Company

Born inside a 30-year software company.

AdvantageWorks was born inside Ascendix Technologies, a 30-year software company founded in 1997. We ran the rollout on ourselves first: 150+ people across six departments, 100+ AI workflows shipped. Then we packaged what worked.

Porto, Portugal skyline along the Douro river
Headquarters
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Porto office with ocean views
AdvantageWorks team workspace
Collaborative engineering workspace

Why Porto, Portugal

US Hours Overlap

Full overlap with US East Coast

European Tech Hub

One of Europe's fastest-growing tech ecosystems

EU Compliance

GDPR-compliant by default

Competitive Rates

40-60% of US/UK rates

How We Got Here

1997
Ascendix Technologies founded
Enterprise software studio · 150+ people across six departments
2021
AdvantageWorks Portugal established
Porto-based delivery hub
2024
AI rollout kicks off
6 departments assessed · adoption baseline built
2025
100+ AI workflows shipped
150+ people across six departments
2026 · TODAY
AdvantageWorks launches
Packaged what worked - now available to clients
Todd Terry

Todd Terry

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, AdvantageWorks

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20+ years building enterprise software companies. Led Ascendix through its AI rollout: 150+ people across six departments, 100+ AI workflows shipped. Now bringing the same operating system to clients through AdvantageWorks.