HOW WE ACCELERATE
your startup?
It’s easy… Years of experience of our investors, partners, mentors, advisors and managers in hardware and software development, coupled with the entire acceleration experience of Darwin Startups!
Discover our features
Execution and market access are our strengths
Investment
Up to R$ 300K of investment in exchange of 5% to 15% stake, for pilot lot development to product-channel-fit for traction and distribution. In addition to approaching the largest VC funds in Brazil and abroad. In addition to approaching the largest VC funds in Brazil and abroad.
Prototyping labs.
In partnership with the Institute of Industry (SENAI-SC / FIESC) and PRODUZA we provide a laboratory for prototyping and hardware development supporting up to your pilot lot.
Market Access
Together with our partners we enable the products to be validated by customers in the market, within their establishments. There are several possibilities to access points of sale that enable the collection of feedbacks about the developed products!
Access to Innovation Grants
We have partners, advisors and mentors recognized for their ability to raise tens of millions of dollars in resources, they will be assisting in writing and applying the projects to funding notices.
Tax incentive programs
Get details on how your company fits into municipal, state and federal tax incentive policies.
The beginning of your journey with HARDS
We start with the on-line application where we will analyze all submissions and select the ones that fit the most in the HARDS thesis for a 1 hour interview with the founders. Those selected for the next phase will participate in the face-to-face HARDS Day at our headquarters in Floripa. Those who stand out the most will be part of the HARDS Factory, also at our headquarters with mentors and experts from HARDS, partners and Darwin Startups. In the acceleration phase, the selected members receive assistance from HARDS mentors and partners in addition to capital investment to accelerate startup development!
Startups accelerated
Mentors
Our perks
As part of the HARDS acceleration program, companies and entrepreneurs have access to dozens of benefits valued over R$ 500K, the famous PERKS. Cloud Service, CRMs, marketing tools, legal advice and hardware development and much more.
