Walfrido Victorino Ávila

FIR Capital Partners - Gestão de Investimentos (FIR Capital) is the Brazil-based venture capital arm of Draper Fisher Jurvetson in the US. The firm was founded by Guilherme Emrich and Marcus Regueira in 1999 to invest in innovative start-up, emerging or growing companies with significant growth potential. Headquartered in Belo Horizonte, FIR Capital became a subsidiary of Draper Fisher Jurvetson in 2007. They pursue investments where they can add value, making direct investments and investing through funds in world-class companies with the potential for exponential growth. Their flagship fund, Fundotec I, was one of the first venture capital funds in Brazil.

Hexagon Mining Tecnologia e Sistemas SA designs and develops software for the mining industry. Its solutions include automation, process optimization, GPS asset tracking, security monitoring, remote equipment operation, and technical support. The company was founded by Guilherme Bastos Alvarenga and Luiz Thomaz do Nascimento on August 4, 1995 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Oninn Centro de Inovacoes provides research and development services. It develops and industrializes technologies transforming basic research into applied products in the areas of nanotechnology, microtechnology, systems engineering, telecom and information technology. The company was founded by Guilherme Caldas Emrich in 2006 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.