BH-TEC

What BH-TEC does

BH-TEC (Parque Tecnológico de Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian technology park founded in 2012 and located on the edge of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) campus in Belo Horizonte. It functions as a multi-helix innovation hub, hosting 40+ resident and associated companies across fintech, nanotechnology, environmental services, industrial automation, life sciences, and aerospace, alongside 4 multinational R&D centers (CTNano, CTVacinas, and others). BH-TEC provides physical infrastructure (Hub de Inovação Multifuncional with incubation, coworking, acceleration, post-acceleration, softlanding, consulting, and a FabLab), structured programs (Nautilus for sustainability startups, Conexões post-acceleration, TCC Lab, Outlab, LabMIn), sustainability research through its Centro de Inteligência em Sustentabilidade (CIS), and knowledge-sharing events (Sexta no Parque, CIS Congress, EcoParque, Jornada Científica).

The park operates a portfolio of distinct products and services: the Hub de Inovação Multifuncional (physical infrastructure), the Conexões BH-TEC post-acceleration program (350 hours over six months for selected startups), the Nautilus sustainability acceleration program (with Instituto Ethos), and a free ESG Maturity Assessment Tool launched in June 2026 in partnership with EcoJusLab (UFMG) and ESG Scan. In 2023, BH-TEC secured R$15 million from Finep to construct its first new sustainable building since inauguration, addressing full occupancy of the existing institutional building. Its operating model combines recurring residency and association fees, government grants (Finep, Fapemig, ALMG, Sebrae's Programa Centelha), and professional services from acceleration programs. The organization is led by CEO Marco Crocco, who also serves as President of Rede Mineira de Inovação, and has received Anprotec's maximum certification and the 2024 Best Technology Park in Brazil award.

Name

BH-TEC

Legal name

Parque Tecnológico de Belo Horizonte - BH-TEC

Website

https://bhtec.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BH-TEC is a Brazilian technology park in Belo Horizonte, affiliated with UFMG, hosting 40+ innovative companies and 4 multinational R&D centers. It provides incubation, coworking, acceleration, and post-acceleration programs, the CIS sustainability research center, and an ESG assessment tool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Park Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG, Sustainability Reporting & Compliance (BPAEAPAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ)

Keywords

• Technology park management
• Startup acceleration programs
• Innovation ecosystem services
• Corporate incubation services
• Sustainability research programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Company Residency and Association Fees: BH-TEC generates revenue by hosting innovative companies as residents and associates in its technology park facilities, with the institutional building at 100% capacity.
2. Government Funding and Grants: The park receives government support including R$ 15 million from Finep for new building construction, and operates programs funded by various government entities.
3. Acceleration and Incubation Programs: BH-TEC runs acceleration programs including Nautilus and Conexões, providing services to startups in exchange for program participation and ecosystem development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BH-TEC (Parque Tecnológico de Belo Horizonte) operates a technology park and innovation hub that hosts 40+ resident and associated companies, including 4 multinational R&D centers. The organization provides physical infrastructure, shared services, a multifunctional innovation hub (incubation, coworking, Fablab), acceleration programs (Nautilus for sustainability startups and Conexões for post-acceleration), and ESG/sustainability tools such as a free ESG Maturity Assessment platform.

Product overview

BH-TEC (Parque Tecnológico de Belo Horizonte) is a technology park ecosystem that provides innovation infrastructure, acceleration programs, and sustainability-focused services rather than a single unified product. Its portfolio includes the ESG Maturity Assessment Tool (a free diagnostic platform for measuring environmental, social, and governance maturity), the Hub de Inovação Multifuncional (offering incubation, coworking, and Fablab facilities), acceleration programs (Nautilus for sustainability startups, Conexões for post-acceleration), and educational initiatives (TCC Lab connecting students to companies, Jornada Científica and EcoParque for youth outreach, Sexta no Parque for public knowledge sharing). The CIS (Centro de Inteligência em Sustentabilidade) serves as the research and sustainability arm, coordinating ESG initiatives and the annual CIS Congress.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CIS - Centro de Inteligência em Sustentabilidade: Sustainability Intelligence Center of BH-TEC, focusing on climate action, ESG maturity tools, and environmental education programs.
• Conexões BH-TEC
• Nautilus
• Sexta no Parque
• Jornada Científica
• TCC Lab
• EcoParque
• Hub de Inovação

Products and services

• ESG Maturity Assessment Tool (Ferramenta de Maturidade ESG) A free diagnostic platform that measures the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) maturity level of startups and small companies in approximately 12 minutes, generating a personalized report with strengths, evolution opportunities, and recommendations.
• Nautilus Acceleration Program An exclusive six-month acceleration program developed by CIS in partnership with Instituto Ethos, supporting sustainability-focused startups through mentorship, training sessions with industry experts, business rounds, and communication strategies.
• Conexões BH-TEC Post-Acceleration Program The first post-acceleration program in Minas Gerais, selecting startups nationwide to participate in 350 hours of work over six months, providing consulting, mentoring, and connections to the innovation ecosystem.
• Hub de Inovação Multifuncional A multifunctional innovation hub within BH-TEC supporting entrepreneurial growth through incubation, coworking, acceleration, post-acceleration, softlanding, consulting spaces, and a Fablab (digital fabrication workshop).
• Jornada Científica Program A year-long scientific education program for high school students, organized by CIS, bringing students to BH-TEC and UFMG laboratories for hands-on science experience aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals themes.
• CIS - Centro de Inteligência em Sustentabilidade BH-TEC's Sustainability Intelligence Center that develops studies on sustainability topics, supports the innovation ecosystem with ESG tools, and promotes events like the CIS Congress (Congresso de Inovação e Sustentabilidade).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 resident and associated companies hosted with institutional building at 100% capacity
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FIEMG (Federação das Indústrias de Minas Gerais)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2020BH-TEC and FIEMG partnered on the 'Venda Mais' project to boost new businesses, with six BH-TEC companies presenting innovative products and services to potential partners in exclusive business rounds.
• Rede Mineira de Inovação (RMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBH-TEC and RMI jointly promote the Programa Centelha, an initiative to transform innovative ideas into technology-based startups with approximately R$ 50,000 in funding per project.
• Fapemig (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Programa Centelha, providing funding and support for innovative entrepreneurship in Minas Gerais. Fapemig also participates in Finep Day and other innovation events at BH-TEC.
• Instituto EthoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBH-TEC and Instituto Ethos co-develop the Nautilus program, an exclusive six-month acceleration program for sustainability-focused startups with mentors from investment and ESG fields.
• UFMG (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBH-TEC is located adjacent to UFMG campus, hosting CTNano (EMBRAPII unit) and other university-affiliated research centers. Partnership includes joint programs like TCC Lab, Outlab, LabMIn, and Jornada Científica.
• EcoJusLab (UFMG Faculty of Law)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for developing ESG maturity assessment methodology adapted for startups and small innovative companies, conducted over approximately 1.5 years of research.
• ESG ScanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerESG Scan, a startup specialized in ESG risk analysis for financial institutions, partnered with BH-TEC to enhance the free ESG maturity assessment platform with more intelligent analysis and recommendations.
• ALMG (Assembleia Legislativa de Minas Gerais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Conexões BH-TEC post-acceleration program, coordinated and executed by BH-TEC in partnership with ALMG. ALMG also conducts Premio de Incentivo à Inovação competitions.
• Sebrae MinascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBH-TEC partnered with SEBRAE for the Conexões program, the first post-acceleration program in Minas Gerais, providing support for innovative startups.
• Semad (Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for climate vulnerability assessment, with Renata Maria de Araújo from Semad presenting the Índice Mineiro de Vulnerabilidade Climática (IMVC) at BH-TEC events.
• Times Higher Education (THE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBH-TEC was featured at Latin America Universities Summit organized by THE, hosting discussions on Belo Horizonte's role as a science and education city with 60+ university rectors and vice-chancellors from 22 countries.
• KunumiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI company at BH-TEC developing machine learning solutions for global challenges including COVID-19 mortality analysis through Behy Dive project, applying state-of-art ML for UN sustainable development goals.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Techstars: Global accelerator network running thematic programs including sustainability, often partnering with corporations. Comparable to BH-TEC's accelerator/post-acceleration structure in program design and startup-development focus.
• Sebrae Minas: Brazilian SME support agency that co-runs the Conexões program with BH-TEC. Larger incumbent in the entrepreneurship-support space covering all of Minas Gerais with broader scope.

Emerging players

• MassChallenge: Global startup accelerator with programs addressing sustainability and impact themes. Comparable to BH-TEC's Nautilus accelerator in mission and cohort-based delivery, though operating without a physical tech park.

Direct peers

• Porto Digital: Recife-based technology and innovation hub hosting ICT and creative-economy companies with government, academic and corporate backing. Comparable Brazilian tech-park operator serving as an innovation ecosystem manager.
• Fundación Parque Tecnológico Itaipu (FPTI): Brazilian technology park in Foz do Iguaçu focused on innovation, sustainability and research. Comparable Latin American technology-park operator with government and academic backing and ESG/sustainability focus.
• Tecnopuc (PUCRS Tech Park): Brazilian technology park affiliated with PUCRS university in Porto Alegre, hosting companies, R&D centers and running acceleration programs. Operates the same park-resident business model as BH-TEC with academic anchoring.
• TecnoPARQ (Viçoca): Technology park affiliated with UFV in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, jointly partnered with BH-TEC on LabMIn. Operates the same resident-company, university-anchored park model in the same Brazilian state.
• Instituto Caldeira: Innovation hub in Porto Alegre hosting startups and corporate innovation projects, with acceleration programs and coworking. Competes in the same Brazilian innovation-ecosystem management category as BH-TEC.

Others

• Anprotec: Brazilian association of technology parks and business incubators that certifies and recognizes parks including BH-TEC. Acts as industry body rather than direct competitor but shapes the competitive landscape.
• UFMG (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais): Federal university adjacent to BH-TEC hosting CTNano (EMBRAPII unit) and partnering on TCC Lab, Outlab and LabMIn. Functions as core research partner and enabler of BH-TEC's talent and R&D pipeline rather than a competing park.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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