Wildtech

What Wildtech does

Wildtech Cursos e Consultoria is a privately-held Brazilian training and consulting firm headquartered in Porto Alegre, founded in 1993 and operating in the agile methods space since at least 2001. It sells courses, workshops, customized corporate training, and books covering Scrum, Lean, eXtreme Programming, Agile UX, Shape Up, and user-story writing, delivered as live online sessions (with replays), in-person workshops, or in-house at client sites. The company also organizes XPConf BR, the country's leading eXtreme Programming conference (held in 2014, 2015, and 2018), and co-founded UXConf BR to extend its reach into the UX community.

The business is run by four partners — Daniel Wildt, Guilherme Lacerda, Rafael Helm, and Thiago Esser — supported by a network of named instructors including Everton Lucas. Wildtech's revenue comes from four streams: paid individual and corporate training (professional services), book and ebook sales via Casa do Código, Leanpub, and Hotmart (one-time purchases), ticketed conference revenue and sponsor packages from XPConf BR, and bespoke consulting/mentorship engagements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; individual learners register interest through Google Forms waitlists, corporate training is quote-based, and a scholarship program (Bolsa de Estudos) subsidizes access for career-transition candidates.

Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, leveraging content marketing (books, ebooks, blog posts, YouTube), a newsletter, the founders' personal brands, and conference participation to drive course registrations and corporate inquiries. Named enterprise and government clients include Banco do Brasil, Dell, HP, GetNet, EZ Commerce, uMov.me, Procergs, Receita Federal, PGFN, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The company is bootstrapped and founder-owned, with no external institutional investors disclosed, and operates a small team of 1–10 employees.

Name

Wildtech

Legal name

Wildtech Cursos e Consultoria

Website

https://wildtech.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wildtech Cursos e Consultoria is a Porto Alegre-based Brazilian training and consulting firm delivering agile, Lean, XP, UX, and product-discovery courses, workshops, corporate coaching, and the XPConf BR conference, serving software teams, enterprises, and government clients across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agile Training & Consulting

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDABAHAA

Foundational PM & Delivery Methods (Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid)

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Project, Program & Product Management Training

SECONDARYEDABAHAC

Product Management (Core)

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Project, Program & Product Management Training

SECONDARYEDAFAIAH

Corporate Training Course Marketplaces (B2B Content Libraries)

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Education Marketplaces & Course Platforms (MOOCs, Cohort-Based, Creator Platforms)

Keywords

• Agile training
• Software consulting
• Agile methodologies
• Scrum training
• UX design courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Pôrto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Online and in-person training courses: Paid training courses delivered online (live sessions with recorded replays) and in-person at client companies. Courses cover agile methodologies, UX, product discovery, and team performance. Registration is individual or corporate.
2. Books and eBooks: Sale of books and eBooks on agile practices, published via Casa do Código, Leanpub, and Hotmart. Authors include Daniel Wildt, Guilherme Lacerda, Rafael Helm, and Thiago Esser.
3. Conference events (XPConf BR): The XPConf BR conference is organized and hosted by Wildtech, generating revenue through participant registrations and sponsor packages (Gold, Silver, Bronze tiers).
4. Corporate consulting and mentorship: Customized consulting and mentorship engagements for teams and organizations seeking agile adoption, sold directly via contact form.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Wildtech offers paid training courses (online and in-person), customized corporate consulting and mentorship, books/eBooks, and the annual XPConf BR conference. Courses cover agile methodologies (Scrum, Lean, eXtreme Programming, Shape Up), Agile UX, product discovery, user story writing, and high-performance team development. Services are sold both to individual professionals and to enterprise and government clients across Brazil.

Product overview

Wildtech is a training and consulting company that offers a portfolio of courses and workshops focused on agile methodologies, software engineering practices, and user experience design. The core offerings include courses on Agile UX, eXtreme Programming, Lean & Scrum, Lean na Prática, Shaping, and User Stories, as well as workshops on High-Performance Teams and Discovering Viable Products. Additional offerings include a free ebook on User Stories, the annual XPConf BR conference, an email newsletter service, and a scholarship program. The company also publishes several books through external platforms like Leanpub and Hotmart. The products are delivered through various formats including online live classes, recorded content, workshops, and personalized corporate training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agile UX 16-hour training course integrating User Experience (UX) Design with Agile Methodologies, covering User Story workshops, Discovery Game, and UX techniques including heuristic analysis, user interviews, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
• Descobrindo Produtos Viáveis (Discovering Viable Products) Training course on discovering Minimum Viable Products (MVP), specifying requirements in User Story format, and agile estimation techniques, with approximately 70% practical exercises covering User Stories with INVEST criteria, SMART tasks, and Discovery Game.
• Equipes de Alto Desempenho (High-Performance Teams) 3-hour workshop on developing people and teams within agile methods contexts, covering agile culture principles and values, team structures (specialist vs. autonomous), visual tracking tools, and knowledge building.
• eXtreme Programming 8-hour training course on eXtreme Programming (XP) values, roles, and practices including pair programming, TDD, refactoring, continuous integration, and sustainable pace. Delivered in-person or online; participants receive a free copy of the book 'eXtreme Programming' by Casa do Código.
• Histórias de Usuário: Por que e como escrever requisitos de forma ágil? (User Stories: Why and how to write agile requirements) Online course on specifying software requirements using User Stories format, covering requirement importance, writing templates, personas, discovery, estimation, and handling bugs and maintenance.
• Lean & Scrum: Introdução à Metodologias Ágeis (Lean & Scrum: Introduction to Agile Methodologies) 6-hour introductory course on Agile Methodologies covering Agile culture, Lean Thinking, and Scrum framework including roles, backlog management, sprint planning, estimation, daily meetings, review and retrospective meetings. Delivered as 3 classes of 2 hours each.
• Lean na Prática (Lean in Practice) Comprehensive course on applying Lean principles to software projects, covering Lean thinking, discovery vs. delivery modes, user journey mapping, value flow, documentation and decision-making, metrics (lead time, cycle time, throughput, WIP, CFD), the seven wastes of Lean, and product maintenance. Over 15 hours of recordings plus weekly live community meetings.
• Shaping 8-hour course on applying Shape Up methodology for shaping software products, covering Shape Up principles, job to be done, problem delineation, defining boundaries, solution elements, risk identification, and writing pitches.
• eBook Histórias de Usuário Free ebook by Rafael Helm on why and how to write requirements in an agile User Story format, covering INVEST criteria, the 3C concept (Card, Conversation, Confirmation), and BDD testing. Downloaded over 10,000 times.
• XPConf BR Annual conference on eXtreme Programming and agile software engineering practices, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Includes sessions on team formation, knowledge management, code inspection, automated testing, and Mob Programming. Generates revenue through participant registrations and sponsor packages (Gold, Silver, Bronze tiers). Held three times: 2014, 2015, and 2018.
• Corporate consulting and mentorship Customized consulting and mentorship engagements for teams and organizations seeking agile adoption, sold directly via contact form. Includes customized in-house training delivery at client companies and team mentoring for enterprise and government clients.
• Books and eBooks (agile publications) Sale of books and eBooks on agile practices, published via Casa do Código, Leanpub, and Hotmart. Authors include Daniel Wildt, Guilherme Lacerda, Rafael Helm, and Thiago Esser. Titles include 'eXtreme Programming: Práticas para o dia a dia no desenvolvimento ágil de software' (Casa do Código), 'Princípios, Valores e o Essencial do Scrum', 'Da Visão à Produção', 'Controle Remoto', and 'Agile Kickstart' (Leanpub), and 'Viva Seu Tempo' and 'Princípios, Valores e o Essencial do Scrum' (Hotmart).

Quantifiable outcome

• Rafael Helm's eBook on user stories reached over 10,000 downloads
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SoftwareZenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWildtech collaborates with SoftwareZen on product-related courses. Thiago Esser's Product Discovery course and Daniel Wildt's Liderança Técnica Extrema course are offered as collaborations with SoftwareZen.
• Rocket.ChatminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRocket.Chat was a sponsor of XPConf BR 2018, hosting a Mob Programming session during the lunch break. Three 1-hour sessions of paired/mob programming were organized with Rocket.Chat.
• Knowledge21minorGTM or Marketing PartnerKnowledge21 was a Gold sponsor of XPConf BR 2018.
• Daniel WildtminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDaniel Wildt was a Gold sponsor of XPConf BR 2018 (likely referring to the company/brand of co-founder Daniel Wildt).
• DB (Database)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDB was a Silver sponsor of XPConf BR 2018.
• ObjectiveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerObjective was a Bronze sponsor of XPConf BR 2018.
• ImpulsominorGTM or Marketing PartnerImpulso was a Bronze sponsor of XPConf BR 2018.
• Editora Casa do CódigocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCasa do Código is the publisher of Wildtech co-authored books including 'eXtreme Programming: Práticas para o dia a dia no desenvolvimento ágil de software'. The company also purchases copies of this book to distribute to eXtreme Programming course participants.
• LeanpubcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWildtech authors publish books via Leanpub, including 'Princípios, Valores e o Essencial do Scrum', 'Da Visão à Produção', 'Controle Remoto', and 'Agile Kickstart'. Leanpub serves as the distribution and sales platform for these digital publications.
• HotmartcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHotmart is a Brazilian online course marketplace through which Wildtech sells courses including 'Princípios Valores e o Essencial do Scrum' and 'Viva Seu Tempo'. Hotmart handles payment processing and course delivery.
• Editora Casa do Código (book sponsorship for XPConf BR)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEditora Casa do Código was a Bronze sponsor of XPConf BR 2018.
• UXConf BRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRafael Helm is a co-founder of UXConf BR, Brazil's leading UX Design conference. This connection extends Wildtech's reach into the UX community and cross-promotes both events.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lambda3: Brazilian software development consultancy publishing content and offering training in agile engineering practices, DevOps, and software quality. Comparable to Wildtech in its blend of training, consulting, and thought-leadership content for Brazilian software teams.
• Adaptworks: Brazil-based agile transformation and training firm serving enterprise clients with consulting and courses in agile methods. Closely comparable to Wildtech in geography, customer type, and agile training focus.
• Industrial Logic: US-based agile and eXtreme Programming consultancy founded by Joshua Kerievsky offering training, coaching, and workshops. Closely comparable in its XP and agile engineering focus and practitioner-led delivery model.
• Mountain Goat Software: Mike Cohn's Scrum and agile training firm offering courses and certification preparation. Comparable as a focused agile training provider with strong author-led thought leadership, similar to Wildtech's practitioner-author model.
• Caelum / Alura: Brazilian technology training provider (Caelum merged into Alura) offering courses on software development, agile, and engineering practices. Comparable in target market (Brazilian developers) and delivery format, though broader in scope.
• Knowledge21: Brazilian agile and lean consultancy that delivers training, coaching, and certification programs to enterprise teams. Was a Gold sponsor of Wildtech's XPConf BR 2018, indicating direct overlap in the same Brazilian agile training market.

Broad incumbents

• Scaled Agile (SAFe): Provider of the Scaled Agile Framework and a large enterprise agile training/certification ecosystem. Competes for enterprise agile training budget but at a broader, enterprise-scaling level than Wildtech's team-level focus.
• Scrum.org: Professional Scrum training and certification organization founded by Ken Schwaber. Overlaps with Wildtech's Scrum curriculum but operates at much greater global scale and as a broad incumbent in the Scrum training category.

Regional players

• Zup Innovation: Large Brazilian technology and digital transformation consultancy that engages in agile coaching and engineering capability building. Comparable in serving Brazilian enterprise agile demand, but with a much broader engineering services portfolio.

Others

• Basecamp (Shape Up): Originator of the Shape Up methodology that Wildtech teaches in its 'Shaping' course. While not a direct training competitor, Basecamp is the methodology source and a thematic reference point for Wildtech's newer curriculum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/xpconfbr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=tmoRWy605Mg&list=PL3aez-om6Dc2zHFr6RSdSWWbOTm9aZ1uP
• Facebookfacebook.com/wildtech.br
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wildtech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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