Manufacturing & Production
Plant based ink from nature
Mancha produces plant based ink from nature's pigments, such as cacoa, turmeric and yerba matte. We also use agricultural waste as raw material for synthesis of high value ink.< ...
Field of Expertise
- Ecodesign
- Environmental management
- Design Thinking
- Branding
- Entrepreneurship
- Circular Economy
- Business Model
Expertise
- Founding partner of Zebu Mídias Sustentáveis (2010), a company specialized in design, communication and business modeling services, with a focus on socio-environmental regeneration and circular economy | www.zebumidias.com.br
- Founding partner of Mancha Orgânica (2016), a startup that aims to create products free of toxic components through Research and Development of pigments and vegetable dyes for various applications. The first product commercialized and patented by the company are organic dyes intended for art, therapy and fun with a focus on the children's audience | www.manchaorganica.com.br
- Founding partner of Biobeads (2020), a biocompatible and biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles company applied to the cosmetics, biomedical and packaging industries.
- Cofounder of Goma (2013), an association of companies in the areas of social and collaborative business, which has more than 90 entrepreneurs and 40 companies.
- Active member with international certification for positive social and environmental impact of Sistema B (from 2014 to 2018) | Zebu Mídias.
- Active member of CE100 (from 2016 to 2019) - an Ellen MacArthur Foundation initiative for circular economy | Zebu Mídias.
- Member of the Advisory Board of the NGO Sinal do Vale (2017) - a socio-environmental regeneration center with property in one of the largest remaining areas of Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro and Baixada Fluminense.
- Co-founder of Comunidade B Rio (2017) - a regional group of entrepreneurs with Sistema B Brasil certification, residing in the City of Rio de Janeiro.
- Member of the Business Incubator of Coppe - UFRJ (2016), located at the UFRJ Technology Park | Mancha Orgânica.
- Winner of the national Business and Biodiversity Challenge (2016), organized by the Grupo Boticário Foundation of Protecting Nature, in partnership with the National Association of Entities Promoting Innovative Enterprises (Anprotec) | Mancha Orgânica.
- 3rd most attractive company in the "materials" item among startups nationwide, by Ranking 100 Open Startups (2018) | Mancha Orgânica.
- 1st place in Shell Iniciativa Jovem Acceleration Program (2019) | Mancha Orgânica.- TOP10 in "Biotechnology" by Ranking 100 Open Startups (2019) | Mancha Orgânica.
- Member of the Business Incubator of Coppe - UFRJ (2020) | Biobeads.
- Participant in the BraskemLabs Acceleration Program (2021) | Biobeads.
- Participant in the Acelera100+ Ambev Acceleration Program (2022) | Biobeads.
- Participant in the Sebrae Catalisa Acceleration Program (2022) | Biobeads.