timetracker focused on collaboration.

Project developed by 

RedLight

 for 

Poverni Sheikh Group

Projeto para os Estados Unidos

Project developed by 

Fucking Amazing

 for 

Poverni Sheikh Group

Querido Cientista

Querido Cientista aims to promote scientific community activities to an infant-juvenile audience.

Project developed by 

Grama

 for 

Universidade de Coimbra

RetailEye

Your brand in real time.
Empowered crowds allow brands to analyze their investments in retail spaces.

Project developed by 

RedLight

 for 

Brand&Ninjas

VoIP Threat Intelligence

VoIP Threat Intelligence comprises two products delivered to Velona Systems: VoIP Watcher and VoIP Cracker.

Project developed by 

Grama

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