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Top 15 Accelerators and Incubators in Sao Paulo

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If you are looking to start your business in Sao Paulo, it is never a bad idea to join an accelerator or incubator.

These organizations are designed to help startup businesses by providing them with office space, advice and access to potential partners, investors, and customers.

In this article, we have collected the 15 most popular accelerators and incubators from Sao Paulo.


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1) ACE Startups

ACE Startups

ACE Startups is an early-stage Venture Capital firm that helps exceptional entrepreneurs build businesses that change Brazil.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Mike Ajnsztajn, Pedro Waengertner
  • Industries: Enterprise, Consumer
  • Number of investments: 109
  • Number of exits: 19

You can find their website here.

2) Start-Up Brasil

Start-Up Brasil

Start-UP Brasil is a program run by Softex on behalf of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Communication to support and grow Brazil's startup ecosystem.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2012
  • Industries: Industry Agnostic
  • Number of investments: 28
  • Number of exits: 2

You can find their website here.

3) Paris Ventures

Paris Ventures

Gerdau's Corporate Venture Capital Program is a cost and equity-free, two-phase program supports startups in increasing revenue, exploring new countries, and potentially getting additional funding.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2020
  • Industries: Construction, Industrial, Agriculture, Automotive
  • Number of investments: 06

You can find their website here.

4) SMU Investimentos

SMU Investimentos

SMU Investimentos is the first Investment Crowdfunding platform in Brazil helping entrepreneurs with their business ventures.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2013
  • Industries: Software, Air Transportation, Marketplaces
  • Number of investments: 04

You can find their website here.

5) Leavening Accelerator

Leavening Accelerator

Lavening speeds up startups at any point of their journey for long-term growth.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2018
  • Industries: Web, SaaS, Ecommerce, FinTech, Enterprise, Hardware, Maker, AgTech, Agrotech, Mobile, IoT
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

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6) Velantic Investments

Velantic Investments

Velantic's incubation program helps companies with innovative products or services and high growth potential get started.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2021
  • Industries: Industry Agnostic
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

7) Eretz.bio

Eretz.bio

Eretz.bio has been in charge of a number of projects to help develop and co-develop new businesses and technologies.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2017
  • Industries: Biotech, HealthTech, Medical Devices
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

8) WE Impact

WE Impact

WE Impact puts strategic and financial capital into women-led startups and helps them grow by giving them hands-on help.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2019
  • Industries: Women, Software, Hardware, Technology
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

9) Gema Ventures

Gema Ventures

Gema Ventures is a business-to-business (B2B) startup accelerator.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Luisa Ribeiro
  • Industries: B2B
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

10) Neo Acelera

Neo Acelera

Neo Acelera is a Brazilian accelerator that focuses on social innovation in the health sector.

Details of the startup:

  • Industries: Healthcare
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

11) FCJ Sao Paulo - Bridge Brazil

FCJ Sao Paulo - Bridge Brazil

FCJ Sao Paulo builds projects that give your company flexibility and results by using its expertise in marketing, sales, accounting, and legal.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Marcelo Guerra Freitas, Paulo Justino
  • Industries: Industry Agnostic

You can find their website here.

12) Quintessa

Quintessa

Quintessa uses a new way of doing business to work towards the strategic integration of social impact and financial results.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2009
  • Industries: Industry Agnostic
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20

You can find their website here.

13) Oxigênio Aceleradora

Oxigênio Aceleradora

Oxigênio Accelerator was made to encourage people to start their own businesses and help them connect with each other.

Details of the startup:

  • Industries: Data, Device Wearables, Data Integration

You can find their website here.

14) AmazonasCap

AmazonasCap

AmazonapCap seeks to support startups from their inception, whose exceptional potential is recognised by their recruiting board.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Bernardo Castello Branco, Borja Zaldivar, Hiran Castello Branco
  • Industries: Industry Agnostic

You can find their website here.

15) Cietec

Cietec

Cietec helps micro and small-sized businesses make money by turning their skills into a business.

Details of the startup:

  • Started in: 1998
  • Industries: Technology

You can find their website here.

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