Innovation and business

A global innovation and business development operation.

We connect technology, industry and markets to turn opportunities into structured business. Based in Brazil, with international reach.

Caxias do Sul · BrazilBrazil ⇄ Asia
Who we are

An operation built to move opportunities forward.

Global operation.
Execution in Brazil.

Market insight, technical capability and strategic relationships in a single operation.

Genesys Inovação e Negócios connects organizations, technologies and markets to turn opportunities into structured projects.

We work with companies that develop technology, seek solutions or want to grow in new markets, with clear roles and decisions grounded in technical and commercial criteria.

Context

Trade between Brazil and China has never been larger.

Total trade 2025 · USD171 bn

An all-time record between the two countries.

Imports 2025 · USD70.9 bn

Also a record. China is Brazil's largest source of imports.

Share25.3%

of everything Brazil imports comes from China.

Volume is not the problem. What holds deals back is regulation, certification, taxation, technical validation and trust.

Source: MDIC · CEBC analysis (Jan. 2026)

The Genesys role

Two sides want to do business. Genesys clears the path between them.

International supplier

Wants to enter Brazil safely

Understand local demand and rules. Register product, trademark and patent. Find reliable commercial partners.

The bridge

Genesys in the middle

Technical insight, commercial articulation and the structure to execute: regulatory, foreign trade, legal, tax and IP.

Brazilian company

Wants access to technology and supply

Find qualified suppliers. Validate technically before buying. Reduce import and contract risk.

What we do

Four service lines, combined to fit each project.

Business development

We interpret demand, assess opportunities and structure value propositions, partnerships and go-to-market models.

Solution development

We mobilize technical and scientific knowledge to apply, adapt and validate solutions to real challenges.

Strategic representation

We connect technologies and companies with qualified counterparts and lead commercial activity in each market.

Distribution and expansion

We build channels, supply relationships and partnerships to take solutions to new markets.

How we work

We start with the business goal. We finish in the market.

  1. 01

    Goal

    We understand what the company wants to achieve, and in which market.

  2. 02

    Assessment

    We analyze the opportunity, the technical fit and the commercial viability.

  3. 03

    Proposal

    We define the operating model and the partnership format.

  4. 04

    Alignment

    We bring together the capabilities, the partners and each party's role.

  5. 05

    Execution

    We run development, representation, distribution or expansion.

Structure

A network that covers the entire market-entry journey.

Regulatory

Registec

Product registration and clearance with MAPA and ANVISA

Foreign trade

Afiance

Imports, customs clearance and logistics

Trademarks / IP

Athos

Trademark and patent protection in Brazil

Legal

RFA

Contracts, structuring and risk management

Tax

Visio

Accounting, taxes and compliance

Beyond connection

Projects need relationships and capital. We structure both.

Relationship network in Brazil

Business, institutional and academic connections mobilized to fit each project.

Funding structure

Investment structured with partners and banks to make projects viable and sustain growth.

Portfolio

Where materials expertise meets real demand.

We select scalable, profitable and viable opportunities at the intersection of advanced materials, industrial processes and growing markets.

Smart beverages

One of the world's largest beverage markets.

KAPS Project

Smart solutions for the beverage market that improve experience, safety and efficiency.

6th

largest non-alcoholic beverage market in the world, with 29 billion liters in 2024

3rd

in alcoholic beverages, behind only China and the United States, with nearly 16 billion liters

+10%

expected growth in non-alcoholic beverages through 2028

Source: Euromonitor, via AFABBRA (Jun. 2025)

Case · SAV Motors

A Brazilian leisure vehicle, from idea to road.

SAV Motors repositions the buggy as an engineering and design product: sporty in design, UTV in toughness, buggy in freedom. Its first model, the Sunset, targets high-end tourism, starting with rentals to resorts and tour operators.

Designed by João Paulo Melo, creator of the 2025 Stock Car race cars, with former Toyota director Edson Orikassa and the Mazzocchi family. Chassis developed with Rhino Off Road.

Project brokered by Genesys

In the media: Estadão · AutoData · AutoRanking · Mega Brasil

120 PS

VW 1.6 MSI engine

800 kg

total weight

7.5 s

0 to 100 km/h

VW

factory mechanics

Urban mobility

Technology for more connected, safer and more efficient cities.

Smart storefronts

Interactive communication in urban and retail spaces.

Digital kiosks

Self-service, information and citizen services.

Smart signage

Dynamic urban communication with real-time data.

Security and monitoring

Connected systems that protect people and property.

87.4%

of Brazilians live in urban areas: 177.5 million people

5,570

municipalities as a potential market

US$ 4 tn

global smart city market by 2031, double its 2026 size

Sources: IBGE, 2022 Census · Mordor Intelligence (2026)

Disruptive packaging

A R$ 165.7 billion market calling for materials innovation.

R$ 165.7 bn

gross output value of packaging in Brazil in 2025

US$ 605 mn

in packaging imports in 2025

+9.2%

import growth over 2024

Recycled polymers, biopolymers, masterbatches and barrier packaging: this is where Genesys' materials expertise becomes a client advantage.

Source: ABRE · FGV IBRE macroeconomic study, 2025

Robotics

Automation at global scale, applied to local industry.

542k

industrial robots installed worldwide in 2024

4 years

in a row above 500,000 installations a year

54%

of 2024 installations were in China: 295,000 robots, the world's largest market and supply hub

We map robotics and automation suppliers and validate applications with the metalworking industry of Serra Gaúcha.

Source: IFR · World Robotics 2025

Where we are

Based in the industrial heart of southern Brazil. International reach.

Serra Gaúcha

One of Brazil's largest metalworking and automotive hubs. Genesys sits inside the cluster that buys, produces and validates.

5.8%

of Rio Grande do Sul's GDP comes from Caxias do Sul, home to Genesys and leading national manufacturers.

Bridge to Asia

An active operation between Asian suppliers and Brazilian industry, with Brazil as the gateway to Latin America.

Source: Correio Braziliense (Caxias do Sul GDP)

Leadership

Materials science and an industrial track record at the same table.

Diego Piazza

Diego Piazza

CEO

PhD in Materials Engineering (UFRGS) and graduate professor at the University of Caxias do Sul.

Conceived and led UCSGraphene, Latin America's first industrial-scale graphene plant.

Board director at SIMPLAS, the regional plastics industry association.

Abramo Mazzocchi

Abramo Mazzocchi

Partner

Co-founder of Sulcromo (Caxias do Sul, 1972), now with four industrial coating plants.

Entrepreneur in auto parts, industry and real estate.

Part of the SAV Motors project.

Partnership models

Every partnership has a model defined for the initiative.

Commercial representation

We lead the commercial activity of the company or technology in Brazil.

Joint development

We adapt and validate product and application for the local market.

Distribution

We build channels and supply relationships to bring the solution to the client.

Tailored project

We combine service lines to fit the goal and maturity of the initiative.

Commercial terms defined case by case, with clear responsibilities from the start.

Next step

Bring us your product or challenge.

We will understand the context and assess an objective way forward, with clear responsibilities from the first conversation.

Diego Piazza, CEO+55 54 99176 2327 · Caxias do Sul, Brazil