Indigenous Scientific Entrepreneurship

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Indigenous Scientific Entrepreneurship

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About

Indigenous Scientific Entrepreneurship

The Indigenous Scientific Entrepreneurship Call has the mission to recognize indigenous entrepreneurs with innovative and disruptive technologies based on Amazonian biodiversity.

Technologies can be presented in process or product format that have market application, starting from the prototype level. Proposals must be economically viable, environmentally balanced, and socially inclusive.

The call offers indigenous entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their innovative technologies, receive recognition and support to prepare their solutions for the market. This edition is carried out by the Institute for Technological Development (INDT), Idesam, and the Priority Bioeconomy Program (PPBio).

Who can participate?

Startups with indigenous partners located in Western Amazonia and Amapá.

Startups constituted as business entities where at least one of the partners is a self-declared indigenous person can apply. The company’s headquarters must be mandatorily located in the states of Western Amazonia (Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia, and Roraima) or in the state of Amapá, to comply with SUFRAMA’s IT Law guidelines.

Thematic Axes

Food or Cosmetics

Focus on food or innovative ways of producing food and cosmetics, based on biodiversity and traditional knowledge, with market application.

Processes and Equipment

Search for better ways to carry out activities such as fishing, sustainable Amazonian agriculture, extractive harvesting, among other processes with market application.

Materials and Bioartifacts

Development of Amazon-based products and materials for various applications, such as fashion, civil construction, design, handicrafts, among others.

Timeline

Call launch

16/12/2024

Registration Period

12/16/2024 to 02/07/2025

Announcement of Screening and Pitch

02/14/2025 and 02/18/2025

Announcement of Selected Candidates

20/02/2025

Counter Benefits

Financial and Technological Contribution

Each selected startup receives R$ 1 million, with R$ 500 thousand for business acceleration (via PPBio) and R$ 500 thousand for technological development (executed by INDT).

Consulting and Structuring

Support through specialized consulting services for business structuring and project preparation to receive funding via Research and Development (R&D).

Development and Connection

Continuous mentoring for business development and presentation to strategic actors, including incubators, accelerators, and investors.

Visibility and Market Access

Disclosure of the business in the PPBio investment attraction showcase, expanding reach and market opportunities.

Selection and Evaluation Process

The selection process involves an initial screening to verify compliance with the public notice criteria. The qualified proposals advance to a presentation phase (pitch) for an evaluation panel composed of specialists, who perform the final judgment for the selection of the winning solutions for each chain.