Papaya Ventures

Buus is a technology company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that specializes in mobile transportation applications. Founded in 2012, Buus provides a comprehensive Software as a Service solution designed to assist businesses in managing their corporate shuttle services. The platform enhances operational efficiency by offering transport managers, drivers, and passengers visibility into key performance metrics, usage statistics, and overall service performance. Drivers benefit from real-time information that aids them in navigating their routes, while passengers can track routes, schedules, estimated times of arrival, and the location of buses. This innovative approach aims to streamline the corporate transportation experience for all users involved.

Dujour is a mobile application that facilitates the exchange of fashion-related information, allowing users to find daily inspiration and share their personal styles. Founded in 2012 and based in São Paulo, Brazil, the app enables users to create a personalized style feed featuring looks from fashion bloggers, celebrities, and everyday individuals. Users can also post their own outfits, tagging the items they wear, which fosters a community focused on fashion exchange. Dujour was recognized as one of the Best Apps by the Apple Store in Brazil shortly after its launch, highlighting its impact in the fashion tech space.

U.sit is a digital intelligence system that operates as an interface between bars, restaurants, and their customers. The system has four modules: a waitlist management system module that manages the restaurant’s waitlist and notifies customers through SMS when their table is ready, a reservation management module that allows restaurants to control their reservations and notify customers of pending reservations, an analytics module that provides detailed information on the restaurant’s wait and reservation operation, and a CRM module that delivers collected customer information. U.sit is based in Brazil.

Boosk is a personalized recommendation app for the nightlife entertainment industry. It uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to learn about tastes, preferences, and social circles to give recommendations to bars, clubs, shows, movies and events that best match users' profile. Boosk matches the right people with the right places, helping users discover, decide, and purchase tickets for events they love. Initially targeting the US$3.6 billion Brazilian small and mid-size events market, Boosk is a platform to create, sell, and promote event tickets to thousands of users. For brands, Boosk leverages geolocation, personalization & Big Data to deliver a unique approach to business & marketing intelligence for some of the leading entertainment brands.