David FriedlandThis article showcases our top picks for the best Brazil based Venture Capital companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Venture Capital industry, but are all exceptional startups and companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Brazil Venture Capital Companies
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Conta Simples
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Conta Simples is a provider of digital banking account for SMEs, Startups and Freelancers in Brazil.
Kria
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Kria is a virtual platform that allows entrepreneurs seeking capital to directly connect with people
FCJ Venture Builder
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The company is an Venture Builder
Chromo Invest
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Chromo Invest is an Investment Studio focused on Global Alternative Investments and “Out-of-the-box” investment ideas. The firm manages liquid and illiquid investments for a UHNW Brazilian family and selected clients.
They seek global investment theses in order to achieve an appreciation of the capital invested in the long term, with participatory and contributory activities in business. It analyzes the intrinsic characteristics of potential businesses, far beyond financial indicators.
Chromo Invest’s mission as an alternative investment manager is to be a powerful guiding focus for businesses and investors, such as marine lighthouses, which project the light to indicate the right direction and warn of obstacles ahead of any adversity.. .
Toro Investimentos
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Toro Investimentos is a fintech investment company that helps its clients to find the best opportunities in the market and invest.
Distrito
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Distrito is a A unique platform to accelerate innovation powered by data intelligence and AI Who we are: An innovation platform for startups, corporations and investors. What we do: We help startups succeed, corporations to transform and investors to generate exponential returns through our strong innovation ecosystem.
Why we do it: We believe technology is transforming the world as we know it. Each and every aspect of the human life are suffering a big and deep impact and new behaviours are shaping the companies, products and markets of the future.
As Distrito, we deliver huge opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors and companies that are able to see, act and embrace this change ahead of us.. .
EcoEnterprises Fund
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EcoEnterprises Fund offers tailored growth capital and strategic guidance to innovative impact businesses in order to scale and optimize their financial, environmental and social performance. For nearly 20 years, we have successfully proven our unique approach, managing two funds that have financed over 30 companies across 11 countries.
Our 3rd fund, EcoEnterprises Partners III, LP, was launched in May 2018, building on our track record of delivering portfolio results while generating fair and sustainable livelihoods for local communities, and preserving our most important asset: Planet Earth.. .
Capital Lab Ventures
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We are a venture capital firm that establishes long-lasting partnerships with entrepreneurs aiming to use technology to change the world around them. We look for local companies with the ambition to go global and entrepreneurs passionate about their mission, that’s where the power of our network is most valuable.
We like to partner early, build a relationship with entrepreneurs and support them with more then just capital. As a team, we are excited to contribute to the team by providing key strategic and operational support to ensure our investments are long-lasting, scalable companies..
HARDS
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The First Brazilian Software/Hardware Accelerator
Votorantim Group
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Votorantim Group is a company of subsidiries engages in construction materials, metals and mining, steel, wood pulp, and electrical energy.
iMusica
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iMusica is the pioneer and leader in digital content distribution in Latin America. Operating since 2000, it serves as the primary content provider for major mobile operators and music services in Brazil, develops digital distribution platforms, aggregates music content to local and international digital services and performs music branding projects for major brands.
The company has a large catalog of more than 18 million licensed tracks from all leading domestic and international content providers, including the majors Sony Music, Universal Music, Warner Music as well as agreements with all major copyright organizations in Brazil and in the Latin American market. Through a partnership with America Movil, it distributes digital content for mobile phones in 17 countries in Latin America, reaching 300 million users (streaming subscriptions & downloads).
iMusica is the leading content digital aggregator of Brazilian music to iTunes, Spotify, etc. iMusica is the music platform for Coca-Cola in the Region providing the back-end and infra structure for cocacolaFM..
MAR ventures
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We are a venture firm dedicated to turning meaningful projects into incredible endeavors. As a VC, we constantly search for hotspots for innovation and proactively invest in new businesses using our powerful network of shared teams and resources.
Our goal is helping to build enterprises that change people’s lives by means of high impact technologies (such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and quantum computing).. .
WebForce
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Over 20 years of creating, rethinking, adapting concepts, and helping shape the web in Brazil. WebForce founded, invested, and managed some of the companies which became icons of the sector.
WebForce has played a major role in the evolution of the Brazilian web and we are proud of it. Today the company focuses its energies on themes that correlate to its expertise: internet, agribusiness, real state, lifestyle, and games.
WebForce success and reputation are directly connected to their spirit and love for new challenges.. .
DEX Company
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DEX Company is a team of experts that helps big companies make a digital revolution and bring new disruptive models to their markets. The company is divided into (3) areas: the Dex.Ventures, the Dex.Work and the Dex.Studio.
Dex.Ventures is an elite troop of startups experts to create a new business and disrupt the market. Dex.Work focuses on innovation with the goal of connecting Corporations, Startups and Investors.
And Dex.Studio transforms Corporations into Exponential Organizations (ExOs) using the concepts of MTP, IDEAS & SCALE.. .
Equity Rio Investimentos
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Fazemos parte da nova safra de venture capitalist ( VC ) do mercado brasileiro. Somos empreendedores, por natureza, e aprendemos na prática tudo o que sabemos sobre gerenciar investimento de risco: Na cara e na coragem, o famoso skin in the game.
Não investimos naquilo que não acreditamos. Não investimos em nada que o nosso capital também não esteja alocado.
Começamos investindo em 2012, com capital próprio. Desde então, foram alguns milhões de reais investidos nos mais variados estágios de startups por meio de instrumentos de investimentos, tais como: investimento anjo direto, pool e sindicatos, redes de anjo, cotas de fundos e equity crowdfunding.
Nosso track record nos permitiu chegar até aqui. Testamos os mais variados modelos de investimentos e retornamos até 20 x o valor investido em alguns casos.
Hoje, construímos nossa própria gestora: a Equity Rio Investimentos. NOSSA TESE: ” TRIPLO E ” EMPREENDEDOR (a), EQUIPE E EXECUÇÃO.
Investimos no empreendedor(a) fanático pela busca de soluções inovadoras. Investimos na equipe que esse empreendedor (a) foi capaz de reunir e engajar.
bake startup studio
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We are a startup studio. We build and scale digital startups in order to solve grand Latin America challenges.
Venture Hub
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Venture Hub develops and operates acceleration and entrepreneurship programs. They create enduring companies connecting people and ideas.
It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Campinas, Brazil.. .
IKJ Capital
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IKJ Capital is a venture capital and M&A advisory firm based in São Paulo, Brazil. We invest in early stage startups in the healthcare, consumer goods and retail solutions industries.
We also provide M&A advisory to startups and middle market companies.. .
Futurando Startup Hub & Venture Builder
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Futurando Startup Hub & Venture Builder is a venture builder that focuses on innovative business and matchmaking.
Spin Startups+Industries
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First and largest Startups+Industries innovation platform in Brazil (hardware and software), with +70 startups in portfolio
Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Brazil
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The HBS Angels’ goal is to support and strengthen the startups ecosystem through direct investment in companies.
Paulo Dalla Nora Macedo, FIR Capital
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Paulo Dalla Nora Macedo is one of the partners in FIR Capital company. FIR Capital has been active in Brazil since 1999 and its first major venture was the implantation of Biobrás, the first insulin factory in Brazil and second in the world.
Afterward, the FIR decided to expand the spectrum of innovation to other sectors, in addition to health technology and other partners have welcomed the initiative.. .
Kwan Capital
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We are dedicated to supporting outstanding entrepreneurs build outlier companies.
Germinadora
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Germinadora develops and operates a platform where startups can manage and discuss their ideas.
I9Space
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Incubator for StartUps, Investors hub, Investments Feed.
Providencia Capital
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Providencia Capital provides strong expertise in optimization of capital structure, capital formation and capital raising. The business is based on a deep investigation in the information technology, media and telecommunication segments in the Brazilian market.
The company is motivated by a pragmatic and analytical vision, extremely results oriented.. .
Latam Founders Network
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Latam Founders Network is a unique, members-only network for CEOs, Partners and Founders focused on the investment and technology.
Venerdì Investments
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Provide TRUE participative inputs on management of illiquid assets. An Investment Company formed by market executives, adding more than just financial expertise.
Leverage business development based on hands-on experience and network. Constant search for best possible alignment with investors and clients..
Copacabana House Ventures
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Copacabana House Ventures is a Brazilian venture capital business that assists comapnies with investments.
Oliverio Advogados
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Oliverio Advogados is a young and prominent Brazilian firm based in Sao Paulo that provides legal advice for startups and tech companies.
All Casting Social Network
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Social Network for Artists/Fans/Contest
Holding Twim Investimentos
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Holding Twim Investimentos provides investing solutions.
Acceleraction
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Acceleraction assists in the consolidation of companies and provides strategic advice to client companies.
Cohubtech
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Cohubtech is a Brazilian startup that focuses on IoT solutions for agribusiness, logistics and asset control.
Play Intellectual Capital
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Corporate Ventura Capital Builder
Paradoxa Ventures Consultor
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Paradoxa Ventures Consultor is a Brazilian startup that supports entrepreneurs by providing investment services and more.
Empresa Nelson Araujo de Melo
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Company with 2 years of market. I am looking for an investor to accelerate growth plan.
We have 2 agreements with the largest multinational food companies in Latin America and also have a network of schools with 480 units. We also have retail (college, gym, snack bar, bakery, gas station, etc …) We have a project to start sales to networks of supermarkets and wholesalers.
And assembly of a factory in São Paulo to manufacture the products. Net profit of 25%..
InvestCerto
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InvestCerto is focused on analytics and tools for trading and education in capital markets.
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