Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Custom ERP and billing, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for food and leather businesses in Porto Alegre. Built by Flip Retail in Jaipur, India, and delivered remotely, with working software every two weeks.
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01 — Local economy
Footwear and leather factories in the Sinos Valley towns of Novo Hamburgo and São Leopoldo, the Braskem petrochemical complex at Triunfo and General Motors' Gravataí car plant form the metro's industrial base. The Refap refinery operates in Canoas, and rice, soybeans, meat and Serra Gaúcha wine from Rio Grande do Sul are traded and processed here. Businesses across the region are still rebuilding after the severe floods of May 2024.
Also known as POA.
Portuguese and Spanish
02 — Industries
What we would build first for the industries Porto Alegre is known for.
04 — Working together
Jaipur is 8 h 30 min ahead of Porto Alegre all year. A 09:00 start there is 17:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
Local time, standard time.
Pranjal was excellent — fast, great at communicating, and completed the custom work.
50+ projects for 30+ clients in 11 countries over six-plus years.
05 — FAQ
Yes, remotely. Flip Retail is a software studio in Jaipur, India, with no office in Porto Alegre; discovery happens on video calls and you get working software every two weeks.
Jaipur is 8 h 30 min ahead of Porto Alegre all year. A 09:00 start there is 17:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
Yes. Current language models handle Portuguese and Spanish well, including mixed-language messages. We still test an agent in each language your customers use before it goes live, and route anything it is unsure about to your team.
Usually one module that fixes the most expensive problem first. For agriculture & food processing that is often farmer & supplier procurement and grading & lot tracking. It goes live early, and the rest of the system follows in two-week increments while your team is already using it.
Contact
Tell us about the process you want fixed. We reply within one working day.