Academy Market

The Death Valley of Innovation

Academy

Technology + Knowledge (Labs e TCs)

New Company (Incubation and

Acceleration)

Grown Company (Tech Park)

Market

The Innovation Bridge

Academy

Technology + Knowledge (Labs e TCs)

New Company (Incubation and

Acceleration)

Grown Company (Tech Park)

Market

The Innovation Bridge

Project + Entrepreneur

(Pre-incubation)

The Program

Sinapse da Inovação (Synapsis of Innovatton, in English) is a program that promotes innovative entrepreneurship in the state of Santa Catarina.

The program supports the transformation of innovative ideas into

successful business stimulating entrepreneurs, especially those acting in Science, Technology and Innovation, to submit their ideas for innovative

solutions.

Formalization of the company to receive funding

U$ 40k per startup

Support for product improvement, entrepreneur

development, first customer and

contact to investors.

Articulation and Planning

Launch and Dissemination

Starting the company

Preincubation

Phase 1 Submission

of ideas

Phase 2 Business

Plan

Phase 3 Financial

Plan

(1500 Ideas) (300 plans) (150 plans)

Call for proposals and

roadshows events to

encourage participation

Articulate and

implement governance committees, update tools, website and marketing materials

Final audit in order to check the progress companies have achieved (100 startups)

2 months 6 months 1 month 4 months 1 month

BVI = digital coin to invest in subscribed ideias at Sinapse da

Inovação Plataform.

Each user (community) receives BVI $20 to invest in his or her

favourite ideias.

The 5 best investors win an iPad.

Solutions are sold in 36 countries

B2B

Sinapse da Inovação has created an Entrepreneurial Culture

ES I AM I

Pilot

SC I

SC II

SC III

SC IV SC V SC VI

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1 edition at Amazonas

1188 ideas submitted

28 startups created

5 editions in Santa Catarina

6600 ideas submitted

385 startups created

1 edition at Espírito Santo

1272 ideas submitted

Vehicle for wheelchair users Proeza

Laser marking machine

Welle Laser

Personalized recommendation solutions

for e-commerce Chaordic

Protein drink for sports

and clinical nutrition Incorpore Foods

Mega Hair Applier Express Hair

Implantable appetite

inhibitor InPulse

Nanotechnology focused on textiles, polymers and dye

applications TechNano Solutions

Microalgal biomass production

Séston Biotecnologia

Personalizing e-commerce shopping experience: By technology and innovation, the company promotes the meeting between people and what they will might like to buy

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InPulse focuses on developing high standard technology based solutions for healthcare.

PNPulse is a project of an implantable appetite inhibitor for obesity treatment. Similar to a cardiac pacemaker, it is a small device, which can be implanted subcutaneously, causing satisfy sensation and resulting in a sustainable body weight control. The company has already received 3 public fundings for projects in obesity and diabetes research.

Specialized in manufacturing machinery and equipment for laser marking, laser engraving and micro machining. Welle seeks the national industry as a whole, working in 15 different areas, especially automotive. The enterprise has become, in recent years, the absolute leader in sale on this type of machine and has important clients such as Bosch, GE, Weg and Whirlpool. In 2014, Welle was considered the company with the largest growth in Brazil.

It’s about making ideas happen!