SIGMA SAÚDE

What SIGMA SAÚDE does

SIGMA SAÚDE (legal entity: AROBRAZ – Soluções em Saúde) is a privately held Portuguese healthcare services provider headquartered in Lisbon near Marquês de Pombal. The company operates a multi-service outpatient model combining teleconsulta (video and telephone consultations with doctors and nurses), COVID-19 diagnostic testing (standard PCR, rapid PCR, and rapid antigen), specialized physiotherapy for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, and travel medicine consultations and vaccinations. The underlying technology stack is third-party and commodity: Calendly for booking, WhatsApp Business for customer communication, Easypay for payment processing (Visa, Mastercard, Multibanco, bank transfer), and Google Analytics for web tracking. The company is certified by Portugal's Entidade Reguladora da Saúde (ERS) and operates in compliance with GDPR.

The business model is transactional and direct-to-consumer. Pricing is pay-as-you-go per unit: standard PCR at clinic €68, rapid PCR at clinic €90, standard PCR at home/hotel €80, rapid PCR at home/hotel €110, and rapid antigen €15. Services are distributed through three channels: a self-serve website flow with Calendly booking, a phone contact center, and a WhatsApp sales channel. Physical delivery is conducted at the Lisbon clinic, at customer homes/hotels (home service with no incremental travel fee), and at corporate workplaces. Customer segments comprise individual patients (primary), international travelers requiring COVID certificates, and corporate clients purchasing bulk employee testing. The company is independently operated with no parent, no disclosed investors, and no funding rounds.

Continuously active and operating from a single clinic plus mobile service in the Lisbon metropolitan area, the company has disclosed cumulative operational metrics of 20,250+ clients served and 31,289 medical acts performed. The strategic posture is diversification away from COVID-19 testing into broader primary care and travel health, with national teleconsulta coverage across Portugal. No revenue, headcount, M&A, or regulatory action data is disclosed.

Name

SIGMA SAÚDE

Legal name

AROBRAZ – Soluções em Saúde

Website

https://sigmasaude.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SIGMA SAÚDE is a private Lisbon-based Portuguese healthcare provider offering teleconsulta, COVID-19 PCR and rapid antigen testing, TMJ physiotherapy, and travel medicine vaccinations to individual consumers, international travelers, and corporate clients across the Lisbon metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telehealth and Outpatient Diagnostic Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Diagnostics & Point-of-Care (Connected Testing, Home Lab Devices) (HLACAPAK)

Keywords

• Teleconsultation services
• COVID-19 diagnostic testing
• PCR and antigen tests
• Travel medicine consultations
• Home healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. COVID-19 Testing Services: One-time fee-based COVID-19 diagnostic testing services including PCR tests and rapid antigen tests. Tests can be performed at clinic locations, at patient's home, or at workplaces for corporate clients.
2. Teleconsulta Services: Video consultation appointments with doctors and nurses for various specialties including general medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, mental health, and traveler consultations.
3. Physiotherapy Services: Specialized physiotherapy treatments for Temporomandibular Joint (ATM) dysfunction and other conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SIGMA SAÚDE is a Lisbon-based private healthcare provider offering teleconsultation services (video/phone appointments with doctors and nurses across general medicine, pediatrics, mental health, and travel medicine), COVID-19 diagnostic testing (PCR and rapid antigen tests) delivered at the clinic, at patient homes/hotels, or at corporate workplaces, plus specialized TMJ physiotherapy and travel vaccinations. The company is certified by Portugal's Entidade Reguladora da Saúde (ERS) and operates with multilingual QR-coded test certificates for international travel.

Product overview

SIGMA SAÚDE is a Portuguese telehealth and diagnostic services company offering a unified healthcare platform centered on teleconsultation and COVID-19 testing services. The core offering comprises teleconsulta (video/phone medical consultations) with sub-products for urgent and specialty consultations (pediatrics, mental health, travel medicine), alongside COVID-19 diagnostic testing including standard PCR, rapid PCR, and rapid antigen tests. Additional services include TMJ physiotherapy, traveler consultations, vaccinations, digital COVID certificates, and home/corporate testing options. The company operates from a clinic in Lisbon near Marquês de Pombal and provides nationwide coverage with home service capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teleconsulta
• Teleconsulta Urgente
• Teste PCR COVID-19
• Teste PCR Rápido COVID-19
• Teste Rápido Antigénio COVID-19
• Fisioterapia (Disfunção da ATM)
• Consulta do Viajante
• Vacinas para Viajantes
• Certificado Digital COVID
• Teste ao Domicílio
• Teste para Empresas

Quantifiable outcome

• PCR test results delivered in 12-24 hours (standard) or 4 hours (rapid)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CUF: Portugal's largest private healthcare group operating hospitals, clinics, and outpatient services. Overlaps with Sigma Saúde's teleconsultation, specialty consultations, and vaccinations but at much greater scale.
• Lusíadas Saúde: Major Portuguese private hospital and outpatient group offering consultations, vaccinations, and diagnostic testing. Comparable in service mix (general practice, pediatrics, travel medicine) but with national hospital infrastructure.
• SYNLAB Portugal: European clinical laboratory group operating in Portugal with national testing infrastructure and travel/COVID certificates. Directly comparable to Sigma Saúde's diagnostic testing and digital certificate business.
• Unilabs Portugal: International diagnostics network with significant Portuguese footprint offering medical lab and COVID testing services. Overlaps with Sigma Saúde's COVID testing and travel certificate offering but with broader test menu and national scale.

Direct peers

• Knok Healthcare: Portuguese telehealth provider offering video consultations, at-home services, and integrated EMR. Directly competes with Sigma Saúde's teleconsulta and home-service model in Portugal.
• MDin (formerly MedidaPlus): Portuguese telemedicine and at-home medical services provider. Directly comparable teleconsulta, home testing, and nursing-visit model competing for similar Lisbon-area consumer and corporate clients.
• Joaquim Chaves Saúde: Major Portuguese clinical diagnostics and laboratory network providing PCR, antigen, and blood testing. Comparable as a Lisbon-headquartered competitor offering COVID testing and broader clinical diagnostics.
• Doctoralia: Leading Iberia/LATAM telemedicine and doctor-booking platform. Comparable to Sigma Saúde's teleconsulta booking and consumer-facing healthcare appointment model, with significantly larger scale and physician network.

Emerging players

• SWORD Health: Portuguese-founded digital health company delivering remote physiotherapy and musculoskeletal care. Comparable to Sigma Saúde's physiotherapy offering but with proprietary digital MSK platform and broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• Hospital Particular do Algarve / HPA Saúde: Private healthcare group focused on the Algarve region offering consultations, testing, and travel medicine. Comparable in service mix (travel consultations, vaccinations, diagnostics) but operates in a different Portuguese region from Sigma Saúde.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sigmasaude

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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