# Top 50 Education VC (Venture Capital) Funds in LATAM in October 2023

## Bossanova Investimentos
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 11
- 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.

## CORFO
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

CORFO is an executing agency of government policy in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation, through tools and instruments compatible with the central tendencies of a social market economy, creating the conditions to achieve building a society of opportunities.

## Canary
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Information Technology

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

## DOMO Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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.

## Igah Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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.

## Alaya Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

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## Niu Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Renewable Energy

Niu Ventures is a pre-seed VC that connects early-stage Brazilian startups with the Silicon Valley growth mindset.

## Winnipeg Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lima, Lima, Peru
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Education, Software, EdTech

Winnipeg Capital (WC) is an investment and financial services firm that helps connect high potential companies and startups with growth opportunities through customized financial services, strategy advisory and smart capital.We believe Latin American offers a powerful platform to develop and scale solutions to fundamental problems that affect thebase of the pyramid . For this reason at our WC Startup Fund we invest in and support the best Latin American entrepreneurs to launch and scale regionally. Winnipeg invests across a variety of industries and sectors, including EdTech, AgTech and SaaS.

## Valor Capital Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## The Ark Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

The Ark Fund provides networked capital to talented entrepreneurs at an early stage: when most needed. Investment at this stage helps finance working capital, helps validate the business during or after an acceleration or incubation program, allows entrepreneurs to reach initial customers, validate their market and to measure value, with the goalto prepare them for their next investment round.Latin America boasts two of the biggest emerging economies in the world, a 500M spanish-speaking population and a $5 trillion economy. The region offers a tremendous opportunity for emerging entrepreneurs to create the next big thing that will change our world. Angels play an important role in helping to create these successes.By providing structured access to dealflow, investment training and community, The Ark provides high-net worth individuals and professional investors with a gateway to this transformative opportunity. The Ark enables opportunity to lead innovation and transformation of industries and economies. TheArk has built a collaborative funding ecosystem, providing investment training through active funding in extraordinary startups. We challenge ourselves to be better and challenge humanity to be better.

## TM3 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## Gvangels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## Owl Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Education, EdTech, E-Learning

Owl Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in education technology companies.The firm has invested in 24 companies across the education spectrum encompassing early childhood, K-12, higher education, and career mobility/professional learning. Owl leverages its deep domain expertise and takes an active hands-on approach to helpentrepreneurs scale their businesses into transformative category-leading companies.The firm was founded in 2014 and has over $600 million in assets under management.

## Invest Tech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Private Equity, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Cloud Computing

Invest Tech is an independent investment firm focused on Venture Capital and Private Equity. The firm’s team has over 20 years of experience in mergers, acquisitions and fund raising transactions and in investing and managing IT and Telecommunication companies. As of September, 2020, the company managed more than R$ 466 million, raised frominstitutional investors from Brazil, Latin America, United States and Europe.The Company was founded in 2004, with a focus on M&A, strategic investment and capitalization transactions for Brazilian IT companies. Its main goal is to create unique solutions that generate value for all stakeholders of the advised companies. Since then, we have concluded more than 30 successful transactions involving major local and international institutions.In 2008, Invest Tech raised its initial investment fund, with a focus to invest in innovative B2B companies in the knowledge based industries. With top-notch local and international investors, CT I invested in 6 companies, having completed 6 exits.In 2014, Invest Tech raised its second investment fund with aggregate commitments of R$209 million (US$110 million at the time). This vehicle invested in 8 high profile companies that operate in unique industries. As of Sept, 2020, it had also sold 2 of those companies. The Manager’s portfolio as of June, 2021 has 13 companies, with an aggregate gross IRR of 23.4% per year since 2008.In 2016, its capital structure was strengthened through a strategic transaction with Tesalia do Brasil, an investment vehicle held by Santiago Valbuena, prior CEO of Telefonica Latam for 3 years and Global CFO of the Telefonica Group for 9 years, and Gilmar Camurra, CFO of Telefonica Vivo for 14 years. Through its partnership, Invest Tech has expanded its approach to international players in the Latin America and European regions.Invest Tech’s work is based on the deep understanding of the companies we invest in and the support for the development of the portfolios, active participation in the creation of the growth strategy, evaluation of opportunities and support to financial planning, combining such actions with fundraising or merger and acquisition transactions. We proud ourselves of the close work and relationship with our invested companies and long term approach to our investment process.Our key strengths are:• Strong local presence
• Uniquely qualified and complementary team
• Focus and experience in the portfolio sectors’
• Entrepreneurial experience
• Financial and M&A capabilities
• Strong and active investor base

## DILA Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services

DILA Capital is a Mexico City-based VC Firm that fosters the growth of Mexican entrepreneurs and Start-Up Companies. By offering equity investments, debt financing and guidance, DILA strives to add value to our invested companies and entrepreneurs. In addition to our vast entrepreneur network, knowledge of the Mexican market and experience of ourpartners.

## Nazca Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services

Mountain Nazca is a Venture Capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs who seek to build tomorrow's breakout and transforming technology-enabled businesses. Mountain Nazca applies a true bottom-up approach in its quest to help founders reach their ultimate goals. The firm provides entre preneurs with multi-stage venture capital, a highlyimpactful local and global network, robust market intelligence, insights on strategy formulation and deployment, legal and regulatory advice, high quality talent sourcing, and acces to premium business partnerships. Mountain Nazca focuses in Latin American and US companies with global understanding and ambitions. We back proven breakout propositions in Latin America's vas and untapped markets as well as transforming innovations created in early adopting markets like the US. The firm holds operations in San Francisco, Mexico City, Bogota, Buenos Aires and Santiago. Additional hubs, thorugh Mountain Partners, include Berlin, Zurich, Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Abu Dhabi, among others. Mountain Nazca was founded as Nazca Ventures in early 2014 by some of Latin America's most prominent technology entrepreneurs. It subsequently merged with global venture firm Mountain Partners to achieve robust global capabilities.

## Crescera Investimentos (f/k/a Bozano Investimentos)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## NXTP Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Mobile

NXTP Ventures backs early-stage technology companies led by extraordinary entrepreneurs throughout Latin America. As one of the oldest VC firms in Latin America active since 2011, NXTP puts its extensive network of mentors, investors and industry specialists to work for its portfolio companies. We are particularly passionate about SaaS, logistics,and other services primed to create efficiencies in business workflows by introducing new technology. NXTP Ventures was an early investor in business such as AuthO, CargoX, Trocafone, Satellogic, Cobli, Liftit, VU Security and many more.

## Positive Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Stella Maris Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Apps, Health Care, Information Technology

Stella Maris Partners are a venture capital fund focused on investing in newly created companies, which have a great potential and a strong desire to move to Mexico and the world.

## HOWZAT Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Travel, E-Commerce, SaaS

Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start up, growth capital, early stage, and mid venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in digital businesses with a focus on internet, digital media, e-commerce companies. It invests globally. It acts as as sounding board. The firm also makes co-investments. HowzatPartners was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg and London.

## Astella
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Kalei Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Velez Sarsfield, Distrito Federal, Argentina
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Logistics, SaaS

Kalei Ventures is a Latin American venture capital firm on a mission to find outstanding entrepreneurs building global category leaders within the region. 

## Global Founders Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.

## GE32 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

GE32 Capital invests in high-growth companies across the globe with a long-term investment philosophy.

## Wayra
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Wayra is a globally connected and technological open innovation hub in the world. We currently operate in 10 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.Through Telefónica our global presence allows us to be at the helm of innovation, shoulder to shoulder with drivenentrepreneurs and in a position to engage the right partners and leaders of industries for business. Our mission is clear, to connect innovators with Telefónica and generate joint business opportunities. We are the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems across the globe because innovation makes good business sense.

## AVP Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lima, Lima, Peru
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Human Resources, FinTech

Partnering with relentless founders as they build solutions to real problems in Latin America

## Vox Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Software

Investimentos de impacto para o seu bolso e para o planeta. Retorno financeiro competitivo com impacto socioambiental positivo.

## PowerVentures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Software, Training

PowerVentures is a large private equity group. Not much is publicly known about them, but if you have more information, please update this profile.

## Salsa Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Learning

Salsa Ventures is a Syndicate focused on developing the Latin American startup ecosystem.

## Barrah Investimentos
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Education

O Barrah nasceu em um family office com forte DNA empreendedor. Somos um fundo de venture capital, somos investidores – empreendedores.

## 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.

## Accion Venture Lab
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

Accion Venture Lab is an investment initiative that provides startups with seed capital and support.

## 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.

## Estarte.Me
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Education, EdTech, Mobile

Estarte.Me believes in the potential of ideas and newly created projects, even before the market believe. With a focus on digital area, Estarte.me is coordinated by Mauricio Centeno, professional management area in technology with extensive experience in large corporations and also own ventures. Here they reveal potential entrepreneurs and prepareto face the business world with confidence, professionalism and chances of success.

## G2 Momentum Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Mobile Apps

G2 Momentum Capital is a private investment fund that focuses on early-stage and growing startups. It aims to find passionate and talented partners with innovative and disruptive business offerings. It synergizes and joins efforts with the best entrepreneurs in Mexico with the purpose of scaling and consolidating their companies.

## Par Equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Computer

Founded in 2008, Par Equity is a venture capital firm that backs the most innovative, high growth technology companies in the North of the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Par invests across Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

## VERVE CAPITAL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Acumen
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Health Care, Agriculture

Acumen is a nonprofit venture fund that invests in early-stage companies bringing critical services like agriculture, clean energy, education, financial inclusion, healthcare and workforce development to low-income communities in 14 countries across East and West Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Since 2001, Acumeninvested $128 million in 128 companies that have transformed the lives of over 308 million low-income people.

## Endeavor Catalyst
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology

Endeavor Catalyst is the rules-based, co-investment fund of Endeavor, set up to invest exclusively in Endeavor Entrepreneur-led companies and to sustain Endeavor’s long-term operations in a mission-aligned way. Launched in 2012, Endeavor Catalyst has ~$500M+ AUM across four funds and has made 260+ investments to date in 35+ different markets. TodayThe Endeavor Catalyst portfolio has 53 companies valued at $1B+. Investments include Globant (NYSE:GLOB), Rappi, and Creditas in Latin America; Yemeksepeti.com and Careem in MENA; and Bukalapak and Carro in Indonesia.

## MGV Capital Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

We are a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in fintech, consumer internet, and enterprise software.

## VentureFriends
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, E-Commerce

We are an early stage investor investing in Seed and Series A startups.

## Myelin VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Wellness, Software

Investing in founders with electrifying ideas.

## Redpoint eventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Elevar Equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech

Elevar Equity fuels the economic resilience and vibrancy of underserved customers and low income communities by investing early growth capital in entrepreneurs building at the intersection of inclusivity, affordability and massive scale. Led by an entrepreneurial emerging markets team passionate about addressing issues of access and inequity, Elevar invests in businesses that demonstrate a direct correlation between high impact and returns. So far in its 15-year journey, the Elevar Method of investing has democratized essential products and services for over 45 million households and catalyzed billions of dollars of capital into 40+ companies across India and Latin America.

## Criatec 2
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Manufacturing

The Criatec 2 fund is the second fund from a series of funds sponsored by BNDES, which started in 2006 with the Criatec 1 fund. The Criatec 2 has Bozano Investments as the Nationa Manager and Triaxis Capital as Operational Advisor. The fund management structure also includes six regional managers.Criatec 2 is the largest venture capital fundcurrently in operation in Brazil, in both size and national coverage.

## APEX Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vitória, Piaui, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Software, Home Services

APEX Partners is a platform for alternative investments and financial services, specialized in resource management and corporate finance, based on strong values ​​and guided by the objective of developing the financial market in the state of Espírito Santo.

## 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. 

## 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!

## Draper University Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, E-Commerce

Upon graduation of the Hero Program at Draper University, alumni get a chance to pitch their business ideas for venture capital. Submit your business plan.

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