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Alymente

“Can a flexible multi-benefit card platform displace legacy Brazilian VR/VA incumbents by offering HR teams a single card, single platform, and dedicated account management?”

Founded2017
HQSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Total raised$1M
IndustryVertical SaaS / HR & Benefits
The story

Founded in 2017 to solve the high merchant acceptance fee problem of traditional Brazilian meal vouchers (VR/VA), Alymente evolved from a single-benefit food card into a multi-benefit flexible platform. The company consolidated up to 9 benefit categories (meal, food, mobility, home office, entertainment, education, health, gym, and wellness) onto a single Visa card, positioning itself against legacy players like Sodexo and Alelo. The embedded finance angle is primarily in card issuing and the people-analytics dashboard, letting HR teams manage and segment benefit spend in real time.

Last 12 months
2025-04
2026-05
Product timeline
2017
Alymente founded in São Paulo to address high acceptance fees charged by traditional meal/food voucher companies.· pivot
2022
Launched multi-benefit flexible card platform covering meal, food, mobility, home office, entertainment, education, health, and gym categories.· banking
2025
Migrated card network to Visa, expanding acceptance to 12M+ establishments in Brazil and 130M+ worldwide.· card
Regulated entities
1
regulatory licence held by Alymente
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Alymente’s embedded-finance stack
Card network
Visa
Accounting gap: significant

Alymente — frequently asked

Which card network does Alymente use?

Alymente's cards run on Visa.

Where is Alymente headquartered?

Alymente is founded in 2017 and headquartered in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

How much funding has Alymente raised?

Alymente has raised $1M in total.

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