José Bastos

Co-founder & CEO, Knok

Industry: Primary & Virtual Care
Based in: Porto, Portugal
Company funding: $6M raised
Region: Europe

Founded Knok in 2015 after graduating from the UPTEC startup programme in Porto, building one of Portugal's earliest telehealth platforms.

Leads Knok as it expands from virtual care software into running physical primary care, including the Sao Pedro da Cadeira Family Health Centre serving more than 5,000 patients.

José Bastos is the co-founder and chief executive of Knok, the Porto-based virtual care company he started in 2015. Under his leadership Knok has grown from a telehealth platform into a hybrid care provider, supporting over 2.5 million clinical interactions across 12 countries and winning a five-year public contract to run a family health centre in Portugal.

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The journey

How José Bastos got here, step by step.

2015
Founded Knok
Started the company in Porto after graduating from the UPTEC startup programme, focusing on video consultations.
2018
Raised seed funding
Backed by Faber Ventures and Mustard Seed MAZE to expand the virtual care platform.
2023
Reached 12 countries
Grew to more than 2.5 million clinical interactions across video consultations, AI triage and remote monitoring.
2026
Won public primary care contract
Knok began managing the Sao Pedro da Cadeira Family Health Centre in Torres Vedras under a five-year, 2.4 million euro contract.