The month of March has not even come to an end, and the PixForce team already has another reason to celebrate. On the 21st we had the honor of reaching the top 10 of one of the largest entrepreneurship and innovation events in the country – OiWeek 2018 –, competing with a list of 300 companies, selected from more than four thousand applications. This time, the good news comes from Sebrae RS and partners, promoters of the Startup RS Scale program.

There were 46 companies registered in the program, 33 of which were selected for an online interview. Afterwards, 25 were approved to participate in a panel (Friday, the 23rd) formed by representatives of the partner entities. On that occasion, the companies had four minutes for each pitch and another five minutes for eventual questions. Finally, of the 46 registered startups, only PixForce and 16 other companies were approved to participate in the program and its activities, which will take place from March to December 2018. Some of the criteria used in the selection were aspects such as team, target market, level of technology, and scalability.

One of the co-founders of PixForce, Renato Gomes, states that this selection comes at a great time, because it will enable an even greater improvement in the company's commercial management. “We intend to maximize the commercialization of our technology in the Brazilian market, as we know that our future clients have much to gain from the computer vision solutions developed by PixForce”, concluded Gomes.

The Startup RS program is carried out by Sebrae RS in partnership with Wow, StartSe, Ventiur, Semente Negócios, Raiar, Tecnosinos, Growplus, Associação Gaúcha de Startups, CEI-UFRGS, Park Hub, POA HUB, SEPRORGS, and FIERGS. The objective of the project is to prepare Rio Grande do Sul startups with high growth potential for commercial development and scale in sales. Lasting nine months, StartupRS Scale will provide those selected with access to 70 hours of consulting, with an emphasis on growth strategies. Metrics and indicators, definition of the commercial model, and support in implementing action plans will be some of the topics covered. The program will also feature workshops and Learning Circles among the startups, including an eight-hour marketing and sales workshop. “At the end, in December, they will participate in the StartupRS Scale Demoday, which will be an event aimed at promoting connections and business through a presentation of each startup showcasing its growth results,” says the State Coordinator of the IT and Startups Program of Sebrae RS, Débora Chagas

The selected companies are:

• 3D Protos

• Be On Pop (Snam)

• Beyond Domotics

• Checkplant

• InBeauty

• James Tip

• Mconf Tecnologia

• Melhor Envio

• Minha Escola

• OnTouch

• PixForce

• ProLight

• Pulpo Tecnologia

• SentiMonitor

• Ubistart

• Wbio

• Xlabs/OnSecurity