Localcert

What Localcert does

LocalCert is a Brazilian digital certification services provider founded in 2016 and headquartered in Blumenau, Santa Catarina. The company operates as an authorized registration authority under the ICP-Brasil infrastructure, issuing legally valid digital certificates for both individuals (Pessoa Física) and legal entities (Pessoa Jurídica). Its core technology stack revolves around ICP-Brasil-compliant certification infrastructure, biometric and identity verification workflows, and a video-conference-based remote issuance channel authorized under Medida Provisória nº 951/2020. LocalCert also distributes Bird ID, a cloud-based certificate product from partner Soluti that removes the need for physical tokens or smartcards and offers extended validity of up to five years.

The company serves a horizontal customer base spanning individual taxpayers, accountants, entrepreneurs, and small-to-medium businesses requiring digital signatures for Receita Federal communications, NFe and CT-e fiscal document issuance, E-SOCIAL employee management, contract signing, and company registration activities. Its go-to-market is sales-led and operates through a multi-channel structure: three physical service locations in Blumenau, Gaspar, and Indaial for in-person biometric collection; a video-conference issuance channel; and an online scheduling and ordering portal. Marketing is primarily organic, leveraging the company website, blog content, Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn presence, and direct WhatsApp communication.

LocalCert generates revenue through one-time license fees on each digital certificate issued, with certificates carrying validity periods of up to five years. Since founding, the company has served more than 3,000 customers and issued over 4,000 certificates across the Vale do Itajaí region. The business is founder-owned and privately held with no disclosed external funding, 1-10 employees, and announced but unconfirmed plans to expand into Florianópolis and Curitiba. Operational scope remains regional and the company functions as a distribution and service layer over partner-provided certification infrastructure rather than as a vertically integrated certificate authority.

Name

Localcert

Legal name

LocalCert

Website

https://localcert.net.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LocalCert is a Blumenau-based, ICP-Brasil-authorized digital certification services provider founded in 2016, issuing legally valid digital certificates to individuals and SMBs across Santa Catarina through three physical service locations and a video-conference remote issuance channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Blumenau

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Certificate Issuance: LocalCert generates revenue through the issuance of digital certificates to both individuals and businesses. Certificates have validity periods (up to 5 years for cloud certificates) and represent one-time license fees for each certificate issued.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Localcert is an authorized registration authority (Autoridade de Registro) operating under Brazil's ICP-Brasil public key infrastructure, issuing digital certificates to individuals (e-CPF, NFe) and legal entities (e-CNPJ, NF-e, CT-e, e-Social). Certificates are delivered through three physical branches in Santa Catarina and through remote video-conference issuance authorized under MP 951/2020.

Product overview

LocalCert is a digital certification services provider founded in 2016 in Blumenau/SC, Brazil. The company offers two core digital certificate products: Certificado Digital para Pessoa Física (PF) for individuals and Certificado Digital para Pessoa Jurídica (PJ) for businesses. Additionally, they resell Bird ID, a cloud-based digital certificate solution from Soluti. Customers can obtain certificates through physical service locations in Blumenau, Gaspar, and Indaial, or via video conference issuance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Certificado Digital e-CPF / NFe (Pessoa Física) ICP-Brasil digital certificate issued to individuals (Pessoa Física) for use as e-CPF or NFe, enabling electronic signature of personal fiscal and legal documents.
• Certificado Digital e-CNPJ / NF-e / CT-e / e-Social (Pessoa Jurídica) ICP-Brasil digital certificate issued to companies (Pessoa Jurídica) for use as e-CNPJ, NF-e, CT-e or e-Social, enabling electronic invoicing and compliance with federal labor and tax obligations.
• Bird ID Cloud Certificate (via Soluti partnership) Cloud-based ICP-Brasil digital certificate (Bird ID) distributed by Localcert under a partnership with Soluti, enabling certificate storage and use in the cloud rather than on physical tokens.
• Emissão por Videochamada (Video-conference Certificate Issuance) Remote issuance of ICP-Brasil digital certificates via video conference under MP 951/2020, enabling both PF and PJ customers to complete validation and receive certificates without visiting a physical branch.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 3,000 customers served and over 4,000 certificates issued since 2016
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SoluticoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Soluti is a major Brazilian digital certification authority that provides the underlying certificate infrastructure and cloud-based solutions like Bird ID. LocalCert serves as a distribution partner for Soluti's digital certificate products in the Blumenau region.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Valid Certificadora: Long-standing ICP-Brasil CA offering digital certificates for individuals and businesses across Brazil. Comparable in customer use cases (NFe, e-Social, Receita Federal) but with substantially broader geographic and product coverage than LocalCert.
• Certisign: Largest Brazilian ICP-Brasil certification authority with national physical and digital issuance coverage. Competes directly for the same PJ/NFe/e-Social use cases as LocalCert and could absorb regional SMB customers with national campaigns.
• Serasa Experian (Certificados Digitais): Issues digital certificates through the Serasa Experian platform, leveraging its existing credit-bureau customer base. A broad incumbent targeting the same SMB/individual segments as LocalCert, with much stronger cross-sell.

Emerging players

• AC Digital: Smaller Brazilian digital certification authority focused on online and videoconference issuance models. Closely mirrors LocalCert's remote-issuance approach and competes for the same SMB/individual cohort.

Direct peers

• BRy Tecnologia: Brazilian PKI/digital-certificate technology vendor serving integrators and large-volume issuers. Comparable in underlying technology stack and target use cases (e-signature, e-Social, NFe), though with a more B2B/technology-buyer focus.
• Soluti: One of Brazil's largest ICP-Brasil certification authorities and the issuer of the Bird ID cloud certificate that LocalCert resells. Operates both as a CA and as an AR network builder, making it the most direct comparable — and a competitor that can disintermediate LocalCert by selling directly to end customers.
• Safeweb Segurança da Informação: Brazilian ICP-Brasil CA focused on digital certificates and secure electronic signatures, often used in legal and accounting workflows. Overlaps LocalCert on PJ and PF certificate use cases, with a stronger digital/online footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/localcert
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/localcert-certifica%C3%A7%C3%A3o-digital
• Instagraminstagram.com/localcert

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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