According to Rogério Tamassia, co-founder of Liga Ventures, the program is a great opportunity for major players to invest in innovation. "The focus of Liga AutoTech is to offer innovations that can transform sectors such as transport, logistics, mobility and the automobile industry - essential for the country's growth".
AutoTech League Acceleration Program
After registration, between 4 and 8 startups will be selected for the third cycle, in topics such as management and services for fleets, retail, pre and post-sales, logistics, big data and analytics, telemetry, tracking and mobile payments.
For four months, the selected startups will undergo an acceleration program with the aim of exploring business opportunities with the large participating companies, in addition to having access to mentoring with industry executives and the Liga Ventures mentor network. Participating startups will also be able to expand networking with potential partners and investors. No equity or intellectual property consideration is required from accelerated startups.
First and second cycle already show good results
In the first batch, Menu.vc – a marketplace that connects the food industry to the market for restaurants, bars, pizzerias, snack bars was one of the highlights. In addition to being accelerated by Liga Autotech, the startup has already received funding of more than R$ 1 million from a group of investors in the sector. The marketplace is accelerating and is valued at over R$ 20 million. Currently, the platform has more than 60 industries that serve 3,000 merchants and the goal is to reach 10,000 establishments by the end of the year.
In the second cycle, the highlight was Moobie – a platform that allows car rental between individuals. Launched in March 2017, the startup has more than 60 thousand users and three thousand registered cars. Accelerated by Liga AutoTech, the startup is on its way to becoming the main car sharing platform in Brazil.
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