Four Brazilian startups showcase AI solutions at Web Summit Rio 2026

en.Wedoany.com Reported - During the Download Web Summit Rio 2026 event held in São Paulo, Brazil, four startups presented solutions in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and open innovation at inovabra, the innovation center of Bradesco. These solutions focus on productivity enhancement, operational efficiency, social impact, and modernization of traditional industries.

These pitches were part of the conference agenda, bringing together executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and representatives of the innovation ecosystem to discuss key insights from Web Summit Rio and their application in the Brazilian market.

Paulo Emediato, Director of Growth and Communication at inovabra, stated that the space aims to serve as a community-driven business growth platform, allowing startups to access potential clients and investors while quickly testing and adjusting strategies, with large enterprises providing scale, experience, and market challenges.

During the pitch session, startup Workforce demonstrated how to support organizational change by mapping existing informal networks within companies using artificial intelligence. Its platform analyzes how employees truly interact in the corporate environment, identifying connections typically absent from formal organizational charts, and evaluates aspects such as collaboration, energy, and innovation to uncover key talent, operational bottlenecks, burnout risks, and opportunities to strengthen team collaboration.

AutoU presented customized digital platform development solutions, combining technology, data, and artificial intelligence to address specific challenges of large enterprises. According to the startup, its solutions have generated over 60 million reais in revenue and savings, impacted more than 150,000 people, and are used in over 15 countries. Examples include a logistics optimization platform developed for Jaguar Land Rover, an intelligent system for automating complex calculations at Embraer, an application for analyzing technical reports in the energy sector, and a gamified solution developed for Nestlé that uses AI to read invoices and manage relationships with micro-entrepreneurs.

Doe Tempo proposed an innovative model leveraging technology and digital advertising to expand financial support for social organizations. The platform connects companies, users, and third-party organizations through sponsored activities, where users watch videos of up to one minute and answer quick questions about the activity, with each interaction generating funding for the selected non-governmental organization (NGO).

Vale Pay, a financial platform focused on tourism, showcased its infrastructure solution. The platform integrates payments, buyer verification, hotel bookings, and international financial operations, aiming to eliminate manual processes, reduce fraud, and simplify travel agency operations. According to the company, the platform already has over 4,000 registered travel agencies and is expected to process approximately 400 million reais in transactions this year.