22 Hot Brazilian-Based Startups With Flexible Work Cultures
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Brazil’s startup scene is buzzing despite headwinds that continue to keep South America’s largest economy in a recession.
Companies serving the B2B space—like recruitment platform Gupy and payment processing startup Ebanx—account for the majority of the estimated 12k active startups in the country, and agribusiness is a particular bright spot. Brazil’s 9 active unicorns—like corporate wellbeing platform Gympass—are taking advantage of the country’s rapid mobile adoption and improving Internet speeds.
Much of the country’s startup activity is happening in the financial center of São Paulo, home to several top universities and a growing number of startup incubators (including Google’s only Latin-American incubator). Other cities with vibrant entrepreneur communities include Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Florianópolis. The country is shattering startup fundraising records in 2021 with more than $5B invested in the first half of the year—more than all of 2020.
We’ve compiled a list of startups actively developing the next wave of big breakthroughs in Brazil.
- B2B
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Locations
- Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Amsterdam, Munich, Lisbon, São Paulo, Mexico City, Madrid
- About
Our business model is now trusted and backed by many other bright entrepreneurs, like the founders of [Booking.com] https://www.booking.com), Skype, Mercado Livre and by the investors of Facebook and Netflix. We partner with companies such as PWC, Santander and Unilever to help their employees to achieve a healthier lifestyle. We won’t stop until we’ve brought health & wellness to people all over the world.
- Industries
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
- About
Descomplica is the largest online classroom in Brazil.
Our initial market is Brazilian High School students, and to date we have helped millions of students with general curriculum and test prep for university entrance exams. The comprehensive curriculum consists of 15,000 videos + live video lessons broadcasted multiple times per day and our record class in 2015 reached 250k attending students and our Twitter Hashtag reached the top trending hashtag in all of the world.
Descomplica is expanding rapidly- growing revenues well outpacing the Board of Directors approved plan substantially.
- Industries
K-12 Education
- Website
- https://www.gupy.io
- Employees
- 1-10
- Locations
- São Paulo
- About
Gupy is the online platform that allows managers and HR professionals getting engaged and assertive by finding candidates to their teams. Based on People Anaytics and Machine Learning, Gupy provides to Companies a new way to find out the perfect new employees in just 2 minutes, analyze their profile fit (values and work style), their potential, watch the candidates introduction videos, schedule interviews and manage all the process that involves get the best people who perfectly fits in the Company. Our mission in to deliver the best experience to candidates, managers and HR professional and to transform the recruitment an amazing moment in a very easy and cool way. It's science and technology leveraging the relationship between people and Organizations.
- Industries
- Website
- https://www.nubank.com.br/
- Locations
- São Paulo
- About
Imagine a different world, where what matters are your values, not the value in your account. Nubank emerged to build this world with you, simplifying your financial life with transparency and security. Since the 1st, we have treated people as human beings and not as numbers. We deconstructed complexity, bureaucracies and that old way of dealing with money. We dare to be different for you to be the protagonist of your own life. From day one, it's still the 1st around here. Anyone who wants to reinvent people's relationship with their financial lives does not have time for pranks, bullshit or fine print. We have a new world to build. 8 years ago, the purple future began. And now, it is present in the lives of more than 40 million people and in all cities in Brazil. Welcome to [Nubank] (https://nubank.com.br).
- Industries
- B2C
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Website
- https://www.hotelurbano.com
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- Rio de Janeiro
- About
Hotel Urbano is an online platform that enables travelers to find and reserve accommodation and activities. It promotes tourist destinations, and assists the development of entrepreneurs in Brazil and Latam. Users have access to travel packages, hotels, spaces for rent, cruises, and more. Hotel Urbano has an audience of travelers on Facebook with over 11 million fans, the largest fan page on the social network among young internet companies all around the world as well in the travel market segment worldwide. Hotel Urbano was launched in January 2011 and is operated from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
- Industries
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- São Paulo
- About
Together we are: - Inspiring students with meaningful education and a new era of interactivity. - Supporting teachers with the first digital lessons program for the classroom. - Enabling real impact on learning outcomes. Join us in making education more fun, mobile and engaging.
- Industries
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- YC FundedStartup funded by Y Combinator
- Valuation $1B+This company has a valuation of $1B or more
- Website
- https://rappi.com
- Employees
- 1001-5000
- Locations
- Mexico, Colombia, São Paulo, Bogota, Miguel Hidalgo
- About
Rappi is a mega high growth, Series C, consumer tech startup looking to be the everything store of Latin America. We are a marketplace that connects users who want to purchase prepared foods, groceries, clothes, and virtually anything with independent contractors who can fulfill those needs. Although we are a new company and we truly live the startup reality, we are already operating in Colombia, México, Brazil, Argentina & Chile and we want much more.
We are constantly looking for innovative people who are willing to be challenged on a daily basis in order to build and shape a new reality in LatAm. We truly believe that by uniting diverse and bold people with a common objective we are able to do the impossible, together.
- Industries
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Website
- http://shippify.co
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico City
- About
Shippify is a smart last mile logistics service that streamlines any business operations with an elastic on-demand fleet and flexible pricing model turning regular delivery into a prime experience. We are supported by strategic leading venture capital & investors. Our operations are currently available in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador. For more information about us please visit [shippify.co] (https://www.shippify.co)
- Industries
- B2B Express Delivery
Pagarba Solutions team of technical and AI experts enables startups, SMBs & entrepreneurs11-50 Employees- B2B
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- https://pagarba.ai
- Employees
- 11-50
- About
We are a company committed to intelligent innovation and world class technology to solve the toughest challenges.
We integrate, transform and automate artificial intelligence, edge AI & computer vision projects and possibilities that others say cant be done or is impossible. We design and develop using cutting-edge cameras, edge sensors, deep learning models, and drones on land, in the air and out at sea to create immersive interactive and intelligent experiences.
- Industries
- Face RecognitionCreative Strategy
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Website
- https://www.storyblok.com/
- Employees
- 1001-5000
- Locations
- Brazil, United Kingdom, Serbia, Austria
- About
Storyblok is a Headless Content Management System that provides developers with all the flexibility they need to build reliable and fast websites whilst giving content creators with no coding skills the ability to edit content independently of the developer. Thanks to the headless approach your content can not only be used for one website, which is the case if you use a monolithic CMS like WordPress. Storyblok empowers you to use your content on iOS and Android apps, as well as any other platform of choice (IoT, smartwatch, AR/VR) through Application Programming Interfaces (“APIs”).
- Industries
- Web CMSMobile Cms
CanonicalDeliver, maintain, secure and sustain. Open source from cloud to desktop and devices501-1000 EmployeesActively Hiring- Website
- http://www.canonical.com
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Locations
- Boston, New York City, London, Douglas, Chiyoda
- About
We deliver, maintain, secure, and sustain open source efforts from the cloud to the desktop and corresponding devices. We offer the following products: Ubuntu, Security, Landscape, MAAS, LXD, Juju, openstack, kubernetes, and snapcraft. For example, our Ubuntu product is the new standard secure enterprise Linux for servers, desktops, cloud and developers. We provide updates, package management, security, and regulatory compliance.
- Industries
- Linux
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- B2B
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Website
- http://en.rockcontent.com
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- Brazil, Canada, Mexico, United States, Remote
- About
Rock Content is a global leader in content marketing and we exist to enable growth opportunities for our customers, employees and partners. We offer an end-to-end content marketing solution, combining SaaS, services, and our talent marketplace. We’re 500 remote and diverse Rockers distributed around the world, each one unique and adding to our dynamic culture, as well as promoting growth, support and contribution through diversity and inclusion groups. We've tripled our growth in the last 2 years and as we scale in North America, the opportunities to learn and make a huge impact are endless. Join our journey to IPO!
- Industries
- Website
- http://www.ebanx.com
- Employees
- 501-1000
- About
EBANX is a global financial group with Brazilian DNA. We offer an end-to-end payment solution across the entire ecommerce transaction flow, without the need for a local entity. Our mission is to provide solid bridges between global merchants and Latin American markets. We believe people should have the power to choose and go further, and that is why we offer local payment methods on the largest websites worldwide. We dream big and we aggressively pursue our dreams.
- Industries
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Website
- https://zoop.com.br
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- Rio de Janeiro
- About
Zoop enables online and offline marketplaces to easily incorporate card-present (face-to-face) and card-not-present (e/m-commerce) payment acceptance in a flexible way into both web and mobile platforms.
Developers can easily build apps that securely accept payments and offer digital payments to buyers and sellers. Our flexible SDK/API seamlessly integrates into existing systems, so that you can combine it with your own business logic.
Ready to get started? Read our reference documentation and test our API. [pagzoop.com/developer] (https://pagzoop.com/developer)
- Industries
- Developer APIs
- Website
- http://hotmart.com.br
- Employees
- 201-500
- Locations
- Belo Horizonte
- About
Hotmart is a platform for digital content distribution. We help producers of any kind of paid digital content (from ebooks, to videos and software) to sell their products, automate their operations and find partners to increase market penetration and sales.
- Industries
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- https://contaazul.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- Mountain View
- About
ContaAzul is a web based SaaS accounting system for SMBs in Brazil. Over 80.000 businesses have joined ContaAzul since our launch in January 2012. We’re adding new trial customers every day, have more then 20.000 new signups per month.
- Industries
- Small and Medium Businesses
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Website
- http://www.printi.com
- Employees
- 501-1000
- About
Printi is disrupting the inefficient Brazilian printing space. Utilizing sophisticated technology and the scale of the internet, Printi offers lowest prices, high quality, and a broad product portfolio to corporations of all sizes. Best-in-class customer service is coupled with unrivaled turnaround times to take the experience of producing commercial and marketing materials to a new level.
- Industries
Recommerce platform for consumer electronics in LATAM- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Website
- https://trocafone.com/
- Locations
- São Paulo
- About
Trocafone is a simple risk-free way to trade smartphones for both buyers and sellers, avoiding all the frictions usually involved in a transaction. We buy used smartphones, refurbish them and then resell devices with the same practicalities of a new one, but at 40% of its value.
- Industries
- Website
- https://www.uello.com.br
- Employees
- 51-200
- About
Uello is changing the way Urban Deliveries are executed through technology and optimization. We use technology and applied algorithms to solve difficult problems that are still old-fashioned approached. We provide drivers with optimized routes and a more attractive compensation, making the last mile cheaper for customers and operationally sustainable. Our focus is on small & medium size companies whose access to great carriers are limited or non-existent. We want to transform the logistics experience and to empower small companies with a first class logistics service at an affordable price.
- Industries
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Website
- https://zenklub.com.br
- Employees
- 11-50
- About
Zenklub is re-imagining Mental Care through Well-being. Zenklub’s web & mobile platform allows people to enjoy online therapy from accredited psychologists – anytime, anywhere – and in turn, psychologists have access to a free online office structure and branding platform. Zenklub – the marketplace for Mental Well-being
- Industries
- Scale StageRapidly increasing operations
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- https://www.livup.com.br
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- São Paulo
- About
Our mission is to make real food easy. We put together tasteful, natural and convenient meals through top notch tech, customer obsession and constant innovation. By using only natural ingredients and partnering with local producers to source only the freshest, our chefs are able to produce naturally healthy and tasteful meals. By using high-end tech and constantly optimising our processes, we're able to deliver them broadly and at a good value per money across Sao Paulo and Rio. By constantly talking to our users and providing amazing support, we remove barriers and delight them, getting useful feedback and building true relationships. livup.com.br
- Industries
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