Blend Edu: X-Ray of our impact

Our purpose is to transform organizations by leveraging diversity.

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Since 2018 we have been working to build bridges for a more plural and inclusive future

+30,000 people

people have already been impacted by our educational actions and events

+100 companies

work in partnership with our team to build more diverse and inclusive cultures

+ 12,000 people

keep informed about the main diversity and inclusion trends and best practices

NPS in the zone of excellence

customers and partners have a high level of satisfaction with our projects and products

Blend Edu's Story: How it all began

Our history was born with a desire to transform realities, inside and outside organizations, and to create increasingly diverse environments so that people have access to the same opportunities.

We believe that change comes through collective responsibility, and we offer tools and knowledge so that each of our clients can gain the autonomy to lead the creation of an inclusive culture.

These are primordial elements that are part of our essence and that permeate the way we act to put #DiversityInAction.

Take a look at the main milestones of our journey:

2011

Being a lesbian woman, Thalita Gelenske (founder of Blend Edu) understood the importance of leading diversity projects in the workplace.

2017

Blend Edu was selected to participate in a program created by Obama for social entrepreneurs, called YLAI.

2017

Thalita was recognized as Valuable Young Leader #1 in Brazil by Harvard Business Review.

2018

Blend Edu began its operation and was selected for the Startup Rio program, which maps innovative companies and technologies.

2019

Thalita represented Brazil during the Annual Meeting, event of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

2020

Blend Edu won 1st place in the SDG Tech Awards for impacting the UN 2030 Agenda and building a more inclusive future.

2020

Thalita was listed as Forbes Under 30 ("Third Sector and Social Entrepreneurship" category).

2020

Blend Edu won the Lead2030 award from One Young World. Diversidade SA was recognized for impacting SDG 10 (reduced inequalities).

2022

Blend Edu becomes a carbon neutral company

2022

Blend Edu became the first startup to close a deal with 6 investors on the biggest entrepreneurship reality show in Brazil, the Shark Tank show

2022

We received the Great Place to Work seal (Best Companies to Work for)

2023

Blend Edu is selected as one of the 15 Most Diverse Startups To Watch by 'Pequenas Empresas e Grandes Negócios'.

Team testimonials

"Blend Edu is not made of perfect people, but plural people!

It's a space for constant learning, which makes even more evident the beauty of working with D&I: it's not about placing yourself as an authority on the subject, but raising awareness and spreading information so that everyone has the basis to create even more plural, diverse and inclusive environments.

Lucas Araujo Diversity and inclusion specialist

"Working at Blend Edu is putting into action my dream of building a more inclusive future.

It's to create solutions that positively impact people, organizations and society. I'm proud to be part of a team that is made up of such inspiring, creative and collaborative people. It's a place that I feel challenged as much as I feel welcomed.

Nathalia Souza Diversity and inclusion specialist

"Working at Blend has been an incredible experience.

I felt welcomed from the very first day. It's a place that really allows me to have autonomy and flexibility to perform my work."

Maysa Antunes Growth and Marketing Specialist

"Working at Blend is dreaming and making dreams come true.

It's about feeling challenged every day and using all the creative potential to generate dialogues and changes we want to see in the world. It's about projecting the best values we believe and want to share with the other to create new spaces where inclusion can be the rule, not the exception."

Thalita Gelenske Founder and CEO

"At Blend, I realize the dream of co-creating more inclusive organizational cultures.

Working here is a way of contributing to a real social transformation, it is working daily in the creation of safer spaces for people. In addition, it is very gratifying to work with a committed, passionate team that shares the same purpose of building a better world."

Débora Montibeler Diversity and inclusion specialist

"Working at Blend is about making sure that we are bursting social bubbles and creating a more inclusive world,

mainly, through democratizing access to D&I content. I feel that we are helping to transform the market and creating increasingly inclusive cultures, and seeing this change happen in a practical way is a great privilege."

Davi Gelenske Head of Sales and Partnerships

"Blend is a place where you are constantly learning and taking on new challenges.

It is an environment that really welcomes you, pushes you, and allows you to act with purpose and ideas capable of transforming the world. It is very rewarding to see how much our team can create bridges and diversity and inclusion actions in a didactic and impactful way."

Beatriz Magalhães Communication and content

"Being part of the Blend Edu team is knowing that our work positively impacts organizations and our society,

helping to build more diverse and inclusive spaces. I feel that I develop beyond the professional and become a more empathetic and prepared person to help build the world I believe in."

Manu Fonseca Community Manager of Diversidade SA

"To be part of Blend Edu team is knowing that I can be who I am

and know that my work can positively impact the lives of people like me. Working here means feeling challenged every day, but knowing that I'll have a support network and a safe environment that is willing to listen. I feel that the more time I spend here, the more I become the person I always dreamed becoming.

Nathani Felix Community Manager Intern of Diversidade SA

Cézar Sant’Anna Sales and Partnerships

Lara Gemellaro Designer

Ramona Ácimo Human Resources

"Working at Blend Edu is putting into action my dream of building a more inclusive future.

Nathalia Souza Diversity and inclusion specialist

"Working at Blend has been an incredible experience.

I felt welcomed from the very first day. It's a place that really allows me to have autonomy and flexibility to perform my work."

Maysa Antunes Growth and Marketing Specialist

"Blend Edu is not made of perfect people, but plural people!

Lucas Araujo Diversity and inclusion specialist

"Working at Blend is dreaming and making dreams come true.

Thalita Gelenske Founder and CEO

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Get to Know Our Facilitators

We believe that none of us is better than all of us together. And, for this reason, in addition to our team, we also have a network of facilitators who are specialists in different themes, such as gender, race, inclusion of people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ movement, among others, who are allocated to specific actions and projects. Get to know some of the people who are part of it: