Cities, much like corporations, are experiencing an urgent need for innovation. OPENCITY LAB, a pioneering initiative on the global stage, provides a rapid pathway to drive innovation within businesses and urban environments. It strategically connects corporations with startups that generate positive urban impact, creating mutual value.
Powered by GARIMPO DE SOLUÇÕES, experts in the creative economy and urban development, and REPENSE, specialists in brand strategy, OPENCITY LAB facilitates the transformation of untapped startup potential into tangible innovation for businesses and cities – the urban centers where 86% of the Brazilian population resides.
The central hub of this convergence is a digital portal, offering partnering brands access to a curated selection of hundreds of mapped and filtered Brazilian (and, in time, Latin American) startups. While its interface is digital, its core is fundamentally human. Recognizing that collaboration is essential for driving change, OPENCITY LAB has established strategic partnerships with incubators, accelerators, investment funds, and city governments that understand cities as living laboratories. Because innovation is not merely created; it is experienced.
