# Top 25 Platforms Startup Investors in Brazil in October 2023 ## Bossanova Investimentos - Type: VC Fund - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## Monashees - Type: VC Fund - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce Monashees is a Brazilian venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs committed to creating innovative solutions for a new world. They invest in the beginning stages and follow alongside the companies that are revolutionizing markets, creating value, and improving people’s lives through technology, such as ContaAzul, Jusbrasil, Loggi,MadeiraMadeira, Enjoei, Petlove, Rappi, and Hi Technologies. ## Augusta Investments LLC - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Mobile, E-Commerce Seed/Early Technology Investments ## Adeyemi Ajao - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Mobile, Internet Adeyemi (“Ade”) is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Base10 Partners. Before Base10, Ade had a successful career as an entrepreneur and investor.Ade was the co-founder and CEO of Tuenti (The “Spanish Facebook” which was acquired by Telefonica in 2010 for $100M), co-founder and CEO of Identified (“AI for HR” acquired by Workday in 2014) and afounding investor of Cabify (the largest ridesharing company in Latin America currently valued at over $1B). While at Workday, Ade led launch to Workday Ventures, the first fund focused on Applied AI for Enterprise Software and was VP of Technology Strategy.Ade is originally from Spain and half Nigerian. He holds an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. He also holds a J.D. in Law and a M.S in Economics from Icade University in Spain and studied a certificate on Machine Learning at Stanford. ## Andreas Penna - Type: Angel - Location: Miami Beach, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile Apps, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence Andreas Penna - Co-Founder & General Partner @ West Quad Ventures ## 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. ## Ignacio Vilela - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Secondary Market, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Cyber Security Ignacio Vilela - Partner @ Junipero Capital ## Christian Ribeiro - Type: Angel - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: iOS, Mobile, Fashion Founder and former CEO of Boacompra, founded the company in 2004 being one of the pioneers inside payment market for online games in Brazil and Latam. ## Alumni Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Alumni Ventures offers diversified venture portfolios to accredited investors into highly competitive deals that individuals typically do not have access to on their own. ## DOMO Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Greg Waldorf - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Real Estate, Internet Greg Waldorf is a Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and the former CEO of Invoice2go, the mobile app that helps small businesses manage their cash flow through easy-to-use invoicing, expense tracking and simple reporting tools. He has a long history of involvement with leading technology businesses. Prior to joining Invoice2go, Gregwas affiliated with Accel Partners as CEO-in-residence. Greg also served as CEO of eHarmony for five years from 2006-2010 where he drove significant global growth through an expansion to 15 countries worldwide.He holds a BA from University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Stanford University. ## Cedar Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Fruit, Video Through theirindustry-leading sales distribution and service capabilities, they are able to provide a single point of access to multiple, diversified, and unique investment strategies. Cedar Capital serves as the sales distribution and operational arm to high-quality asset managers that share the same core characteristics they believe in. They arecomprehensive in their offerings and disciplined in choosing the firms that they represent. ## DOT Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Internet, Analytics Dot Capital is a New York City-based boutique venture capital firm focused on the digital economy. The firm has built a portfolio containing investments in the technology sub-sectors of; mobile marketing, SaaS, Internet of Things, and Internet infrastructure. It leverages over 50 years of cumulative experience as professional investors in theVenture Capital industry to target investments in disruptive growth companies.Dot Capital was established in 2012 and is based in New York, NY, USA. ## Mastercard - Type: VC Fund - Location: Purchase, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Corporate Round - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments Mastercard is a payments and technology company that connects consumers, businesses, merchants, and governments. They provide data services and marketing center. Their marketing materials help card portfolios and businesses. They also provide fraud prevention solutions and payment ecosystem security. ## Hangar 8 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: iOS, Software, Home Decor Hangar 8 is an investment firm. ## Cedro Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Cassio Spina - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: iOS, Software, Location Based Services Cassio Spina is an entrepreneur and an angel investor with over 25 years experience in tech industry.He founded and started-up his first business when he was 19 years-old which was a data communications software development company and after successful growth of his business, after completing his graduation in Electronics Engineering, he startedhis second business, Trellis, a computer networking hardware manufacturer.He developed Trellis as a major player in Brazil in computer networking industry, acquiring and merging other companies and receiving investment from VCs. After 18 years, he completed this entrepreneur cycle selling it and started-up investing in new companies as angel investor and founded Anjos do Brasil (www.anjosdobrasil.net), an angel network focused on fostering angel investment for supporting innovative entrepreneurs.Cassio is also the co-founder and responsible for the strategy of ZoeMob, the global mobile family assistant service with a cloud-based platform back-end for providing protection, interaction, and organization for/between parents, kids and care givers.He is also the author of the book "Investidor-Anjo - Guia Prático para Empreendedores e Investidores" (transl. "Angel-Investor - Pratical Guide for Entrepreneur and Investors"). ## Tiger Global Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Tiger Global Management is an investment firm that deploys capital globally.Tiger Global seeks to earn superior risk-adjusted returns for its investors over the long term. The firm’s fundamentally oriented investments focus primarily on the global Internet, technology, telecom, media consumer, and industrial sectors. The private equity strategyhas a ten-year investment horizon and targets growth-oriented private companies. The public equity efforts emphasize deep due diligence on individual companies and long-term secular themes. ## UpWest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Mobile, Enterprise Software UpWest is a Silicon Valley-based seed fund investing in Israel’s most promising entrepreneurs. UpWest is focused on a hands-on approach to supercharge the growth of its startups, providing the essential ingredients for success: seed funding, proximity and access to markets and capital, and a supportive community of talented peers. For moreinformation, visit upwest.vc. ## KPTL - Type: VC Fund - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Erdem Yurdanur - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Mobile, Advertising, Marketplace Erdem Yurdanur - Founder & Director @ Admost ## Qualcomm Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Diego, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Sente Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Technology Sente is a Chicago-based startup investment and innovation platform. Sente searches the world for the most high-potential startups and helps them scale through unprecedented guidance, support, and connections. ## Igah Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## 42K Investimentos - Type: VC Fund - Location: Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: iOS, Apps, FinTech 42K Investimentos - Investimento e apoio ao desenvolvimento de startups # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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