Rio de Janeiro is becoming one of the best places to build a startup, but most of the early-stage entrepreneurs we speak to aren't aware of the local tech resources that are available to help them.

With applications for the Rio de Janeiro Founder Institute now open, we're excited to release the Rio de Janeiro Startup Resource Guide, which is currently in Draft v1 below! It was developed by the Rio de Janeiro Founder Institute and local leaders: Fernanda Mello, Guilherme Baumworcel, Paloma Lecheta, and Ricardo Motta.

This is just a draft, and while we spent many hours on this research, more input is needed. Please leave your comments on this collaborative Google document to help us complete the list. There are definitely omissions on this current version. 

Are you looking to build a startup in Rio de Janeiro? Then apply to the Rio de Janeiro Founder Institute today!

Text version included below, for ease of searching:

Startup Stages

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There is no one right way to build a technology company, but for the sake of simplicity we have outlined a basic, common, sequential framework.

1. Idea Stage

This is where new entrepreneurs get inspired, learn best practices, develop skills, validate ideas, and begin to build their team and product.

A. Inspire

• Rio de Janeiro Startup Media: Centralized local information, listings, and news. (i.e. startup blogs/ publications/ lists/ FB groups/ newsletters)

1. Cariocas Social Media
2. Circuito Startup News
3. Diário do Rio:
4. ERREJOTA Social Media
5. Fábrica de Startups
6. Growth Machine: 
7. Mobile Time
8. Quarta Empreendedora
9. StartSe News
10. Startup Digest Rio de Janeiro
11. Startup RIO Blog
12. Startupi
13. The code InventosCast

• Inspirational Rio de Janeiro Startup Events: Open, inclusive startup events that often focus on ideation. (i.e. Startup Weekend, idea fairs, and inspirational meetups)

1. Arariboia Valley
2. CASE Startup Summit 2k20
3. Conferência Anprotec 2020
4. Cyber Girls
5. Rio2C
6. Rio Info 2020: 
7. SDP Summit: 
8. StartupON Rio de Janeiro 2020
9. Startup Weekend Rio
10. Talks 4U
11. Tech Women

B. Educate

• Best Practices: Beginner knowledge-sharing tech events. (i.e. beginner events that serve to educate more than inspire).

1. Agile Beer Rio de Janeiro
2. Analytics em Tudo
3. Cloud Girls Rio de Janeiro
4. Continuous Delivery Rio
5. Jornada Colaborativa
6. Movimento de Democratização da Análise de Dados
7. OLX Talks
8. PyLadies Rio de Janeiro
9. Rio de Janeiro Artificial Intelligence Meetup
10. Rio de Janeiro Inovação Meetup
11. Rio de Janeiro OutSystems User Group
12. SEBRAE RJ
13. Startup Founder 101 Rio
14. Startup Grind Rio de Janeiro
15. Startup Rio
16. Technical Writing Brasil
17. TEM - Tecnologia, Empreendedorismo e Marketing
18. Winnintech (Desenvolvimento/Big Data/AI)
19. XamarinRJ Developer Group

• Training & Feedback: Skill & Idea development events and startup bootcamps for entrepeneurs. (Includes comprehensive training programs, like Founder Institute, General Assembly, Lean Startup Machine, code camps, etc)

1. .Net Inside RJ
2. 42 | Rio
3. AWS User Group - Rio de Janeiro
4. BaixadaDev Meetup
5. Build a Startup
6. Caelum
7. Café Digital
8. Carioca Toastmasters Club
9. Circuito Startup
10. Cloud Native Rio
11. Coti Informática
12. Data Bootcamp
13. Data Science & Inteligência Artificial
14. Ethereum Rio
15. Founder Institute
16. G4 Startups
17. GBG Duque de Caxias
18. GBG Rio de Janeiro
19. Growth Machine Bootcamp: 
20. Java @ Rio
21. LawTech Rio
22. Le Wagon
23. Le Wagon Meetup
24. Lean Startup Machine
25. Lean Startup Rio
26. Líder Ágil
27. Meetup de Análise de Negócios - RJ / IIBA
28. Mentoria Ágil
29. Microsoft Tech Rio
30. OpenStack Brasil
31. Pareto Group Tecnologia & Marketing
32. Pitch Bootcamp Brasil
33. Power BI
34. Product Arena: UX + Tecnologia + Negócios
35. Product School Meetup
36. ProductTank Rio de Janeiro
37. RH Tech Talks
38. Rio Big Data Meetup
39. Rio de Janeiro Startup: Idea to IPO
40. RubyOnRio
41. Sai do Papel: 
42. TechMarketing
43. Visionaris
44. WeWork Rio de Janeiro Meetup

C. Validate

• Team Formation: Events for Finding Co-founders in Rio de Janeiro.  (i.e. tech networking events or other resources that facilitate early-stage recruitment and cofounder matching)

1. Cariocas
2. CoFoundersLab
3. Endeavor
4. Entrepreneurs of Rio
5. Entrepreneurs' Organization Rio de Janeiro
6. Founder2be
7. Globotech
8. i9Web
9. Meetup de Professores e Facilitadores Empreendedores
10. Mobile Monday Rio de Janeiro
11. Product Camp Pocket - Rio de Janeiro
12. Rio Startups
13. Sai do Papel Aceleração: 
14. SILICON Drinkabout Rio de Janeiro
15. Startup Club
16. Tecnologia & Café
17. WeWork Labs

• Build First Product: Hackathons & product events in Rio de Janeiro.

1. ACM Rio de Janeiro
2. Coders in Rio
3. Coders in Rio Girls
4. Global Legal Hackathon
5. Hackateen Falafel Valley: 
6. Hackathon 1746
7. Hackathon do Escola Inovadora – HackRoc 2020
8. Hackathon Escola Inovadora
9. hacking.rio 2020
10. Hacks/Hackers Rio de Janeiro
11. HACKTUDO
12. Olabi
13. Polo Maker MakerSpace
14. PUC HACK
15. Rio (Hack|Ma)ker Space
16. Space Apps Challenge

2. Launch Stage

In this stage, entrepreneurs establish and formalize the company, develop the product, get feedback from customers, and prepare for the next step.

A. Start

• Establish: Rio de Janeiro law firms & banks for startups

2. Almeida Jacintho Advogados
3. Alves Jacob Law Firm
4. Banco Bmg
5. Banco Bradesco
6. Banco de Brasília
7. Banco do Brasil
8. Banco Itaú
9. Banco Mercantil
10. BANRISUL
11. Barbosa Müssnich Aragão
12. BNDES
13. BS2
14. CAIXA
15. CQS/FV Advogados
16. Dennemeyer & Associates
17. Derraik & Menezes
18. DLA Piper
19. Faria, Cendão e Maia Advogados - FCM Law
20. FCM Law
21. Felsberg Advogados
22. Helder Galvão Advogado
23. Linker
24. Marcelo Tostes Advogados
25. Neon PJ
26. Nós8
27. Rennó Penteado Sampaio Advogados 
28. Santander
29. Souto Correa Advogados
30. Trench Rossi Watanabe
31. Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados
32. Veirano Advogados

• Rio de Janeiro Workspaces: Co-working and flexible workspaces for startups in Rio de Janeiro.

2. 110 Coworking
3. Babel Coworking
4. Bcorgi Coworking
5. ColWorking Coworking
6. COMO Coworking
7. Coworking Town
8. Da Praça Coworking
9. Delta Business Coworking
10. EDX Coworking
11. EMWORK
12. Fábrica de Startups
13. Fortune Coworking
14. H+ Coworking
15. Habitat Coworking
16. HVNA Coworking
17. Instituto Gênesis - PUC-Rio
18. Inteli.Work
19. Nex Coworking
20. OpenSPACE
21. Parque Tecnológico UFRJ
22. RIO CO.working
23. ShareSpace Coworking
24. Space Coworking
25. Spaces
26. Tijucoworking
27. Wecompany Coworking
28. WeWork
29. YouTube Space

B. Develop

• Formalize: Rio de Janeiro accounting, development and HR tools for early-stage startups.  

2. Alliage
3. Capitani
4. Clicksoft
5. Contabilidade Carioca
6. Contabilidade Quality
7. Contjet
8. Dalmaf Contabilidade
9. Deloitte
10. EY
11. GM5 Inovações Digitais
12. Grupo Método RH
13. Guerra Byte
14. Imaginedone
15. J. Edson Contabilidade
16. KPMG
17. Mazars Cabrera Brazil
18. MCS Markup
19. Parafernália Interativa
20. Prèzzo Contabilidade
21. Prisma Consultores
22. PwC
23. RockApps
24. Schneider Contadores Associados
25. Sima Contábil
26. Tidea
27. WDOTS

• Rio de Janeiro Incubators: Groups that prepare companies for seed investment and provide advanced mentorship. (i.e. advanced knowledge sharing, later stage events and resources)

1. Allcateia & CO
2. Favela Inc.
3. Incubadora de Empresas COPPE/UFRJ
4. Incubadora de Empresas de Design da Esdi
5. InovAtiva Brasil
6. Instituto Gênesis
7. Phoenix
8. WeWork Labs

C. Launch

• Rio de Janeiro Seed Accelerators: Seed funding mentor programs (Techstars-style programs that provide funding)

1. 21212
2. abeLLha
3. BNDES Garagem
4. Fábrica de Startups
5. Grow+
6. InovAtiva Brasil Aceleração
7. Instituto Ekloos
8. Instituto Gênesis - PUC-Rio
9. OBr Global
10. OITO
11. Parque Tecnológico UFRJ
12. Startup Grid

• Pitch & Demo Events: Tech events that showcase Rio de Janeiro startups for investment.

1. AMCHAM Arena: 
2. Demo Day Startup Bio 2020
3. Founder Hotseat: Feedback dos Principais Empreendedores em Rio de Janeiro
4. Founder Showcase: Pre-Seed Startup Pitch & Networking Event
5. Le Wagon Demo Day
6. Pitch Battle Hacking Rio
7. Seedstars World Rio de Janeiro 2020
8. Startup Pitch Day RJ
9. Startup RIO Demo Day
10. Wework Pitch Battle

3. Growth Stage

Here, a startup proves their utility, receives recognition, and scales up. This usually requires funding, angels, VCs, and ways to connect them to startups.

A. Recognition

• Rio de Janeiro Investor Networking:  Events and groups that connect professional investors with founders.

1. Anjos do Brasil
2. EO Rio de Janeiro
3. Gávea Angels
4. GV Angels
5. Red Sudamericana de Inversiones
6. Sling Hub

• Major Media: Mainstream local business press that often showcase local startups.

1. 100 open startups
2. 100 startups to watch
3. Extra
4. G1 Rio de Janeiro
5. Jornal do Brasil
6. O Dia
7. O Globo
8. Pequenas Empresas Grandes Negócios
9. R7
10. Rio Notícias
11. Startup Awards

B. Funding

• Rio de Janeiro Angel Investors: Seed-stage investors and micro-vcs.

1. Amure Pinho
2. Antonio Primo Ferreira
3. Bruno Miscow Pauletti
4. Carlos Júnior
5. Fernanda Rodrigues
6. Gavea Angels
7. Gustavo Tedeschi de Faria
8. Grupo SolumGV Angels
9. Henrique Mendes Junior
10. João Ventura
11. Marcelo Astrachan
12. Marcelo Rocha
13. Paulo Cunha
14. Paulo Queiroz
15. Ricardo Majela
16. Robert Wilson

• Rio de Janeiro Venture Capitalists: Series A and beyond

1. Acrux Capital
2. Antera
3. ATOL Ventures
4. Axia Ventures
5. Axxon Group
6. Brain Ventures
7. Ehtua Capital
8. Farol Ventures
9. Fuse Capital
10. G5 Partners
11. Gávea Investimentos
12. Grupo Solum
13. H.I.G. Capital
14. JB Investimentos
15. Luxor Group
16. MSW Capital
17. Navi Capital

C. Growth

• Infrastructure: Office space, HR, local business insurance. (i.e. office space/ HR/ insurance providers for capital-rich companies to grow and scale)

1. Allianz
2. Bradesco Seguros
3. Diferente Seguros
4. Grupo DSRH
5. Instant Offices
6. Liberty Seguros
7. Petra Group
8. Porto Seguro
9. Prudential
10. Regus
11. RHHR
12. SulAmerica
13. Viva Real
14. WebEscritórios
15. ZAP Imóveis
16. Regus
17. Teruszkin
18. Wework

• Expansion: Rio de Janeiro Growth accelerators and consultants. (i.e. programs and business consultants for capital-rich companies to grow and scale)

1. Accenture
2. Aon
3. Bain & Company
4. BearingPoint
5. Boston Consulting Group
6. Deloitte
7. Ernst & Young
8. Fintech Fácil
9. Gartner
10. Grant Thornton
11. Kantar
12. KPMG
13. McKinsey & Company
14. Mercer
15. PwC
16. Step Consultoria
17. Willis Towers Watson

4. Rio de Janeiro Startup Success Stories

Successful homegrown companies that have raised significant institutional funding, employ a large workforce, or have achieved liquidity.

1. Affero Lab
2. Benie
3. BizCapital
4. Cariuma
5. ChefsClub
6. Clubinho de Ofertas
7. Descomplica
8. Eneva
9. EqSeed
10. Fazenda Futuro
11. Feegow Clinic
12. Gabriel
13. Hurb
14. LIVIMA
15. Mutual
16. Nibo
17. Órama
18. OLX
19. Passei Direto
20. Petrobras
21. PSafe
22. Stone Pagamentos
23. StopClub
24. Volanty
25. VTEX
26. Winnin
27. XP Investimentos
28. Zoop

Supporters

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To facilitate the steps, every ecosystem needs strong supporters.

1. Rio de Janeiro Startup Leaders

Successful local founders who lead the ecosystem & frequently mentor newbies.

1. Adam Newman
2. Alexandre Pompeu
3. Alfredo Soares
4. André Spiewak
5. Arapuan Motta
6. Carla Cristina da Costa
7. Carlos Henrique Leão
8. Daniel Moreto
9. Daniel Orlean
10. Dan Yamamura
11. Felipe Sore
12. Fernando Wagner da Silva
13. Francisco Ferreira
14. Gabriel Gaspar
15. Geraldo Thomaz
16. Guilherme Baumworcel
17. Gustavo Mota
18. Juliana Freitas
19. Lívia Brandini
20. Lívia Savignon
21. Lucas Gusmão
22. Marcelo Matos
23. Marcelo Sales
24. Marcos Sêmola
25. Mariano Gomide de Faria
26. Maurício Feldman
27. Miguel Barreto
28. Monique Fernandes
29. Paloma Lecheta
30. Paulo Espanha
31. Pedro Duque Estrada Meyer
32. Rafael Pinto
33. Ricardo Motta
34. Richard Uchoa Vasconcelos
35. Rodrigo Amar
36. Rodrigo Fiszman
37. Richard Zeiger
38. Thiago Reis

2. Rio de Janeiro Government Startup Resources

Public organizations that facilitate local economic development

1. AMCHAM
2. Câmara de Comércio e Indústria do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
3. FAPERJ
4. Finep
5. FIRJAN
6. LABGOV.RIO
7. SEBRAE
8. Startup Brasil

3. Talent

Major local business or tech universities and employers that attract and retain local talent.

• Local Rio de Janeiro Tech Universities (universities with prominent technical or business programs)

1. Fundação Getulio Vargas
2. PUC Rio de Janeiro
3. UERJ
4. UFRJ
5. Unisuam
6. Universidade Candido Mendes
7. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
8. Universidade Federal Fluminense

• Rio de Janeiro Tech Employers

1. Alterdata Software
2. Amil
3. BR Distribuidora
4. BRQ Digital Solutions
5. Cisco
6. Claro
7. Cosan CL
8. CSN
9. Eletrobras
10. Embratel
11. General Electric
12. Globo
13. Hewlett Packard Enterprise
14. IBM
15. Microsoft
16. Oracle
17. Petrobras
18. TIM
19. TOTVS
20. Vale
21. Vivo

 

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Learn more about the Startup Ecosystem Canvas here, and leave us your thoughts on the Rio de Janeiro Canvas on this collaborative Google document (This is just a draft, and more input is needed!)

Are you looking to build a startup in Rio de Janeiro? Then apply to the Rio de Janeiro Founder Institute today