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Defined.ai is a data science company that specializes in providing artificial intelligence training data for various machine learning applications. The company operates a self-service SaaS platform that allows users to source and enrich structured training data, enhancing the capabilities of models to interpret text, speech, and images. Additionally, Defined.ai offers an API that integrates directly with users' data processes, facilitating the retrieval of enriched training data. The company also features Neevo, an online platform that invites contributions from the public to improve AI systems. Serving industries such as automotive, banking, utilities, fintech, media, and healthcare, Defined.ai combines machine learning, data science, and crowd-sourcing to streamline global data collection and enrichment efforts, ultimately improving the quality, scalability, and time-to-market of AI and natural language processing applications. Founded in 2015, Defined.ai is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Porto and Lisbon, Portugal, and Tokyo, Japan.

Didimo focuses on humanizing technology and reducing digital isolation. They automate 3D character creation - a once expensive and time-consuming task - in 30 sec or less. Their product - a Didimo - a lifelike 3D characters that look, act and speak like a person will connect every one of us more closely to the digital world, driving a new paradigm for communication, through the image they know the most - their own face.

Doppio SA is a game development company based in Porto, Portugal, founded in 2018. The company specializes in creating cross-platform and voice-controlled games, focusing on innovative, narrative-driven experiences. Doppio's notable titles include "The Vortex," a game designed for voice interaction on both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, and "The 3% Challenge." Through its unique approach to gaming, Doppio aims to advance the genre of conversational games and enhance user engagement with voice technology.

Enging, founded in 2011 and based in Coimbra, Portugal, specializes in providing smart online monitoring solutions that focus on predictive maintenance for industrial electrical machines. The company has developed an industrial asset condition monitoring system designed to oversee electrical motors and power transformers. Enging's technology emphasizes fault diagnosis and predictive maintenance techniques in electromechanical systems, allowing businesses to manage their assets more economically and efficiently. By transforming maintenance practices, Enging facilitates a more straightforward approach to asset management within the industrial sector.

Weezie is a company that specializes in developing a network infrastructure management platform known as FiberCloud™. This innovative system is designed for telecommunications companies and their service providers, facilitating the installation and management of optical fiber networks. FiberCloud™ encompasses a comprehensive solution for fiber network planning, design, construction, and management, allowing users to access and manage critical data efficiently from a central location. The platform is secure, scalable, and user-friendly, providing essential insights and data with minimal effort. By streamlining the management of all-fiber networks, Weezie enables telecom companies to optimize their operations, reduce costs, and enhance profitability.

Probely is a SaaS platform that specializes in web vulnerability scanning for agile teams, aimed at enhancing the security of web applications. The service offers continuous scanning capabilities, allowing businesses to efficiently manage the lifecycle of identified vulnerabilities through an intuitive web interface. Probely provides detailed remediation instructions, including code snippets, to assist users in addressing these vulnerabilities effectively. The platform incorporates advanced features such as machine learning and heuristic techniques to minimize false positives, while also supporting direct integration with continuous monitoring tools and development processes. This functionality enables businesses to automate security testing, thereby reducing the risk of cyber attacks and enhancing overall cybersecurity posture.

Defined.ai is a data science company that specializes in providing artificial intelligence training data for various machine learning applications. The company operates a self-service SaaS platform that allows users to source and enrich structured training data, enhancing the capabilities of models to interpret text, speech, and images. Additionally, Defined.ai offers an API that integrates directly with users' data processes, facilitating the retrieval of enriched training data. The company also features Neevo, an online platform that invites contributions from the public to improve AI systems. Serving industries such as automotive, banking, utilities, fintech, media, and healthcare, Defined.ai combines machine learning, data science, and crowd-sourcing to streamline global data collection and enrichment efforts, ultimately improving the quality, scalability, and time-to-market of AI and natural language processing applications. Founded in 2015, Defined.ai is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Porto and Lisbon, Portugal, and Tokyo, Japan.

Luope is an intelligent vending machines management system that allows the vending operators to increase their companies performance in an unprecedented way with a global and integrated control of the entire value chain.

Defined.ai is a data science company that specializes in providing artificial intelligence training data for various machine learning applications. The company operates a self-service SaaS platform that allows users to source and enrich structured training data, enhancing the capabilities of models to interpret text, speech, and images. Additionally, Defined.ai offers an API that integrates directly with users' data processes, facilitating the retrieval of enriched training data. The company also features Neevo, an online platform that invites contributions from the public to improve AI systems. Serving industries such as automotive, banking, utilities, fintech, media, and healthcare, Defined.ai combines machine learning, data science, and crowd-sourcing to streamline global data collection and enrichment efforts, ultimately improving the quality, scalability, and time-to-market of AI and natural language processing applications. Founded in 2015, Defined.ai is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Porto and Lisbon, Portugal, and Tokyo, Japan.

Jack The Maker is a Lisbon-based company that specializes in advertising services, utilizing a gamification platform to enhance branding efforts. The company focuses on automating mechanical design for advertising and communication purposes, integrating elements of gaming and immersive video technology. Additionally, Jack The Maker engages in product development, robotics, prototyping, design, coding, and the Internet of Things (IoT). By leveraging these diverse capabilities, the company aims to facilitate innovative advertising solutions for businesses through gamification and digital communication strategies.

FASTinov S.A., founded in 2013 and located in Matosinhos, Portugal, specializes in the development and marketing of technology for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The company focuses on creating patented kits that allow for the swift and accurate assessment of life-threatening bacterial infections directly from blood cultures. By utilizing a method that detects microbial cell lesions and metabolic changes through specific fluorochromes, the technology enables healthcare professionals to make informed decisions regarding appropriate drug prescriptions for treating infections. This innovative approach significantly reduces the time required for obtaining test results, enhancing patient care in acute care settings.

StemCell2MAX is a Portuguese biotechnology company with the goal to address the global shortage of high-quality blood/haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for both medical and research use. The company has a strong IP position (EU, USA and Japan) on a highly innovative technology that selectively promotes survival and multiplication of highly scarce HSCs (Fonseca-Pereira, et al., Nature 514, 2014). In 2015, StemCell2MAX launched a research use only (RUO) expansion product and achieved a growing sales track record internationally and is currently developing the clinical use of its technology.

Dharma5 Academy is a online platform for practical learning and personal development content.

Magnomics Lda. develops portable point-of-care molecular diagnostic tests for use in human health, veterinary, and food industry markets. The company is based in Cantanhede, Portugal.

Medical Port is a global medical tourism facilitator that specializes in connecting patients with medical services in Portugal. The company leverages the country's expertise in healthcare and its renowned hospitality to offer cost-effective and quality-driven alternatives for surgeries and medical treatments. Medical Port ensures a customized approach tailored to individual needs and timelines, making the process efficient and seamless for clients. With access to modern facilities and a team of skilled professionals, the company provides comprehensive medical care services that include prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, enabling patients to receive high-quality medical attention at an affordable price.

Xhockware is a start-up offering innovative retail solutions. YouBeep, Xhockware’s first product, is a mobile shopping & checkout solution based on two components, a patented pluggable device, compatible with any retailer POS (legacy systems included) and a mobile app. For retailers, YouBeep is the solution to add value and grow business. Access to meaningful insights, optimized operations, sales increase, compatible with loyalty programs and digital coupons. Mobile payments are enabled via YouBeep. Worth to mention, there’s no integration effort and no CAPEX required. For shoppers, YouBeep provides a unique shopping experience. Shoppers can whizz through the checkout 70% faster than before, have control over their entire shopping journey from home until final payment. Personalized promotions in real time based on previous and present behaviour maximize customer satisfaction.. YouBeep is publicly available at 5 leading retailers – Lidl, Pingo Doce (JM), Jumbo (Auchan), Continente (Sonae) and Leroy Merlin with spectacular results.

iClio S.A., based in Coimbra, Portugal, specializes in the creation and publication of content focused on history, heritage, and culture for digital platforms, including Android and iOS devices. The company develops guides tailored to the needs of museums, institutions, thematic routes, and events, ensuring high-quality content that enhances user experience. iClio aims to bridge the gap between content and technology, emphasizing accuracy, usability, and design quality in its offerings. By producing diverse content formats, iClio addresses the growing demand for engaging historical and cultural information in the digital age.

Lymphact is a biopharmaceutical start-up focused on developing innovative personalised medical treatments. Their products and technologies are designed to harness the power of the immune system, the target-specific cellular mechanism which evolved in vertebrates during the last 450 million years, towards a permanent elimination of pathogens. After 5 years of pioneering research and development in this field, they created a new technology platform which can generate autologous and allogeneic cellular immune therapies for clinical applications: DOT-Cells®.

About youbeQ - Maps With Life youbeQ is a project born inside iNovmapping LDA, and now is property of Maps With Life, S.A. a iNovmapping LDA spin-off. Currently we are incubated in the "Instituto Pedro Nunes" (IPN) - Association for Innovation and Development in Science and Technology at the University of Coimbra, voted the best technology-based incubator of the world in 2010. What is youbeQ? youbeQ is a social hybrid reality platform integrated in Google Maps/Earth where you can travel around the world, discover new places, meet new people and share your own experiences among with friends. See what's going around you.

Since 2014, eSolidar has been connecting consumers with social causes and enabling charities to diversify their fundraising base & reach new audiences through online charity shops, donations and special charity auctions with celebrities & brands. After reaching 50K registered users and almost 800 charities, we're now getting businesses involved. eSolidar for businesses is a solution that allows companies to better engage, empower and connect employees, while amplifying their social impact and CSR strategies, to create a culture of collaboration and giving back within any organisation.

Zaask helps people hire the right professionals to accomplish their projects, be it to remodel the kitchen, photograph those special moments or even be it to learn a new language. Zaask is an online platform to compare and hire rated service professionals. Zaask is the Europe's largest player in this space.

SAK Project specializes in the development of innovative sports protection equipment, particularly focusing on custom shin guards for football players. Utilizing unique technology, the company offers a non-intrusive scanning process that rapidly generates highly accurate 3D models of players' legs in under 30 seconds. This advanced approach allows for the creation of shin guards made from high-performance polymer materials that provide exceptional energy absorption, effectively safeguarding athletes from injuries during play. By combining cutting-edge technology with high-quality materials, SAK Project aims to deliver the most effective protective gear for football players.