# FCJ Venture Builder

> FCJ Venture Builder is a Brazilian corporate innovation group that licenses and operates venture builders, supports startups as an equity partner, and connects them with corporate customers and investors. Its wider offering includes ecosystem software, executive education, business communities and investment infrastructure.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- **Founders:** Paulo Sérgio Alves Justino Junior (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Corporate Venture Builder, Startup support and shared services, Startup Studio, Innovarium, Merkatum
- **Notable:** Psicologia Viva merged with Conexa in 2021, a case FCJ cites as model validation., FCJ says it spent six years testing its model before licensing it in 2019., Its current website reports more than 50 corporate venture builders and more than 300 portfolio startups.

## Products & services

- **Corporate Venture Builder** — Licensed framework and outsourced operation for corporate startup partnerships.
- **Startup support and shared services** — Equity-based involvement with administrative, financial, legal, accounting, marketing and commercial support.
- **Startup Studio** — Development of businesses from ideas and corporate spin-offs; Yggia is a March 2026 example.
- **Innovarium** — Subscription ecosystem software for communities, gamification, marketing and CRM.
- **Merkatum** — Marketplace within Innovarium for business offers, demands and introductions.
- **FCJ Academy and Master Corporate Venture** — Executive innovation education; the master programme is offered with Inova Business School.
- **Reino Academy** — Digital entrepreneurship learning through missions, projects and an AI tutor.
- **Innovation Clubs and Minas Summit Club** — Membership communities, workshops and business meetings between events.
- **Minas Summit** — Innovation event first held in 2023 with Órbi Conecta.
- **InvestPlus** — Group-linked equity crowdfunding platform; platform registration is distinct from approval of individual offerings.
- **Anzol de Ouro** — Support initiative announced for season-ten Shark Tank Brasil participants who did not receive a deal.
- **United By FCJ** — Market-entry connections for startups and scale-ups seeking international expansion.

## Achievements

- Psicologia Viva merged with Conexa in 2021, a case FCJ cites as model validation.
- FCJ says it spent six years testing its model before licensing it in 2019.
- Its current website reports more than 50 corporate venture builders and more than 300 portfolio startups.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — The October newsletter celebrates 13 years, promotes Minas Summit Club and announces institutional support for the MIT-ANPEI Brazil Summit.
- **2026-08** — FCJ reported CEOs Club Ventures had reached 75% of its first-phase fundraising target; this was a dated progress report.
- **2026-06** — Startup da Quebrada partnered with Reino Academy to host its entrepreneurship and acceleration activities.
- **2026-03** — FCJ announced work developing health-insurance legaltech Yggia through its Startup Studio.
- **2026-01** — Lucas Veríssimo was appointed head of FCJ Academy.
- **2025-09** — Anzol de Ouro was announced for Shark Tank Brasil participants without a juror investment.

## Links

- Website: https://fcjventurebuilder.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fcgroupbr/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fcjventurebuilder
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fcjgroupbr/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fcjgroup/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08