Vertown

What Vertown does

Vertown (legal entity VG Resíduos Plataforma Online LTDA) is a Brazilian SaaS company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Belo Horizonte, providing an online platform for enterprise environmental and waste management. The platform manages the full waste lifecycle from generation through transportation to final disposal, with automated issuance of MTR (Manifesto de Transporte de Resíduos) and CDF (Certificado de Destinação Final) documents directly integrated with the federal SINIR+ system and state-level MTR systems in Rio de Janeiro (INEA) and Goiás (MTR-GO). Additional modules cover supplier license compliance management, multi-unit data consolidation, ESG dashboarding aligned with CVM 193/2023, and predictive analytics on waste and emissions patterns. Vertown serves primarily enterprise and mid-market customers with significant waste generation across verticals including manufacturing, healthcare, construction, fuel distribution, agribusiness, transportation/logistics, retail, and education, with named customers such as ArcelorMittal, Suzano, BRF, Elera, Libbs Farmacêutica, JSL, and ALE Combustíveis. The platform is hosted on AWS and supports a marketplace of 14,500+ homologated waste disposal and recycling suppliers.

The company operates a sales-led B2B go-to-market targeting enterprises with multiple operational units and meaningful monthly waste volumes, with quote-based SaaS pricing tied to number of units and waste volume. A complementary PGRS/PGRCC/PGRSS professional consulting service, priced from R$500 per unit and delivered by certified environmental engineers, extends the SaaS offering into compliance documentation services. The company also operates Vertown Circle, a free professional community for ESG leaders, and offers a free waste management spreadsheet tool as a top-of-funnel lead generator. Funding to date includes a ~$1.4M round in February 2024 led by Acolab Ventures with strategic participation from IRANI, on top of an earlier 2019 seed round.

Name

Vertown

Legal name

VG Resíduos Plataforma Online LTDA

Website

https://vertown.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vertown is a Brazilian SaaS platform that automates enterprise waste management and ESG compliance, integrating directly with federal and state MTR systems to serve 80+ companies across manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and retail with end-to-end waste traceability and reporting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Compliance Software

NAICS

Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

MRV Software Platforms, Data QA/QC & Digital Audit Trails (EUAHADAD)

Keywords

• Waste management software
• Environmental compliance platform
• ESG reporting software
• Supplier compliance management
• Multi-unit environmental management

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Environmental Management Platform Subscription: SaaS platform subscription for environmental management, MTR emission, supplier compliance, and ESG reporting. Pricing appears to be per operational unit based on lead forms asking about number of units and monthly waste volume.
2. PGRS Consulting Services: Professional services for Solid Waste Management Plan (PGRS, PGRCC, PGRSS) elaboration by qualified environmental engineers with technical responsibility (ART). Starting prices at R$500.00 per unit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Vertown provides a cloud-based SaaS platform for comprehensive enterprise environmental and waste management. The platform automates the full lifecycle from waste generation to final disposal, including MTR (Waste Transport Manifesto) emission integrated with federal and state regulatory systems, supplier compliance management, and ESG reporting for CVM 193/2023 compliance. The company also offers PGRS (Solid Waste Management Plan) consulting services delivered by certified environmental engineers.

Product overview

Vertown is a technology company offering a unified SaaS platform for enterprise environmental and waste management with a focus on automation, intelligence, and ESG performance. The core product is the Vertown Platform, which integrates Automated MTR Issuance, Intelligent Supplier Management, ESG Dashboard, and Centralized Data Consolidation modules. The company also offers PGRS Consulting Services as an add-on for solid waste management plan elaboration. Additional offerings include a free Waste Management Plan Spreadsheet for basic users and the Vertown Circle professional community. All solutions work together to provide complete traceability from waste generation to final disposal, regulatory compliance automation, and ESG reporting capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vertown Platform Unified cloud-based SaaS platform providing enterprise environmental and waste management with complete traceability from waste generation to final disposal. Includes automated MTR/CDF issuance, supplier compliance control, ESG reporting, multi-unit data consolidation, predictive analytics, logistics planning, and document management. Targets Brazilian industrial and commercial enterprises requiring environmental regulatory compliance and ESG performance reporting.
• PGRS Consulting Service Professional consulting service for elaboration and maintenance of Solid Waste Management Plans (PGRS, PGRCC, PGRSS) delivered by certified environmental engineers with technical responsibility (ART). Includes regulatory compliance validation and integration with the Vertown platform for ongoing updates. Targets Brazilian companies in regulated sectors needing formal waste management plans for environmental licensing.
• Waste Management Plan Spreadsheet Free downloadable spreadsheet tool for basic industrial waste management control. Provides a basic panel for key indicator visualization, tracking by waste type, volume and generating unit, and simplified recording of waste generation, storage and disposal. Targets entry-level users and serves as a lead generation asset for the Vertown platform.
• Vertown Circle Community Professional community platform for sustainability and environmental management leaders offering networking meetings, innovation workshops, market reports and exclusive content. Free access for qualified environmental professionals, consultants, and companies. Functions as a thought-leadership and demand generation channel for the broader Vertown platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 72% reduction in administrative costs for environmental management
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationVertown's server is hosted on AWS (Amazon Web Services), which provides the cloud infrastructure for the platform. AWS maintains its own service terms, usage policies, and commitments as detailed in their service terms.
• SINIR+ (Sistema Nacional de Informações sobre a Gestão dos Resíduos Sólidos)coreTechnology or IntegrationVertown integrates directly with SINIR+, the federal MTR system operated by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, for electronic MTR emission and waste tracking compliance.
• INEA Rio de JaneirocoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with INEA (Instituto Estadual do Ambiente) state system for MTR emission in Rio de Janeiro state, which has more comprehensive requirements than federal standards.
• MTR-GO GoiáscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with MTR-GO state system for waste tracking in Goiás state, which requires state-specific MTR emission since 2026.
• DPOnetcoreOthersDPOnet (CNPJ 36.487.128/0001-79) has been appointed as Vertown's Data Protection Officer (Encarregado de Dados) under Brazil's LGPD, responsible for all functions and attributions required by the data protection law.
• Homologated Supplier NetworkcoreOthersMarketplace with 14,500+ homologated suppliers including waste collectors, recyclers, treatment facilities, and disposal companies. Suppliers are validated for environmental license compliance and integrated into the platform for automated documentation.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Persefoni: Climate management and accounting platform for enterprises. Adjacent to Vertown's environmental KPI and CO2 emissions dashboard capabilities.
• Sphera: Enterprise EHS, ESG, and operational risk SaaS suite. Directly competes with Vertown in environmental compliance and ESG reporting software for large industrial customers.
• Watershed: Enterprise climate and ESG disclosure platform used by large companies for carbon accounting and sustainability reporting. Competes head-on with Vertown's ESG reporting module.
• Workiva: Cloud platform for ESG, sustainability, and regulatory reporting with strong enterprise penetration. Overlaps with Vertown's ESG dashboard and CVM 193 reporting workflow.
• isoMetrix: EHS and ESG software platform with strong presence in mining, oil & gas, and heavy industry — verticals that overlap heavily with Vertown's industrial customer base.
• AMCS Group: Vertical SaaS for the waste and recycling industry, covering routing, compliance, and disposal operations. Closest analog to Vertown's waste-management platform category.
• Optera: ESG software and advisory supporting decarbonization strategies and sustainability reporting for enterprises. Comparable solution footprint to Vertown's environmental management suite.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce Net Zero Cloud: Salesforce's sustainability cloud competes in ESG and carbon accounting as part of a broader CRM and enterprise platform. Incumbent threat if it bundles compliance/MTR capability.
• Ambipar: Large Brazilian environmental services and waste-management conglomerate. A broad incumbent rather than a direct SaaS peer, but shares customer base and could bundle software into its services.

Emerging players

• Greenly: Carbon-accounting SaaS primarily serving SMB and mid-market customers. Sits in the same ESG software category as Vertown's emissions and reporting modules, at a smaller customer scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/vertown
• Facebookfacebook.com/vgresiduos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vertown
• Instagraminstagram.com/vertown_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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