Meetups
Three a month. Three rotating formats.
- The Table
- Hot Seat
- Founder's Confessional
no stage. no slides.
Harven Founders
the league is who shows up.
Student entrepreneurship league · Harven Agribusiness School
You can spend all of college analyzing businesses. Here, you leave having built one.
At Founders, we learn to Build businesses.
At Founders, we learn to Lead teams.
At Founders, we learn to Invest in the future.
Manifesto
We are not a study club.
We are a network of future business leaders.
we'd rather build.
People who think big, move fast and build together.
Harven Founders MMXXVI
Three pillars
Everything here pulls toward one of these three.
scroll sideways. we mean, down.
Leave the classroom.
Learn where things actually happen.
- Visits
- Expeditions
- Exclusive events
the expedition went to São Paulo.
One project per semester.
Cross-disciplinary groups, real companies, delivered on Demo Day.
- Turnaround
- Growth Plan
- New Venture
- Kick-off
- Discovery
- Proposal
- Demo Day
the case never sits in a drawer.
People
People who build.
the league is whoever shows up.
Board
PresidentJoão Leonel
Vice PresidentHugo Capitelli
Faculty advisors
Harven professors who follow the cycle.
Luciano Thomé e Castro
PhD in Business Administration, USP. Affiliated professor at Purdue University.
João Paulo Oliveira
PhD in Technology Management and Innovation, ITA. MSc in Business Administration, USP.
Alex Bertoldi
MSc in Psychology, FFCLRP-USP. Works on leadership and people management.
Fernando Corrêa Grisi
Researcher in innovation, strategy and entrepreneurship.
Members
- Ana Gabriela Garmes
- Ana Julia Carvalho
- Ana Liz Bergamaschi
- Felipe Campos
- Helena Paiva
- Henry Delboni
- Isabelle Gallasch
- João Karayannopoulos
- Julia D’Avilla
- Marco Franca
- Nicole Kiroff
- Sara Senna
- Ana Luiza Filgueira
- Arthur Sena
- Augusto Ubeda
- Bruno Martins
- Davi Graminha
- Leonardo Streiff
- Lucas Sodré
- Marcelo Moreira
- Maria Eduarda Santarelli
- Mateus Barbosa
- Mateus Fares
- Nicholas Jahn Trindade
- Stefano Cambruzzi
Agenda
What's next.
spoiler: there's more.
Upcoming
See the full calendar
Hackathon
1º Hackathon Harven Founders × Lowy
20Nov 2026When: Nov 20, 4:00 PM to Nov 22, 1:00 PMWhere: Harven Agribusiness School, Ribeirão Preto (SP)
- Teams of 5, each with a league captain
- A real Lowy challenge: the next product for 18 to 25 year olds
- The best idea goes to Lowy's innovation team within 30 days
- Selective edition: the application has one question
Previous
- Record
19 Sep 2026
ExpeditionInquietos, the Founders' first expedition
- Record
16 Sep 2026
The TableThe Table with Márcio Cypriano
- Record
09 Sep 2026
The TableSandra Brandani Picinato
How to join
Three steps into the league.
Selection opens at the start of each semester. It begins with the application form, with questions on motivation, interests and expectations. Then:
Conversation circle
A group session with candidates and league members. Listening, stance and fit with the league's values count.
Mini hackathon
4 to 6 hours, in teams, on a real business problem. We see how you operate, not what you say you do.
Interview
A one-on-one talk with the coordination about your motivation and your fit with the league.
Who can apply
- Be enrolled in one of the 3 programs at Harven Agribusiness School.
- Have time for the weekly meetings and the semester project.
you don't need to know how to build a company. you need to want to.
Next selection
date to be announced
Leave a contact and the league will tell you when applications open.
Let me know when it opens
For now, the league is reached by e-mail: the button opens your e-mail app with the message already started.
Frequently asked questions
Before you talk to the league.
I'm a student
Who can join?
Anyone enrolled in one of the 3 programs at Harven Agribusiness School (Business, Law or Production Engineering) who has time for the weekly meetings and the semester project.
Do I need to know how to build a company already?
No. The league's charter requires no prior knowledge of entrepreneurship or finance.
How does selection work?
It opens at the start of each semester. It begins with the application form, then a conversation circle, a 4 to 6 hour mini hackathon in teams and a one-on-one interview with the coordination.
What happens in the league?
Weekly meetings in four formats (The Table, Masterclass, Hot Seat and Founder's Confessional), expeditions and a semester group project, presented on Demo Day.
How much time does it take?
Meetings are weekly and the estimated workload is 60 to 80 hours per semester. Taking part in the meetings, the expeditions and the project is mandatory for every member.
Is there a certificate?
Yes. With at least 75% attendance, full participation in the project and a Demo Day presentation, members receive a certificate of complementary activities, issued in partnership with Harven.
I'm a company
How does a company take part?
A manager can be the guest at The Table, the company can open its doors for a visit, bring a real challenge to Live Consulting or send a professional to the Demo Day panel.
How does The Table work?
It is an intimate conversation with a guest from the business world. No stage and no formal presentation: an open dialogue with up to 20 members.
What is Live Consulting?
The company presents a real problem or challenge. The league's groups diagnose it and deliver an action plan with practical recommendations. It is one of the semester project formats, which rotate each semester.
How long does a project take?
One semester, in 3 sprints with checkpoints along the way. The result is presented on Demo Day, in 10 to 15 minutes per group.
Who are the students?
Business, Law and Production Engineering students at Harven, chosen through a selection process. In projects they work in multidisciplinary groups, ideally with all 3 programs.
How do we start?
Through the "Talk to the league" form at the end of this page: tell us who the company is and what interests you. The board receives it and replies.
The league's school
Harven Agribusiness School.
A higher education institution in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, dedicated to training leaders for agribusiness.
Undergraduate programs
- Business
- Law
- Production Engineering
Plus MBAs and corporate programs.
AddressR. Gen. Augusto Soares dos Santos, 100Parque Industrial LagoinhaRibeirão Preto – SP, 14095-240See on the map (opens in a new tab)The league and the school
- Founders brings together students from Harven's 3 programs, chosen through a selection process.
- Four Harven professors follow the 2026.2 cycle as the league's tutors.
- The league's charter provides for a certificate of complementary activities, issued in partnership with Harven.
Harven Agribusiness SchoolR. Gen. Augusto Soares dos Santos, 100Parque Industrial LagoinhaRibeirão Preto – SP, 14095-240
Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Partners
Companies that build with us.
Invitation
Talk to the league.
Freshman, undecided senior student or company: the conversation starts here.
we reply.
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