Coppe’s Incubator is accredited to accelerate new companies
Planeta COPPE / Business Incubator / Innovation Ecosystem / News
Date: 15/05/2026

The Coppe Business Incubator was accredited, through a competitive call for proposals, as one of the 12 accelerators qualified by Faperj to participate in the Tecnova III Program, a strategic initiative aimed at strengthening the innovation ecosystem in Rio de Janeiro and developing technology-based companies. The accreditation reinforces the recognition of the expertise of Coppe’s Incubator in accelerating innovative businesses and its ability to support startups with high potential for impact and growth.
The Tecnova III Program aims to support, with non-refundable resources, the development of innovative products and processes by Brazilian companies. The initiative seeks to boost sectors considered strategic in federal public policies and aligned with the innovation guidelines of each federative unit. To participate in the call for proposals, Coppe’s Incubator had the support of the Coppetec Foundation.
On May 7th, Faperj released the list of the 43 companies approved to participate in the program. From now on, each of them must select and hire the accelerator that will conduct its acceleration process for up to two years. To cover the costs of this support, each company will receive R$ 75,000, with R$ 50,000 coming from the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FNDCT), managed by Finep, and R$ 25,000 from Faperj.
The accreditation expands the presence of Coppe’s Incubator in a strategic program to support innovation and reinforces its position as one of the main environments for accelerating technology-based startups in the country. Among the companies approved in Tecnova III are four startups currently residing in the Incubator — Aquapower, Delta Entech, Elétrons Livres and Gcell —, in addition to two former incubatees and a company that was supported through the Entrepreneurial Doctorate Program. The result highlights the Incubator’s connection with ventures with high innovative potential and the solidity of its performance in the development of knowledge-intensive businesses.
