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PIPE Tech Journey: Digital Sovereignty — Phase 1

Funds digital sovereignty ventures in São Paulo across cyber, hardware, AI, and IoT.

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FAPESP's PIPE Jornada Tecnológica Soberania Digital 2026 is a themed Fase 1 call under the Pesquisa Inovativa em Pequenas Empresas (PIPE) programme, targeting innovation in digital sovereignty by small businesses headquartered or operating an R&D unit in São Paulo state. The call covers cybersecurity, national hardware and software development, data sovereignty technologies, and related fields. To…

What this grant funds

Technological innovation in digital sovereignty by São Paulo small businesses, covering cybersecurity, national hardware and software development, and data protection technologies.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.24 Aug 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.R$25M
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: fapesp.br