The ecosystem backing early-stage founders with connections and access.
From first validation to investment: immersions, mentorships, international missions and a community that opens doors, for founders and for the companies that innovate with them. Technology and AI as leverage, not the end goal.
CLIENTS AND PARTNERS
Meet NewHack's initiatives
Each initiative is a door into the ecosystem, all connected by technology, entrepreneurship and AI.
NewHack Journey
In-person founder immersion with mentors and investors. Entrepreneurship in practice.
→International Mission
Takes founders to the world's leading innovation hubs, starting with Silicon Valley and China.
→Corporate innovation
Hackathons and open innovation: large companies connected to startups, talent and global hubs.
→Entrypoint
Our investment arm: capital and hands-on support for early-stage startups.
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AI doesn't replace the founder. It multiplies what they build.
We see artificial intelligence as the decade's biggest accelerator of entrepreneurship. That's why it runs through every product: from Journey mentorships to hackathon challenges, from missions to investment.
AI House Brasil
What we are bringing to the market right now.
A residency to find, incubate and accelerate AI-first startups, created by NewHack with Entrypoint in over 400 m² at Serena, in São Paulo. Up to 15 startups per cohort work in the space for 3 to 6 months, with mentorship, access to capital and an in-house content studio.
- 3 to 6 month residency at Serena
- mentorship, capital and market access
- in-house Sky Capsule and content studio
The ecosystem in motion
No fancy renders: real photos of people building, learning and connecting at our events.
Where large companies meet the right startups
OpenAI, Qualcomm and Itaú have already worked with NewHack to access startups, talent and frontier solutions. With the AASP partnership, we widen that bridge.
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Rodrigo Terron
Founder · NewHack and Entrypoint
Co-founder and CEO of Shawee, named Startup of the Year, which merged with Rocketseat to form Latin America's largest developer community. He served as COO and, after the sale to Digital House, as Rocketseat's CEO. Today he leads NewHack, Entrypoint and AI House Brasil, having connected more than 15,000 entrepreneurs to programs, international immersions and conversations about the future of AI in Brazil.
Paulo Braga
Founder · NewHack and Entrypoint
12 years in venture capital and corporate venture: he was part of Wayra, Vivo's CVC and one of Brazil's first accelerators, and led corporate venture at Eurofarma and Grupo Boticário. At Entrypoint, he runs a R$ 40 million fund backing up to 30 pre-seed startups, with the pragmatic view of someone who knows how early-stage companies become investable.
// leading NewHack, Entrypoint and AI House Brasil
Ideas from the people building the ecosystem
A founder looking for the next step, or a company looking for innovation?
There's a NewHack door for your moment.
Frequently asked questions
NewHack is an entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem powered by artificial intelligence. We connect founders and companies through immersions, international missions, hackathons and investment.
AI runs through all of our programs: from Journey mentorships to corporate hackathon challenges, from international missions to investment through Entrypoint. We see AI as the decade's biggest accelerator of entrepreneurship.
There are five: Journey (an in-person founder immersion), the International Mission (immersions in the world's leading innovation hubs), Corporate innovation (hackathons and open innovation for large companies), Entrypoint (our investment arm) and AI House Brasil (an AI-first startup residency).
Yes. Companies such as OpenAI, Qualcomm and Itaú have already worked with NewHack on corporate innovation initiatives, startup connections and access to talent.
It is the AI-first startup residency created by NewHack with Entrypoint, in a space of over 400 m² at Serena, in São Paulo. The program finds, incubates and accelerates AI projects: up to 15 companies per cohort work in the space for 3 to 6 months, with mentorship, access to capital and an in-house content studio. Learn more at aihousebrasil.com.br.
It is NewHack's mission agenda in partnership with AASP (the São Paulo Lawyers Association), created for the legal community: São Paulo, Silicon Valley and China in 2026, with itineraries that translate AI, startups, venture capital and digital infrastructure into legal practice. Learn more at missao-aasp.newhack.vc.
NewHack is led by Rodrigo Terron, a founder with a zero-to-exit track record, and Paulo Braga, from Entrypoint, with a background in venture capital.
Let's talk
Tell us who you are and what you're looking for. Our team will point you to the right door in the ecosystem.