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.
Meu Pescado is an agricultural technology firm that develops a platform for managing fish and shrimp farms. The application monitors the farm in real time. The company's contact modes are mail, phone, and physical address.
Agidesk is a software development company founded in 2019 and based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. The company focuses on enhancing workplace efficiency by offering a multi-language platform that centralizes and organizes service channels within organizations. This platform provides a personalized service portal, along with tools for demand management, task tracking, and project oversight. By streamlining processes, Agidesk aims to reduce costs, boost productivity, and enhance team engagement, ultimately delivering high-quality solutions that improve customer satisfaction and operational intelligence.
Apollo Agriculture, founded in 2015 and based in Nairobi, Kenya, focuses on providing financial and technical support to smallholder farmers in emerging markets. The company offers farming loans to help farmers purchase essential inputs such as fertilizer, seeds, and crop insurance, along with access to expert consultations via mobile technology. By utilizing agronomic machine learning and remote sensing, Apollo tailors its services to individual farmers, assessing credit risk and customizing packages based on satellite and soil data, as well as crop yield models. This approach not only enhances the effectiveness of farming practices but also aims to significantly increase yields and profits for farmers.
BudTech Solutions is a software company that applies security certificates to ensure quality standards using modern cloud-based technologies and services. Its services include developing bespoke and customized solutions for companies of all sizes and segments. The company's goal is to serve national and international companies, providing results and performance improvement through websites or products developed, through the dissemination of products, and/or services offered by them.
SciCrop is big data analytics and censoring applied to agriculture. The company provides a new frontier into the prescriptive agriculture by combining big data and smart farming. Acquiring real-time data from a range of sources and post-processing them with agricultural data modeling, it delivers customized analysis that help growers and stakeholders with decision-driven information. To improve accuracy, the company uses censoring equipment providing automatic data tracking and transmission to the cloud even in locations without access to the internet.
Agrointeli is a digital agriculture company founded in 2017, based in Campo Grande, Brazil, with additional offices in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Chile. The company develops a platform that centralizes and organizes various data sources to support farmers in decision-making. Its software integrates NDVI satellite imagery, geographical pest identification, and data from farm machinery and sensors. Agrointeli provides real-time weather information and forecasts tailored to users' regions, enabling farmers to make informed and sustainable decisions. The platform serves small and medium-sized farmers, as well as agricultural consultants and technicians, by offering data analysis through artificial intelligence techniques to enhance precision agriculture practices.
Cyklo Agritech is a startup accelerator that focuses on agriculture, livestock, and agribusiness. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Luis Eduardo Magalhaes, Bahia.
Operator of an autonomous micro-market platform intended to innovate the way of shopping. The company's platform focuses on installing a micro market inside a condominium or business with exclusive design and easy installation, enabling customers to choose a product, scan the barcode and make the payment.
Altave operates in the aerospace industry, specializing in lighter-than-air solutions for various sectors including telecommunications, defense, security, agribusiness, oil and gas, environmental monitoring, mining, and construction. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in São José dos Campos, Brazil, the company has gained recognition for its innovative applications in surveillance and connectivity. Notably, Altave achieved international acclaim for deploying four wide-area persistent surveillance balloons during the RIO 2016 Olympic Games, contributing significantly to the security of the event. Through its advanced technologies, Altave continues to address the diverse needs of its clients across multiple industries.
ManejeBem is an online platform that connects farmers, specialists, and others interested in plant production. It aims to spread sustainable agriculture through digital platforms and contribute to the connection of the organic production chain. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Biguaçú, Brazil.
ManejeBem is an online platform that connects farmers, specialists, and others interested in plant production. It aims to spread sustainable agriculture through digital platforms and contribute to the connection of the organic production chain. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Biguaçú, Brazil.
We connect machines in the field to generate VALUE data for our customer's operation, generating cost savings and / or increased production and efficiency using embedded technology with IoT technology!
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.
DroneSeed, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in reforestation services, providing innovative solutions to timber companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies across the Northwest and Southeast United States. Established in 2015, DroneSeed utilizes advanced drone technology to plant tree seed vessels, apply fertilizers and herbicides, and gather field data. The company is notable for its pioneering achievements, having received multiple FAA approvals that allow it to operate heavy-lift drone swarms, each capable of carrying a 57-pound payload. This capability enables DroneSeed to enhance the scalability of reforestation efforts, which is essential for addressing carbon emissions. By charging clients on a per-acre basis for its services, DroneSeed aims to make a significant impact on environmental restoration and sustainable forestry practices.
Leading Construction Technology Company in Latin America. Tech Company focused on addressing the Affordable Housing Challenge. Ambar integrate the Housing Journey into 4 steps, Design, Supply, Assembly and Living.
Operator of an autonomous micro-market platform intended to innovate the way of shopping. The company's platform focuses on installing a micro market inside a condominium or business with exclusive design and easy installation, enabling customers to choose a product, scan the barcode and make the payment.
They are the first urban vertical farm in Latin America, they have always thought a lot about how the chain could zero waste and bring a finally safe product to the big city. Let us do the work. You just need to open the package and eat natural leaves with unmatched quality.
Agoric Systems Operating Company, founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, develops an open application platform for smart contracts that integrates with both public and private blockchains. The company aims to enhance the security and simplicity of programming smart contracts, primarily using JavaScript, thus enabling millions of developers to create safer and more efficient applications. Agoric emphasizes composability, which facilitates rapid development and provides a competitive edge in the blockchain ecosystem. The organization envisions fostering unprecedented global cooperation and the emergence of new business models through secure digital assets. The Agoric team comprises experienced technologists, economists, and business leaders with over 30 years of collaborative experience in smart contract technology. The company has established partnerships with notable projects like Cosmos and has received backing from various investment firms and individuals, reinforcing its mission to advance the capabilities of smart contracts in the digital economy.
AgVend Inc. develops and provides an online platform for farmers to search for crop protection inputs and make purchases direct with agricultural retailers. The company enables farmers to connect with retailers and purchase inputs and other services anywhere and at any time. The company's digital commerce platform enables retailers to market their solutions, support their customers, and sell their inputs and services online, and maintain and keep control and visibility over the customer experience. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tiliter Pty Ltd. specializes in developing innovative Point of Sale (POS) and Self-Checkout (SCO) systems tailored for the retail industry. The company's flagship product, the Tiliter Vision Smart Checkout System, utilizes advanced computer vision technology to identify products without barcodes during the checkout process, enhancing operational efficiency and customer experience. This system is particularly beneficial for fresh produce, utilizing specialized cameras and lighting to scan items in real time. Additionally, Tiliter provides its software in API format, facilitating straightforward integration into existing retail systems. Founded in 2017, Tiliter is headquartered in Parramatta, Australia, with additional offices in Kensington, Australia, and Munich, Germany. The company's solutions not only help retailers minimize plastic packaging and reduce theft but also improve overall productivity.
Leading Construction Technology Company in Latin America. Tech Company focused on addressing the Affordable Housing Challenge. Ambar integrate the Housing Journey into 4 steps, Design, Supply, Assembly and Living.
Trackage is an information tech and services company that specializes in monitoring everything that is important to its clients. The company offers monitoring solutions in different sectors such as automotive, tourism, assets and cargo. Trackage enables real-time information and alerts to be sent from the monitored object via the Android and iOS app. For this to happen, the device uses GPS technology and several sensors, promoting a monitoring experience unique and never seen before.
Aurratech is a Brazilian corporation with offices in five countries that invented the innovative FIP (Fog In Place) technology. Aurratech was founded in 2014.
Hi Technologies is a technology company that develops biomedical equipment and telemedicine technology for the humanization of health care. It seeks to develop products to democratize access to health care, such as Hilab, the first Internet-based laboratory testing service. Hi Technologies was founded in 2004.
Developer of a platform designed to bring producers closer to buyers in a supply chain. The company's portal allows a producer to connect with the restaurant and restaurants also get access to the information about its where, when and by whom this fish was delivered, enabling their clients to ensuring product quality through traceability.
GreenPlat is a technology company whose purpose is to accelerate cleaner production. It has developed a blockchain-based SaaS ESG (Environmental – Social – Governance) that tracks and monitors processes and supply chains.
Agenda Edu Ltda. is a Brazilian company founded in 2014 that specializes in software as a service (SaaS) communication solutions aimed at enhancing the relationship between families and schools. The company provides various tools designed to streamline school management and daily operations. Notable offerings include EduPay, which facilitates the payment of school fees and late invoices via credit card, EduGo, which manages and accelerates student departures, and EduMenu, which minimizes queues during meal times to ensure a smooth dining experience for students. Headquartered in Fortaleza, Brazil, with an additional office in São Paulo, Agenda Edu operates as a subsidiary of Eleva Educação S.A. as of September 2020.
Trackage is an information tech and services company that specializes in monitoring everything that is important to its clients. The company offers monitoring solutions in different sectors such as automotive, tourism, assets and cargo. Trackage enables real-time information and alerts to be sent from the monitored object via the Android and iOS app. For this to happen, the device uses GPS technology and several sensors, promoting a monitoring experience unique and never seen before.
Attivilog Sistemas e Tecnologia owns and operates transportation management system (TMS) platform. It offers issuance of electronic documents, Planning and control of deliveries, dashboard for updating information in real time. The company also provides fleet management, supply chain management, financial management, and commercial operations, such as table of freights, quotations, visits, and commissions of sellers. Attivilog was founded in 2007 and is based in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil.
Developer of invitro diagnostics technology designed for accurate and accessible testing products. The company's platform utilizes novel technologies to create mobile, point-of-care, and self-testing products and devices with the ability to accurately, quickly, and cost-effectively conduct testing, enabling people to put healthcare information directly into their hands to improve their quality of life.
Growers currently lose 75% of crop yield potential due to decision errors in plant health and nutrition management. DigiFarmz uses algorithms that combine biotic (genetics, pathogen, etc.) and abiotic (climate, sowing dates, location, etc.) parameters and a big data with more than sixteen years of field and greenhouse researches, to provide real-time dynamic recommendations for the very reality of each farm and field plot, optimizing the use of agrochemicals, increasing the yield and profitability of crops.
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.
Test.ai provides an AI-powered test automation platform to help organizations deliver quality mobile app experiences. The platform scales and can test thousands of apps in parallel without the need to code or maintain tests. Test.ai automates testing for the most impactful user experiences so that app teams can focus on improving them. The team at test.ai wrote the book on testing— having worked on some of the world’s most used software such as Chrome and Bing and co-authoring books such as How Google Tests Software and App Quality: Secrets for Agile App Teams. Test.ai is dedicated to elevating the quality of the world’s apps and is uniquely qualified to do so.
Indee Labs is developing hardware for gene delivery. Our hardware is uniquely positioned for the efficient development and scalable manufacture of gene-modified cell therapies such as chimeric antigen receptor T cells.
The technology is being developed with the help of the Australian National Fabrication Facility. We are alumni of NSW Health, IndieBio, Y Combinator and MBC Biolabs (née QB3@953). We are opening up an office in Sydney and have lab space at Bonneville Labs in Berkeley.
Aurora Labs Ltd is a technology company that specializes in developing software solutions for the automotive industry, utilizing machine learning, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in Munich, Skopje, Boston, and Detroit, the company focuses on creating a self-healing platform for connected vehicle software. Aurora Labs has innovated remote software management, diagnostics, and over-the-air (OTA) updates, enhancing user experience while reducing costs related to software quality, safety, and security. Their proprietary Line-Of-Code Behavior™ technology employs machine learning algorithms to analyze software functionality and risks, allowing for pre-error detection and on-the-go fixes. This approach enables reliable OTA updates without user downtime and facilitates software change validation for regulatory compliance. With numerous patents and a global customer base, Aurora Labs continues to lead in the evolving mobility landscape.
Agenda Edu Ltda. is a Brazilian company founded in 2014 that specializes in software as a service (SaaS) communication solutions aimed at enhancing the relationship between families and schools. The company provides various tools designed to streamline school management and daily operations. Notable offerings include EduPay, which facilitates the payment of school fees and late invoices via credit card, EduGo, which manages and accelerates student departures, and EduMenu, which minimizes queues during meal times to ensure a smooth dining experience for students. Headquartered in Fortaleza, Brazil, with an additional office in São Paulo, Agenda Edu operates as a subsidiary of Eleva Educação S.A. as of September 2020.