Tech companies in Paraná, Brazil

Paraná has 32,287 tech company records in ISIC section J (information and communication), 32,287 of them active, according to the Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) as of 2026-10-10. That is 7.6% of the section in Brazil and makes Paraná the 4th largest of 27 states for tech. Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 3.7% of Paraná's records against 3.9% nationally (location quotient 0.94).

Curitiba concentrates 52.8% of the active companies, followed by Maringa (2,192) and Londrina (2,181); the three together hold 66.3%. The median active company is 3.8 years old; 23% were registered in the last year and 44% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 7,072 new tech businesses were registered in Paraná, +84.1% on the previous 12 months (national section J: +40.9%). By ISIC division, 62 (computer programming, consultancy and related activities) is 63.8% of the records and 63 (information service activities) 12.9%. Size is known for 90% of the active companies; 90% of those are micro.

Division 62 is the 'tech and software' core: software houses, IT consultancies and integrators, the first accounts and the reseller channel for any SaaS or devtool entering the region. 63 adds hosting, SaaS operators and portals; 61 the ISPs and carriers; 58-60 media and publishing. Our LATAM Tech & Software package is this section's divisions 62 and 63 across all seven countries.