ACATE, the Associação Catarinense de Tecnologia (Catarinense Technology Association), is the main representative for innovative entrepreneurship in Santa Catarina since 1986. Our mission is to actively promote the local ecosystem, from startups to large companies, by generating connections capable of strengthening the technology sector.

 Besides that ACATE works hand in hand with the public power in order to develop projects and find solutions that qualify the entrepreneurial and business environment in Santa Catarina.