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FIEMG Lab
FIEMG Lab is Brazil's first open innovation hub, connecting industries and startups to tackle industrial challenges through a digital platform. It promotes collaboration via various programs and events.
Overview
What FIEMG Lab does
What FIEMG Lab is
FIEMG Lab is Brazil's first open innovation hub, connecting industries and startups to tackle industrial challenges through a digital platform. It promotes collaboration via various programs and events.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports program host and community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Accelerator
- Founded
- Founded in 2016
- Approximate age
- About 10 years
- Structured capabilities
- Program host · Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 2, 2026
What Accelerator means
An accelerator is a structured, short-term program designed to speed up a startup's progress toward product-market fit, traction, fundraising, or scale.
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Capability profile
FIEMG Lab as a program host
Program thesis
FIEMG Lab is the first open innovation hub in Brazil that connects startups and industries to foster real solutions for businesses.
Focus narrative
FIEMG Lab focuses on open innovation, connecting industries with startups to develop innovative solutions. It operates in various sectors, particularly in industrial technology (indtech), and emphasizes collaboration between established companies and emerging startups.
Value and support
FIEMG Lab supports industries in their transformation towards more productive and sustainable practices, facilitating connections and business opportunities between startups and industries.
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator
- Sectors
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Regions
- Br · Latam
Capability profile
FIEMG Lab as a community
Community overview
FIEMG Lab is the first open innovation hub in Brazil that connects startups and industries to foster real solutions for businesses. Established in 2017 and based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, the organization aims to strengthen the industrial ecosystem and facilitate concrete opportunities for innovation and business development.
Community focus
FIEMG Lab focuses on open innovation, connecting industries with startups to develop innovative solutions. It operates in various sectors, particularly in industrial technology (indtech), and emphasizes collaboration between established companies and emerging startups. The hub supports industries in their transformation towards more productive and sustainable practices.
Member value
Members benefit from access to a network of industries and startups, opportunities for business development, and participation in programs that facilitate innovation and collaboration.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 380
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Regions
- Latin America
Community activity
Events and activity
FIEMG Lab hosts several events including the FIEMG Lab Summit, which showcases the impacts and results of the Challenge FIEMG Lab, and Speed Dating, an online event where startups meet with industries to discuss potential collaborations and solutions.
Notable members
Notable partnerships include collaborations with major companies such as Stellantis, Anglo American, and CNH Industrial, which have engaged in challenges to develop innovative solutions.
Capability profile
FIEMG Lab as an event host
Event focus
FIEMG Lab focuses on open innovation, connecting industries with startups to develop innovative solutions. It operates in various sectors, particularly in industrial technology (indtech), and emphasizes collaboration between established companies and emerging startups. The hub supports industries in their transformation towards more productive and sustainable practices.
Format narrative
FIEMG Lab hosts various programs and events that facilitate connections between startups and industries, including challenges, community programs, and networking opportunities.
Participant value
FIEMG Lab provides a platform for startups to connect with industries, fostering innovation and collaboration that leads to real business solutions.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- summit and meetup
- Modality
- online
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Sectors
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Regions
- Br
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Notable speakers include Mariana Yazbeck, Head of FIEMG Lab, and industry leaders from major companies such as Stellantis and Anglo American.
Past editions
FIEMG Lab has impacted over 260 industries and 380 startups, facilitating more than 160 proof-of-concept projects.
Common questions
What to know about FIEMG Lab
Upseed classifies FIEMG Lab under the Accelerator organization type. Its current public profile includes program host, community, and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 2, 2026
Known limits
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