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THE PROGRAM

Join Protechting — where startups and industry leaders work together to launch real-world pilots and drive innovation forward.

Protechting is a dynamic open innovation program tailored for high-potential startups in insurance, healthtech, and emerging tech. It offers a structured innovation journey to develop and pilot solutions, driving real-world impact through direct collaboration.

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CHALLENGES 7TH

CHALLENGES

SHAPING TOMORROW WITH SMART,

INNOVATIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

INSURTECH

New insurance technology designed to improve customer experience.

/Digital Transformation &

Usage-Based Insurance (UBI)

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/Personalized Insurance Solutions

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/Claims Automation and Fraud Prevention

Sustainability is key to Protechting 7.0, integrated across all tracks for lasting impact.

HEALTHTECH

Technology-enabled healthcare products

and services.

/Preventive Care
/Remote Healthcare
/Personalized Medicine & Digital Therapeutics

Sustainability is key to Protechting 7.0, integrated across all tracks for lasting impact.

TECH-ENABLERS

Innovative tools, platforms, or technologies that facilitate and drive digital transformation. 

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/AI and Machine Learning for Customer Experience


/Advanced Cybersecurity Solutions


/IoT and Wearable Devices for Preventive Care

Sustainability is key to Protechting 7.0, integrated across all tracks for lasting impact.
Sustainability is key to Protechting 7.0, integrated across all tracks for lasting impact.

Sustainability is at the core of Protechting’s action, so it will be transversal through the program’s tracks.

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BENEFITS 7TH

BENEFITS

WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY?

Unique opportunity for ambitious entrepreneurs

to supercharge their startup's growth. 

TIMELINE

TIMELINE

GUIDING YOU THROUGH

THIS JOURNEY

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STARTUPS PROFILE

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

For more detailed information about the program, please visit: terms and conditions.

 It was incredibly valuable to have direct access to medical expertise, understand how things work in this environment, and connect with the potential for validating our solutions. The feedback we received from the technical side was crucial for our development.

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SUCCESS STORIES

SUCCESS STARTS HERE: INSPIRING

JOURNEYS FROM ALUMNI STARTUPS

See how alumni startups achieved success and scaled their innovations with Protechting's support and global opportunities.
See how alumni startups achieved success and scaled their innovations with Protechting's support and global opportunities.
See how alumni startups achieved success and scaled their innovations with Protechting's support and global opportunities.
See how alumni startups achieved success and scaled their innovations with Protechting's support and global opportunities.
See how alumni startups achieved success and scaled their innovations with Protechting's support and global opportunities.
See how alumni startups achieved success and scaled their innovations with Protechting's support and global opportunities.
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MENTORS

OUR INDUSTRY EXPERTS

​Specialist Mentors in our Open Innovation Program program are experts providing tailored guidance and support to help entrepreneurs and startups succeed. With diverse expertise, they accelerate your journey to success.

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Afonso Rebelo de Sousa

Founder at

Saint Brand

Ecosystem

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Ana Bento

Business Analytics

Director

Luz Saúde

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Ana Paula Reis

BizTarget

Co-founder

Ecosystem

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André Marquet

Co-founder

at Productized

Ecosystem

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António Castro

Co-Founder

at Lovys

Ecosystem

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Bruno Militão

Head of Private

Business Division

Fidelidade

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Cristina Mesquita

Clinical Operations Design

and Control Director

Luz Saúde

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Daniel Riscado

Head of Center for Transformation

Fidelidade

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David Magbole

Founder at

LabtoMarket

Ecosystem

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Filipa Martins

CEO at

Edenred Portugal

Ecosystem

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Francisca Leite

Hospital da Luz Learning Health – Executive Director

Luz Saúde

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Isabel Ventura

DSTI Deputy Director- Digital Innovation & Growth

Luz Saúde

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João Freire

Executive Director

at Start Ventures

Ecosystem

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João Menano

Venture Partner

at Start Ventures

Ecosystem

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João Mestre

Head of

Sustainability

Fidelidade

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José Bastos

Co-founder

and CEO at Knok

Ecosystem

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José Eduardo Toscano

Head of Life

Savings Divison

Fidelidade

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Lara Moura

Innovation Director

at Via Verde

Ecosystem

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Laurentina Caldeira

Head of Life

Risk Division

Fidelidade

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Miguel Mira

Professor of Information Systems at Instituto Superior Técnico

Ecosystem

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Nelson Brito

Client Experience

Director

Luz Saúde

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Sérgio Carvalho

Head of

Marketing 

Fidelidade

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Silvia Almeida

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Lecturer at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economic

Ecosystem

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Sofia Mexia

Head of Business Development

Multicare

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Teresa Rosas

Head of Technology & Business Support

Fidelidade

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Tiago Esteves

Homecare Senior Business Manager at Linde

Ecosystem

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Tomás Jonet

Principal Associate

at Morais Leitão

Ecosystem

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Nuno Gato

Marketing

Deputy Director

Luz Saúde

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Pedro Lima

Logistics and Operational Support Director

Luz Saúde

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Pedro Ramalho

Partner at Shilling Capital Partners 

Ecosystem

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Ricardo Gonçalves

Head of Center for Artificial Intelligence & Analytics

Fidelidade

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Rui Gouveia

DSTI Deputy Director - Information Systems Coordinator

Luz Saúde

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Valdemiro Monteiro

Director of

Maintenance

Luz Saúde

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Vasco d'Orey Branco

Head of Customer

Service and Sales

Fidelidade & Multicare

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