TechLaunch 2026 Cohort
Meet the teams taking part in the 2026 edition
The TechLaunch 2026 cohort brings together 10 teams and 30 participants from universities, research centres, and companies across Portugal.
Meet the teams and the people taking part in this year’s edition.
Cohort 2026
10 Teams·30 Participants
SmartRoads
Pedro Marcelino
Technical Lead
CITTA - Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment
Team Members
Thaís Ingrid de Araujo
Entrepreneurial Lead
SmartRoads
AI4BirthCare
Rita Moura
Technical Lead
INEGI
Team Members
Dulce Oliveira
Entrepreneurial Lead
INEGI
Daniel Fidalgo
Co-Technical Lead
INEGI
Tacitum
Cristina Mendes-Santos
Entrepreneurial Lead
University of Maia / NOVA University Lisbon
Team Members
Pedro Pires
Technical Lead
Tiko Real Estate Technologies
ProSpec
Tomás Lopes
Entrepreneurial Lead
INESC TEC
Team Members
Joana Teixeira
Technical Lead
INESC TEC
Rafael Cavaco
Co-Technical Lead
INESC TEC
Diana Capela
Co-Entrepreneurial Lead
INESC TEC
NeuroSDR
Pedro Miguel Rodrigues
Technical Lead
Catholic University of Portugal
Team Members
João Cortez
Entrepreneurial Lead
Catholic University of Portugal
Maria Inês Barbosa
Co-Technical Lead
Catholic University of Portugal
José Menezes
Co-Entrepreneurial Lead
Catholic University of Portugal
iPeri-3D
Luísa Alexandra Teixeira Santos
Entrepreneurial Lead
NOVA University Lisbon
Team Members
Sofia Rocha Anão
Technical Lead
NOVA University Lisbon
Diogo André Sequeira
Co-Entrepreneurial Lead
NOVA University Lisbon
Rita Rocha
Team Mentor
NOVA University Lisbon
Insignals Neurotech
Sara Reis
Entrepreneurial Lead
Insignals Neurotech, Lda
Team Members
Patricia Lopes
Technical Lead
FIP Portugal Unipessoal
Diogo Mendonça
Co-Entrepreneurial Lead
FIP Portugal Unipessoal
Ana Sofia Dinis Esteves
Co-Entrepreneurial Lead
European University of Lisbon / NOVA University Lisbon
Exmaris
Manuel Seixas
Technical Lead
CIIMAR
Team Members
Rui Ferraz
Entrepreneurial Lead
Checkmarx Portugal Unipessoal, LDA
KURSO
Leonardo Cruz
Entrepreneurial Lead
Instituto Superior Técnico
Team Members
Luís Barros
Technical Lead
Instituto Superior Técnico
Miguel Mira da Silva
Team Mentor
Instituto Superior Técnico
Ousar.ai
António Manuel Horta Branco
Entrepreneurial Lead
University of Lisbon
Team Members
Rodrigo Soares dos Santos
Technical Lead
University of Lisbon
About TechLaunch
TechLaunch supports research and technology teams in exploring the potential of their ideas beyond the laboratory through an entrepreneurship and commercialization-oriented journey.