The Brasil Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Sao Paulo - Brasil Winter 2024 program.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just 9 companies were able to make it through.
Each of these Founders have demonstrated a high level of perseverance and creativity, and their businesses have been thoroughly vetted and supported by a panel of Brasil's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Brasil program:
- Ecosciente - Developing solutions for the recovery of degraded soils to help the agricultural sector establish profitable agroforests right from the start of operations.
- Tutoriais Digitais - An online platform that helps entrepreneurs and freelancers to automate their work without coding by providing accessible, practical education in AI, automation, and digital sales to drive economic and professional growth.
- Jobland - A recruitment platform that leverages AI-driven matching to connect transitioning professionals and tech talent with quality job opportunities, fostering inclusivity, skill development, and economic growth while ensuring equal opportunities for all based on talent and competence.
- Afeto Natural - A direct-to-consumer brand producing dermocosmetics for children with allergies, promoting healthy habits and the use of biodegradable products to ensure well-being from childhood.
- VisaEasy - An online platform that automates visa acquisition, saving time, simplifying processes, and enabling individuals to focus on creativity and access job markets more easily.
- ConCoffee - Providing a soluble additive for ready-to-drink coffee, enriched with functional and natural nutrients (nootropics), transforming a simple cup of coffee into a super coffee.
- My Hub - An AI-powered platform that motivates language students through rewards and a live community, helping them learn better while reducing costs for schools to invest more in education.
- CONE ISLAND ACELERADORA - An online search platform offering personalized curation of mentors and coaches, helping individuals interested in personal development find reliable services aligned with their interests and passions.
- CostFi - A cost management platform that automatically collects, stores, and analyzes clients' fiscal documents, targeting small food service entrepreneurs to reduce costs and increase profitability.
The Sao Paulo - Brasil Winter 2024 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
Join us at Brasil Founder Institute Graduation Event on December 3rd.
Brasil Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Brasil Founder Institute: Clovis Castelo Junior (Prof , UNIFATEC ), Leo Gmeiner (CEO, School Guardian), Marco De Biasi (Partner, LAAS), Mayra Motta (Sócia Fundadora, Mayra Motta Advogados). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Brasil that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the Sao Paulo - Brasil Winter 2024 program was supported by some of Brasil's top technology organizations, including:
Some of Brasil’s top startup mentors helped our founders in the program, including:
Matteo Santini, Paulo Faria, Guilherme Terrengui, Ricardo Martins,Marcio Mendes, Tijana Momirov, Semi Kim, Andre Costernaro, Paula Machado, Jefferson Procopio, Franklin Kamnang Ngansop, Rafael Campos
In the Founder Institute's pre-seed accelerator program, early-stage entrepreneurs and teams build their business alongside a critical support network of local startup experts that share equity in their success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped alumni raise over $1.85BN.
After Graduation, the new Brasil Founder Institute Portfolio Companies now have a fast-growing company that has been fully validated by experienced startup founders, with access to the Founder Institute's global network and post-graduate support programs to continue building their business.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, building a co-founding team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 100+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.
The next Brasil Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/brasil.
Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.85BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/graduates.
