Nave à Vela

What Nave à Vela does

Nave à Vela is a Brazilian educational technology company that delivers innovation culture curriculum and learning solutions to private K-12 schools across Brazil. Founded in 2015 and headquartered on Rua Augusta in São Paulo's Jardins district, the company operates a B2B model targeting school administrators, coordinators, and owners through direct field sales and account management. Its reported reach includes 400+ partner schools and approximately 120,000 students, supported by 51-100 employees, and the company operates as part of the ArcoPlus ecosystem under parent company Arco.

The company's core technology is the Base Curricular para Cultura de Inovação (BCCI), a proprietary curriculum framework aligned with Brazil's BNCC standards and the international 4Cs (creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication). This is packaged into four age-segmented collections: Coleção Engenhocas (Early Childhood, ages 3-5), Guia do Inovador das Galáxias (Elementary I, 1st-4th grade), Coleção Missão Maker (Elementary II, 5th-9th grade), and Coleção Decole nas Ideias (High School). Each collection combines physical materials (textbooks, creative and assembly kits) with digital layers including the Espaço.NAV platform for multimedia and gamified content. Complementary offerings include LAB NAV (a proprietary maker space equipped with furniture, tools, and digital fabrication equipment such as 3D printers and laser cutters), the CRIE educator formation program (40+ hours of training plus periodic sessions), and the annual HackaNAV hackathon for 8th and 9th grade students. The Navegando com IA resource hub extends the portfolio into AI literacy guidance for schools.

Revenue derives from quote-based annual subscriptions to private schools (bundling collections, LAB NAV inclusion, pedagogical advisory, and educator formation), one-time purchases of didactic materials by families through the Loja NAV e-commerce platform, and CRIE professional services. The company monetizes its content library, physical infrastructure, and ongoing training as a vertically integrated stack rather than discrete products. Nave à Vela participates in the broader ArcoPlus ecosystem alongside complementary solutions such as SAS Educação and Programa Pleno, and has secured strategic partnerships including a 2026 collaboration with Google for HackaNAV and access to OpenAI technology via parent Arco.

Name

Nave à Vela

Legal name

Nave à Vela

Website

https://naveavela.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nave à Vela is a Brazilian B2B ed-tech company that delivers BNCC-aligned innovation culture curriculum, maker materials, digital platforms, and educator formation to private K-12 schools, serving 400+ partner schools nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Technology

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Digital Curriculum & Interactive Lessons (EDAGAEAA), Early Learning Digital Curriculum & School Readiness Content (EDAFACAN), K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA)

Keywords

• K-12 innovation curriculum
• Maker education programs
• STEAM learning solutions
• Educator professional development
• School digital platform

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Materials Sales: Sale of physical and digital didactic materials (student books, creative kits, assembly kits) to partner schools and families through the proprietary Loja NAV e-commerce platform. Schools and families purchase materials aligned to each collection (Engenhocas, GIG, Missão Maker, Decole nas Ideias).
2. LAB NAV Maker Space: Sale of the fully equipped LAB NAV maker space as a separate product offering, complementing the didactic materials. Includes furniture, visual communication, supply kits, tools, and materials. Provided separately from the core curriculum.
3. Pedagogical Advisory Services: Pedagogical advisory services including customized formations throughout the year, personalized classroom planning support, and project follow-up. Provided to partner schools as part of the ongoing partnership.
4. Digital Platform Access: Access to Espaço.NAV, the digital platform with multimedia content, gamification features, teacher courses, and student resources. Included as part of the school partnership or sold separately.
5. Educator Formation (CRIE): Revenue generated from the CRIE educator formation program — over 40 hours of initial training and periodic formations for teachers at partner schools. Includes certification and ongoing professional development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Nave à Vela provides a complete innovation culture solution for private K-12 schools in Brazil, built around four age-tiered didactic collections (Early Childhood, Elementary I, Elementary II, and High School) that combine physical student books and creative kits with proprietary digital platforms, accompanied by educator formation, pedagogical advisory, a turnkey LAB NAV maker space, and the HackaNAV annual hackathon. Revenue is generated primarily through B2B school partnerships (annual subscription bundles) and direct e-commerce sales of materials to families through the Loja NAV platform.

Product overview

Nave à Vela is an educational technology company offering a comprehensive, multi-level portfolio of innovation culture solutions spanning Early Childhood Education through High School. The portfolio consists of four age-appropriate curriculum collections (Engenhocas, Guia do Inovador das Galáxias, Coleção Missão Maker, and Coleção Decole nas Ideias), each combining physical student materials, educator guides, and hands-on kits with digital platforms and gamified learning resources. The offering is structured around three integrated layers: continuous educator professional development and formation (CRIE), practical student experiences through collections and maker activities, and family engagement rituals and celebrations. Schools also receive pedagogical advisory services, LAB NAV maker spaces with digital fabrication equipment, and access to the HackaNAV innovation marathon. The Navegando com IA resource provides AI literacy guidelines for responsible technology use in education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coleção Engenhocas: Early childhood education collection (ages 3-5) featuring stories connected to UN Sustainable Development Goals with creative kits for hands-on learning.
• Guia do Inovador das Galáxias
• Coleção Missão Maker
• Coleção Decole nas Ideias
• LAB NAV
• HackaNAV
• Espaço.NAV
• Loja NAV
• CRIE
• Navegando com IA
• Engenhocas Digital

Products and services

• Coleção Engenhocas Didactic collection for children aged 3-5 in Early Childhood Education consisting of 3 books with 4 stories each linked to UN Sustainable Development Goals, creative kits with molds for building toys, teacher support materials, and an exclusive Engenhocas Digital app for family engagement.
• Guia do Inovador das Galáxias (GIG) Collection for 1st to 4th grade combining textbooks with hands-on challenges, a creative assembly kit, an educator guide, and a gamified digital platform with multimedia content and exclusive challenges.
• Coleção Missão Maker Collection for 5th to 9th grade featuring textbooks with 6 thematic maker areas across grades with increasing complexity, assembly kits with diverse materials and tools, a project book with 15+ suggestions, and a digital platform with multimedia content.
• Coleção Decole nas Ideias Fully digital collection for 1st to 3rd year of High School featuring multimedia resources, flexible implementation aligned with BNCC, procedural and self-assessment, a multi-grade approach, and Design Thinking and Design Sprint methodologies adapted for school settings.
• LAB NAV (Maker Space) Fully equipped proprietary maker space for Nave à Vela partner schools, including functional furniture, custom visual communication to stimulate creativity, supply kits, materials, tools, and digital fabrication equipment such as 3D printers and laser cutters. Offered separately from didactic materials to complement the innovation culture journey.
• Espaço.NAV Proprietary digital platform that enhances maker classes, allowing students, teachers, and families to access all resources and materials offered by Nave à Vela. Includes gamification, multimedia content, supplementary courses, and digital versions of student and educator books.
• Loja NAV Proprietary online store enabling partner schools and families to purchase didactic materials used during Innovation Culture classes, with boleto and credit card payment options, installment plans, and school delivery.
• Assessoria Pedagógica Pedagogical advisory service combining over 40 hours of initial formation, periodic customized trainings throughout the year, and personalized classroom planning support and project follow-up for partner schools.
• Formação em Cultura de Inovação (CRIE) Educator formation program with over 40 hours of initial online and in-person training covering innovation culture, practical application of collections, certification, and ongoing periodic formations. Includes specific tracks on Digital Fabrication, Manual Fabrication, Programming, and Electronics & Robotics.
• HackaNAV Annual national innovation marathon for 8th and 9th grade students from partner schools. Teams develop innovative projects addressing real social and scientific challenges, advancing through school, regional, and national stages via the Portal Nave à Vela platform; national winners receive a trip to NASA's Space Center.
• Navegando com IA Pedagogical guide and resource hub providing essential guidelines for schools on responsible AI use, covering AI in education, academic integrity, subject-specific recommendations, and safety and privacy protocols for AI in the classroom.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120,000+ students impacted across 400+ schools
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability7 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GooglecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 June 2026Google partnered with Nave à Vela's HackaNAV 2026 competition, providing participating teams with Gemini Enterprise Education Edition licenses and NotebookLM access for their innovation projects. Winning teams also visit Google's São Paulo office. The partnership connects AI tools with educational outcomes, aligning Google's AI capabilities with Nave à Vela's student-focused innovation curriculum.
• SAS EducaçãominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNave à Vela and SAS Educação are presented as complementary educational solutions that schools can adopt together. SAS Educação provides an integrated teaching platform focused on overall student development, while Nave à Vela adds maker/innovation culture education. The partnership is highlighted at events like Bett Brasil 2024 to showcase how the two solutions work in tandem.
• Programa PlenominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrograma Pleno (socioemotional education program) and Nave à Vela (innovation culture) are positioned as complementary solutions that schools can adopt together for holistic student development. Both are part of the ArcoPlus ecosystem of supplementary pedagogical solutions.
• ArcoPlus / ArcocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNave à Vela is part of the ArcoPlus ecosystem of supplementary pedagogical solutions. Arco is the parent company providing strategic direction, partnerships (including the OpenAI partnership), and shared resources across its portfolio of education solutions including Nave à Vela, Programa Pleno, and SAS Educação.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Geekie: Brazilian K–12 edtech providing adaptive digital curriculum, teacher support, and school partnerships. Most directly comparable Brazilian peer given similar B2B school sales motion and BNCC-aligned content.
• Bili (formerly IDTech): Brazilian edtech delivering digital curriculum, programming, and innovation content to K–12 schools. Overlaps with Nave à Vela in the maker/STEAM and innovation-culture space and shares the same BNCC-aligned school channel.
• SAS Educação: Brazilian K–12 educational solutions provider, already presented as a complementary partner of Nave à Vela within the ArcoPlus ecosystem. Comparable as a fellow B2B K–12 content provider with private-school distribution.
• Programa Pleno: Brazilian socioemotional education program for schools, part of the ArcoPlus ecosystem alongside Nave à Vela. Directly comparable as a fellow K–12 supplementary pedagogical solution sold to the same private-school buyer.

Emerging players

• Letrus: Brazilian edtech focused on literacy and writing skills for K–12 schools. Comparable as a B2B K–12 content provider selling into the same private-school segment, though narrower in subject focus.
• Muvuco: Brazilian edtech delivering gamified learning content to K–12 students. Comparable in its BNCC-aligned, gamified digital platform approach to Espaço.NAV, though with a smaller school footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Positivo Tecnologia (Education segment): Brazilian incumbent with a sizable K–12 education content and technology business, including tablets, content, and school solutions. Comparable in its broad reach into Brazilian private K–12 schools.
• Eleva Educação: Brazilian K–12 private school group with associated content and digital solutions. Comparable as a large player in the private K–12 market that competes for the same school buyers as Nave à Vela.
• Vasta (formerly Somos Educação): Listed Brazilian K–12 educational solutions and content company, owned by Cogna. Serves as a broad incumbent competitor with significantly larger scale across content, distribution, and digital platforms.
• Cogna Educação: Largest Brazilian K–12 education group, encompassing K–12 schools, content, and edtech. A broad incumbent competing across the same BNCC-aligned content and school-partnership space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NaveaVela
• Facebookfacebook.com/naveavela.educ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nave-%C3%A0-vela
• Instagraminstagram.com/naveavela

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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