100 Open Start-ups is a program that began in Brazil with the support of large corporations like IBM, Accenture, and HP. It grew with partnerships across Latin America, the US, and Europe, as well as India, where it picked up associations with Wipro and HCL Technologies.
The program holds a series of innovation challenges, set by the corporations, to select startups for an annual event in Sao Paulo. Out of the startups shortlisted to pitch to participating corporations, 100 are ranked as the 100 Open Startups of the year.
Seven of the 150 startups pitching for the ranking in Sao