ZUP DNA

We Create Technology

We create technology that improves the developer experience (DX), shortening the time between an idea and the code, making developers and technology teams even more efficient.

The success of any company in the digital world, whether it is a startup or a large company, is linked to the ability to quickly launch products, pivot a strategy, add features, and meet customer’s needs while maintaining all the security required.

Our goal is to show the world Brazil’s tech potential by creating technology that supports our customers in their best strategies.

Inspired by all the new ways of working and the need for efficiency, we created StackSpot.

An Enterprise Developer Platform that streamlines complex development environments, ensuring greater efficiency, security and reliability in building technology that impacts the business.

Zup History

We are very proud of our achievements during these past eleven years.

We have doubled our size every year since 2011 with a lot of work and dedication.

2024

• August:
1. Launch of the Artificial Intelligence agents feature in StackSpot AI.
2. Our legal team was recognized by the Brazilian Association of Lawtechs and Legaltechs (AB2L) with the "AB2L Infinite Legal Innovation 2024" certificate, awarded to Brazil's most innovative legal departments.
• September
1. André Palma takes over as CEO of Zup.
2. Zup joins the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP).
3. For the second year running, our Legal, Compliance, and Legal Operations team was awarded in the Legal Operation Awards and ESG Awards categories during the Future Law Congress.
• December - AWS Rising Star Partner of the Year Award in the Consulting Latam category.

2023

• February – Finalist in LinkedIn’s Talent Awards, as one of the best Brazilian companies in Talent Acquisition, in the Talent Insights category!
• March - StackSpot International Official Launch at Gartner’s Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit in Las Vegas.
• May – We received two awards, one in Visual Law and the other in Legal Operation, at the Future Law Awards 2023.
• July - Our legal team was recognized for the second time by the Brazilian Association of Lawtechs and Legaltechs (AB2L) in the “Legal Departments 4.0” awards for innovation, people management, efficiency and partnership with all business areas.
• August – Award from Think Work Flash Innovations as the most innovative HR highlight for a set of 4 projects: Onboarding, Communities, CAZ (Zupper Call Center) and ErgonoZup.
• September: StackSpot AI Alpha Launch – our hyper-contextualized code assistant was released to the world.
• November - Launch of StackSpot AI during AWS re:Invent 2023.

2022

• April - Our in-house product, LivePass, received the national innovation award in identity and access management (IAM) systems at the IAM Tech Day
• June - We did our 1st ZupCon after the pandemic, more than 2,000 zuppers in person at our conference
• July - Launch of the ZCoders acceleration program for iOS developers
• August - StackSpot, a tool developed in partnership with Itaú Unibanco, is released. StackSpot is an Enterprise Developer Platform (EDP) that enables the distribution of software and infrastructure standards.
• September - Launch of the Estrelas Aprendiz training program, focused on black women
• November - Our legal team was recognized by the Brazilian Association of Lawtechs and Legaltechs (AB2L) in the award "Legal Departments 4.0" in the pillars Legal Innovation, People Management, Legal Efficiency and Legal Business Partner. It is the first Legal Innovation certification in the market.

2021

• March - Celebrations for Zup's 10th anniversary.
• Implementation of a startup acceleration program, Mentoring+10
• August - Launch of paternity leave of up to 90 days
• We reached the mark of +3000 zuppers

2020

• Launch of four open source products – RitchieCLI, CharlesCD, Beagle, and Horusec
• Launch of the program Catalisa, which is aimed at people with disabilities
• Revelo Awards finalist in the Best Selection Process category
• Zuppers can work wherever they want to (#Freedom)
• Scale-up company that excelled in Diversity and Inclusion, recognized by Endeavor
• Launch of Orange Talents, the largest hiring program for junior professionals in Zup's history
• Launch of Zup’s current identity
• Reached more than 2,000 zuppers

2019

• LinkedIn's Talent Awards finalist for the second consecutive year
• Launch of Estrelas Fora da Caixa program, which teaches programming for people in social vulnerability
• Acquired by Itaú
• Reached more than 1,000 zuppers

2018

• Launch of new products – Cora and Orchestrator
• LinkedIn's Talent Awards finalist as one of the best Brazilian companies in talent acquisition
• Reached more than 600 zuppers

2017

• Microservices marketplace
• Growth consultancy services
• Expansion to Joinville and Belo Horizonte
• Launch of Santander Way, one of the largest digital cases in the Brazilian banking segment
• Sebrae Award for most innovative company in Minas Gerais
• Reached 500 zuppers

2016

• Launch of a new product – Real Wave
• Worldwide pioneer with the 100% digital telecom project – Vivo Easy
• Start of operations in São Paulo with an office at Cubo Itaú
• Received the seal of Gartner Cool Vendor
• Reached more than 200 zuppers

2015

• First Open Banking in the Americas
• Our four founders were recognized as Endeavor Entrepreneurs
• Reached more than 90 zuppers

2014

• Launch of the API MANAGER – our second product
• Launch of the second Zup logo

2013

• Consulting B2B + product
• Most innovative IT project of the year

2012

• 1 Click Buy Project in partnership with Buscapé
• Creation of the Protocol Recorder – our first product

2011

• Founded in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais

Learn about our Leadership

“I speak with great pride that at Zup we don't consume technology, we create it. We're creating cutting-edge technology that will be adopted by several tech companies worldwide, and that is what will put Brazil at the forefront of innovative countries.”

Bruno PierobonCEO & Founder

“We are very proud of what we have built along this eleven-year journey. I am sure that, with our team, it is only a matter of time before the world sees Brazil's potential to be a global technology hub”

Felipe AlmeidaMarketing VP

Our goal is to impact the Brazilian tech ecosystem. Thus, we've created tools that greatly improve the Developer Experience of professionals at startups and in the largest companies in the country. This is how solutions emerge to truly transform peoples lives.”

Flavio ZagoVP for Employee Experience & Diversity

“At Zup, we truly live our cultural values. That's why we look for exceptional people to create technology. In return, we offer an exponential growth environment with many opportunities to progress in their career.”

Gustavo DebsVP for Global Expansion

Bruno PierobonCEO & Founder

Felipe AlmeidaMarketing VP

Flavio ZagoVP for Employee Experience & Diversity

Gustavo DebsVP for Global Expansion

Culture

We want to create the perfect environment to experiment, challenge yourself, develop, and be who you want to be. It is through creativity and innovation that we are always ahead of the market!