Five companies presented their cutting-edge solutions in the category smart cities during the Pitch Challenge ABES CSC 2025, held on the day September 24, 2025, at the event CSC City, in São Paulo. This pitch is an initiative of ABES in partnership with Connected Smart City. The innovations demonstrated the potential of technology to optimize urban management, from pavement maintenance to waste management and spatial planning.
The proposals were evaluated by a specialized panel, composed of Adriano Pitoli (Co-head of KPTL GovTech Fund); Alexandre Tauvy (Business Transformation Manager at ABGI); Caio Marinelli (Director of Regional and Territorial Development of the Secretariat of Development of the State of São Paulo); Marcos Regueira (Special Projects Manager at Sebrae/SC), Leonardo Peters (Innovation and New Business Manager at Unifique) and Luis Felipe Maciel de Souza (Manager of the Agribusiness and Biofuels Department at Finep).
Check out the highlights of the solutions presented:
Intellicity
Angelo Zanini, Founder and manager of Intelicity, presented a urban management platform that uses computer vision, artificial intelligence and IoT sensors embedded in vehicles. The solution is capable of continuously map, monitor and evaluate the city's infrastructure – including pavement, lighting, drainage, and signage. The data is processed and georeferenced in real time, being presented in dashboards interactive. The big difference is the replacement of manual inspections by a high-precision automated system, enabling faster, smarter decisions and direct integration into urban planning and maintenance routines.
Realixo
Realixo, represented by the CEO Andrea M. Lehner, highlighted his performance in the complete cycle of circular economy. The company offers selective collection and sustainable disposal of waste, waste management in events and the creation of compost yardsIts focus is transforming organic waste into fertilizer for urban gardens and allocating recyclables to cooperatives, strengthening the circular economy. The company is developing a digital platform suitable for connecting generators, transporters and recyclers, functioning as a “Uber of the circular economy”, aiming to scale operations with transparency and efficiency. Furthermore, it invests in educating customers on proper waste handling.
Place
Flavia Blanco Tissot, CEO of Place, presented the digital twin platform for urban development. PLACE is a solution online in the cloud that integrates public and private data legislation, market, mobility, environment and infrastructure for optimize planning and decision-making in cities. The platform transforms scattered data into clear information, allowing scenario simulation and the identification of investment opportunities. Modules such as Urban Consultation (interpretation of master plan rules) and the Chat Place AI (virtual assistant for regulatory queries) simplify complex processes, driving smarter, more human cities.
Retech Recycle
Claudio Moura, Co-founder of Retech Recycle, detailed the solution to solve disorganization and inefficiency in solid waste management, focusing on electronics. Retech offers a intelligent system for integrated management, which covers everything from registering generators and waste to scheduling collections, issuing packing slips, documenting evidence, and ESG reporting. The technology aims to ensure legal compliance and the traceability in the disposal and final destination process, connecting the complete cycle that includes digital management, services onsite and collection and separation logistics. The goal is to bring transparency and efficiency to a critical urban infrastructure process.
Visor
Vinicius Souza do Carmo, Founder of Visior, presented a solution Intelligence for decision-making in urban infrastructure. Technology uses computer vision from traditional cameras to identify problems such as flaws in asphalt, sidewalks, trash, and fallen trees, assisting public managers. cost, scope and scale differential lies in the fact that Visior is the only company in Brazil that can use this computer vision from the cameras of smartphones and partner driver carsThis ensures massive, low-cost data collection, optimizing problem detection and enabling proactive actions in city maintenance and planning.
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