14 Successful Startups in Rio De Janeiro

1) Descomplica

Descomplica is an online educational platform that helps students prepare for college admission exams.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2011
• Founders: Marco Fisbhen
• Industries: E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Higher Education, Video on Demand
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding amount: $130,613,111
• Number of funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

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2) XP Investimentos

XP Investimentos is a brokerage firm that offers financial education ranging from the fundamentals of investing to advanced portfolio management strategies.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 1997
• Founders: Marcelo Maisonnave de Oliveira
• Industries: Education, Finance
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding amount: $229,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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3) Zoop

Zoop is a payment and financial services technology platform.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Fabiano Cruz, Fernando Ribas, Rodrigo Miranda
• Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding amount: $31,015,000
• Number of funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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4) Cortex

Cortex Intelligence is a marketing and sales data analytics platform that allows companies to create the most basic analysis on demand.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2003
• Founders: Christian Nunes Aranha, Daniel Marreco, Daniel Pires Luiz da Costa, Leonardo Rangel
• Industries: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Customer Service, Information Technology, Software
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding amount: $30,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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5) Fazenda Futuro

Fazenda Futuro is a food technology firm that specializes in flat meat.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2019
• Founders: Marcos Leta
• Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Retail
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: $29,800,000
• Number of funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

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6) Hotel Urbano

Hotel Urbano, often known as Hurb, is an online platform that allows travelers to search for and book lodging and activities.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2011
• Founders: José Eduardo Mendes, João Ricardo Rangel Mendes
• Industries: Hospitality, Internet, Reservations, Travel
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding amount: $135,000,000
• Number of funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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7) Volanty

Volanty is a digital used car marketplace that functions as a digital second-hand car mall.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Antonio Avellar, Mauricio Feldman
• Industries: Automotive, Internet, Marketplace, Peer to Peer
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding amount: $23,400,000
• Number of funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

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8) Beep Saúde

An application that allows you to locate high-quality healthcare providers near you.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2016
• Founders: Iuri Menescal, Rodrigo Ferrer, Vander Corteze
• Industries: Health Care
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding amount: R$132,500,000
• Number of funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

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9) CyberLabs

CyberLabs is a Brazilian deep-tech firm situated in Rio de Janeiro. CyberLabs provides machine learning as a service (MLaaS) and computer vision solutions to companies in Latin America.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Eduardo Camargo, Marcelo Sales
• Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Cyber Security, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Robotics
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding amount: R$28,500,000
• Number of funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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10) Nibo

Nibo is an online financial management software company that focuses on small and medium businesses.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Gabriel Gaspar, Sabrina Gallier, Sergio Postarek
• Industries: Accounting, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Internet, Network Security, SaaS, Software
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding amount: $6,631,492
• Number of funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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11) Passei Direto

With over 18 million members and the purpose of linking students and their information, this is Brazil's largest study site.

Details of the startup:

• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Andre Simoes, Rodrigo Salvador
• Industries: EdTech, Education, Information Services, Information Technology
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding amount: $6,550,000
• Number of funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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