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Leading medical education group in Brazil

Nova Lima, BrazilFounded 2016Edtech
Valuation $1.67B Market cap · Aug/2026
Revenue $711M Latest reported FY
EBITDA $307M Latest reported FY

At a glance

Status
Listed
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Nova Lima, Brazil
Listing
IPO 2019
Sector
Edtech
Outcome tier
Unicorn$1–10B valuation tierThoroughbred$100M+ revenue

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Market maps in Edtech
Market map AI in Education 2026 Nov 13, 2026 Market map 2026 GSV 150: The Most Transformational Growth Companies In Digital Learning and Workforce Skills Mar 28, 2026 Market map Workforce Learning & Upskilling 2026 Nov 13, 2026
Unicorn lists
Edtech unicorns Unicorn list Edtech unicorns Unicorns in Brazil Unicorn list Unicorns in Brazil

News

News Vinci Compass buys control of medical-education platform Sanar Nov 5, 2026 News Matria raises $6.5M seed to connect fragmented hospital data across Latin America Oct 17, 2026 News Afya and Yduqs merge to form R$9B Brazilian education giant Sep 23, 2026

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Afya in the Nova Lima ecosystem

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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
19 countries with
team presence
🇧🇷 Brazil98.3%
🇺🇸 United States0.3%
🇵🇹 Portugal0.3%
🇵🇰 Pakistan0.1%
🇲🇹 Malta0.1%
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Web traffic by country
1.5M monthly visits
across markets
🇧🇷 Brazil53.6%
🇺🇸 United States1%
🇵🇹 Portugal0.4%
🏳️ Angola0.3%
🇵🇾 Paraguay0.2%
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Investments and acquisitions

Disclosed deals where Afya was the backer or acquirer, 2020–2026. Toggle between venture rounds, M&A, or both. The map below is grouped by the target company's sector — the colored pill on each chip is the round type.

Portfolio analysis

22 deals across Afya's capital deployment.

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        Market sentiment

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