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Best Auto Companies in Sao Paulo, Brazil

The 37 best Auto companies in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Chevrolet Servicos Financeiros.

37companies tracked
$343.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
9have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO × SAO PAULO

Our analysis of 256 Auto companies

$29.3b in tracked funding; 77% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.

256companies analysed
77%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
16unicorns
2015median founding year
403kcombined LinkedIn audience
66%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Auto companies in Sao Paulo

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Chevrolet Servicos Financeiros
Auto loans provider
$252M87 mo agoFunding RaisedDaniel Berce
CEO & President
2013Adobe Experience ManagerJavaBootstrap+15—
2InstaCarro
Online C2B marketplace for used cars
$67M29 mo agoSeries CLuca Cafici
CEO
2015SentryNode.jsRadix UI+26—
3Leoparda Electric
Developer of electric two-wheeler battery-swapping network
$8M48 mo agoSeedBilly Blaustein
Co-Founder
2022——
4Carbigdata
Manufacturer of automotive aftermarket accessories
$6M33 mo agoSeries B—2018WordPressMySQLPHP+281 job opening
5WebPesados
Online marketplace for heavy equipment
$4M206 mo agoSeries ACelio Neto Ribeiro
CEO
2009WordPressMySQLPHP+33—
6Carflix
Online P2P marketplace for second-hand cars
$3M74 mo agoSeries AAlan Liliz Ladeia
Co-Founder
2017Microsoft ASP.NETAmazon Web ServicesAlpine.js+19—
7Itaro
Online retailer of auto parts & accessories
$3M130 mo agoSeries A—2013WordPress Block EditorSiteOrigin Page BuilderElementor+21—
8Market Parts
Provider of fleet and rental car maintenance parts and tire solutions
$389K6 mo agoSeedThiago Cruz
Founder & CEO
2021——

Top 9 Auto companies in Sao Paulo

#1
Seed · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo · founded 2021
$388.8Kraised
▾

Provider of fleet and rental car maintenance parts and tire solutions. It offers fulfillment operations, providing on-site inventory for maintenance needs. The company also provides spot quotations via messaging with a specialized team. It uses data to offer options for brands and values. The company aims to reduce incorrect part orders and increase order completion speed.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Seed$388.8K
Founders & team
Thiago CruzFounder & CEO
Investors
Investidores.VC
#2
Series C · Sao Paulo, Brazil · founded 2015 · 178 employees
$66.9Mraised
▾

InstaCarro is an online C2B marketplace that enables individuals to sell their used cars directly to professional traders. Sellers can specify their vehicle to get an online quotation agreeing with which they can schedule a physical inspection at their preferred location. The platform also provides multiple offers from dealers in a competitive bidding environment. The seller can select the best offer & sell their vehicle to the prospective buyer.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 20k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 6 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -4 · hiring: Analista de RH (Tech Recruiter), Avaliador(a) de Veculos
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Conventional Debt—
  • Apr 2024Series C$10.9M
  • Aug 2021Series B$23M
  • Jul 2018Series A$7.5M
Founders & team
Luca CaficiCEO
Investors
FJ Labs, Lumia Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, Rise Capital, Global Founders Capital, Tekton Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeAppsflyerCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Funding Raised · Sao Paulo, Brazil · founded 2013
$251.6Mraised
▾

Auto loans provider

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2019Conventional Debt$124.1M
  • Dec 2018Conventional Debt$127.5M
Founders & team
Daniel BerceCEO & President
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAdobe Target
#4
Series B · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2018 · 26 employees
$6.4Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of automotive aftermarket accessories

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 30k LinkedIn followers — 7.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Series B$5.5M
  • Oct 2022Series A$853.3K
Investors
DOMO, Citrino, Oxygen Accelerator
Tech stack
Animate.CssCdnjsCloudflareCookieyesDiviGoogle Font Api
#5
Seed · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2022 · 34 employees
$8.5Mraised
▾

Developer of electric two-wheeler battery-swapping network. It is involved in developing a high-density battery-swapping network that allows users to swap a fully-charged battery in less time. It also offers subscription-based EV rental services along with finance options for buying.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Seed$8.5M
Founders & team
Billy BlausteinCo-Founder
Investors
Construct Capital, Monashees, Claure Capital, Climate Capital, Actions Capital
#6
Series A · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2017 · 23 employees
$3.2Mraised
▾

Carflix is an online marketplace for second-hand cars. Sellers can provide their vehicle information on the platform to sell it. Buyers can search for cars they want to buy, book via the platform & can make an online payment.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2020Series A$2.7M
  • 2019Seed$497.6K
Founders & team
Alan Liliz LadeiaCo-Founder
Investors
BV Bank, MSW Capital
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAzureCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Series A · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo · founded 2009 · 11 employees
$4Mraised
▾

WebPesados is an online marketplace for heavy equipment in Brazil. Product categories available on the platform include trucks, agricultural machinery, tractors, excavators, backhoes, bulldozers, construction machinery and watercraft, and implements for heavy equipment. The platform allows sellers to list their commercial heavy equipment via classifieds and auction. They also perform a physical inspection of the equipment listed and provide a report with high-quality photos & videos to the potential buyers in the auction. They also facilitate the payment process and charge a service fee on all the auction deals made through the platform.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2009Series A$4M
Founders & team
Celio Neto RibeiroCEO
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnime.JsApache Http ServerBackbone.JsClipboard.JsContact Form 7
#8
Series A · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2013 · 28 employees
$2.6Mraised
▾

Itaro is an online retailer of auto parts & accessories. Buyers can search for parts they want to buy & can order via the platform by making an online payment.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2015Series A$2.6M
  • Aug 2014Series A—
  • Apr 2013Seed—
Investors
VARIV Capital, RIGI Ventures, JPJ Investments, Astella, IG Angels, TA Ventures
Tech stack
AmpAzureElementorGoogle Font ApiGutenbergHsts
#9
Funding Raised · Sao Paulo, Brazil · founded 1918 · 17000 employees
—raised
▾

IOCHPE is a manufacturer and supplier of steel and aluminium wheels for automotives. Also serve other industries such as railway, and industrial.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 25k LinkedIn followers — 6.2% of this cohort's audience
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAosCookie ScriptGoogle AnalyticsHsts

Funding & investor landscape

$343.6Mtotal disclosed funding
8companies funded
15disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Hartmann Holdings2 rounds
MSW Capital2 rounds
Oxygen Accelerator2 rounds
#adm ventures1 rounds
Actions Capital1 rounds
Acurio Ventures1 rounds
Astella1 rounds
BV Bank1 rounds
Bamboo DCM1 rounds
Barrah1 rounds

Notable founders

Thiago Cruz
Founder & CEO · Market Parts
Luca Cafici
CEO · InstaCarro
Daniel Berce
CEO & President · Chevrolet Servicos Financeiros
Billy Blaustein
Co-Founder · Leoparda Electric
Alan Liliz Ladeia
Co-Founder · Carflix
Celio Neto Ribeiro
CEO · WebPesados
Prism market signals · Brazil · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,512,476 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Auto coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Brazil

How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Brazil

A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 7,323 Brazil-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 58% → 63% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Universidade de São Paulo352
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista205
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais203
  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas202
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul197
leading researchers
Carlos Camacho · SÉRGIO DE ANDRADE, PAULO · Gerardo Rey · Giaccom, Bárbara · RORATO, GEISA · Déborah Carvalho Malta · Silva Jr., Dércio Santiago da · Alvaro Tavera
▲ Breakthroughs64 · 1%
▼ 2%→1% share
▼0.5× share momentum0 median citations86% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (2%→1% of field), led by Humanities.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Humanities1→7
  • Computer vision1→4
Newly emergingModular design 0→5 · Component (thermodynamics) 0→5
Landmark Planning-oriented Autonomous Driving · 644 cites
◆ Advancements1,859 · 25%
▼ 30%→25% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations95% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (30%→25% of field), led by Humanities.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Humanities34→585
  • Philosophy16→375
  • Qualitative research1→39
  • Gynecology5→33
  • Horticulture23→45
Newly emergingContext (archaeology) 0→189 · Order (exchange) 0→73 · Field (mathematics) 0→52
Landmark A Predictive Controller for Autonomous Vehicle Path Tracking · 331 cites
▼ Concerns2,855 · 39%
▲ 27%→39% share
▲1.4× share momentum0 median citations96% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (27%→39% of field), led by Humanities.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Humanities33→890
  • Philosophy26→615
  • Population2→59
  • Gynecology4→49
  • Politics1→37
Newly emergingContext (archaeology) 0→400 · Order (exchange) 0→185 · Field (mathematics) 0→118
Landmark Desigualdades regionais na saúde: mudanças observadas no Brasil de 2000 a 2016 · 224 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Brazil

Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Brazil

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

São Paulo856 · +0.01
Hot · HumanitiesAdvancing · Object (grammar)Opportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Philosophy
Rio de Janeiro530 · -0.03
Hot · BiogeographyAdvancing · Materials testingOpportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Legislation
Belo Horizonte404 · +0.03
Hot · Intensive careAdvancing · Domain (mathematical analysis)Opportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Capital (architecture)
Brasília323 · +0.07
Hot · HorticultureAdvancing · TrajectoryOpportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Inequality
Recife321 · +0.03
Hot · CadastreAdvancing · PhilosophyOpportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Genetics
Florianópolis264 · +0.06
Hot · Open sourceAdvancing · Key (lock)Opportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Portfolio
Porto Alegre249 · -0.01
Hot · SatelliteAdvancing · PhilosophyOpportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Portfolio
Campinas244 · +0.08
Hot · HumanitiesAdvancing · PoliticsOpportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Power (physics)
Curitiba230 · +0.05
Hot · Information systemAdvancing · PhilosophyOpportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Base (topology)
Salvador216 · +0.05
Hot · BiodiversityAdvancing · HumanitiesOpportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Cadastre

Common questions

How many Auto companies are there in Sao Paulo, Brazil?
Radar tracks 37 indexable Auto companies headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto companies in Sao Paulo, Brazil?
The Auto companies in Sao Paulo, Brazil on this list have raised a combined $343.6M in disclosed equity funding across 8 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto company in Sao Paulo, Brazil?
Chevrolet Servicos Financeiros is the highest-funded Auto company in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with $251.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto companies in Sao Paulo, Brazil are funded?
8 of the 37 Auto companies in Sao Paulo, Brazil on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto unicorns are there in Sao Paulo, Brazil?
None of the Auto companies in Sao Paulo, Brazil on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Sao Paulo, Brazil Auto companies?
The most active investors in Sao Paulo, Brazil Auto companies on this list include Hartmann Holdings, MSW Capital, Oxygen Accelerator, #adm ventures, Actions Capital.
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