Top 15 Hospitality VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Brazil in October 2023

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

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Series A, Seed, Series B
Brazil, United States, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

Praso — Praso is a business-to-business platform that connects large food service producers with small shops such as bars, restaurants, cafés, and bakeries, offering a data-driven approach to demand generation, last-mile logistics, understanding purchase behavior, and a credit solution.
Kanastra — Asset-management-as-a-service
Principia — Principia develops and operates a digital platform that manages financial processes of universities. It is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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

Investment focus

Financial Services, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Brazil, Mexico, United States

Portfolio highlights

Apprenty — Na apprenty, estamos criando caminhos alternativos para que os jovens surpreendam ao entrar no mercado de trabalho.
Kala — We turn any lender into a fintech lender. Kala is building the fintech infrastructure for lending in LatAm. We work with any lender, from banks to credit unions to any company that sells through a credit program. Kala increases financial inclusion by providing a seamless and fully digital credit process for both people and companies in LatAm.
BrandLovrs — BrandLovrs provides a one-of-a-kind model for gamifying influencer marketing campaigns Brands may use the BrandLovrs platform to collaborate with a large number of producers for scalable and gamified influencer marketing.

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Barn Investments is a Venture Capital firm dedicated to early stage, seed and Series A investments in the Brazilian and Latin American Market.

Investment focus

AgTech, Agriculture, Farming
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Brazil, Israel, Argentina

Portfolio highlights

Rúmina — Rúmina engages in providing digital solutions for dairy and beef farmers. Its multi-product platform is designed to promote efficiency gains across the production process. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
Agrolend — Agrolend was born to revolutionize the agribusiness sector for small and medium size farmers in Brazil, giving them access to sustainable credit that is needed to finance the development of their production and incentivize investment in equipment/technology. We help farmers to increase their productivity and profitability. Using cutting edgetechnology and an innovative credit analysis, Agrolend provides loans without any physical guarantees such as farms or grains. Our target is to avoid the slowness of the traditional banking system as this is a major problem for farmers looking for additional credit.
Nextron Energia — Nextron was born to democratize access to renewable energy and encourage investments in distributed renewable energy assets. We're an “energy-as-a-service” clean-tech platform that simplifies access to renewable energy through a seamless digital experience that unlocks value throughout the entire renewable energy supply chain in Brazil.

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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.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Brazil, United States

Portfolio highlights

IBBX — IBBx is focused on developing wireless energy technology.
Syos — Syos is a startup specializing in the development of IoT (Internet of Things) and Analytics solutions.
Rúmina — Rúmina engages in providing digital solutions for dairy and beef farmers. Its multi-product platform is designed to promote efficiency gains across the production process. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

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Unblock Ventures is a corporate token venture fund that invests in blockchain businesses via tokens. The company was based in São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Investment focus

Finance, Payments, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Brazil, United States

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Mimic — Our mission is to bring operational excellence to kitchens and to serve customers with food that tastes great and has the right value for money.
Otto Tech — Otto will guide you how to get your finances up to date, make more dreams and share your budget with your family! You do not need to be a financial expert to have a balanced financial life.
ToGarantido — Omnichannel platform for microinsurance selling focused on low income populations. Performs as online broker.

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Polaris is a venture capital investment fund, operating only with its own resources, without third party funding. It is headquartered in Brasília, but operates throughout Brazil, seeking investment opportunities in new companies or in operation within several areas.More than just providing financial capital, Polaris seeks to value the companiesin which it invests, through an active partnership. It intends to always be the minority partner, committed to long-term partnership projects.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Small and Medium Businesses
Seed, Pre-Seed
Brazil, United States

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Automni — Automni develops products and solutions for industrial automation such as autonomous industrial vehicles. It was founded in 2014.
Incentiv — Incentiv.me is a tax innovation taxtech that offers products and services to the ecosystem of incentive laws.
Agenzia Mkt — marketing digital, inteligência artificial, data science, machine learning

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Based in Brazil, Plataforma Capital is a growth capital firm focused on investments in early-stage companies.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round
Brazil

Portfolio highlights

Set you — Set you is an online retailer of vitamins, minerals, herbal medicines, and nutritional supplements.
EvoBooks — EvoBooks is a mobile and VR interactive learning experiences for schools. EvoBooks offers interactive learning platforms for mobile and VR/AR. Its main focus is in the area of Basic Education, at the levels of Elementary and Middle School, both in private schools and public schools.
Tupinamba — Tupinamba develops electric charging solutions.

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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.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Brazil, United States, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

Tarvos — Tarvos is an automated insect monitoring platform with real-time insights from smart traps.
Ping. — SaaS
Doutor Ao Vivo — Doutor ao Vivo is a digital health platform for telemedicine. Doutor Ao Vivo is a health tech software company.

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Hix Capital is a Public Equities focused investment firm, also investing in private equity and late stage growth capital.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series C
Brazil

Portfolio highlights

F360° — F360° provides SaaS solution for SMB Retail and Franchise Management.
Mola Corban — Mola is an efficient solution that boost banking correspondents
Omie — Omie is a Brazilian held software house that develops Cloud ERP and CRM for small and medium companies. The software is a platform for integrating companies and accounting firms, so it promotes and sells through an ecosystem where entrepreneurs and accountants are bound by consultants, the enablers. Omie DNA is simple, intuitive and affordable.Omie was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Food and Beverage
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Brazil, United States, Colombia

Portfolio highlights

Quaddro — We simplify and automate how service and knowledge-based solopreneurs in Latin America sell, book, retain, and charge their customers through one integrated solution, allowing them to prioritize their passions while we take care of the rest.
Foodology — Foodology creates and operates digital restaurant brands made for delivery.The company aims to be a delivery-focused restaurant group in Latam. With its portfolio of virtual brands operated through cloud kitchens, Foodology strives to create a best in class delivery experience for its customers.The company was founded in 2019 by HarvardBusiness School classmates Daniela Izquierdo and Juan Guillermo Azuero.
Cayena — Cayena is a B2B marketplace for the $100b+ wholesale food industry in Latin America. The company allows restaurants, bars, bakeries, hotels and dark kitchens to procure their inventory from multiple suppliers with next day delivery and a comprehensive suite of add-on services.

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Big_bets is an investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs to accelerate business development.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Brazil, Poland, Uruguay

Portfolio highlights

Axenya — Axenya is a digital health platform company.
NuMind — Create custom machine learning models to process text automatically. Ideal for sentiment analysis, topic detection, content moderation, and more. No expertise required.
Aravita — Intelligent Fresh Food Ordering

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

Investment focus

FinTech, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Greece, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Embat — Keep your cash flows, cash accounts, debt positions and forecasts monitored and automated real time.
Embla — Embla provides an online medical weight loss treatment using prescription drugs and coaching. The company provides patients with evidence-based treatments, digital tools, medication, and coaching to facilitate sustainable weight loss. Embla was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Measurlabs — We provide testing services for any material, product, or chemical, helping product developers and quality managers get the information they need about their products.

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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.

Investment focus

Apps, Software, Home Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Brazil

Portfolio highlights

MyDoor — MyDoor is a proptech startup building the practice of co-owning a Vacation Home with full hospitality services.
Bankme — Bankme is a fintech that creates and operates mini banks for companies.
Conta Café — Conta Café is a technology company that covers the entire process of managing the purchase & sale of coffee from barter transactions.

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Karlani Capital is an operating fund started by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We love creating new ideas that change lives for the better, creating wealth for our entrepreneurs and their employees, and creating new products that democratize humanity through better access or simpler ways to do things. And we really love being part of thecommunities we serve. We love life, period. While we take our work very seriously, we don’t take ourselves very seriously. When it really comes down to it, we believe: • Our calling is improving lives by what we do. • Integrity is in our DNA. • Opportunity exists everywhere; we just have to find it. • If it doesn’t sell, we don’t do it. • Life is better when you’re laughing, through both happiness and sadness. We’re looking for like-minded people who want to go on this journey with us, with plenty of joy, laughter and occasional tears along the way, enriching humanity through what we do.Value PropositionKarlani Capital has one main objective: to enable the growth and success of ideas that are original, interesting and useful to people. At the core, Karlani is an operating fund lead by a group of master operators with the expertise to help grow companies from 1 to 1,000+ employees, as well as from $1 to over a billion dollars in valuation, and even assist you into taking your company into the public markets. As your partner, our goal is to add exceptional value with every investment we make. But that’s not all. We want you enjoy the sheer exhilaration of being an entrepreneur. As seasoned entrepreneurs, we know how emotionally and mentally draining building your business can be. Chances are that the pain points you are experiencing in your start up are things we’ve already been through; and we’re happy to advise you through them. Our vast, combined expertise (which includes, though is not limited to, entrepreneurship, technology, finance, adtech, enterprise software, sales execution, HR, operations, product development, eCommerce, digital marketing, branding, mobile tech, and retail) can help you attain the true potential of your idea or product. We will support your growth by helping you define your business’ strategy and future direction for successful growth. Our singular objective is to help you execute; not to add reporting requirements. Our portfolio companies have told us they love the discipline we help bring, and that we enable them to thrive both financially and as a workplace of choice. We have a strong value system that aims to enrich humanity through what we do, which is reflected in our portfolio of partner companies.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Mobile
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Brazil, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Spren — Spren powers digital health, wellness, and fitness experiences with unique, heart rate variability based biomarker insights.
Betty — Betty is a mobile gaming entertainment company that develops the intersection of casual mobile gaming and real money online casinos.
Optimity — We apply behavioral science through gamification, incentives, and the power of communities to nudge consumers in making better, healthier choices.As a B2B platform, our large health community becomes a cost-effective lead-gen funnel. Our first set of clients are life insurance companies: Acquisition economics in life insurance are painfullywasteful: 70% of their total cost is spent on acquiring new policyholders. Our products help them acquire high-quality leads at the lowest cost, dramatically improving their acquisition economics.

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