Iel Mato Grosso

What Iel Mato Grosso does

Instituto Euvaldo Lodi do Estado de Mato Grosso (IEL MT) is a non-profit industry institute founded in 1978 and operating as an integral node of the Sistema Federação das Indústrias de Mato Grosso (Sistema Fiemt), which also comprises SENAI MT, SESI MT, and Fiemt. Headquartered in Cuiabá at Av. Historiador Rubens de Mendonça, the institute bridges Mato Grosso industries with students, job seekers, and innovation projects through a multi-service portfolio spanning internship intermediation (Vagas de Estágio), employment placement (Banco de Empregos, Emprega.Ind, Emprega Talentos), corporate education (Soluções em Educação Empresarial), consulting (Soluções em Consultoria e Gestão), market research (Estudos e Pesquisas), and the Inova Talentos RD&I program. It serves two primary segments — industries and companies (manufacturing, agribusiness, mining, logistics, financial services) seeking talent and innovation support, and students/job seekers seeking work experience and career guidance — across 40+ municipalities in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

IEL MT's core technology is a digital platform connecting employers with talent, leveraging the Sistema Fiemt's shared digital infrastructure and the Gupy recruitment system for application processing. Services are delivered through a hybrid channel mix: direct field services at all SENAI MT units across the state, self-serve digital access via ielmt.ind.br and the ielmt.com.br employment portal, and event-based distribution through career fairs (Feiras de Emprego), DIA E employment action days, Rota do Emprego mobile units, and career journey events. In 2024, IEL MT was formally transformed into an Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia (ICT), expanding its scope into formal R&D and innovation support for the industrial sector. The institute is LGPD-compliant and operates under national coordination from CNI's Mobilização Empresarial pela Inovação (MEI) movement.

The business model is that of a private non-profit industry service organization rather than a commercial enterprise: services are free to end users, funded through mandatory industry contributions channeled via Sistema Fiemt, with strategic co-funding from government partners (SEDUC-MT, SEBRAE MT) and enterprise partners (Aura Minerals, Case IH, Rumo, Sicredi) for specific programs. IEL MT monetizes indirectly by reducing hiring friction for contributing industries and by capturing institutional mandate as the state's designated workforce and innovation intermediary. Operational scale in recent reporting periods includes 25,600+ employment connections (2024), 20,000+ students served through internship programs (2025), 3,600+ professionals placed via Inova Talentos, and 450+ companies served by innovation programs.

Name

Iel Mato Grosso

Legal name

Instituto Euvaldo Lodi do Estado de Mato Grosso

Website

https://ielmt.ind.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Short description

IEL Mato Grosso is a non-profit industry institute within Sistema Fiemt that connects Mato Grosso industries with students and job seekers through internship intermediation, job placement, corporate education, and innovation programs like Inova Talentos, operating across 40+ municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Internship intermediation
• Workforce development
• Talent placement
• Corporate education
• Business consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Cuiabá

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Institution Services: IEL MT operates as a non-profit institute linked to Sistema Fiemt, providing free services to industries, students, and job seekers. Services include internship intermediation, job placement, career counseling, corporate education, and research studies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IEL Mato Grosso is a non-profit workforce development institute that intermediates internship and job placements between students/job seekers and companies, and delivers corporate education, consulting, market research, and innovation (RD&I) services to industries across the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Its services are organized into two distinct tracks: "Para Você" (internship vacancies, employment bank, talks, courses, talent programs) for individuals and "Para Empresa" (business education, consulting, studies, internship management, programs) for companies.

Product overview

IEL MT operates as a comprehensive workforce development and business solutions institute within the Sistema Fiemt, offering a multi-service portfolio centered on employment intermediation, business education, and innovation support. The core services include internship placement (Vagas de Estágio) and job bank services (Banco de Empregos/Emprega Talentos), complemented by business education solutions (Soluções em Educação Empresarial) and consulting services (Soluções em Consultoria e Gestão). The institution runs specialized programs including the Inova Talentos program for RD&I project collaboration, the multi-track Conexão Talentos initiative (Pessoas, Negócios, Estágio, Pesquisa e Inovação), and the employment-focused programs Emprega.Ind, DIA E, and industrial job fairs. Award programs like Prêmio IEL de Estágio and Prêmio IEL de Talentos recognize excellence in internship practices and innovative projects. The institute also produces media content through the Podcasts Conexão Indústria and publishes the Revista Indústria de Mato Grosso. Following its 2024 transformation into an Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia (ICT), IEL MT expanded its innovation fostering and entrepreneurial culture development role for Mato Grosso's industrial sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vagas de Estágio (Internship Placement)

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 25,600 people connected to employment through the Emprega.Ind program in 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Sistema FiemtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIEL MT is an integral part of the Sistema Fiemt (Federation of Industries of Mato Grosso), which also includes SENAI MT, SESI MT, and Fiemt. This ecosystem provides shared infrastructure, funding, and access to the industrial network.
• SEDUC-MT (Secretaria de Estado de Educacao de Mato Grosso)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to offer 3,000 paid internship positions for students aged 16+ from the public education network, providing first access to the job market.
• Aura MineralsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for supplier capacity building program in Pontes e Lacerda region. 12-month training program with 74 hours of instruction covering business management, financial management, purchasing, quality, ESG, and environmental management. 50% of Aura's purchases are from local suppliers.
• IEL NR/BA (Bahia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Inova Talentos program where projects are approved through the ICT partner, enabling access to specialized talent and innovation frameworks.
• SEBRAE MTmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through programs like 'Empreenda Mais Ind' with R$15 million investment for consulting, courses, national and international missions, and joint project execution.
• RumominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for job recruitment and social action in Rondonopolis, supporting the construction of the State Railway (Ferrovia Estadual).
• SicrediminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership supporting the Estagio na Pratica program and financial education initiatives for interns, including the event on non-violent communication.
• Confederacao Nacional das Industrias (CNI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coordination of the Mobilizacao Empresarial pela Inovacao (MEI) movement, with IEL responsible for executive coordination to promote innovation in Brazilian industries.
• Case IHmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for innovation scholarship program in machinery maintenance, with R$2,000 monthly scholarships for students in Rondonopolis, Alta Floresta, Agua Boa, Tangara da Serra, and Lucas do Rio Verde.
• Federal University and Regional Educational InstitutionsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with regional and national educational institutions to support research activities, internships, and student development programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CIEE (Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola): Brazil's largest internship and youth employability intermediation organization. Operates the same core business model as IEL MT — connecting students with companies for internship and entry-level placement — but at a national scale across all Brazilian states, making it the most directly comparable peer.

Others

• Gupy: Brazilian recruitment automation and ATS platform used by IEL MT itself (via the Sistema Fiemt digital infrastructure). Represents the technology layer that is commoditizing traditional internship intermediation, and the most direct competitive threat to IEL MT's employer-of-record-adjacent lifecycle services.
• SENAI (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial): Sister organization within the Sistema Fiemt / Sistema S network. Provides the technical training infrastructure (present in all SENAI MT units where IEL MT operates) and is a direct collaborator through programs like In.Pulse 4.0, making it the most tightly integrated ecosystem partner.

Broad incumbents

• Catho: One of Brazil's largest online employment marketplaces, serving job seekers and employers across all states with broader scope than IEL MT. Competes with IEL MT's Banco de Empregos and Emprega.Ind functions through digital self-service rather than intermediation.

Regional players

• IEL Nacional (Instituto Euvaldo Lodi Nacional): National coordination body of the IEL network to which IEL MT belongs. Operates the same institute model under CNI oversight, providing national-level coordination of programs like Inova Talentos and Premio IEL de Talentos in which IEL MT participates.
• IEL São Paulo: State-level IEL institute operating in São Paulo under the same brand and federation system. Provides a same-network, different-geography benchmark for how the IEL model performs in a larger industrial economy, and the most natural reference point for IEL MT's potential scale ceiling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/sfiemt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/sfiemt
• Facebookfacebook.com/ielmatogrosso
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sistemafiemt
• Instagraminstagram.com/ielmt

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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