17 startups will receive funding of up to R$ 750 thousand; see which ones

The INOVA Project, a partnership between Sebrae SC, National friend, Unify, Raja Ventures d Company Bossa Investselected 17 startups for financial support and strategic guidance.

• The program will have several stages, and at each stage companies will have the opportunity to receive new investments of up to 750,000 reais.
• 900 startups were registered and the selection took into account criteria such as innovation potential, viability of the business model, quality of the entrepreneurial team and scalability.

The following companies were selected: Ship owner, Dataspoc, Dropify, EasyAlert, Considering, Griffin, Guapeka, Hubla, Hyperbank, OMD, SenseUp, SimpleWay, seismometer, TecPet, ViuReview, WeConnecta d XR professionals.

They all had to meet the minimum criteria for selection, which included being close to break-even or having a clear vision of achieving it. In addition, it was necessary to be an innovative and scalable startup, seek Angel or pre-seed funding (investment in startups with a valuation of up to R$ 14 million), have a B2B, B2B2C, B2C or B2G business model, reach PSF (problem solving fit) , have proven and working products or services, have a minimum recurring revenue (MRR) of 10 thousand reais per month, have a structured and complementary team and, as a bonus, have received angel investment or participated in acceleration investment programs.

In addition to the capital invested, the program offers a training track divided into three stages, including more than 15 hours of individual mentoring, 85 hours of workshop content, connections and access to
supporting communities to drive the growth of participating startups. One of the largest venture capital managers in Latin America, Company Bossa Invest has over 1,500 invested startups and is one of the initiative’s partners that participants will have access to.

“Our commitment to INOVA is constant, we aim not only to create successful startups, but also to contribute significantly to the evolution of the entrepreneurial scenario in Brazil. INOVA is not just a program, it is a transformative journey for visionary entrepreneurs who seek to turn their ideas from paper to reality,” emphasizes Paulo Tomasello, CEO of the company Company Bossa Invest.