The EdTech scenario of Brazil offers interesting perspectives with new innovations as the year moves along. New education start-ups are personalizing their products.
Here are the most exciting Top 10 EdTech start-up in Brazil:
1- Descomplica
Founders: Marco Fisbhen
Founding Year: 2011
Headquarters: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Funding received: USD 114 Million
Investors: Incus opportunities, SoftBank, Valor Capital Group, Digital Prosperity fund and Social Capital
About the company: Descomplica is an educational institution type organization which operates under the E-learning industry and has a work strength of around 51-200 employees. They deal with various specialties like online education, live classes and online content.
2- EduK
Founders: Eduardo Lima and Robson Catalan
Founding Year: May 2013
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Funding received: USD 10 Million
Investors: Accel
About the company: EduK is a privately held organization which offers an online teaching platform focused on professional courses. It also offers different online courses and tutorials on subscription. They have a work strength of 101- 250 employees.
3- Geekie
Founders: Claudio Sassaki and Eduardo Bontempo
Founding Year: 2011
Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
Funding received: USD 7 Million
Investors: Mitsui & Co and Omidyar Network
About the company: Geekie is a privately held web- based platform that provides educational content using adaptive learning technology. They have a work strength of 101- 250 employees.
It also gives access to schools and teachers to customize the format, difficulty, pace and focus of each student’s learning process.
4- Passei Direto
Founders: Andre Simoes and Rodrigo Salvador
Founding Year: 2012
Headquarters: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Funding received: USD 6.6 Million
Investors: e. Ventures, Grupo Xango, Redpoint eventures and Valor Capital
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About the company: Passei Direto is a privately held study platform with approximately 18 Million users (students and teachers). The company is also connected to more than 2,500 universities. They have a work strength of 51- 100 employees. The company’s main goal is to connect students and their knowledge.
5- EADBOX
Founders: Hernan Krti, Jefferson Silva, Nilson Filatieri and Rafael Gaspar
Founding Year: 2011
Headquarters: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Funding received: USD 1.5 Million
Investors: Bzplan
About the company: EADBOX is a privately held education platform which is used by education entrepreneurs to sell online courses on their own website along with recorded video lectures and webinar technology. They have a work strength of 101- 250 employees.
6- Agenda Edu
Founders: Alan Alves, Anderson Morais, Fernanda Catunda and Pietro Occiuzzi
Founding Year: May 17, 2014
Headquarters: Ceara, Brazil
Funding received: USD 1 Million
Investors: Bossa Nova Investmentos, Omidyar Network and DOMO Invest
About the company: Agenda Edu is a privately held EdTech organization which operates under the knowledge management industry. It offers a SaaS communication management and engagement in an educational environment assisting educators and students. They have a work strength of 51- 100 employees.
7- Joy Street
Founders: Geber Ramalho and Luciano Meira
Founding Year: 2010
Headquarters: Recife, Bahia, Brazil
Funding received: USD 0.79 Million
Investors: Crescera Investmentos
About the company: Joy Street is a privately held organization which provides developing video games focused on educational requirements. The company operates under the E- learning and Video Games industry. Their main goal is to create learning scenarios based on dialogue and fun. They have a work strength of 11- 50 employees.
8- Xmile Learning:
Founders: Nicolas Peluffo and Roberto Kaplan
Founding Year: Jan 1, 2013
Headquarters: Florianopolis, Santa Catarina Brazil
Funding Received: USD 650K
About the company: Xmile is a privately held organization which is known as an education platform that uses technology to foster the quality of education. Their mission is to create stimulating learning experiences, developing imagination and consolidating concepts in learners. They have a work strength of 11- 50 employees.
9- VOA educação
Founders: Marcelo Michelle and Tiago Neves
Founding Year: May 2017
Headquarters: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Funding received: USD 140k
Investors: BR Startups
About the company: VOA educaçã is a privately held platform that fosters learner’s full development by the gathering and providing to educational institutions which is a tool to assess his/her socioemotional abilities. The company operates under Analytics and Educational technology. They have a work strength of 1- 10 employees.
10- Eruga
Founders: Wellington Moscon
Founding Year: 2013
Headquarters: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Funding received: USD 26.42k
Investors: WOW Aceleradora
About the company: Eruga is a privately held organization that enables publishers and Educational institutions to add in their printed editorial content digital educational objects. The platform operates under augmented reality technology. They have a work strength of 11- 50 employees.
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