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Sirius Education
Techstars '23Lagoinha, BR · 33 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
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Sirius Education is a Brazilian higher education institution offering online and bootcamp-based courses in AI, data science, programming, and emerging technologies, targeting professionals seeking career advancement and practical skills for the digital economy.
Also known as Sirius Educação
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Sirius Education (Sirius Educação) is a Brazilian technology-focused higher education institution that delivers practice-oriented training for professionals in data science, artificial intelligence, software development and digital product management. Its programs are delivered primarily online and range from six-month and nine-month training tracks to twelve- and fifteen-month MBA and postgraduate programs, plus short free bootcamps on topics such as data science fundamentals and computational thinking. Coursework is structured around real projects, individual mentoring and collaborative learning, with instruction from practitioners and executives drawn from technology companies and startups.
The institution operates as an educational ecosystem built on partnerships: rather than producing all content internally, it accredits and co-delivers programs with associated training providers and schools covering programming, software architecture, cybersecurity, Web3 and blockchain, UX and product design, psychology and psychoanalysis, veterinary medicine, medical specialization, logistics and supply chain, SEO and digital marketing, and sales. Named co-branded offerings on its site include an MBA in AI for financial markets with 4U EdTech, an MBA in strategic business management with FNAT/Hashtag, a postgraduate program in evidence-based clinical psychology with InPBE, an MBA in product leadership and strategy in the AI era with Tera, and an MBA in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence with TripleTen. The company states it holds a maximum MEC rating as an institution and says its quality is validated by more than 20 partner nuclei and educational market players.
Founding story
Sirius Education was founded in 2021 by Felipe Matos, a Startup Brasil alumnus and founder of the accelerator Startup Farm and of Dynamo, who previously served as head of development at geolocation company In Loco. He was joined by Rafaela Herrera Silva, former head of startups at Cubo Itaú; Fernando Americano, former director of operations at Startup Farm and co-founder of the programming school Le Wagon Latam; and Arnobio Morelix, chief data scientist at Inc. Magazine. The founders framed the venture as a response to a shortage of qualified technology workers in Brazil — McKinsey projected 1 million unfilled technology vacancies in the country by 2030 — alongside high unemployment, aiming to retrain non-technical professionals for technology roles.
Business model
Sirius operates as an accredited educational institution that packages and delivers paid professional programs, working with associated training providers and corporate partners that co-deliver branded MBA, postgraduate and bootcamp curricula. Programs are sold directly to individual learners; the company also positions itself as a partner to other institutions seeking to extend their own offerings, and markets corporate and e-learning solutions through its partner network.
Revenue comes from tuition for its courses; the initial six-month Data Science fellowship was priced at BRL 17,500 (approximately $3,300). The company committed to offering two scholarships for every paying student. Free short bootcamps are used alongside paid postgraduate and micro-certification programs.
Traction
The company launched its first cohort in September 2021 and had planned classes of 50 to 100 students, with up to ten courses by 2022. It currently lists multiple MBA and postgraduate programs and states its programs are backed by more than 20 partner nuclei and educational market players. Investors include Garan Ventures and angels drawn from Brazilian startup founders and executives at Silicon Valley companies including Twitter, Zoom, Zendesk and Intercom.
Latest developments
The current program catalogue spans co-branded MBAs and postgraduate programs with 4U EdTech, FNAT/Hashtag, InPBE, Tera and TripleTen, alongside a partner network covering cybersecurity, Web3, product and UX, medical and veterinary specialization, psychology and logistics. Rocketseat announced a tie-up with Sirius, with its CEO describing the partnership as a milestone for expanding its programming education mission.
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Market position
Sirius positions itself as a technology education ecosystem in Brazil aggregating more than 20 partner nuclei across technical and professional disciplines, claiming a maximum MEC institutional rating. It entered the market in 2021 addressing Brazil's technology talent shortage, and has attracted endorsements from Rocketseat CEO Isabela Castilho and from Gary A. Bolles, Chair for the Future of Work at Singularity University, who serves as an advisor.
The company contrasts its model with traditional academic formats, emphasizing short, practice-based programs taught by active market practitioners, individualized mentoring, an international mentor network, and an ecosystem structure that aggregates specialized partner schools under one accredited institution. Its social commitment of two scholarships per paying student was part of the original model.
Technology
Instruction is delivered in online distance format, with programs structured around applied projects and portfolio building. Curriculum content centers on artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, data science and analytics, internet application development, digital product management, cybersecurity, Web3 and blockchain.
Go-to-market
Programs are marketed online through the company's own site and delivered largely remotely, with courses co-branded and co-delivered alongside partner schools and edtechs (4U EdTech, FNAT/Hashtag, InPBE, Tera, TripleTen, Rocketseat and others). Instruction and mentoring by market practitioners, an international network of mentors, and employer connections are central to the positioning, supported by an early plan to combine 80% remote with 20% in-person classes at physical units.
Working professionals seeking to move into or advance within technology careers, including non-technical professionals retraining as data scientists, as well as specialists in fields such as psychology, medicine, marketing and logistics pursuing postgraduate certification. Corporate partners and other educational institutions form a secondary customer group.
Geography
Brazil-focused, with headquarters reported in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and initial units planned for São Paulo, Florianópolis and Belo Horizonte; courses are delivered remotely across Brazilian regions, and the company references an international network of mentors.
History
The company launched publicly in August 2021 with an inaugural six-month Data Science fellowship that opened for applications ahead of a virtual start at the end of September 2021, priced at BRL 17,500. It planned initial units in São Paulo, Florianópolis and Belo Horizonte, where the edtech was headquartered in partnership with the city's Órbi innovation hub, and intended to keep an 80% remote / 20% in-person format after the pandemic. Stated plans included expanding to as many as ten courses by 2022 with classes of 50 to 100 students, and reaching all regions of Brazil within five years. As of January 2023 the company was led by co-founders Arnobio Morelix as CEO and Felipe Matos as CIO. The current offering has broadened well beyond data science into an ecosystem of MBA, postgraduate and specialization programs run with more than 20 partner nuclei.
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Timeline · 6
launches, deals, and filingsSirius offers co-delivered programs including an MBA in AI for financial markets with 4U EdTech, an MBA in strategic business management with FNAT/Hashtag, a postgraduate program in evidence-based clinical psychology with InPBE, an MBA in product leadership in the AI era with Tera, and an MBA in Data Analytics & AI with TripleTen.
Rocketseat CEO Isabela Castilho described joining forces with Sirius as a milestone for the seven-year-old programming education company's expansion.
As of January 2023, the company was led by co-founders Arnobio Morelix as CEO and Felipe Matos as CIO.
Sirius Education raised approximately USD1m (BRL 5 million) in its first funding round from Garan Ventures and angel investors including Camila Farani, Rodrigo Cartacho, Joao Selarin and Gustavo do Valle; the investor group also included executives from Twitter, Zoom, Zendesk and Intercom.
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The company launched with applications open for a six-month, fully virtual Data Science fellowship starting at the end of September 2021, priced at BRL 17,500 for non-technical professionals seeking to become data scientists.
The edtech established its Belo Horizonte headquarters in partnership with Órbi, the city's innovation hub, with additional units planned in São Paulo and Florianópolis.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Sirius Education do?
- Brazilian technology education institution offering practice-oriented MBA, postgraduate and bootcamp programs in AI, data and programming.
- Who are Sirius Education's investors?
- Sirius Education's investors include Techstars, G2 Capital, Newtopia VC, Staged Ventures.
- Where is Sirius Education headquartered?
- Sirius Education is headquartered in Lagoinha, BR.