As the Founder & CEO of Sword Health, Virgílio “V” Bento has devoted his career to revolutionizing healthcare with the power of Artificial Intelligence.

After his brother suffered an accident and struggled to access the quality of care he needed to recover, V realized there had to be a better way. It was during his PhD studies in Electrical Engineering that he would invent and receive a patent for the world’s first AI Care solution, the Digital Therapist, enabling patients to recover at home independently without limitations in access to care.

Following his PhD, V founded Sword Health and launched the world’s first platform to predict, prevent, and treat pain. Matching Sword’s AI therapists with the expertise of clinical teams, the Sword platform makes high-quality care as accessible as running water.

V is listed as an inventor on 34 patents and has authored more than 40 research papers in fields as diverse as sensor fusion algorithms, motion tracking systems and neuroplasticity.

Daring in design and cautious in execution, V’s path is being shaped by his will to find new ways to free people from pain all over the world, along the way knowing AI is his greatest ally.