What TQI does

TQI – Tecnologia, Qualidade e Inovação – is a privately-held Brazilian IT services company founded in 1992 in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, with regional headquarters in São Paulo and a US subsidiary opened in 2024. The firm delivers enterprise software engineering, application maintenance and support, strategic consulting, data and analytics, AI and machine learning, UX, cloud, and legacy modernization services, organized around nine service lines rather than a single product. Its core technical methodology is an "AI-First" engineering approach that integrates generative AI, intelligent automation, assisted refactoring, copilots, and AI-driven quality and support tooling across the software lifecycle, with a particular emphasis on GenAI-powered COBOL and mainframe modernization to cloud-native architectures (most prominently AWS, where TQI is an Advanced Tier Partner with 25+ certified professionals).

TQI serves large enterprise clients across regulated and operationally complex verticals, with financial services as the primary vertical (Banco do Brasil for over 30 years; Tribanco for Pix implementation), plus telecommunications (Telefônica/Vivo), aviation (Azul Linhas Aéreas), logistics (Roadcard), real estate (Lopes), and technology/internet (UOL). Go-to-market is purely direct enterprise field sales, supported by thought-leadership channels including the TQI Summit (annual) and TQI Executive Club (monthly CIO/executive forum in São Paulo), alongside a content blog and earned media. The company employs 251-500 people and has earned analyst recognition as Leader in ISG Provider Lens AI-driven ADM Services 2025 and Product Challenger in 2025, with multiple consecutive Great Place to Work certifications.

The business model is B2B professional services and managed services: revenue comes from project-based engagements, dedicated squad/team contracts, and recurring application support and maintenance contracts with guaranteed SLAs and 24x7 monitoring, priced on a quote/engagement basis (no public pricing). No revenue is publicly disclosed. TQI is self-funded through operations over 33 years, with a corporate venture arm (TQI Ventures, launched 2026 with BR Angels, R$5M target) and an advisory board established in 2022. Mário Anseloni assumed the presidency in 2024 with an explicit expansion mandate.

Name

TQI

Legal name

TQI – Tecnologia, Qualidade e Inovação

Website

https://tqi.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Founded in 1992, TQI is a Brazilian IT services firm providing enterprise software engineering, AI/ML, cloud, data analytics, and legacy modernization for large organizations across financial services, telecommunications, aviation, and logistics in Brazil and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Professional Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Modernization (Monolith-to-Modules, Domain Modernization) (BPAEAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF), Generative AI & LLM Solutions Services (RAG, Agents, Copilots) (BPAEAHAG)

Keywords

• IT professional services
• Software engineering
• Legacy modernization
• Digital transformation consulting
• Cloud migration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Uberlândia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional IT Services: Custom software development, consulting and technology services delivered through dedicated squads and teams embedded with client organizations. Revenue generated through project-based engagements and ongoing service contracts.
2. Application Support and Maintenance: Continuous application maintenance and support services with guaranteed SLAs, including 24x7 monitoring and incident management. Revenue generated through recurring service contracts.
3. Technology Consulting: Strategic technology consulting including AI roadmap development, cloud strategy, digital transformation planning and software architecture assessment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TQI is a Brazilian technology services company that delivers professional IT services to enterprise clients, including custom software engineering, software quality assurance, application maintenance and support, technology consulting, data & analytics, AI & machine learning, UX design, cloud services, and legacy modernization. It combines AI-first methodologies with dedicated squads and embedded teams to execute strategic digital transformation projects. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements, managed services contracts, and ongoing consulting relationships with large organizations.

Product overview

TQI is an IT services company (Tecnologia, Qualidade e Inovação) providing a portfolio of professional technology services rather than a single unified product. The service offerings include: Software Quality (Qualidade de Software), Maintenance & Support (Sustentação), Strategic Consulting (Consultoria), Software Engineering (Engenharia e Arquitetura de Software), Data & Analytics, AI & Machine Learning, User Experience (UX/UI), Cloud services, and Legacy Modernization. These services work together to deliver end-to-end digital transformation, with AI capabilities (particularly generative AI) integrated across multiple service lines. The company operates as a systems integrator specializing in high-impact strategic projects for enterprise clients, particularly in the financial, telecom, aviation, logistics, retail, and healthcare sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TQI Ventures: Venture capital fund created in partnership with BR Angels to invest up to R$ 5 million in B2B startups focused on technological modernization of large companies.

Products and services

• Software Quality (Qualidade de Software) Software quality assurance service including security testing (Pentest, Assessment, SaaSTest/PaaSTest), Quality Engineering with Shift Left Testing, AI-powered quality optimization, quality maturity strategy, and continuous test automation pipelines. Targeted at enterprise development teams requiring quality validation.
• Maintenance & Support (Sustentação) Intelligent application maintenance with AI-powered incident prediction, automated diagnostics, N1/N2/N3 support with guaranteed SLAs, incident and problem management, and 24x7 continuous monitoring for high availability. Targeted at enterprise clients requiring continuous operational support.
• Technology Consulting (Consultoria) Strategic technology consulting including AI strategy, software architecture and engineering roadmap, digital transformation planning, cloud and DevOps advisory, and software quality maturity assessment. Targeted at C-level and technology leaders of enterprise clients.
• Software Engineering & Architecture (Engenharia e Arquitetura de Software) AI-First software engineering with custom software development, corporate architecture, generative AI development, cloud-native and modernization, and end-to-end DevSecOps, CI/CD, and SRE practices. Delivered through dedicated squads and embedded teams for enterprise clients.
• Data & Analytics (Dados & Analytics) Data and analytics services including Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, Data Mesh, interactive dashboards, predictive analytics, AI models, MLOps governance, and generative AI for data governance. Targeted at enterprise data initiatives.
• AI & Machine Learning (IA & Machine Learning) Artificial intelligence and machine learning services including use case mapping, hyperpersonalization, custom model training, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and AI implementation strategy. Targeted at enterprise clients adopting AI capabilities.
• User Experience (Experiência do Usuário) User experience services including AI-powered Product Discovery, UX/UI design, digital product roadmap strategy, Design System development, and usability research with journey mapping. Targeted at enterprise product teams.
• Cloud Services Cloud services including workload migration (On-Premises, VMware), FinOps cost optimization, managed services with 24/7 monitoring, CI/CD pipeline orchestration, and cloud-native solutions using microservices, containers, and serverless. Delivered as an AWS Advanced Tier Partner.
• Legacy Modernization (Modernização) Legacy system modernization including AI-powered refactoring, mainframe to AWS cloud-native migration, COBOL modernization, microservices architecture, API integration, and ROI-oriented modernization strategy. Targeted at enterprises running mainframe or legacy systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50%+ growth in 2020 during pandemic
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability14 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and historical.

• MendixcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Strategic partnership to accelerate low-code development in Brazil. Partnership expands access to Mendix low-code solutions offering a more agile, collaborative and scalable development model.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Advanced Tier Partner in AWS Partner Network with over 25 certified professionals. Offers joint solutions for legacy modernization to cloud-native architectures on AWS, including mainframe modernization and GenAI-powered transformation. Recognized for high technical excellence, specialized teams and proven success in cloud projects.
• GartnerstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership established in 2019 for advisory and research services to guide strategic technology decisions.
• MicrosofthistoricalTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1992Founding partnership established in 1992 working on mainframe downsizing projects. Long-standing enterprise relationship.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ci&T: Brazilian-born digital and IT services firm (NYSE-listed) with comparable scale, AI-engineering positioning, and enterprise modernization offerings across financial services, telecom and retail — the closest direct peer to TQI in Brazil.
• Stefanini: Brazilian-headquartered global IT services and consulting firm with AI, cloud, legacy modernization and ADM offerings to large enterprises, frequently cited alongside TQI in ISG Provider Lens studies for AI-driven ADM.
• MJV Technology & Innovation: Brazilian consulting and technology services firm focused on data, analytics, AI and digital transformation for large enterprises, with comparable vertical mix (financial services, retail, industry) and similar mid-market positioning.
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy specializing in software engineering excellence, AI-driven modernization and enterprise transformation — directly comparable on AI-first engineering methodology and legacy modernization to cloud-native delivery.
• Squadra Tecnologia: Brazilian IT services firm headquartered in Uberlândia (same HQ city as TQI) offering custom software development, cloud, data and QA services to enterprises — the closest geographically and operationally comparable mid-sized ADM peer.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Brazil: Global SI incumbent with a large Brazilian delivery footprint across AI, cloud, ADM and modernization, frequently competing for the same Banco do Brasil/Telefônica-class accounts as TQI but at materially larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Tata Consultancy Services (Brazil): Global IT services giant with established Brazil operations targeting the same enterprise modernization and ADM wallets; competes head-to-head on legacy-to-cloud and AI-engineering deals in financial services.
• Wipro Brazil: Global IT services incumbent with Brazil delivery centers competing for ADM, cloud and legacy modernization mandates in banking, telecom and aviation — overlapping target clients and offerings.

Emerging players

• Genesis Consulting: Brazilian boutique IT consulting firm focused on digital transformation, software engineering and data/AI services to mid-large enterprises — a smaller but directly overlapping competitor in the same ADM niche.
• Semantix: Brazilian data, analytics and AI services firm with MLOps and enterprise AI offerings, frequently co-listed with TQI in AI/GenAI provider rankings and serving overlapping Brazilian enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCfIvIVU0WrqVTJgVMgSdXCQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/tqi.it
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tqi-it
• Instagraminstagram.com/tqi.it
• Xx.com/tqibr

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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