The Company

Network for Ideas is an investment and participations company founded on August 08, 2008 that aims to develop opportunities in scalable business through knowledge and relationships.

Purpose

Develop opportunities into scalable business through knowledge and relationships.

Moonshot

10/100 x 1.000 days

Foundations

Projects

Process

People

Planning

Rituals

Ideas

Scale

Management

Plan

Management

Plan

Strategy

Growth

Hacking

Growth

Hacking

70/50H

MMHFBN

MMBNHF

Simplifocus

CHE

Knowledge

Honestidade

Honesty

Entrega

Global Goals

In 2015, world leaders set 17 goals for a better world by 2030. We have chosen two of these to develop our business. To see all 17 goals click here.

The Network for Ideas, through NI* AgroTech, invests in companies and technologies in the agricultural sector that can be significantly improved by exponential management and impacted by artificial intelligence in the next 3 years. Its companies include Granjas 4 Irmãos, SVP Agrícola, Brasil AgroServices and others startups, seeking to drive innovations and advances in agribusiness.

Brasil AgroServices is a specialized, high-tech grain harvesting services company.

Emphasizing on efficiency and innovation, we use advanced harvesters.

Our dedication to excellence and cutting-edge technology guarantees top-quality grain collection, establishing us as a top choice in agricultural services.

Brasil AgroServices

Granjas 4 Irmãos

A property located in Rio Grande do Sul, it produces: rice, soya beans, cattle and milk using high technology.

NI* holds a position in the controlling group and has been a member of the Board of Directors since April 2008.

SVP Agrícola

SVP Agrícola is an agricultural management and planting company focused on soy and rice.

Our agricultural areas are contracted through rural leasing, where we offer a safe financial return and land appreciation to the owners.

Precision
Pulverização

SVP Agrícola is an agricultural management and planting company focused on soya beans and rice.

Our agricultural areas are contracted through rural leasing, where we offer safe financial return and land appreciation to the owners.

Startups

OpenAG

Portfolio III

VG8

A credit and acquiring fintech that through mobility solutions (LPR and AI) integrates parking lots, shopping centers and shopkeepers, turning payments into experiences that improve people's lives.

ParkHub

ParkHub is an innovation hub whose main objective is to develop opportunities into scalable business based on knowledge, relationships and management.

Bold I&II

BOLD is a venture capital company that seeks out entrepreneurs and companies who share a fierce vision for a brighter tomorrow.

Wind Park

Investment in projects, implementation, construction, management, and operation of wind farms.

Wind Park now has more than 600 MW in assets.

OurCrowd

OurCrowd was started in 2013, driven by the idea that the business of building startups grows bigger and better when the global 'crowd' gains access to VC-level investment opportunities.

Indigo

Indigo is the world leader in parking solutions, present in 16 countries.

In Brazil, it manages 190,000 parking spaces in more than 40 cities.

Triider

Marketplace dedicated to hiring day-to-day services with the best professionals.

Hire, receive quotes and pay for them all on the same platform, with the guarantee of integrated services and quality.

Brain Energy

Intelligent solutions for large-scale renewable energy generation are part of Brain Energy's market proposal.

Portfolio II

Regina Center

Regina Center is a garage building located at Hospital Regina in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre.

There are 486 parking spaces for patients, doctors and visitors in general.

Indigo Center

Indigo center is an interactive urban mobility center designed for customers to park easily and safely.

With 360 parking spaces, it is inserted in a cultural and service environment.

Manobra Solidária

Manobra Solidária is a permanent clothing collection service created in 2004, which helps improve the lives of people in situations of social vulnerability.

Delivery Center

Delivery Center is a delivery revolution. A new business model that promises a new way of providing food services, convenience items and gifts from the delivery medium.

Josapar

Josapar is one of the largest food companies in the country.

It is present in points of sale throughout Brazil, and has its products exported to more than 40 countries.

Moving

Moving was one of the largest parking operators in Brazil.

In 2016 it was acquired by the French company Vinci.

4all

4all is a Fintech that acts in digital transformation, with alternative methods of payment, and other services.

Connecting different market segments in a single application.

OPnGO

Relationship platform and intelligent solutions for parking through a hands-free experience.

With OPnGO, you get discounts in the shopping center parking lots through registered stores.

Portfolio I

Estapar

It is the leading company in Brazil specializing in private parking lots.

It is present in 13 brazilian states with more than 400,000 parking spaces in approximately 1,000 units.

Real Empreendimentos

Real Empreendimentos manages and builds rental properties, such as commercial stores and shopping malls.

Clube do Prado

Clube do Prado is a project with the proposal of offering a leisure area with complete infrastructure for daily use and on demand.

Warehouse

Warehouse Investimentos is a venture capital fund focused on innovative companies with high growth potential.

Manobra Solidária is a permanent clothing collection service created in 2004, which helps improve the lives of people in situations of social vulnerability.

Fernando Stein

Founder & CEO

Fernando Stein, a Brazilian entrepreneur since 1992, held the positions of partner and CEO at Indigo Brasil for six years and was a member of the international Grand Codir until December 2019.

Specializing in the services and digital sectors, Fernando founded Network for Ideas in 2008 to support innovative ventures. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and is a certified commercial pilot.

Together with his team, Fernando focuses on venture building in the agribusiness, energy, and digital services segments, leveraging his experience and skill set to drive success and growth in the evolving business landscape.

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