Startup Farm announced the winning companies in the 12th edition of the Acceleration Program. There were 15 selected businesses that spent five intense weeks creating and developing innovative and technological businesses within the University of São Paulo (USP).
In total, 15 start-up digital businesses underwent an intense process of mentoring and validating the business. During Demoday, the finalist startups presented their projects to an investor bank and three were chosen as the best prepared for the market: Bright Photomedicine (1st place), RankMyApp (2nd place) and CicloCerto (3rd place). The event offered a networking moment with entrepreneurs, investors and entrepreneurs in the digital technological internet market in Brazil.
The project had as official partners the USP Mathematics and Statistics Institute (IME), through the Center for Competence in Free Software (CCSL), and as sponsors, IBM and IUGU.
Startup Farm is an accelerator that aims to foster entrepreneurship through entrepreneurial education, culture and access to investment, offering participants in its programs exposure to a wide network of mentors and facilitators who, together with their institutional, academic, large companies and partners investors, have generated successful cases in the Brazilian and international market, such as WorldPackers, NetShow.me, UpPoints, InfoPrice, Beauty Date (beauty agenda), Easy Taxi, today present in 40 countries and considered one of the largest mobile services applications in the world. world, among others. In the 12 programs, carried out in six different cities, it has already accelerated 162 startups.
The winners
1st place - Bright Photomedicine - Company that provides health and well-being through Photomedicine. Bright's first product is Light-Aid, a portable and flexible dressing that uses light to reduce and block pain (www.brightmed.com.br/).
2nd place - RankMyApp - Helps app developers to gain prominence in the search for app stores. In order to increase organic downloads and save time, the tool automates marketing, competition analysis and SEO for apps (www.rankmyapp.com).
3rd place - CicloCerto - First contraceptive subscription club in Brazil. With the purpose of bringing health, convenience and tranquility to modern women, the startup offers a menstrual cycle monitoring and control platform to carry out the recurring delivery of the medication to the desired address (www.ciclocerto.com.br).
In total, 15 start-up digital businesses underwent an intense process of mentoring and validating the business. During Demoday, the finalist startups presented their projects to an investor bank and three were chosen as the best prepared for the market: Bright Photomedicine (1st place), RankMyApp (2nd place) and CicloCerto (3rd place). The event offered a networking moment with entrepreneurs, investors and entrepreneurs in the digital technological internet market in Brazil.
The project had as official partners the USP Mathematics and Statistics Institute (IME), through the Center for Competence in Free Software (CCSL), and as sponsors, IBM and IUGU.
Startup Farm is an accelerator that aims to foster entrepreneurship through entrepreneurial education, culture and access to investment, offering participants in its programs exposure to a wide network of mentors and facilitators who, together with their institutional, academic, large companies and partners investors, have generated successful cases in the Brazilian and international market, such as WorldPackers, NetShow.me, UpPoints, InfoPrice, Beauty Date (beauty agenda), Easy Taxi, today present in 40 countries and considered one of the largest mobile services applications in the world. world, among others. In the 12 programs, carried out in six different cities, it has already accelerated 162 startups.
The winners
1st place - Bright Photomedicine - Company that provides health and well-being through Photomedicine. Bright's first product is Light-Aid, a portable and flexible dressing that uses light to reduce and block pain (www.brightmed.com.br/).
2nd place - RankMyApp - Helps app developers to gain prominence in the search for app stores. In order to increase organic downloads and save time, the tool automates marketing, competition analysis and SEO for apps (www.rankmyapp.com).
3rd place - CicloCerto - First contraceptive subscription club in Brazil. With the purpose of bringing health, convenience and tranquility to modern women, the startup offers a menstrual cycle monitoring and control platform to carry out the recurring delivery of the medication to the desired address (www.ciclocerto.com.br).
12th Edition Numbers
15 accelerated startups
53 entrepreneurs
78 facilitators, jurors, mentors and speakers
519 mentoring sessions
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