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BNDES Garagem (impact-venture acceleration and prizes)

BNDES Garagem — programa de aceleração de negócios de impacto

Status

Status not published

The programme page states registration is open for the new cycle; exact dates are set in each cycle's call (editais). The previous cycle ran registration to 14 September 2025.

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Amount
160,000 BRL

Acceleration programme for up to 100 impact businesses (50 Creation, 50 Traction) with cash prizes: Creation stage BRL 32,000 to 85,000 for the top five, Traction stage BRL 64,000 to 160,000 for the top five; extra BRL 20,000 (Creation) or BRL 30,000 (Traction) prizes for North and Northeast ventures. BRL 915,000 distributed in total in the published cycle.

Funder

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — The programme page states registration is open for the new cycle; exact dates are set in each cycle's call (editais). The previous cycle ran registration to 14 September 2025.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Impact businesses solving a social or environmental problem as their main activity. Creation module: ideation, validation, prototype and go-to-market stages. Traction module: revenue above BRL 250,000 a year. Selection weighs regional, gender and race diversity.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.bndes.gov.br/wps/portal/site/home/onde-atuamos/inovacao/bndes%20garagem%20-%20apoio%20ao%20desenvolvimento%20de%20startups

"Serão até 100 negócios de impacto selecionados, por meio de chamada pública, para participação no programa de aceleração do BNDES, sendo 50 no estágio de Tração e 50 no estágio de Criação. ... Módulo de Tração: voltado para negócios de impacto que faturem acima de R$250 mil ao ano"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.bndes.gov.br

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