Alberto Leite inaugurates AI and cybersecurity center in Piauí - Startups

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EXA opened a new R&D center in Parnaíba, Piauí, focused on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The company plans to invest R$25 million over four years to build technologies that fight digital fraud, deepfakes, and financial scams. The lab will develop machine learning models for URL checking, malicious message analysis, real-time transaction monitoring, and deepfake detection. EXA also formed partnerships with Uninassau, SENAI, and PUC-Rio to support research and local talent development. This move strengthens EXA’s product pipeline and ties new development work directly to its customer-facing security solutions.

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Exa

$10M to $25M