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BP Venture Capital Ltda. (BP Venture) is a venture capital subsidiary of BR Educacional Gestora de Recursos Ltda., itself as subsidiary of Crescera Investimentos Ltda., and ultimately owned by Bozano Partners SA. The firm was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with an additional office in São Paulo.

State of São Paulo operates as a regional level government authority. It has 645 municipalities and a population of approximately 40 million. It is located in Southeastern Brazil.

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social SA engages in the provision of financing solutions to corporate clients, as well as micro-, small-, and medium-scale enterprises. Through its lending and investment subsidiaries, it is active in the non-reimbursable energy, agricultural, industrial, and civil infrastructure sectors. The company was founded on June 20, 1952 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Companhia de Água e Esgoto do Ceará engages in the management, operation, construction, and maintenance of municipal water supply and sewage treatment facilities in the state of Ceará. The company was founded on July 20, 1971 and is headquartered in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Alloha Fibra is a Brazilian company focused on expanding the offer of fiber optics to provide greater internet access and bring people, ideas, and businesses closer. Alloha Fibra is the largest independent fiber optic company in Brazil, with over 3.7 million people connected and 1.4 million homes passed. The private company operates under 9 integrated trade brands that guarantee proximity to customers, bring agility in offers and services, and are focused on direct consumer sales (B2C), corporate and institutional clients (B2B), and networks (infrastructure). Alloha Fibra values ethics, transparency, and integrity, which are part of their culture and way of thinking and acting. The company also has a privacy policy that explains how they collect, use, share, or otherwise treat personal data from individuals. The company was founded by Fernando Torrieli and is led by CEO Lorival Nogueira Luz.

Inter-American Investment Corp. provides financial services to private sector and state-owned enterprises. It offers financial products, advisory services, asset management, small business financing, project financing and project cycle. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of Anima Holding SA, HSM Educação SA is a company based in Barueri, Brazil. HSM Educação SA provides educational resources on business, including videos, articles, and podcasts, with a focus on quality and expertise gained from 30 years of experience. Maurício Nogueira Escobar has been the CEO of the Brazilian company since 2013.

Crescera Private Equity Ltda (Crescera) is the private equity subsidiary of Crescera Investimentos Ltda, itself a subsidiary of Bozano Partners SA. It was founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

FIR Capital Partners - Gestão de Investimentos (FIR Capital) is the Brazil-based venture capital arm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson in the US. The firm was founded by Guilherme Emrich and Marcus Regueira in 1999 to invest in innovative start-up, emerging or growing companies with significant growth potential. Headquartered in Belo Horizonte, FIR Capital became a subsidiary of Draper Fisher Jurvetson in 2007. They pursue investments where they can add value, making direct investments and investing through funds in world-class companies with the potential for exponential growth. Their flagship fund, Fundotec I, was one of the first venture capital funds in Brazil.

BR Educacional Gestora de Recursos Ltda. is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Crescera Investimentos Ltda. founded in 2006 by Paulo Guedes and Manoel Cordeiro. he firm is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro.

Oninn Centro de Inovacoes provides research and development services. It develops and industrializes technologies transforming basic research into applied products in the areas of nanotechnology, microtechnology, systems engineering, telecom and information technology. The company was founded by Guilherme Caldas Emrich in 2006 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Part of Novo Nordisk A/S, Biobras SA is a Brazilian company that manufactures diabetes products. The company is based in Montes Claros, Brazil. The company was founded by Guilherme Caldas Emrich. Biobras was acquired by Novo Nordisk A/S on November 19, 2002 for $15.70 million.