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Meet our Ecosystem
You already knew that Floripa's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem is a benchmark. But what has made it so successful? To help you prepare, we've put together a glimpse of what you'll experience in practice: companies, actors, news, and a wealth of knowledge about innovation.
🏬 The main organizations and actors in the ecosystem
Sapiens Parque
One of the largest local technology parks. It is a corporation controlled by the government of Santa Catarina and has CERTI as a key partner.
Corporate Park
One of the oldest large corporate parks with specialized infrastructure capable of hosting IT companies in the state.
Paradigma business solutions
With more than two decades in the market, Paradigma is a specialist in electronic negotiations and relationships, with the largest base of electronic purchasing portals in operation in Brazil.
Centro de Inovação ACATE (CIA Primavera)
Physical space created to promote innovation, entrepreneurship and the development of technology-based businesses.
ACATE
The Santa Catarina Technology Association (ACATE) is the main representative of innovative entrepreneurship in the state.
Impact Hub Floripa
In addition to coworking spaces, it specializes in community management, entrepreneurial education, acceleration and open innovation.
Darwin Startups
One of the best accelerators in the country, some of the startups that have been here have received millionaire investments.
Quartzo
One of the most important references for prominent investors and entrepreneurs in Brazil.
RD
The company behind RD Station - one of the most successful Brazilian digital marketing management software on the market. In 2023, it also acquired Exact Sales, a pioneer in creating solutions for pre-sales.
SENAI
The National Service for Industrial Learning (SENAI) is one of the five largest professional education complexes in the world and the largest in Latin America.
UFSC
The Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) is the 10th best Brazilian university according to the global ranking Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
Celta
It is an incubation environment of the CERTI Foundation. Its differential lies in the fact that it was the first incubator in Brazil, more than 35 years ago.
Involves
In addition to innovation and technology solutions for trade marketing, Involves has incredible social projects and recognition as a great place to work.
Fundação Certi
CERTI is a technology-based institution that since 1984 has been working with the purpose of "Contributing relevantly to the competitiveness of companies and to the sustainable development of Brazil, through a consistent and dynamic ecosystem of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship".
ZOHO
Indian multinational that for more than 25 years has challenged the trends of Silicon Valley and adopted its own way of creating products and doing business. It opened its headquarters in Florianópolis in 2023, at the most innovative address in the city.
Hurbana
Hurbana develops innovative real estate projects on four scales: City-neighborhoods; Promenades; Patios and Reserves. With different characteristics and complexities, all are planned with the mission of improving the city for people.
Delivery Much
Delivery Much was founded in 2011, in Santa Maria - RS and today is the largest food delivery application in the interior of Brazil. We were born with the desire to democratize Delivery and since then, we have not stopped growing! Today we are present in more than 200 Brazilian cities, which daily serve the more than 3.5 million registered users in our app. Incredible, right?
VIA
VIA supports the activities carried out by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Habitats Research Group registered with CNPq in 2015 and certified by the Federal University of Santa Catarina. A group of professors and students who seek to transform knowledge in a tangible and useful way for society, which emerged to be a means of inspiration, transformation and connection of what is done in academia.
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