Grupo HDI

What Grupo HDI does

Grupo HDI is a Latin American software quality assurance and test automation company, headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, with offices in Medellín, Colombia, and Santiago, Chile. The firm was founded in 1990 and operates as a private company with 101–250 employees. Its core offering centers on XCELERA, a proprietary test automation platform that automates unit, load, stress, and homologation testing across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. Beyond XCELERA, Grupo HDI delivers specialized service modules: Meios de Pagamento (Payment Methods Testing) using robotic and mechatronic validation of ATMs and POS terminals, and Homologação Comparada (Comparative Homologation) for cross-cloud interoperability testing. The customer base is concentrated in banking and financial services, with named enterprise clients including Bancolombia, Banco Pichincha, Santander, BTG Pactual, and Itaú Unibanco.

The company monetizes primarily via professional services engagements rather than purely product licensing, with pricing not publicly disclosed and engagements quoted on a project basis. Grupo HDI reaches customers through a direct B2B sales motion, leveraging email outreach and broad organic social presence, and emphasizes a relationship-driven, trust-based approach. The company has also completed a material diversification outside software testing: in 2023 it acquired Liberty Seguros, rebranded as Yelum Seguros, which is now the primary sponsor of Brazilian football refereeing through a 2026 partnership with CBF. Whether the insurance subsidiary is a core growth vector or a non-core holding is not clarified in the public materials, and the revenue split between the software testing business and Yelum Seguros is undisclosed.

Name

Grupo HDI

Legal name

GRUPO HDI

Website

https://grupohdi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Grupo HDI is a Latin American software quality assurance firm providing test automation via its proprietary XCELERA platform, plus robotic payment-system and cloud homologation testing, primarily serving banks and financial institutions across Brazil, Colombia, and Chile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Software Testing and Quality Assurance Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Testing & QA Services (BPAEAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Testing, QA & Release/Deployment Enablement (BPAEAAAN)

Keywords

• Software testing services
• Test automation platform
• Payment systems testing
• Quality assurance services
• Cloud environment testing

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Testing and QA Services: Professional services revenue from software testing, automation, and quality assurance services. The company provides specialized testing for payment systems, comparative homologation services, and test automation using their proprietary XCELERA platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Grupo HDI provides software quality assurance and test automation services, centered on its proprietary XCELERA platform. The company delivers specialized testing for payment systems (from software to ATMs and terminals) using robotic arm validation, as well as comparative homologation across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. Its target customers are Latin American banks and financial institutions running mission-critical software systems.

Product overview

Grupo HDI is a software testing and automation company offering a unified platform centered around its flagship tool XCELERA, complemented by specialized service modules. The core product XCELERA handles all testing processes from unit tests to load/stress tests. Supporting modules include Meios de Pagamento (Payment Methods Testing) for validating payment systems including ATMs and POS terminals, and Homologação Comparada (Comparative Homologation) for cloud compatibility testing across public, private, and hybrid environments. The company serves banking and financial sector clients requiring rigorous quality assurance for critical payment infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• XCELERA: Flagship automation tool designed to automate all testing processes, from unit tests to load and stress tests, optimizing test execution and reducing development time.

Products and services

• XCELERA Flagship proprietary test automation platform designed to automate all testing processes from unit tests to load and stress tests. Optimizes test execution, reduces development time, and enables complex test execution and detailed report generation for informed decision-making. Used by enterprise clients, particularly in the financial sector, to validate software quality and reliability.
• Meios de Pagamento (Payment Methods Testing) Specialized testing services for payment systems, evaluating functionality and security from software to ATMs and terminals. Uses rigorous methods and robotic arm validation to ensure reliable and secure transactions, targeting banks and financial institutions.
• Homologação Comparada (Comparative Homologation) Advanced comparative homologation service ensuring interoperability and optimal performance of systems across various cloud environments (public, private, hybrid) through comprehensive testing. Ensures software functions consistently regardless of deployment infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20+ companies have elevated their testing level with XCELERA
• +1 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 July 2026Yelum Seguros (subsidiary of Grupo HDI, formerly Liberty Seguros acquired in 2023) has become the official sponsor of Brazilian refereeing through an unprecedented partnership with CBF. The Yelum logo will appear on yellow cards during Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Copa do Brasil matches through end of 2026, as well as on referee uniforms and wristbands. The sponsorship associates Yelum's insurance focus on safety and prevention with the warning function of yellow cards in football.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GrupoHDI_Mx
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@GrupoHDI/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grupohdi
• Instagraminstagram.com/grupohdi/?hl=es

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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