System · Porto Atelier
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Our story

We started PCF after getting ghosted by 22 factories.

Now we help fashion founders skip the part where they cry into a spreadsheet.

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Factory-direct manufacturing for fashion brands that care about quality
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The humans behind your production in Portugal
The team

The humans behind your production in Portugal

No faceless agency, no inbox that never replies. When you work with us, you work with four people in Portugal who answer every email personally and walk every factory floor.

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JOÃO OLIVEIRA
Founder & Sourcing Lead
João Oliveira
ANA MARTINS
Production Manager
Ana Martins
TIAGO COSTA
Quality Control Lead
Tiago Costa
SOFIA PEREIRA
Client Success
Sofia Pereira
Seven years, one mission
Milestones

Seven years, one mission

2019
Started as a knitwear brand

Got ghosted by 22 factories. Took notes.

2020
First directory shared on Reddit

12 factories, free PDF. 4,000 downloads in a week.

2021
Launched Cost Calculator v1

Founders wanted to know prices before reaching out.

2023
Sourcing service launched

First done-with-you offer. Sold out in 6 weeks.

2025
80+ vetted factories, 600 founders helped

And we're just getting started.

2026
Premium Directory & Journal go live

Paid directory with full contact data, plus bi-weekly field notes from Portuguese factories.

From a tiny knitwear brand to 600+ founders helped
2019 Today

From a tiny knitwear brand to 600+ founders helped

In 2019 we tried to launch a 200-piece knitwear line. It took 8 months to find a factory that would even reply. We spent €4,200 on samples that never shipped. We almost quit.

When we finally cracked it, founders started DM-ing us asking how. We turned that knowledge into a directory, a calculator, and a sourcing service. Seven years later, we've helped 600+ brands launch in Portugal, without the cold-email graveyard.

600+
Founders
80+
Vetted factories
€2.4M
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Inside the workshops we work with
Behind the scenes

Inside the workshops we work with

Three rules we never break
What we stand for

Three rules we never break

No factory kickbacks

We charge flat fees. Factories never pay us. That's the only way our recommendations stay honest.

Founder-first answers

If your idea is a bad business, we'll tell you. We'd rather lose a client than ship them into a wall.

Small batches matter

We refuse to work with factories that disrespect MOQs under 200. Indie brands built this industry.

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Inside the factories

A walk through Portuguese production

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Made in Porto, worn worldwide

Fashion brands ship from our ateliers to 30+ countries

Every order leaves Porto and lands at warehouses across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. DDP shipping handled, customs cleared.

Currently shipping to New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Milan, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Sydney and 22 more cities.

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Five things we do for every fashion brand in Portugal

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Pattern Development
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Real humans, fast replies

Talk to a real person in Portugal.

Reply within 1 business day. No bots, no sales pipelines, no nonsense.

No commitment. We'll tell you honestly if Portugal isn't the right fit.

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About us

A small team in Porto building the bridge between fashion brands and the workshops that make their clothing. We vet every factory in person, manage the messy middle of production, and never ghost an email.

Factory Sourcing

We match your styles to vetted Portuguese workshops in Porto, Guimarães, and Braga, all pre-inspected for quality and response speed.

Tech Pack Rebuild

We translate your spec sheet to Portuguese factory standards, catching grading errors before sampling. Saves 4 weeks per drop.

Sample Coordination

Rapid prototyping in our Porto sample room. Review, revise, and approve fits within one production sprint.

Production Oversight

Weekly updates from the factory floor with photo documentation. We translate every conversation between you and the workshop.

Quality Control

Per-unit inspection before any order leaves the floor. We visit the factory in person for every drop above 200 units.

DDP Delivery

Door-to-door shipping handled. Customs, duties, paperwork, all on us. The box arrives at your warehouse ready to stock.

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