Fapespa guides entrepreneurs for the Centelha 3 Program
Online initiative offers training to transform ideas into innovative businesses, giving future candidates the opportunity to prepare before the opening of the calls for proposals.
Entrepreneurs from all over Brazil interested in developing innovative ideas can now prepare for the Centelha 3 call for proposals, which offers financial support, training, and technical assistance to transform good ideas into innovative and sustainable ventures. In Pará, the execution is supported by the State Government, through the Amazon Foundation for Support to Studies and Research (Fapespa).
To train those interested in participating in the call for proposals, the Certi Foundation, a partner of the program, has prepared the Pre-Centelha Trail training, a 100% online and free training. The training is based on the Ignite program methodology, in partnership with the Wadhwani Foundation, and offers specialized mentoring so that participants can transform their ideas into structured businesses.
The training is open to anyone with a business idea, whether or not they are a formalized entrepreneur. The proposal is to democratize access to innovation and increase the number of qualified proposals in the Centelha 3 call for proposals, which aims to stimulate technology-based entrepreneurship in the country as a fundamental guideline of public policy, promoting economic and social development.
In Pará, the Centelha 3 Program will be executed by Fapespa, which will have R$ 3.76 million in resources from the FNDCT, through the Financing Agency for Studies and Projects (Finep) and Fapespa to foster innovative proposals until the end of 2025. The expectation is that up to five classes of the Pre-Centelha Trail will be held by April 2026, with the first class scheduled to start on August 18.
Training- Registrations for the Pre-Centelha Trail are open and can be made by interested parties from all regions of Brazil. During three weeks, participants will learn to develop the pitch deck of their ideas, an essential, clear, and convincing presentation to attract investments, in addition to receiving guidance to structure their projects and prepare them for submission to the Centelha Program call for proposals.
“The pre-centelha trail is a training opportunity for entrepreneurs in Pará. Those who intend to submit a proposal in the Centelha 3 program here in Pará next year. This training is essential to ensure the quality of the proposal. And, in addition, to guarantee more knowledge, skills, and perhaps realign their business plan. So, don’t miss the chance to participate,” encourages Deyvison Medrado, scientific director of Fapespa.
Carried out by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Finep, and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), in partnership with the National Council of State Foundations for Research Support (Confap), of which Fapespa is a part, and the Certi Foundation.
Centelha Program- Created by Ordinance No. 4,082, of August 10, 2018, from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), the Centelha Program's main objective is to stimulate the creation of innovative ventures throughout the national territory. The initiative seeks to transform promising ideas into technology-based businesses, as well as strengthen the culture of innovative entrepreneurship in Brazil.
Through the encouragement of articulation between institutions and the mobilization of actors from local, state, and regional innovation ecosystems, the program promotes a favorable environment for the emergence of new solutions and technologies. The proposal is to expand support for innovation, from the conception of the idea to the structuring of startups with growth potential.
Focusing on promoting technology-based entrepreneurship, the program establishes a series of strategic objectives to foster innovation in the country. According to Article 13 of the ordinance, the initiative seeks to stimulate the creation of innovative and high-impact businesses, in addition to integrating scientific knowledge into the generation of products, services, and processes with added value.
Among the program's goals are the dissemination of the entrepreneurial culture in Science, Technology, and Innovation Institutions (ICTs), encouraging students and researchers to transform ideas into companies with growth potential. Centelha also promotes the training and capacity building of entrepreneurs in all regions of Brazil, expanding the reach of knowledge and business practice.
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Registrations for the Pre-Centelha Trail:
Pre-Centelha Trail: free training to create your pitch deck and prepare for Centelha 3 - Centelha
Access: https://programacentelha.com.br/2025/07/31/trilha-pre-centelha-capacitacao-gratuita/
