Bossanova Investimentos

Bossa Nova Investimentos e Administração S.A. is a venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2010. Specializing in pre-seed, seed, startup, and early-stage investments, the firm focuses on technology sectors such as software, service development, mobile applications, and B2B solutions. It is recognized as a leading investor in the pre-seed stage within Brazil and has expanded its investment activities to include companies in the United States. Bossa Nova typically invests between R$0.1 million and R$0.8 million per project, primarily through minority investments. Additionally, the firm manages the Bossa Nova Sports Tech Fund, which targets consumer and business products, information technology, wellness, and gaming sectors, with a preference for investments ranging from R$0.1 million to R$0.3 million across multiple companies.

Antonio Patrus

CFO

Rodolfo Santos

Director

Past deals in Los Angeles, CA

Zeno Group

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Zeno Group, Inc. operates as a public relations and communications company. The company’s services include reputation management, corporate communications, brand marketing, healthcare, technology, and idea generation services. It also offers consumer, digital lifestyle, health, and public and corporate affairs programs that support client business objectives. Zeno Group, Inc. was formerly known as PR21 and changed its name in October 2004. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. Zeno Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Daniel J. Edelman, Inc.

Dray Alliance

Series B in 2021
Dray Alliance is disrupting the multi-billion dollar drayage trucking industry with a technology platform that makes deliveries to warehouses simple, predictable, and transparent. Eliminating the friction in each step of the delivery process, Dray Alliance efficiently connects shippers, carriers, and truckers in real time.

Encantos

Seed Round in 2021
Encantos Media Studios is an entertainment and educational company based in Culver City, California, with additional offices in Los Angeles and New York. Founded in 2015, Encantos creates a diverse range of content, including apps, books, toys, and videos, aimed at empowering creatives to tell their stories. The company connects children with skilled storytellers through an online platform designed to teach essential 21st-century skills. Encantos has garnered recognition through numerous awards and accolades from prestigious organizations such as CNN, Forbes, and The New York Times, highlighting its commitment to quality educational content and innovation in children's media.

Altro (fka Perch)

Seed Round in 2021
Perch Credit (also known as Perch), is a fin-tech mobile app that allows users to take common recurring expenses, such as their subscriptions & rent, and turn these into creditworthy data points. Perch is currrently live on iOS and plans to be on Android in the coming months. Perch recently graduated YC (S20) and closed 2.5M in their most recent round.

Lvlup Ventures

Venture Round in 2021
Pre-Seed to Series A Industry Agnostic Venture Capital firm, that offers personalized hands-on attention to each and every portfolio client.

Ayana Therapy

Seed Round in 2021
Ayana Therapy is a telehealth platform dedicated to providing mental health services to marginalized communities, including people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. It utilizes a smart matchmaking algorithm to connect users with licensed therapists who are compatible based on cultural experiences and identity traits such as race, gender identity, class, sexuality, and ethnicity. By offering virtual communication options, Ayana Therapy aims to address significant barriers to mental health care, including high costs, stigma, and a lack of cultural competency within the healthcare system. The platform seeks to create a safe space for those whose voices have been historically dismissed or neglected, facilitating access to essential mental health support.

Lvlup Ventures

Funding Round in 2021
Pre-Seed to Series A Industry Agnostic Venture Capital firm, that offers personalized hands-on attention to each and every portfolio client.

Embedded Ventures

Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2020, Embedded Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California. The firm seeks to invest in the deep technology, digital engineering, advanced manufacturing, and space infrastructure sectors.

Allset

Venture Round in 2021
Allset Technologies, Inc., operating as Allset, is a mobile application designed to enhance the dining experience by enabling users to locate restaurants, place orders, and make payments seamlessly. Founded in 2015 and based in Los Angeles, California, Allset focuses on connecting busy diners with local restaurants, specifically catering to those seeking quick meals and contactless pickup options. The platform aims to streamline everyday dining by allowing users to pre-order sit-down lunches, ensuring that their meals are ready without the need for waiting. Allset leverages advanced technology to respond to shifting neighborhood demand patterns and promote a frictionless experience for both diners and restaurants.

Nuanced Health

Venture Round in 2021
Nuanced Health is focused on enhancing therapeutic development through a comprehensive understanding of biological diversity. The company has created a Vivo drug discovery platform that integrates cellular, molecular, and clinical diversity into biomedical research and development. By leveraging heterogeneous bioinformatic data, Nuanced Health aims to incorporate environmental factors that affect human health, disease, and drug response. This approach allows drug researchers to address varied disease outcomes and responses to medication, ultimately leading to the discovery and development of treatments that are effective for a broader range of patients, rather than just the average individual. Through its innovative models, Nuanced Health seeks to uncover actionable insights that can improve therapeutic interventions and health outcomes.

Hopps

Venture Round in 2021
Hopps (www.hopps.io) is an LA-based startup that provides enterprises with one-click access for instant help with enterprise tools like Facebook Ads Manager, Hubspot and Figma. Through our platform’s AI-driven matching, vetted experts screen-share and upskill professionals in < 2 minutes by collaborating on problems in real-time.

Hype and Vice

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Hype and Vice, LLC is a Los Angeles-based company that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling sports apparel for women. Established in 2015, the brand aims to capture the essence of the college experience, resonating with students who identify with its name and ethos. By selling its products online, Hype and Vice positions itself not just as a trendy college apparel provider, but as a memorable brand that embodies the emotions and experiences associated with college life.

Sturdy.

Venture Round in 2021
Operator of a non-fungible tokens platform intended to reach the masses with a new form of ownership and utility. The company's platform works with creators to bring collections to their audience, by democratizing access to NFTs at multiple price entry points, enabling artists in crafting and curating their content on the platform, and allowing users to support their favorite artists.

Revery Media

Venture Round in 2021
Revery Media is a development and production studio based in Los Angeles, founded in 2019, that specializes in creating narrative content for smart speakers. The company focuses on transforming traditional storytelling into interactive voice experiences, fostering two-way conversations between artists, brands, and audiences. By utilizing podcasts and AI-driven narrative analysis, Revery Media engages and builds audiences around intellectual property, facilitating a clear pathway for adaptation into television, film, and location-based entertainment. This approach enables storytellers and creators to establish deeper connections with their customers, enhancing the overall engagement and entertainment experience.

STEEZY

Venture Round in 2020
Our mission is to make dance the next big sporting and fitness category. We've built our own proprietary video player that makes learning dance easy and fun. Our instructors have danced with major artists or shows including Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, BTS, NBC’s "World of Dance”, and “America’s Best Dance Crew”.

Coughdrop Capital

Venture Round in 2019
Coughdrop Capital is an early-stage venture firm based in San Francisco and Los Angeles.Typically, we write checks into pre-seed or seed stage startups. Regardless of sector, industry, or stage, we like to fund smart founders with ambitious plans. We love warm intros, but don't require them. Say hello!

Leaf Agriculture

Venture Round in 2018
Leaf Agriculture is a company based in Florianopolis, Brazil, founded in 2017, that specializes in providing a data network for the agriculture industry. It offers an application programming interface (API) platform that connects various agricultural technologies, enabling access to data from equipment, sensors, and software platforms. This API facilitates developers in validating grower consent and accessing high-quality agricultural data, ultimately allowing them to scale their products effectively. By streamlining data access through a unified interface, Leaf Agriculture aims to contribute to a healthier food system, enhance farmers' profitability, and promote environmental sustainability.

Safely Health

Venture Round in 2017
Safely Health operates an online platform designed to promote safe sexual practices by enabling users to import their test results and verify their STD and COVID-19 status. Founded in 2015 and based in Los Angeles, the company aims to create a trusted, private, and secure environment for individuals seeking to share their health information with potential partners. Safely Health is not just an app but a comprehensive healthcare initiative that collaborates with leading healthcare organizations, including Quest and Labcorp, as well as public health entities like the CDC. By partnering with nonprofit organizations, influencers, and social media platforms, Safely Health seeks to empower users to take control of their sexual health and reduce the spread of STDs, ultimately fostering a safer and more enjoyable dating experience.

AppOnboard

Venture Round in 2017
AppOnboard is a Los Angeles-based software company empowering creators to build businesses without any programming experience. The company offers two no-code products: Buildbox, the largest no-code mobile game engine, and AppOnboard Studio, a mobile, interactive design studio that enables anyone to create playable ads and app prototypes.