Innovation Point

What Innovation Point does

Innovation Point S.A. - Investigação e Desenvolvimento (Research and Development) is the technology innovation and R&D subsidiary of DST Group (DST SGPS), a diversified Portuguese conglomerate. Incorporated in Portugal as a Sociedade Anónima and headquartered in Braga, the company operates an internal innovation lab that identifies, develops, prototypes, and commercializes technological products and services across three stated core domains: Web, Mobile, and Embedded Systems. Its commercial product portfolio comprises 14 products spanning energy management (PowerTracker), shared mobility (Car Sharing), construction management (NCR, Obras, PQC), digital platforms (Mosaic, Shair, RayLeague), logistics (Extrack, MyPick), environmental services (Wayste), and utility applications (QR Code, Vocation). The company additionally pursues breakthrough innovation through six publicly co-financed R&D projects — BuildingHOPE, Baterias2030, SmartGlow, GeoCrit, R2UTechnologies (modular system), and NGS - New Generation Storage — funded under Portugal's SI I&DT and PRR (Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência) programs.

The company applies a proprietary five-stage managed innovation process (Generation, Evaluation, Incubation, Development, Market) that combines divergent thinking to generate alternative product, service, and business-model visions with convergent research, development, and prototyping techniques. It commercializes outputs through two channels: (1) direct sales via its own electronic market channels to end customers, and (2) licensing to third-party market agents and partners. Revenue is therefore generated through a mix of direct product sales and licensing royalties, though pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company maintains an open channel for idea submission from staff, partners, and external parties for evaluation under the managed process.

Customer segments are described as corporate customers, consumers, and third-party market agents/partners, with horizontal segmentation across these audiences. The company is privately held under its parent DST Group, with no public listing, no disclosed venture capital or private equity ownership, no disclosed management team, and no disclosed headcount. No funding rounds, mergers and acquisitions, or leadership changes appear in the available data, and no named customers or revenue figures are disclosed, limiting visibility into commercial scale.

Name

Innovation Point

Legal name

Innovation Point S.A. - Investigação e Desenvolvimento

Website

https://innovpoint.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Innovation Point S.A. is the R&D and innovation subsidiary of Portugal's DST Group, developing and commercializing technological products and services across Web, Mobile, and Embedded Systems through direct sales and third-party licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Research and Development Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAEAA

Digital Strategy & Transformation

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Technology & Digital Consulting

Keywords

• Technology research development
• Innovation consulting
• Embedded systems development
• Digital product licensing
• Breakthrough innovation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmeira

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: Commercialization of technological products and services directly through the company's own electronic market channels to end customers.
2. Licensing to Third Parties: Licensing products and services to third-party market agents or partners for distribution and commercialization in external channels.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Innovation Point S.A. is an R&D-focused subsidiary of dstgroup (DST SGPS) that identifies, develops, prototypes, and commercializes technological products and services across Web, Mobile, and Embedded Systems. It runs a managed five-stage innovation process (Generation, Evaluation, Incubation, Development, Market) and brings new products to market either directly through its own electronic channels or by licensing them to third-party partners. Its portfolio includes 14 commercial projects spanning energy management, mobility, urban services, construction, and digital utilities, supported by co-financed R&D projects.

Product overview

Innovation Point S.A. is an R&D company under DST Group that creates technological products and services for global markets, operating across WEB, MOBILE, and EMBEDDED SYSTEMS. The company functions as an innovation hub that identifies, assesses, develops, prototypes, and commercializes innovative ideas through direct market channels or licensing to partners. Its portfolio includes 14 distinct products spanning energy management (PowerTracker), mobility (Car Sharing), construction management (NCR, Obras), environmental sustainability (Wayste), digital platforms (Mosaic, Shair, RayLeague), logistics (Extrack, MyPick), and utility services (QR Code, Vocation). Additionally, the company pursues breakthrough innovation through multiple SI I&DT and PRR Portugal-funded research projects including BuildingHOPE, Baterias2030, SmartGlow, GeoCrit, R2UTechnologies modular system, and NGS New Generation Storage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PowerTracker Energy or power management tracking solution for monitoring and optimizing energy consumption, sold as a standalone digital product under the Innovation Point portfolio.
• ShAir Art-related digital platform commercialized by Innovation Point as part of its tech product portfolio.
• CarSharing Vehicle-sharing service platform enabling users to access shared vehicles, commercialized by Innovation Point.
• Mosaic City-focused digital platform service commercialized under the Innovation Point portfolio.
• eXtrack Tracking and extraction solution commercialized as part of the Innovation Point product portfolio.
• Vocation Vocational or career-related digital service commercialized by Innovation Point.
• NCR Digital solution for construction or infrastructure management commercialized by Innovation Point.
• Obras Construction works management platform commercialized by Innovation Point.
• PQC Quality control solution for industrial applications commercialized by Innovation Point.
• Wayste Environmental or sustainability-focused digital service commercialized by Innovation Point.
• QRCode QR code generation and management solution commercialized by Innovation Point.
• MyPick Pickup or collection service platform commercialized by Innovation Point.
• RayLeague Digital platform service commercialized by Innovation Point as part of its portfolio.
• WIN Innovation project in the Innovation Point portfolio that showcases the company's breakthrough innovation approach.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• dstgroup (DST SGPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation Point is a company from dstgroup (DST SGPS), operating as the group's innovation and R&D subsidiary focused on identifying, developing, prototyping, and commercializing technological products and services. The parent company provides organizational backing and resources.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Technology: Corporate R&D division of Siemens developing industrial software, embedded systems, and digital platforms (e.g., MindSphere). Comparable as a diversified industrial conglomerate's R&D arm developing Web/IoT/embedded products across energy, mobility, and infrastructure verticals.
• Google X (Alphabet): Alphabet's 'moonshot factory' that develops breakthrough technology projects and spins them out. Similar operating model to Innovation Point: structured innovation process, prototype-driven, parent-backed, with projects ranging from software platforms to hardware.
• Bosch Research: Corporate research arm of Robert Bosch GmbH, developing technologies in AI, IoT, sensors, and energy. Comparable breakthrough-innovation R&D lab within a diversified industrial group, exploring adjacent product categories with potential for licensing or spinout.
• Nokia Bell Labs: Industrial research lab within Nokia, functioning as the corporate breakthrough-innovation and R&D arm. Closest analogue to Innovation Point's role as DST Group's dedicated innovation subsidiary that develops technology products and licenses them onward.

Direct peers

• OutSystems: Portuguese-founded enterprise low-code/application development platform company. Comparable as another Portuguese-headquartered tech company that builds and commercializes digital products for global markets, though OutSystems focuses on a platform vs. Innovation Point's per-product portfolio approach.
• Beta-i: Portuguese innovation consultancy and open innovation hub that runs corporate innovation programs. Comparable as a Portuguese-headquartered open-innovation operator that brokers ideas from external parties into commercial products, similar to Innovation Point's submission-driven ideation funnel.

Regional players

• Critical Software: Portuguese-headquartered technology company specializing in critical software systems for aerospace, energy, transport, and healthcare. Comparable as another Portuguese tech firm delivering embedded, mission-critical software products across multiple verticals with strong R&D orientation.
• WIT Software: Portuguese-headquartered technology company developing mobile, web, and embedded software for telecom operators and media companies. Comparable as another Portuguese tech firm operating across Web/Mobile/Embedded domains for B2B licensing and platform customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Innovpoint
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/innovation-point-s.a.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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