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Equity

Finep Startup

Status

Status not published

Finep Startup operates in numbered rounds with fixed submission windows rather than continuous intake.

Check with the funder

Amount

1,000,000 BRL

Investment via convertible instruments (mútuo conversível) in innovative Brazilian startups, historically around BRL 1 million per company, in rounds of selection announced by FINEP.

Funder

Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP)

public · national

Deadline: annual_call — Finep Startup operates in numbered rounds with fixed submission windows rather than continuous intake.

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

major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Sectors: deeptech, ai, health, climate, agri
Stage: pre_seed, seed
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Brazilian innovative startups, typically with revenue below the small-company threshold and a technology-based product.

How to apply

Monitor FINEP's chamadas públicas page for an open Finep Startup round.
Submit the proposal online within the window.
Selection, negotiation and due diligence.
Convertible instrument signed and disbursed in tranches.

What you will need

CNPJ and corporate documents
Pitch and business plan
Financial statements
Tax clearance certificates

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.finep.gov.br/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked