# Top 50 Artificial intelligence Startup Investors in Brazil in October 2023

## Bossanova Investimentos
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 14
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services

BossaNova is the number one Brazilian Micro Venture Capital. We are the most active investor in the pre-seed stage in Latin America with more than 1200 investments in over 1000 Startups. We also invest in global companies, directly or through co-investment syndicates on AngelList.

## KPTL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, AgTech

KPTL is the result of the merger between A5 Capital Partners and Inseed Investimentos, two
of the most experienced VC firms in Brazil.

## DOMO Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Financial Services

DOMO Invest is a leading venture capital firm in Brazil that invests in best in class entrepreneurs. We back early-stage technology startups, helping them grow faster and establish themselves in competitive markets.We started from the collective desire of our founding partners to contribute to the success of the next generation of Brazilianentrepreneurs. DOMO’s multi-disciplinary team is supported by its Advisory Board who’s members have solid and proven track-record in creating, investing, advising and financing tech startups of all sizes.Our GPs have thrived as entrepreneurs, having founded companies such as Buscapé in Brazil. The team was also an early investor in well renowned start-ups such as Loggi, Gympass, Hotmart, among others.

## SP Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Agriculture, AgTech, Software

Portfolio (Fundo de Inovação Paulista)Launched in 2014, Fundo de Inovação Paulista (FIP) is a R$ 105 Million Venture Capital Fund that counts with top tier Limited Partners: Desenvolve SP, FINEP, FAPESP, Sebrae-SP, CAF, and Jive Investments. FIP is focused on technology-based startups located in the state of São Paulo, the most importanteconomic pole in Brazil. Investment tickets vary from R$ 2 Million to R$ 6 Million per company, on average, but can reach R$ 15 Million including follow-ons.Track-Record (Fundo Criatec I)SP Ventures was established in 2007 as the Venture Capital firm responsible for Criatec I Fund’s investments in São Paulo. Criatec I was a cornerstone in Brazilian Venture Capital Industry led by BNDES and BNB. From 2007 to 2013, over 1,200 companies were analyzed and 8 investments were made by SP Ventures.EntrepreneursWe back technology-based companies in the segments of Agricultural Technologies; Information and Communication Technologies; Health Technologies; New Materials; and Nanotechnologies.We seek investment opportunities with the following profile:- Passionate entrepreneurs with solid technical background and market-orientated attitude- Proprietary technology with high scalability potential- Large proportions targeted-market- São Paulo based- Annual Revenue inferior to R$ 18 Million"

## Valor Capital Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Valor is an investment firm that focuses on cross-border financial and investment opportunities.

## TM3 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Big Data

TM3 Capital is an asset management company that specializes in technology companies. The company specializes in technology investments, and it looks to fund businesses with strong growth prospects and/or scalable hardware and/or software solutions. Its investment vehicles benefit from the synergies and experience that TM3 Capital, a teamwith a long history in the technology industry, brings to the table.

## Alexia Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Alexia Ventures is an early-stage (series A) value-add investor for top entrepreneurs from Brazil and Latin America.  We focus in disruptive business models that are driven by software platforms and data / artificial intelligence technologies (A.I.).  Alexia Ventures believes that the best founders from Latin America are as good as the topfounders around the world – and can create companies that are global technology leaders.  Many of the top talents that its founders have worked with over the past 20+ years, in both LatAm and Silicon Valley, are part of our network.  Alexia Ventures was created to help outstanding founders catalyze human potential through data and technology, while building a better future and inspiring the region with a new definition of what is possible.

## Green Rock
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology

Our family mission is to protect and perpetuate family values ​​through investments that ensure a solid future for future generations and guarantee that they understand the responsibility of their heritage.

## Allievo Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

An ambidextrous & coherent private investments machine.

## B Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

BVC is a venture capital fund investing in Latin American startups at the seed and pre-seed stages. We partner with visionary entrepreneurs to build world-changing companies.

## Norte Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services

Norte is a founder's fund created and invested by entrepreneurs

## Igah Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, Software

Igah Ventures is a Brazilian venture capital firm that was born from the union of forces of two successful investment platforms (e.bricks ventures and Joa Investimentos). We have a unique and complementary team of partners and an extremely qualified and experienced team.

## VERVE CAPITAL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Verve Capital is an early stage venture capital firm that partners with founders to fund ideas and accelerate growth. We believe in people with big dreams and the grit to bring them to life. We invest in ideas that challenge the status quo and build a better world through innovation. We partner with companies providing early stage investment,support and advice that help founders reach their vision.

## Gvangels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce

GVAngels is a network of angel investors founded by former students of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Brasil in 2017. The GVAngels network invests in technology startups that aim to solve inefficiencies in large markets.In these 4 years of operation, investments have already been made in 40 startups and checks have averaged from R$800,000 to R$2million. We currently have more than 300 associates with a personal interest in investing in startups and adding knowledge with their expertise and experience through smart money to our investees.GVAngels has its roots in the School of Business Administration at FGV, where most of the associated angel investors graduated. For 11 consecutive years, the university has been considered the best think tank in Latin America and has been ranked among the best institutions in the world since 2004.

## Indicator Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Founded in 2014, Indicator Capital is a Brazilian venture capital firm operating in Sao Paulo and the Silicon Valley. The partnership formed by Derek Lundgren Bittar, Fabio Iunis de Paula, and Thomas Lundgren Bittar, promotes the convergence between the dream of the entrepreneur and the financial return for the investor, tropicalizing American bestpractices to national startups. With more than R$ 270MM under management, Indicator Capital is the largest early-stage venture capital firm in Latin America specialized in Internet of Things (IoT). In their investments, the partners apply value-adding, proprietary methodology Building Value Together®, besides acting as Investors for Good, a concept reinforced by the firm`s certification as a B System™ company.

## A.B.Seed Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Financial Services

A.B.Seed Ventures focuses on SaaS and B2B recurrence models already in operation, with signposts of user engagement with products and services. It seeks founders with proven experience in space, complementary skills and total commitment to the business.

## Banco Bradesco
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, FinTech

Bradesco is one of the biggest banking and financial services company in Brazil. Bradesco was the largest private bank in Brazil until Banco Itaú and Unibanco merged in 2009. Bradesco is headquartered in Osasco (SP), has 4,686 branches, 3,781 Service Branches and 59.307 “Bradesco Expresso” Units, the correspondent bank through of partnershipswith supermarkets, drugstores, department stores and other retail chains. Currently is the third largest Brazilian bank by total assets.
Bradesco customers can also use 34.859 “Bradesco Dia&Noite” Automatic Teller Machines and 12,975 ATMs of the Banco24Horas, one Brazilian third-party ATM network.

## Inseed Investimentos
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Agriculture, AgTech

Inseed is a Brazilian venture capital firm that invests in seed and early stages.It manages three of the largest brazilian VC funds:- Criatec, with R$100 million, invested seed money in 36 innovative tech companies from all sectors throughout Brazil. It is closed for new investments and focused on increasing the portfolio companies value;-FIMA, with R$150 million, invested in 11 early stage cleantech companies, specially on waste management, renewable energy, agriculture and building materials industries. The fund started on January 2013. It is closed for investmentsand focused on increasing the portfolio companies value;- Criatec 3, with R$220 million, started investing on January 2016. It's focused on innovative hard tech startups. Invested in 14 companies and still open with R$3 million as the target ticket for Seed or Series A rounds.Inseed has offices on Belo Horizonte and São Paulo.

## EDP Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Energy

EDP Ventures is the venture capital arm of EDP. We invest in early-stage startups working in the energy space

## Iporanga Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Financial Services, Software

Iporanga Ventures is venture capital funds management company, focused on Pre-Seed/Seed stage Brazilian startups.

## Redpoint eventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet

Redpoint eventures's approach is to help entrepreneurs by offering the benefits of both local and international VCs including insight, company building, financing, and exit.

## Canary
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Canary is the first partner of the best founders in Latam.

## MAYA Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

An early-stage venture firm that supports businesses generating accessibility, transformation and efficiency in Brazil and Latin America. 

## Silver Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Agriculture, AgTech, Retail

Group of Angel Investors of São Paulo (Brazil).

## CVENTURES
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Our mission is to develop these ventures from capital assets, networking and mentoring in reference to innovation environments in the country, such as universities, research institutes, incubators and technology parks.

## Fuse Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Cryptocurrency, Asset Management

Fuse Capital is an investment firm focused on early-stage tech opportunities.

## Positive Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology

investimos nas tecnologias do futuro para resolver os maiores desafios da sociedade e planeta no presente.

## West Quad Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile Apps, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

West Quad Ventures invest in startups that aspire to be leaders in their respective category, teams we believe in with an emphasis on what’s good for the world!

## Qualcomm Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Information Technology

As a global corporate venture firm, we invest in entrepreneurs who are building revolutionary businesses that redefine the world around us.

## Crescera Investimentos (f/k/a Bozano Investimentos)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Private Equity
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Education

Crescera Investimentos is an alternative asset management firm created by the merger of the Bozano Group with three leading and complementary investment firms, BR Investimentos, Mercatto Gestão de Recursos and Trapezus Asset Management, resulting in a unique platform for investors, clients and partners. Structured as a partnership, CresceraInvestimentos is able to attract, retain and develop the best talents in each specialty.Our investment philosophy builds on trust and knowledge. We offer to our clients, investors and investees companies consistent and distinguished returns through diversified financial products and strategies. Founded with approximately R$ 4 billion in AUM, Bozano Investimentos aims to become the most successful alternative investment management firm in Latin America.BR Investimentos` private equity business combines industry knowledge and specialized teams in well-defined circles of competence to successfully invest in privately held Brazilian growth companies. Mercatto Gestão de Recursos has been delivering solid returns through its managed public equities and fixed income portfolios based on strictly fundamental analysis. Lastly, Trapezus Asset Management offers innovative and high alpha quantitative strategies, based on academic research and development.Crescera Investimentos also benefits from the vision of Mr. Julio Bozano - founder of the Bozano Group. Through Banco Bozano, Simonsen, the Bozano Group was recognized as one of the most important investment banking organizations in Brazil for more than 40 years with a very successful track record in long-term proprietary investments. The Group`s expertise in aligning clients` interests with outstanding performance drives the basis of Bozano Investimentos` activities.Our goal is to offer solutions that create long-standing value for our investors, the society at large and the companies we invest in and to perpetuate Bozano Group`s legacy. Crescera Investimentos has a team of over 70 executives, employees, consultants, and senior advisors, including more than 40 partners in offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

## Parallax Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Bitcoin

Founded in 2018, Parallax Ventures is a Fintech-focused top quartile Venture Capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments, baking best-in-class entrepreneurs in the Financial Services industry. The firm invests in Fintechs across all subsectors of Financial Industry, including Open Finance, FMI, Exchanges, BaaS, IaaS, B2B SaaS,Blockchain/Web3, Credit, Wealth Management tech, and Productivity, among others. Parallax has invested in Fintechs in Brazil, USA, and Europe.

## Cedro Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, SaaS

Cedro Capital is an independent asset management firm located in Brasília-DF with a geographical focus in the Central region of Brazil. Cedro Capital is the leading asset manager firm in the Center-West, connecting companies and projects in the region with qualified institutional investors through alternative investment funds. Cedro Capital isformed by professionals with strong track record and proven experience within the Brazilian capital market.

## Poli Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Agriculture, Information Technology

Poli Angels is a non-profit Angel Investor Association, focused on early-stage startups and composed predominantly of USP Polytechnic School students and alumni.

## DGF Investimentos
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

DGF Investimentos is a leading Brazilian investment group. We currently manage a family of funds invested mainly by large institutional and individual investors. Our focus is on growth type investments in small to mid sized enterprises in Brazil, specially in the technology space. Historically, DGF and its team have completed close to fortyinvestments with several successful exits.

## Carlos Pacheco
- Type: Angel
- Location: Curityba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Energy, Blockchain, Renewable Energy

Angel Investor
IBGC - Certified Board Member

## Honey Island Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services

Venture Capital para startups de tecnologia

## Astella
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce

Astella is a venture investor, providing capital, culture, and capabilities to Brazilian entrepreneurs who are willing to change our country's future.

## Grão
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Food and Beverage

A venture capital firm, backed by a family office, which invests in early stage startups in Brazil and VC funds from around the world.

## Hugo Barra
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Technology executive & investor

## FC Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, SaaS, Video

FC Partners is an investment and management advisory boutique, focused in family owned businesses. Since its inception FCP has worked with more than 110 companies from different sizes, sectors and locations.
It is structured in four business units: financial advisory (mergers and aquisitions, business planning, capital raising and valuation),family owned businesses consulting, venture capital and proprietary investments.

## BR Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Social Media

BR Angels is a private non-profit association, made up of a limited number of members, individuals, and companies that focus on promoting the development of startups. It specializes in the fields of investment management, financial services, and finance.
It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

## Ribbit Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

It takes money to change money

## Aimorés Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Software

Aimorés Investments is investing in technology companies between the Anjo and Pré-Seed stages.

## Câmara Interbancária de Pagamentos
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Credit, Banking, Finance

CIP, a non-profit civil association, is part of the Brazilian Payment System (SPB). With 15 years of existence, it has in its portfolio solutions and services that contribute to the development of the financial market and society. In 2015 alone, CIP processed more than 3.2 billion transactions in the country, totaling over R $ 7.7 trillion settled,which corresponds to 1.31 of Brazil's GDP.Created on April 10, 2001, as Clearingban, CIP began operations with the SITRAF (Fund Transfer System) for settlement of TEDs (Electronic Transfer Available). At the time, the increasing globalization of the economy and the interdependence of the financial markets began to demand stricter and more sophisticated bases for the payment system.CIP's solutions and services provide reliability, availability and security to the financial market and all the systems in the organization that are monitored operate with availability that ensures efficiency to the business of its Participants.Numerous institutions directly use CIP's solutions and services, such as banks, accreditors, registry offices, funds, database managers, the state government of São Paulo and the public in general, among others.CIP has complete redundancy of its environments and is certified by ISO 27.001 - Information Security and ISO 22301 - Business Continuity, being one of the first organizations to guarantee these certifications in Brazil.Internationally recognized, CIP participates in events outside the country to present its services and solutions, to learn about other market practices and to promote the improvement of means of payment in the world. The institution is a member of the IPFA - International Payments Framework Association, of the Latin Association of Compensation Chambers, of the Global Payments Forum.

## Crescera Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: SaaS, Ride Sharing, Artificial Intelligence

Crescera Capital is a investment firm that focuses on private equity and venture capital.

## Andres Bilbao
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech

Andres Bilbao

## NFX
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Marketplace

We are a VC firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups. We back exceptional Founders building market-transforming companies.

## Via Varejo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Caetano Do Sul, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency

Via Varejo operates iconic retail brands and has been present in the minds, hearts, and homes of Brazilians for decades. It offers career and learning opportunities for people looking for great challenges. The company is present in more than 400 Brazilian municipalities, 20 states and in the Federal District, with more than 900 stores and around 50thousand employees. The company, which has its administrative headquarters in the municipality of São Caetano do Sul, in Greater São Paulo (SP), positions itself as one of the largest electronics retailers in the world.

## Capital Tech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: CRM, Software, Machine Learning

We Invest in Early-Stage Startups Focused on AI Solutions.

## Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: InsurTech, Health Insurance

Angels

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