Francisco Martins, a DEI student in the Master’s in Computer Science and Engineering, is co-founder of Cozecare, a platform that connects users with verified psychologists and provides continuous support between sessions.

The platform includes features such as daily check-ins, personalised exercises and automatic speech transcription.

After just nine months, the platform reached 300 active psychologists this month and maintains partnerships with dozens of Portuguese universities through mental health initiatives.

Cozecare has already been recognised at The Ventures Portugal 2026 and was a finalist in MIT 100k Portugal and the Startup World Cup Portugal 2026.

Original article HERE.

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