Today, the Founder Institute, the world's premier pre-seed startup accelerator, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Sao Paulo - Brasil 2025 program!
If you could use a structured process and feedback from Sao Paulo's top entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Sao Paulo - Brasil 2025 Founder Institute today.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, the program has helped over 7,500 Graduates raise over $1.85BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Sao Paulo, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs and hear more about the program:
Brasil Events:
- Startup Founder Forum, with {Name (Title, Company)} (In-Person Networking Event): 6:00pm, jan 21, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/357105
- Pitch Your Ideas to Brasil Investors & Experts, Online: 6:00pm, fev 18, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/357104
- [Restricted] Sao Paulo – Brasil 2025 VIP Launch Mixer (In-Person): 6:00am, mar 11, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/357088
Global or Regional Events:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 3:00pm, dez 30, 2024 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/362188
- Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 10:00pm, jan 02, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/362212
- How to Go from 0 to 1: Scaling and Exiting Your Startup with Mark Balovnev: 3:00pm, jan 06, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/363255
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Technical Co-Founder: 3:00pm, jan 08, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/362245
- Startup to Scale-Up: Mastering Sales & Branding with Mark Kosoglow: 3:00pm, jan 13, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/362281
- How to Build, Fundraise, and Exit Your Startup: AMA with Tim Grassin: 7:00am, jan 15, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/362920
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 10:00pm, jan 22, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/361844
- How to Align Your Brand Messaging with Your Startup Mission: 3:00pm, jan 27, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/363049
- FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 3:00pm, jan 29, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/363530
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Trasition to Startup Founder : 10:00pm, fev 03, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/363669
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 3:00pm, fev 05, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/363882
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 3:00pm, fev 10, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/364058
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 3:00pm, fev 27, 2025 (America/Sao_Paulo): https://FI.co/e/364323
Since first launching in 2015, the Sao Paulo Founder Institute has helped build several promising companies in the region. The Sao Paulo program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Diego Simon (Founder and CEO, Viva Decora), Guilherme Cabral (Investor & Founder of N G C), Marco De Biasi (Managing Partner, LAAS), and Nima Kazerooni (Managing Director, Founder Institute Brazil).
In addition, some of Sao Paulo's top entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors will be participating in the program, providing them with expert training, feedback, and evaluation. The list of mentors for the Sao Paulo Founder Institute includes:
- Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
- Adam C Kirst: Founder and CEO, Brev
- Admar Neto: Founder and Cofounder, Northern and Paraty Brazil by UTMB
- Alberto Ferreira: Co Founder, Cervejaria Baden Baden
- Alexandre Veiga: Strategic Innovation Partner, Elephant Ventures LLC
- Alexandre Dinkelmann: CO-FOUNDER, ONYO
- Alexandre Bezerra: CEO & Founder, Amachains
- Alexandre Uehara: Head of Innovation, Innov8 | Rock New Ventures | ABFintechs | Shark Tank Brasil
- Alexandre Augusto Mosquim: Gerente de Inovação, Hospital Albert Einstein
- Aline Catiusce: COO, Softsul Sistemas
- Alisson Mendonça: CEO & Founder, FAARO
- Altair Emboava de Araujo: Gestor, Hitt - Hub de Inovação Tecnológico de Taubaté
- Amanda Martins: Founder, ciclou
- Ana Pires: Head of International Partnerships, Softex
- Ana Julia Ferreira: Project Management Officer (PMO), Radix Investimentos
- Ana Paula Zamper: Director, Leading Digital Reinvention program, Saint Paul School
- Ana Paula Vitelli: President and Chairwoman of the Board, British Chamber of Commerce in Brazil
- Andre Almeida: Founder, Business Portugal
- Andre Lin: Expert em Projetos de Inovação Aberta, FENASBAC
- ANDRE TCHERNOBILSKY: Board member, Founder, CEO, Innovation and Impact Projects
- André Costenaro: Head Of Digital & Innovation , Louis Dreyfus Company
- Andrea Monti: Managing Director Impact and Sustainability, Founder Institute
- Andrea Cerqueira: Sales, Marketing and Customer Success Director, Motivart
- Andries Oudshoorn: angel investor, advisor and board member, Amachains
- Angela Lupi: Co-Founder, Nebula Prima
- Augusto Terra, Food Venture Hub
- Benny Goldenberg: Founder and CEO, La Guapa Empanadas Artesanais
- Bruna Marchi: CEO & Founder, Descomplicando o Inglês Jurídico
- Bruna Losada: Vice-Diretora-Geral | Deputy Dean & COO, Saint Paul Escola de Negócios
- Bruno Dequech Ceschin: Co-founder & CFO, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
- Bruno Okamoto: Founder, EUNERD
- Bruno Avillez: Partner, Adsum Business Consultoria
- Caetano Maffra: Co Founder, Cuia Tech
- Carla De Calvo Dantas: CLV Founder and Lawyer, CLV Advogados
- Carlos Nogueira: Head of Sales, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)
- Carlos Souza: Administrador , CSELOR
- Carolina Aguiar: Global Scientific Director - Digital Engagement, Specialty Care, GSK
- CAROLINE FARIA: Sustainability Specialist, Schneider Electric
- Cesar Thomé: CFO, Levitar
- Cesar Tureta: Founder, iLTDA (Creativity Unltd)
- César Morais, iLTDA (Creativity Unltd)
- Cintia Mano: CEO, COREANGELS
- Claudio Gianturco Gulisano: Managing Partner, Lean Business Research (www.leanbr.org)
- Claudio Las Casas Alelaf: CEO, Argenprom Brasil
- Claudio Santiago: Partner, EscapeTime Brasil
- Claudio Colucci: Managing Director, FocusMarket R C M
- Clovis Castelo Junior: Head of Research /Member of the Board /Lecturer, FATEC USA / ClienteSA
- Cristina Santos: Comunicação e Gestão do Conhecimento de TI, Braskem
- Daniel Dinelli
- Daniela Coimbra Swiatek: Especialista em Inovação, Nowy Swiat Pesquisa e Assessoria
- Daniela Motta: Co-Founder, Clinica Motta & Almeida
- Daniela Simão: Audit Committee Member, BANCO NACIONAL DE ANGOLA
- Daniele Cabral: CEO & Founder, DAAD Transformando Pessoas
- Denise Pereira: CEO, Denise Curi, Phd
- Diego Perez: Legal, Compliance & Co-Founder, StartMeUp Crowdfunding
- Diego Simon: Founder & CEO, B2B Master
- Don Samoil: Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
- Eder Campos: Mentor e Investidor Anjo | CX | Modelo de negócios | Cultura, FDC - Fundação Dom Cabral
- Edson Ferro: Diretor de Operações Empresariais, SIMPOSS Assessoria Empresarial.
- Eduardo Iwai: CPO - Investor, Alice Education
- Eduardo Martucci: Product Owner, Exactaworks · Full-time
- Eduardo Mendes: Senior Sales Executive - Financial Services , SAS
- Elcio Morelli: Founder, Health Angels Br
- Eliana Miadaira: CEO & Founder, Portal do Sorriso
- Ely Dirani: Associate Professor, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
- Emily Coelho: Head da Jornada do Empreendedor , SMU Investimentos
- Erica Fridman Stul: Managing Partner, Sororité
- Fabiana Alves: Marketing & Communications Manager, Comgás
- Fabiano Porto: Executive Director, Global Regeneration Institute
- Fabiano Rangel: Head : Organizational and Institutional Development , Leão Alimentos e Bebidas
- Fabio D´Novaes: Co-Founder e CEO, Born Global Partner
- Fabio Frazão: Founder and Director, Mexeri.ca
- FABIO TOMAZ: COO, ENERGY REVIEW
- Fábio Póvoa: Managing Director, Smart Money Ventures
- Fábio De Faria: Advogado, N Partners
- Fabiola Benvenuti: Human Resources Advisor, Dentsu
- Felipe Brasileiro: co-founder & CEO, Parafuzo
- Felipe Dos Santos: Co-Founder, Play2sell
- Felipe Wasserman: PARTNER , BABUXCA
- Felipe Giannetti: Managing Partner, StartSe
- Felipe Maruyama: Diretor de Operações, programas e projetos, Centro de Inovação, Empreendedorismo e Tecnologia (CIETEC)
- Fernando Zago: CEO, Grupo Zago: Banco Afro ; IVUUP ; Levee ; ÉSSE ; Zago Consultoria, Engenharia e Meio Ambiente
- Flavio Galvão: CEO & Founder, ECP Ambiental / StayEasy / Canal Poluição
- Francesco Weiss: Co-Founder & CEO, eRa - Retail Analytics
- Franco Torres: Associate, Brunel Partners
- Frank Rolim: Frank Rolim, Founder conecte.ai
- Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
- Franklin Ribeiro: Head Startup Ecosystem, Investe Sao Paulo
- Gabriela Accorsi: CPO e Co- Founder , La Decora
- Gabriela Marques Teixeira: Head of Digital Solutions, Stefanini
- Gianfranco Vento: CEO , Cassa di Risparmio di San Marino
- Giovanna Claro: Founder & General manager, eHeadset
- Guilherme Cabral: Founder/CEO, Vacalabs
- Guilherme Yata: Founder-CEO, S3 Projects
- Guilherme Terrengui: Founder, Sumsub
- Guilherme Skaf Amorim: Head of Partnerships Head of Partnerships , Wayra Brasil
- Gustavo Maierá: BizDev, mesttra
- Gustavo Bakai: CEO, Voit
- Henrique Macedo: Socio/Partner, GAAP Auditores & Consultores
- Henry Suzuky: CEO & Founder, Axonal Consultoria Tecnológica
- Humberto Matsuda: Managing Partner, Matsuda Invest
- In Hsieh: Empreendedor especialista em Ecommerce
- Isaque Gabriel Da Silva: Co-founder e CLO , ENERGY REVIEW
- Jeferson Procopio: CEO & Founder, 37924499000133
- João Cerqueira: Co-Founder and CEO, 4H Knowledge Management
- João Gabriel Chebante: Consultor, Sucellos
- Jorge Azevedo: Angel Investor and Author, Como nasce uma startup
- Jose Maria Rodríguez Perez: CEO & Founder, CINN
- Juliana Gavini: Especialista de desenvolvimento industrial, SENAI - Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial
- Junior Borneli: CEO e Fundador da StartSe, StartSe
- Lais Fonseca Alves: Founder & CEO , Precavida
- Laura Gurgel: Founder, Clube de Negócios
- Laurent Serafini: CEO
- Leandro Hernández: Founder, Cuida.Life
- Leo Gmeiner: Program Director, Founder Institute Brasil
- Licinio Januario: Co-Founder, WOLO TV
- Lilian Natal: Head of Communication, DISTRITO
- Lilian Natal: Co-founder
- Lucas De Lima Neto: Executive Diretcor MME & ESG / Partner, Empírica
- Lucas Galvanini: Co-Founder & Sales Director, KnowCode
- Lucas Oliveira: Portfolio Manager, COREangels Atlantic
- Luis Felipe Adaime: CEO & Founder, Moss.Earth
- LUIZ EDUARDO LEAO: Gerente de Tecnologias Educacionais, SENAI - Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial
- Luiz Fernando Silva: Especialista em Gestão Estratégica, Ltrainning Planejando Ideias e Negócios
- Marcelo Costa: Owner, Founder, Valoração Consultoria
- Marcelo Vivacqua: Founder and CEO, Associação Brasil Internacional de Inventores, Cientistas e Empreendedores Inovadores - ABIPIR
- Marcelo Bella: C-Level, Mentor e Investidor Anjo, Picpay
- Marcio Motter: Finance Executive “as a service” | Advisor | Mentor, N/A
- Marcio Mendes: CEO & Founder, Marketing Sustentável
- Marco De Biasi: Managing Partner, Latin American Angels Society
- Marcos Olmos: Head of VC, VOX Capital
- Marcos Cacalis: Head of Innovation and Optimization, Kashimir Consultoria e Gestão Empresarial
- Marcos Avila: CEO & Founder, THERA CONSULTING
- Marcus Maida: socio, PMM
- Mariana Guarini: Membro do Conselho de Administração , MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
- Mario Rodrigues: CEO , IBNVendas
- Matteo Santini: Startups Private Investor, Private Investor
- Maurizio Calcopietro: Managing Partner, Core Angels Atlantic
- Mayra Motta: Sócia, Mayra Motta Advocacia
- Mayra Castro: Ambassador, Seedstars
- Melquizedeque Macêdo
- Monica Lobenschuss: CEO, Vendas Exponenciais
- Nando Gaspar: CEO, Conexão Empreendedora
- Nara Iachan: CMO, Cuponeria
- Neusa Andrade: CEO & Founder, Indiip- Intelligent Drug Information and knowledge Integration Platform LLC
- Nima Kaz: Co Founder, JUPTER & Director, Founder Institute Brazil
- Odete Afonso Duarte: Corporate Communication Branding , ESG Executive, Consultant
- Otávio César Cafundo De Moraes: CEO , Brasil Diverso
- Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
- Pâmela Ponce: CEO, IAPRENDI & ELA S/A
- Pâmela Ponce: Founder e CEO, IAPRENDI
- Patricia Lacerda: CEO & Founder, FOL Solutions
- Paula Machado: CEO & Founder, Meister Safe System
- Paulo Faria: CEO & Founder, OTSE
- Paulo Carneiro: Manager, Craton-Roche
- Peixoto Accyoli: Chief Executive Officer, RE/MAX Brasil
- Rafael Sampaio: CEO Brasil, NovaRed
- Rafael Campos: VC Portfolio Manager, VOX Capital
- Rafael Angelo Nanis: Coordenador Growth Marketing, Atmosfera Ventures
- Raquel Molina: CEO, Futuriste Tecnologias Inovadoras
- Reinaldo Azevedo: CEO, ENERGY REVIEW
- Renan Basso: CTO | Digital Strategist | Startup Builder, MB LABS
- Renata Bonaldi: CEO & Founder, Sleep Up
- Renata Tomazeli: CEO & Founder, Youfeel
- Renata Marques: CIO Latin America, Natura &Co
- Renato Simon: Managing Partner, LAAS Latin American Angels Society
- Renato Alckmin Lombardi: CEO , REAL INTELLIGENCE Consultoria e Gestão Empresarial
- Ricardo Normand: Venture Partner, Tomahawk.vc
- Ricardo Oliani: Director, Counselor e Co Founder, ABRAPS - Associação Brasileira dos Profissionais pelo Desenvolvimento Sustentável
- Ricardo Abiz: CEO & Founder, Sppock | polo di innovazione
- Ricardo Pinto Martins: Founder, TRIWI
- Rita Costa: CEO, International Career Consultant & Business Partner
- Roberto Soria: Head of Professional Services LATAM, Thomson Reuters
- Robson Del Fiol: Channel & Franchising Director, Skyone
- Rodrigo Bindes: CEO e Co Founder, Nutrifresh
- Rodrigo Huback De Azevedo: Founder/CEO, ISBrasil e IBND
- Rodrigo Oliveira: CRO, StayApp
- Rodrigo Oliveira: CEO e Diretor de Estratégias, Plástico Virtual, Blob e Álamo Inteligência Comercial
- Rodrigo Olmedo: Director, uGlobally
- Rodrigo Bombonati S. Moraes: Deputy Director, Samambaia Technological Park - PTS-UFG
- Rodrigo Saad Rodrigues: CEO & Founder, Monitoragua
- Rodrigo Barbosa: Partner, Communications Director, Araucária Ventures & Consulting
- Rodrigo Grossi: Co-founder Startups Global LInk, Partner and COO, Dynadok
- Rogerio Augusto Cortes: CEO, Catalisar
- Sanderson Pajeú: Founder & CEO, naPorta
- Sandra Arango: FMCG International C-Level Executive, Ex-P&G/KHC/Reckitt
- Semi Kim: Sr. Fintech Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Sergio Escobar: CEO & Partner, BCF Ventures, Managing Director, Lalotte Ventures
- Sergio Emanuel Cusmai: CEO and Founder, AIpha-G
- Simone De Carvalho Soares: Founder & Executive Director, Simone Soares Comunicação e Sustentabilidade
- Tais Scaroni: Especialista em Inovação Aberta, Cogna
- TATIANA YOSHIDA: Technology and Innovation Coordinator, Grupo Energia
- Thiago Pereira: Founder, Advisor BPO
- Thiago Garcia: CEO & General Partner, 10X Partners
- Tiago Martins Oliveira: Co-Founder, Lev Gestão Empresarial
- Tijana Momirov: Startup Consultant - Product Management, StartupSetup
- Vando Ribeiro: CEO, Grupo 2MI
- Vanessa Abrahão: Head of Customer Success , Groove Marketing de Incentivo
- Victor Lugli: Managing Partner, Lugli Group
- Wilian Silva Vieira: CEO , Pitaco Criativo
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is designed for founders and teams all throughout the pre-seed stage, including aspiring founders with a full-time job, solo founders, teams, and founders of established companies that are pre-funding. The Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Join us in Sao Paulo to build a great company in 2019.
Apply to the Sao Paulo - Brasil 2025 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
