Connected Smart Cities

What Connected Smart Cities does

Connected Smart Cities (CSC) is a multidimensional community and content platform accelerating smart city development across Brazil, operated by Necta Comunicação e Eventos Ltda (CNPJ: 25.249.914/0001-11) and headquartered in São Paulo. Founded in 2015, CSC connects governments, enterprises, startups, industry associations, and universities through three operating pillars: Intelligence (Portal CSC news, Ranking CSC city benchmarking, Selo CSC CI smart city certification, Selo CSC EI innovation ecosystem certification, 100+ Influentes em Mobilidade Urbana study); Events (Connected Smart Cities national event, CSC GovTech, Parque da Mobilidade Urbana, regional strategic meetings, AirConnected for urban air mobility); and Education (Learn CSC professional courses including Cityleaders and AI-themed programs). The platform also offers paid consulting for smart city planning and structuring to municipal clients.

Name

Connected Smart Cities

Legal name

Necta Comunicação e Eventos Ltda

Website

https://connectedsmartcities.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Connected Smart Cities, operated by Necta Comunicação e Eventos Ltda in São Paulo since 2015, operates a multidimensional community, content, and events platform connecting Brazilian municipal governments, mobility enterprises, startups, and universities to accelerate smart city development across Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Sponsorships and Participation: Organizations sponsor and participate in CSC national events, CSC GovTech, Parque da Mobilidade Urbana, and regional events. Revenue comes from sponsorship tiers, exhibition booth fees (Expo CSC), and attendee fees.
2. Partner Membership (Clube de Parceiros): Organizational partner program with tiered membership levels providing access to community benefits, networking, and visibility within the ecosystem.
3. Educational Programs (Learn CSC): Course and training programs for smart city professionals including IA para Governos Subnacionais, IA para gestão pública e cidades inteligentes, Cityleaders, and specialized courses. Programs offered in-person and online with live transmission.
4. Consulting Services: Support for planning and structuring of smart cities — advisory services helping cities implement technologies and connect with partner organizations.
5. Business Connection Services: Exclusive connection rounds and business meetings system where participating organizations identify and schedule 15-20 minute meetings to present partnership and business opportunities.
6. Ranking and Certification Services: City ranking evaluations and certification programs (Selo CSC CI, Selo CSC EI) providing cities with assessment and recognition for smart city development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Connected Smart Cities is a multidimensional platform that accelerates smart city development in Brazil by connecting governments, companies, startups, associations, and universities through national and regional events, city rankings and certifications, educational programs, business connection rounds, consulting services, and a daily news portal. The platform generates revenue through event sponsorships, partner memberships, paid courses, consulting engagements, and certification programs, while offering the ranking and seal initiatives free of charge to Brazilian municipalities.

Product overview

Connected Smart Cities (CSC) is a multidimensional platform that accelerates smart city development in Brazil through three main pillars: Intelligence (Portal CSC, Ranking CSC, Selo CSC CI, Selo CSC EI), Events (Cidade CSC, Connected Smart Cities National Event, CSC GovTech, Parque da Mobilidade Urbana, AIRCONNECTED, Reuniões Estratégicas Regionais), and Education (Learn CSC with courses like Cityleaders, IA para Governos, 10 anos de cidades inteligentes, and Mobilidade Aérea Urbana). Founded in 2015, the platform provides free initiatives including city rankings, certifications, awards (Prêmio CSC, Prêmio PMU, 100+ Influentes), and consulting services to help accelerate smart city development across Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Learn CSC: Educational platform for smart cities and urban mobility professionals - first dedicated education school in Brazil for smart city professionals
• Ranking CSC
• Selo CSC CI
• Selo CSC EI
• Cidade CSC
• CSC GovTech
• Parque da Mobilidade Urbana (PMU)
• 100+ Influentes em Mobilidade Urbana
• Prêmio CSC
• AirConnected

Products and services

• Portal CSC

Quantifiable outcome

• Connected ecosystem since 2015 with 100+ partner organizations supported
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Mobilidade EstadãoflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 January 2021Strategic media partnership between Connected Smart Cities and Mobilidade Estadão for promotion of smart cities and mobility topics. Includes weekly newspaper insert (circulating Wednesdays), dedicated portal (mobilidade.estadao.com.br), weekly live sessions (Momento Mobilidade), podcast (Notícias do seu Tempo on Spotify), and event collaboration. Mobilidade Estadão reaches 20+ million interested in mobility, impacting 46.3 million people total. Partnership announced January 27, 2021.
• Necta (Necta Comunicação e Eventos Ltda)coreOthersNecta is the company behind the Connected Smart Cities platform. Its mission is to create transformative connections to impact ecosystems, creating content platforms that connect organizations seeking purpose-driven growth. CNPJ: 25.249.914/0001-11. Headquartered in São Paulo.
• P3C (Plataforma P3C)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic symbiosis between P3C and CSC platforms under shared purpose of strengthening infrastructure and innovation. P3C focuses on PPP and concession investments for sustainable development and qualified investments. Two projects with one shared purpose.
• Enel X BrasilflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerEnel X is the presenting sponsor of Parque da Mobilidade Urbana events. Global company leading the energy transition, developing innovative products and digital solutions for cities, residences, industries, and electric mobility. Featured electric bus mockup and two electric buses at PMU events.
• iFoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for drone delivery demonstrations at Parque da Mobilidade Urbana events, in collaboration with Speedbird Aero.
• Speedbird AerominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrone delivery company partnering with iFood and PMU for simulated drone deliveries at events.
• CNT – Conselho Nacional do TransporteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for bus and truck simulator experiences at PMU events, allowing visitors to experience driving simulators.
• Quicko / MAAS GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for multimodal challenge at PMU events using the Quicko app to register participants' journey to events using different shared, electric, active, and collective modes.
• Bike AnjominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for bicycle test rides, learning-to-ride workshops, traffic behavior education, and basic mechanics workshops at PMU events.
• Instituto Aromeiazero / Projeto Bike ArteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for bicycle workshops teaching adults and children to ride, test rides with electric bikes, and KM Solidário app integration for donating kilometers to NGOs.
• UCorp Mobilidade ESGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for electric car test drives at PMU events through the UCorp Mobilidade ESG app, allowing pre-registered participants to drive available electric vehicles.
• WazeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWaze Carpool partnership providing R$2.00 discount on rides to PMU events for carpooling participants during the three-day event.
• MaaS GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO and founder Sampo Hietanen of MaaS Global (creator of Mobility as a Service concept) participated as Keynote Speaker at PMU, sharing vision of Brazil jumping to MaaS and skipping automobile ownership stage.
• UITP – União Internacional de Transporte PúblicominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHead of Latin America Office Eleonora Pazos confirmed presence at PMU opening, bringing international public transport perspective.
• TUMI – Transformative Urban Mobility InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerManagement Head Jens Giersdorf participated in PMU opening bringing information about international cooperation to accelerate transition to electric mobility in the Global South.
• SENATRAN – Secretaria Nacional de TrânsitominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecretário Nacional de Trânsito Frederico Carneiro participated in PMU opening to discuss traffic safety and national transit policies.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CoMotion: Global mobility community and event organizer (including CoMotion LA, Miami) focused on urban mobility innovation. Closely comparable to Parque da Mobilidade Urbana in its event-driven mobility ecosystem model and partnership with public and private sector mobility players.
• Cities Today: Media and networking platform covering smart city innovation, infrastructure, and governance globally. Comparable to Portal CSC as a smart city content/community platform, though primarily English-language and global.
• Smart Cities Council: International coalition connecting cities, policymakers, and solution providers through content, advisory, and readiness programs. Closely comparable to CSC's multidimensional community model (rankings, certifications, advisory, education) but with a global rather than Latin American footprint.
• Smart Cities Connect: US-based smart city conference and content platform bringing together governments, vendors, and academics. Comparable to CSC's Cidade CSC event and Portal CSC content strategy, focused primarily on the North American market.
• Smart City Expo World Congress: Global flagship event and community for the smart city ecosystem organized by Fira de Barcelona. Directly comparable to Connected Smart Cities' Cidade CSC and Parque da Mobilidade Urbana as a flagship event-driven smart city ecosystem platform, but operating at global rather than Brazilian scale.

Broad incumbents

• UITP (Union Internationale des Transports Publics): Global association for public transport authorities and operators that has participated in CSC's PMU events. Comparable as a broader incumbent convening the urban mobility ecosystem worldwide, with overlapping audience of city transport decision-makers.

Emerging players

• MaaS Global: Creator of the Whim Mobility-as-a-Service app and partner of CSC's PMU events. Comparable as a strategic participant in the same urban mobility ecosystem CSC convenes, though operating as a technology vendor rather than an event/community platform.

Regional players

• GovTech Brasil: Brazilian ecosystem connecting startups, governments, and investors in public-sector digital transformation. Directly comparable to CSC GovTech as a community platform targeting the same Brazilian govtech buyer base.
• WRI Cidades Sustentáveis (WRI Ross Center): World Resources Institute's Brazil-focused sustainable cities program working with municipal governments on urban sustainability and mobility. Comparable to CSC's city-focused content, rankings, and consulting model in the same Brazilian geography, with a research/advocacy rather than event-driven model.

Others

• Mobilidade Estadão: Strategic media partner of Connected Smart Cities; Estadão's dedicated mobility vertical with 20M+ interested readers and 46.3M total reach. Comparable as a content/media arm of the smart city ecosystem rather than a competing event organizer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/con_smartcities
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ConnectedSmartCities
• Facebookfacebook.com/connectedsmartcities
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/connected-smart-cities
• Instagraminstagram.com/csc.plataforma

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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