We are excited to announce the opening of the Solen AI Innovation Center in São Carlos, SP, Brazil. The center is one of the ways we invest in the companies that join us.
Dedicated AI Expertise From Day One
The center strengthens our long-term capabilities by giving every company that joins Solen direct access to dedicated AI expertise from day one.
Working alongside founders and company leaders, our team identifies where AI can create the greatest long-term value. That ranges from modernizing software and accelerating time to market to enhancing products and developing new capabilities that deepen each company's role in its customers' workflows.
Priorities Set By Each Company
The center complements our decentralized operating model. Each of our companies sets its own priorities based on its customers, its market and its strategic objectives. That allows the center to support a varied range of initiatives without applying the same approach to every business.
“AI is a core part of our long-term strategy across the portfolio,” said Rafael Mazzeo, our Senior Operating Partner. “This launch reflects our broader commitment to investing in our resilient software businesses so they remain relevant and competitive. It gives them access to dedicated expertise that will help accelerate innovation, respond to changing customer needs and remain indispensable to their customers for decades to come.”
A Clearer Path For Founders
We are also using AI to support a more efficient experience for founders considering a partnership with us.
AI due diligence helps our teams make faster, well-informed decisions during the transaction process. The resulting efficiency can shorten timelines and give founders a faster, clearer path to closing.
Why We Chose São Carlos
We selected São Carlos for its established technology and research ecosystem and its access to highly skilled technical talent.
The city is home to leading institutions including the University of São Paulo (USP) and the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), and has been officially designated Brazil's National Technology Capital. This environment gives us a strong foundation to build AI expertise that can support our portfolio companies over the long term.
If AI is part of what comes next for your company, reach out to us.
