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.
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
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HEALTHTECH
Technology-enabled healthcare products
and services.
/Preventive Care
/Remote Healthcare
/Personalized Medicine & Digital Therapeutics
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 at the core of Protechting’s action, so it will be transversal through the program’s tracks.
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.
RICARDO MOURA - GRIPWISE
SUCCESS STORIES
SUCCESS STARTS HERE: INSPIRING
JOURNEYS FROM ALUMNI STARTUPS
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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.
Afonso Rebelo de Sousa
Founder at
Saint Brand
Ecosystem
Ana Bento
Business Analytics
Director
Luz Saúde
Ana Paula Reis
BizTarget
Co-founder
Ecosystem
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André Marquet
Co-founder
at Productized
Ecosystem
António Castro
Co-Founder
at Lovys
Ecosystem
Bruno Militão
Head of Private
Business Division
Fidelidade
Cristina Mesquita
Clinical Operations Design
and Control Director
Luz Saúde
Daniel Riscado
Head of Center for Transformation
Fidelidade
David Magbole
Founder at
LabtoMarket
Ecosystem
Filipa Martins
CEO at
Edenred Portugal
Ecosystem
Francisca Leite
Hospital da Luz Learning Health – Executive Director
Luz Saúde
Isabel Ventura
DSTI Deputy Director- Digital Innovation & Growth
Luz Saúde
João Freire
Executive Director
at Start Ventures
Ecosystem
João Menano
Venture Partner
at Start Ventures
Ecosystem
João Mestre
Head of
Sustainability
Fidelidade
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José Bastos
Co-founder
and CEO at Knok
Ecosystem
José Eduardo Toscano
Head of Life
Savings Divison
Fidelidade
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Lara Moura
Innovation Director
at Via Verde
Ecosystem
Laurentina Caldeira
Head of Life
Risk Division
Fidelidade
Miguel Mira
Professor of Information Systems at Instituto Superior Técnico
Ecosystem
Nelson Brito
Client Experience
Director
Luz Saúde
Sérgio Carvalho
Head of
Marketing
Fidelidade
Silvia Almeida
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Lecturer at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economic
Ecosystem
Sofia Mexia
Head of Business Development
Multicare
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
Nuno Gato
Marketing
Deputy Director
Luz Saúde
Pedro Lima
Logistics and Operational Support Director
Luz Saúde
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Pedro Ramalho
Partner at Shilling Capital Partners
Ecosystem
Ricardo Gonçalves
Head of Center for Artificial Intelligence & Analytics
Fidelidade
Rui Gouveia
DSTI Deputy Director - Information Systems Coordinator
Luz Saúde
Valdemiro Monteiro
Director of
Maintenance
Luz Saúde
Vasco d'Orey Branco
Head of Customer
Service and Sales
Fidelidade & Multicare
