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Vision & Investment

Building the intelligence infrastructure for future homes.

Planta turns real-world flow testing into Physical AI systems, smart rigs, modular intelligence blocks, apps, and intellectual property.

The Deck

Six steps. One flow.

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1 · Thesis

Everything is a flow.

People, energy, water, air, light, comfort, queues, time, and money move through space.

Planta studies these flows to build spaces that sense, learn, and adapt.

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2 · Physical AI

Physical AI for living spaces.

Planta gives buildings perception, memory, intelligence, and action.

Sensors, apps, digital twins, and smart infrastructure — space becomes something to understand, improve, and talk to.

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3 · Flow Testing

Testing flows creates the system.

Planta works by testing real spaces.

Every field test improves the sensor strategy, app layer, intelligence model, and future smart home architecture.

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4 · Smart Rigs

Smart rigs are the bridge.

Planta creates smart rigs that embed sensors, connectivity, edge intelligence, and physical intelligence into buildings.

Rigs prepare walls, ceilings, rooms, and homes to become intelligent infrastructure.

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5 · Modular Intelligence Blocks

From field learning to modular IP.

Repeated flow patterns become reusable intelligence blocks.

Those modular intelligence blocks become the foundation for PlantaOS, smart homes, apps, digital twins, and future physical AI products.

Gonçalo Melo, Founder & CEO, on the PITX Leiria stage
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6 · Investment Thesis

From Portugal to the intelligence layer of housing.

Planta is building a new category: Flow Intelligence for living spaces.

First stage — proof in real environments: festivals, industry, buildings, apps, and media.

Next stage — smart homes. Long-term — a new infrastructure layer for homes, buildings, real estate, and Physical AI.

The Planta team, together at sunset.

The Team

One team. One flow.

Building Physical AI for living spaces — from Portugal, together.

Proof

Proof in real spaces.

  • Rock in Rio Lisboa
  • HORSE Powertrain
  • Casa do Impacto
  • Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
  • Startup Leiria
  • Set.Up Guimarães
  • Unicorn Factory Lisboa
  • Liquid Innovation Co
  • NEXXT Leiria
  • idealista/news
  • SAPO
  • EXPONOR — Feira Internacional do Porto
  • SCAIRA · Interreg Sudoe

Rock in Rio Lisboa

Flow testing at festival scale — people, queues, comfort, cost.

Renault HORSE

Industrial flow intelligence — energy, air, and operations.

SCAIRA · Interreg Sudoe

Aerospace & advanced manufacturing programme feature.

Casa do Impacto · SCML

Impact housing and public programme partner.

SAPO · Idealista · EXPONOR

Media coverage across property, tech, and industry.

NEXXT Leiria · Startup Guimarães

Ecosystem programmes and public stages.

Gonçalo Melo on stage at PITX Leiria

Investor Deck

Physical AI infrastructure for living spaces.

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Team — Gonçalo Melo (CEO), Thais Cavalcante (Ops), Idaiane Machado (Marketing & Partnerships).

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