Instituto Hélice – a non-profit institution that works on open innovation in Serra Gaúcha, has a new president as of October 1st. It is João Paulo Pohl Ledur, who replaces Felipe Corradi after two years of work. The decision was approved in an assembly last week.
Graduated in Administration with an MBA in Business Management, Ledur has worked at Marcopolo for over 20 years, where he holds the position of director of Strategy and Digital Transformation. For the company, he worked in South Africa for seven years, in addition to being director of Volare and Neobus.
Ledur takes over in the fourth phase of the Institute, which completed five years in September. In the next stage, the focus will be on expanding Hélice’s operations, making more connections with entities, developing micro and small businesses, expanding the School of Innovation and prospecting a new investment fund in startups.
About Instituto Hélice
Instituto Hélice is a non-profit institution that works to develop the ecosystem and culture of innovation in Serra Gaúcha. The actions take place through structured open innovation processes with associated companies, which receive constant monitoring of their maturity level. It also promotes events and training within the community on the topic. It runs the School of Innovation, in partnership with the three largest Higher Education institutions in the region, and Speed Hélice, a startup acceleration program. It also has an Investment Group for startups.
Founded in 2018, it has five supporting companies: Florense, Marcopolo, Metadados, Randoncorp and Soprano. There are 17 associates, including companies and educational institutions: Bebecê, Bertolini, Colombo, Cyncly, Dupont Spiller Fadanelli, Hyva, John Deere, Santa Clara, Sicredi Caminho das Águas, Sicredi Pioneira, Sicredi Serrana, SIM Rede de Postos, Tiber and Unimed Northeast, in addition to FSG Centro Universitário, Universidade de Caxias do Sul and Centro Universitário Uniftec. And there are nine supporters: Associação Gaúcha de Startups, Centro Empresarial Flores da Cunha, Cnex, Conexo, Semente, Sindmóveis Bento Gonçalves, Trino Polo and Ventiur.
To become an associated company, simply contact us via email at [email protected] and express your interest.
