Let's get physical (therapy) | Márcio Colunas, cofundador e CSO da Sword Health

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Nasceu em 2015, na Universidade de Aveiro, na sequência de um acidente sofrido pelo irmão do seu cofundador. Na universidade, Virgílio Bento começou a aperfeiçoar uma ideia que cruzava a terapia músculo-esquelética com a tecnologia, e da qual nasceu a Fénix, uma assistente virtual bem atenta aos tratamentos dos pacientes que assiste.  Fundada em 2015, a Sword Health está desde 2019 no mercado australiano e, desde 2020, no norte-americano. Hoje, a ferramenta tecnológica acompanha complementa, com a ajuda da tecnologia, cerca de 4.000 tratamentos por dia.  No final de 2021, depois de uma ronda de financiamento Série D, no valor de 189 milhões de dólares, foi a 6.ª startup com ADN português a atingir o estatuto de unicórnio. Oito anos depois do primeiro dia, Márcio Colunas, cofundador e CSO da Sword Health, recupera memórias dos primeiros tempos e sublinha a importância da vontade de mudar o mundo para o sucesso do negócio. 

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Nasceu em 2015, na Universidade de Aveiro, na sequência de um acidente sofrido pelo irmão do seu cofundador. Na universidade, Virgílio Bento começou a aperfeiçoar uma ideia que cruzava a terapia músculo-esquelética com a tecnologia, e da qual nasceu a Fénix, uma assistente virtual bem atenta aos tratamentos dos pacientes que assiste. Fundada em 2015, a Sword Health está desde 2019 no mercado australiano e, desde 2020, no norte-americano. Hoje, a ferramenta tecnológica acompanha complementa, com a ajuda da tecnologia, cerca de 4.000 tratamentos por dia. No final de 2021, depois de uma ronda de financiamento Série D, no valor de 189 milhões de dólares, foi a 6.ª startup com ADN português a atingir o estatuto de unicórnio. Oito anos depois do primeiro dia, Márcio Colunas, cofundador e CSO da Sword Health, recupera memórias dos primeiros tempos e sublinha a importância da vontade de mudar o mundo para o sucesso do negócio.

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