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Anatomy of a builder.

Founder & CTO. Since 2014, taking AI, VR and SaaS products from prototype to platforms used in 70+ countries.

Pedro Thomaz — Founder & CTO

Black and white portrait of Pedro Thomaz, arms crossedScroll ↓

01 · THE VISION

Sees the product before it exists — then turns the sketch into a roadmap, a stack and a launch date.

02 · THE ARCHITECTURE

Founded amplified creations in 2014. Owns the stack, the architecture and the quality bar.

03 · THE HEART

CTO of RVer — VR registered as a Class I medical device (INFARMED · EUDAMED), used in hospitals, clinics and care homes.

04 · THE WRIST

Shipped in 2026: Coffee, a native Markdown text editor, and Vitra, a local-first Oura companion.

05 · THE HANDS

Still writes the code. Want proof? Scroll to the terminal.

$ ./ASK-PEDRO

The changelog, the projects, and a few things I'm not going to tell you about. Type help. Then go looking.

zsh — pedro@thomaz — 80×24

$ GIT LOG --GRAPH

My career as a repository. Every company is a branch; tap a commit.

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HEAD -> main: pedrothomaz.pt, the site you are on
  1. init: picked up a camera at 20. automotive, brands, people
  2. init: founded amplified creations
  3. cto: VRBox.io — 3D & 360° virtual tours
  4. cto+cco: Delicious Diamonds — luxury bonbons from Leiria
  5. branch: amplified automotive — Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW
  6. merge: amplified automotive back into main
  7. cto: started RVer — VR as a Class I medical device (INFARMED + EUDAMED)
  8. press: NEXXT Leiria stage, Sábado, Easy Medical Device, Último a Decidir
  9. feat: Vitra · lateapex · Sill
  10. feat: Coffee — native Markdown editor with MCP. released this week
  11. -> main: pedrothomaz.pt, the site you are on

$ LS ./PROJECTS

My company, the businesses I help run, my camera, and the things I ship on the side.

studio
since 2014
HEAD → MAIN

amplified creations

Founder & CTO — my company.

Independent digital studio. I own the architecture, the stack and the quality bar — HealthTech, virtual tours, employer branding, AI automation and RAG assistants. Everything else on this page grew out of here.

amplifiedcreations.com ↗ $ cd amplified-creations →
medtech · since 2021

RVer

CTOImmersive VR registered as a Class I medical device with INFARMED and EUDAMED — used in hospitals, clinics and care homes.rver.ptplatform · since 2017

VRBox.io

CTOAn internationally recognised platform for 3D and 360° virtual tours.vrbox.ioluxury · since 2018

Delicious Diamonds

CTO & CCOPremium bonbon brand from Leiria. I run the tech and the creative — from the boutique and configurator to every campaign.deliciousdiamonds.ptphoto & video · since 2007

Pedro Thomaz Photography

Photographer & directorWhere the camera work lives — automotive, brands and people, stills and motion. Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW among them. I still take the jobs worth taking.photo.pedrothomaz.pt

Products & side quests

text editor
since 2026
ADDED

Coffee →

A native Markdown text editor. Fast, zero dependencies, built-in MCP server — and a native Windows version on the way.

desktop
since 2026
ADDED

Vitra →

A calm, local-first desktop companion for the Oura ring, in six languages.

web
since 2026
ADDED

lateapex →

A clean map of great driving roads. An algorithm seeds the map, drivers rate the roads, and the real ones rise to the top.

studio
2019 – 2024
MERGED

amplified automotive

Visual content for Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

side
ALSO

Sill →LoupePLUS, Pathstock

A desktop load wave, a Loupedeck takeover and 3D warehouse routing.

$ LS ./MEDIA

Stages, mics and the occasional camera pointed the other way. 10 on the record.

PRESSING · PRESSPplware11 Nov 2026
Press11 Nov 202601 / 10

Pplware

Vitra featured in Pplware's apps-by-readers column — a local-first desktop companion for the Oura ring, built in Portugal.

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  1. PressPplwareNEWVitra featured in Pplware's apps-by-readers column — a local-first desktop companion for the Oura ring, built in Portugal.
  2. OpinionThe Next Big IdeaNEWOpinion column, in Portuguese — 3 pieces so far. Newest: «A realidade virtual é das tecnologias mais potentes que conheço. Porque é que quase ninguém ganha dinheiro com ela?».
  3. PodcastÚltimo a DecidirNEWEP 31 — Pedro Thomaz, CTO da RVer. FI Group Portugal's podcast on leadership, innovation and the big decisions.
  4. PodcastDigitalidadeNEWEnvelhecer em Portugal: a transformação digital dos lares — how VR and tech can improve life in care homes.
  5. PodcastEasy Medical DeviceNEWEP 413 — "We didn't know we needed to be a medical device": RVer's road to Class I CE marking under the MDR.
  6. StageNEXXT Ideas LeiriaOne of ten projects picked by the jury — RVer on stage at Teatro Miguel Franco, Social, Health & Environment panel.

$ LS ./WRITING

What I write for the RVer blog and the amplified journal: medical VR, health tech, AI and building products. all 258 →

  1. RVerInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities 2026: access to placesThe International Day of Persons with Disabilities is marked on 3 December. What the day is, the 2026 theme, and what institutions do to include people who can no longer go out: access to places and experiences when the journey is not possible.
  2. RVerWeeks in an isolation room: what a trial says about virtual reality in bone marrow transplantA Massachusetts General Hospital trial tested virtual reality in 80 patients admitted for stem cell transplant. What changed in anxiety and quality of life, and with what caveats.
  3. amplifiedDrones in Portugal in 2026: registration, insurance, filming permits and where you can flyFlying a drone in Portugal has three layers of rules: ANAC registration and training, compulsory insurance above 900 g, and the AAN authorisation to capture aerial images, ten days ahead. What each one asks, and what to check before hiring aerial filming.
  4. RVer«Último a Decidir»: what we said about RVer on FI Group's podcastRVer's CTO Pedro Thomaz was the guest on episode 31 of «Último a Decidir». How RVer started, why it is filmed on a tripod, its medical device registration and why the headsets stay ours.
  5. amplifiedDigital twins in Portugal: what they are, what they are for and what they costA digital twin is a model connected to the real thing and kept up to date. What separates it from BIM, a 3D survey or a virtual tour, real examples in Portugal from Lisbon to the Escoural Cave, uses, costs and where to start.
  6. amplifiedPhotography for car dealerships: a system for everyday stock, special content for special carsEveryday cars get photographed in-house, with a system of your own; only special cars call for special content. The 15 photos, in order, the spot, the rules, and a printable A4 guide.

$ ls ./writing --all → 258 articles

$ MAN PEDRO

The manual page. Short answers to the questions I get asked most.

Who is Pedro Thomaz?
A Portuguese technologist based in Leiria, Portugal, born in 1987: founder and CTO of amplified creations (since 2014), CTO of RVer and VRBox.io, and CTO & CCO of Delicious Diamonds. Other people share the name; this site is about him only.
How old is Pedro Thomaz?
He was born in 1987 in Coimbra, Portugal. If you are looking for another Pedro Thomaz, this is not him: this site is about the technologist based in Leiria.
What does Pedro Thomaz do?
He leads technology and still writes the code. He owns the architecture, the stack and the quality bar of AI, VR and SaaS products used in 70+ countries.
What is RVer?
Immersive virtual reality registered as a Class I medical device with INFARMED and EUDAMED, used in hospitals, clinics and care homes. Pedro Thomaz has been its CTO since 2021.
What has he built?
The platforms behind amplified creations, RVer and VRBox.io, and in 2026 four products of his own: Coffee (a native Markdown editor), Vitra (a local-first Oura companion), lateapex (a map of great driving roads) and Sill (an open-source macOS tool).
What does he write about?
Medical VR (pain, anxiety, care homes, palliative care), health technology, AI and building software products, on the RVer blog and the amplified creations journal.
Is he also a photographer?
Yes, since 2007: automotive, brands and people, with Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW among the clients. The portfolio lives at photo.pedrothomaz.pt.
How do I contact Pedro Thomaz?
Email ola@pedrothomaz.pt or message him on LinkedIn. The datasheet page prints as a one-page CV.

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