UPLAB: INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRENEURSHIP
Industrial Entrepreneurship is one of the three strategic pillars of SENAI-SP, alongside Education and Innovation & Technology.
Since 2023, under my management, UpLab has consolidated itself as one of the main connection platforms between deeptech startups and the industry , delivering exponential growth and practical results for companies and entrepreneurs.
80
MORE
THAN
OPEN INNOVATION CHALLENGES
RESOLVED
400
MORE
THAN
STARTUPS
ATENDED
BY UPLAB
10mi
MORE
THAN
INVESTED IN STARTUPS
VIA CALLS
R$
16
UNITS
ACROSS
THE STATE
KEY PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS
(2023-2025)
PROGRAM
SCALE
We tripled the number of startups served and in residence at UpLab units.
IMPACT ON INDUSTRY
We doubled the number of open innovation challenges we solved and expanded the ways we connect with startups.
INVESTMENT IN STARTUPS
We implemented the Calls program, totaling more than R$10 million invested in new technologies.
EXPANSION
FROM THE NETWORK
We grew from 7 to 16 units troughout the state, raising in more than 130% the operations in the main regional ecosystems.
UFFO: A DESIGN-ORIENTED COMPANY
NEWLY OPENED UNITS
• Botucatu
• Piracicaba
• Ribeirão Preto
• Pompeia
• Sao Jose do Rio Preto
UNITS IN OPERATION
• Santos
• Saint Vincent
• Sao Caetano do Sul
• Sao Paulo | FIESP
• Sao Paulo | USP
• Sao Paulo | Bras
• São José dos Campos
• Campinas
• Sorocaba
• Saint Charles
• Rio Claro
• Osasco
UpLab SENAI-SP has established itself as one of the main players in the innovation ecosystem in the state of São Paulo.
Under my leadership, we structured the Startup Calls program, connecting industries with technological solutions and enabling investments that already total more than R$10 million.
We established an unprecedented partnership network with 19 investment funds , expanding startups' access to capital and market acceleration. The selected startups demonstrated consistent growth, with average revenue growth of 85% and over
R$17 million in contracts signed with large companies.
