Bossa Invest

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011, that manages investment portfolios and provides asset management services to clients across sectors, with a focus on software as a service companies, and analyzes market trends to inform its investment decisions while operating in finance, technology, and real estate.

Thiago Oliveira

Partner

Guilherme Pepe

Investment Analyst

Past deals in Recruiting

Glints

Series D in 2022
Founded in Singapore in 2013, Glints is Southeast Asia's leading talent platform facilitating career growth and recruitment. With over 1.5 million professionals and 30,000 organizations empowered, Glints connects talent with opportunities and helps businesses build strong teams.

Reachr

Venture Round in 2022
Founded in 2016, Reachr is a Brazilian company that simplifies corporate hiring processes using artificial intelligence and machine learning. Its digital platform streamlines candidate management by publishing job requirements and analyzing technical and behavioral data of applicants.

Trapi

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Trapi is a company that operates a web-based hiring platform designed to connect job seekers with potential employers. The platform specializes in facilitating the recruitment of gig workers, offering a comprehensive list of flexible job opportunities across various categories. By providing valuable job insights prior to application, Trapi enables individuals to find vacancies that align with their skills and preferences, enhancing the efficiency and scalability of the hiring process for businesses.

Umentor

Venture Round in 2022
Umentor is a platform that streamlines recruitment processes by creating personalized web pages for job openings. It offers training courses tailored to vacancies, facilitating integration into the company.

AngelList

Series B in 2022
AngelList is a U.S.-based platform founded in 2010, connecting startups with angel investors and job-seekers. It facilitates fundraising, recruitment, and product launches, supporting millions of users worldwide. The company has backed over 20 unicorns and helped launch more than 100,000 products.

99Hunters

Seed Round in 2022
99Hunters is a recruitment firm focused on executive search and headhunting, offering recruitment and selection services and a marketplace component within the sharing economy. The company connects organizations with senior talent and provides specialized search capabilities to identify candidates with the right profile for executive roles.

Gupy

Series B in 2022
Gupy is a recruitment technology company that uses artificial intelligence to streamline human resources processes. Its platform offers integrated tools for talent acquisition, onboarding, employee development, performance management, and engagement, leveraging people analytics, machine learning, and online testing to improve hiring efficiency and workforce performance through data-driven decision-making, with a focus on usability.

Pallet

Seed Round in 2021
Pallet is an infrastructure platform that enables communities and creators to build native recruiting experiences and connect businesses with talent from those communities. It lets communities monetize by posting jobs or recommending candidates, while also providing a job search portal through which corporate organizations can access pools of talent offered by creators and professional communities, with the aim of simplifying and accelerating the hiring process.

ConstruConnect

Seed Round in 2021
ConstruConnect is a developer of a job search platform tailored specifically for the construction industry in Brazil. The platform serves as a comprehensive resource, mapping medium and large construction projects across the country while providing detailed information about the entities responsible for execution, the types of services being contracted, and the contacts of key decision-makers. This functionality facilitates seamless connections between construction companies and service providers, streamlining the process of finding suitable partners for projects. As the construction sector in Brazil increasingly prioritizes innovation to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer experiences, ConstruConnect positions itself as a vital tool in fostering collaboration and growth within the industry.

Job&Talent

Series E in 2021
Job&Talent is a global marketplace connecting skilled professionals with reputable companies. Leveraging advanced technology, it facilitates reliable and flexible job placements, benefiting both employees seeking opportunities and businesses requiring agile workforces.

Growyx

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Growyx is an AI-driven talent solution platform that connects companies with top remote professionals. It matches candidates' profiles with organizational culture and job requirements, ensuring a high hiring success rate. The platform facilitates full-time, part-time, or freelance hiring, managing the entire process.

Abler Recrutamento Digital

Seed Round in 2021
For companies that are struggling to hire, Abler is a platform that compares requirements and skills, facilitates management and simplifies communication by offering simplicity, automation and better experiences through technology. For professionals looking for job opportunities and suffering from the lack of references and evaluations in the job market, Abler is a platform that through the comparison of requirements and skills, guides and indicates opportunities according to their profile providing feedbacks, automation and better experiences for candidates.

Talentdrop

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Talentdrop is a recruiting software company that aims to improve the hiring process by enabling hiring managers and recruiters to tap into their personal networks for sourcing candidates. By facilitating the sharing of open roles across platforms like LinkedIn, Slack, and Twitter, Talentdrop enhances the recruitment experience through a more personalized approach. The platform allows users to create customized hiring pages and drop referrals into a private pipeline, thus incentivizing industry experts to assist in the recruitment process without incurring additional costs. Founded by experienced professionals from high-growth consumer tech companies, Talentdrop focuses on transforming traditional hiring methods by fostering a collaborative environment that prioritizes human connections and effective talent sourcing.

Ramped

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Ramped is a platform that connects early-career professionals with quality job opportunities. It focuses on providing accessible education and training to job seekers, breaking the bias of traditional resumes, and connecting them with top employers.

Sentio Solutions

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Sentio Solutions has contract and interim resource and supply agreements with the majority of the system implementation, management consulting, and professional services organizations. It offers recruitment and advisory services to professionals. For inquiries, an online inquiry form is available on their website.

Mathison

Seed Round in 2021
Mathison is a comprehensive platform designed to enhance diversity hiring and retention. It offers tools for sourcing underrepresented candidates, reducing bias in the hiring process, and fostering team engagement around diversity efforts.

User Interviews

Series A in 2021
User Interviews, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a platform for recruiting participants for product tests and market research. Founded in 2013 and based in Brooklyn, New York, it offers tools such as Recruit, which facilitates flexible participant recruitment across various research types, and Research Hub, a centralized system for managing research participants. Additionally, User Interviews provides resources like the UX Research field guide to assist researchers, designers, and product managers at all levels of experience. The platform enables users to easily access a diverse panel of participants through features like screener surveys, calendars, incentives, and messaging, and it allows for the creation of a Research CRM that can accommodate up to 100 contacts free of charge. The company was previously known as MobileSuites, Inc. before rebranding in 2015.

Weekday

Seed Round in 2021
Weekday is a recruitment platform that leverages AI-driven outreach methods to streamline hiring processes. It engages candidates through personalized emails and phone reminders, while maintaining access to a comprehensive workforce database, enabling employers to efficiently connect with qualified talent.

Worc

Seed Round in 2021
Worc connect the best professionals to the most renowned restaurants and bars.

Entelo

Venture Round in 2021
Entelo is a recruitment platform that leverages data science and machine learning to assist companies in identifying and recruiting technical talent. Its SaaS-based solution enables talent acquisition teams to automatically rank and screen applicants using directed scoring technologies, thereby enhancing key metrics such as quality of hire, time to hire, and cost per hire. With over 600 customers across various industries, Entelo provides actionable insights and increases candidate engagement, making it a trusted partner for organizations aiming to improve their recruitment processes. Notable clients include prominent companies like Capital One, Cisco, and Netflix, which utilize Entelo's capabilities to build effective teams.

Wage

Seed Round in 2021
Wage is an app-based recruitment platform focused on micro-jobs, creating a marketplace that connects employers with workers seeking short-term gigs. Users can post job listings by including pictures or videos along with task descriptions, allowing for clear communication of job requirements. The platform facilitates direct communication between employers and service providers, streamlining the hiring process. Wage is designed to be user-friendly, compatible with both Android and iOS devices, making it accessible for a wide range of users. By enabling job seekers to find opportunities that align with their preferred rates and skills, Wage aims to empower workers in the gig economy.

OnTop

Pre Seed Round in 2020
OnTop is a company that simplifies the process of hiring and managing global teams. It provides an employee recruitment platform designed to streamline onboarding, payroll management, and compliance. The platform features intelligent contracts and a global payment network that allows clients to pay international workers in US dollars effortlessly. Additionally, OnTop automates the filing of necessary documents and government forms associated with the hiring process, enabling companies to efficiently find and integrate suitable candidates without the complexities typically involved in remote employment. By abstracting the challenges of compliance and payment, OnTop enhances the overall experience of remote hiring for its clients.

Pallet

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pallet is an infrastructure platform that enables communities and creators to build native recruiting experiences and connect businesses with talent from those communities. It lets communities monetize by posting jobs or recommending candidates, while also providing a job search portal through which corporate organizations can access pools of talent offered by creators and professional communities, with the aim of simplifying and accelerating the hiring process.

Hitch

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Hitch is a talent acquisition platform that leverages advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the recruiting process for small to midsize businesses. By analyzing multiple variables, Hitch aims to identify not only the most skilled candidates but also those who are the best fit for a particular company. This data-driven approach addresses common hiring challenges, such as early turnover and low productivity, by ensuring a more accurate match between candidates and employers. As a result, Hitch contributes to improved workplace productivity, higher retention rates, and increased employee satisfaction, ultimately fostering a more stable and effective workforce.

Interviewing.io

Venture Round in 2020
Founded in 2015, Interviewing.io operates a platform that connects software engineers with senior engineers from top tech companies for anonymous mock interviews. This approach helps candidates prepare for technical job interviews and saves hiring managers time by fast-tracking strong performers.

Mento

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Mento is a career tech company dedicated to transforming the interaction between employees and employers by enhancing career management. The company has developed a comprehensive career platform that integrates coaching, tools, content, and data to support individuals in advancing their careers. Mento's platform provides a robust support system that includes resources for organizing job searches, accessing market salary data, and developing negotiation strategies. By equipping employees with these essential tools, Mento enables them to effectively manage their careers, salaries, and daily work responsibilities, ultimately fostering a more supportive and productive workplace environment.

Talentdrop

Seed Round in 2020
Talentdrop is a recruiting software company that aims to improve the hiring process by enabling hiring managers and recruiters to tap into their personal networks for sourcing candidates. By facilitating the sharing of open roles across platforms like LinkedIn, Slack, and Twitter, Talentdrop enhances the recruitment experience through a more personalized approach. The platform allows users to create customized hiring pages and drop referrals into a private pipeline, thus incentivizing industry experts to assist in the recruitment process without incurring additional costs. Founded by experienced professionals from high-growth consumer tech companies, Talentdrop focuses on transforming traditional hiring methods by fostering a collaborative environment that prioritizes human connections and effective talent sourcing.

Wage

Seed Round in 2020
Wage is an app-based recruitment platform focused on micro-jobs, creating a marketplace that connects employers with workers seeking short-term gigs. Users can post job listings by including pictures or videos along with task descriptions, allowing for clear communication of job requirements. The platform facilitates direct communication between employers and service providers, streamlining the hiring process. Wage is designed to be user-friendly, compatible with both Android and iOS devices, making it accessible for a wide range of users. By enabling job seekers to find opportunities that align with their preferred rates and skills, Wage aims to empower workers in the gig economy.

Entelo

Venture Round in 2020
Entelo is a recruitment platform that leverages data science and machine learning to assist companies in identifying and recruiting technical talent. Its SaaS-based solution enables talent acquisition teams to automatically rank and screen applicants using directed scoring technologies, thereby enhancing key metrics such as quality of hire, time to hire, and cost per hire. With over 600 customers across various industries, Entelo provides actionable insights and increases candidate engagement, making it a trusted partner for organizations aiming to improve their recruitment processes. Notable clients include prominent companies like Capital One, Cisco, and Netflix, which utilize Entelo's capabilities to build effective teams.

Ramped

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Ramped is a platform that connects early-career professionals with quality job opportunities. It focuses on providing accessible education and training to job seekers, breaking the bias of traditional resumes, and connecting them with top employers.

Kenoby

Series A in 2020
Kenoby is a Brazilian company that specializes in recruitment and selection software, designed to streamline hiring processes for organizations. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in São Paulo, Kenoby's platform serves as a comprehensive solution, managing everything from job requisitions to candidate engagement and final negotiations. The software integrates functionalities that replace traditional methods, such as spreadsheets, with intelligent features that suggest the most compatible candidates, thereby enhancing recruitment efficiency. By connecting recruiters, managers, and candidates, Kenoby aims to reduce hiring times and improve the overall selection process for its clients.

Mathison

Seed Round in 2020
Mathison is a comprehensive platform designed to enhance diversity hiring and retention. It offers tools for sourcing underrepresented candidates, reducing bias in the hiring process, and fostering team engagement around diversity efforts.

User Interviews

Venture Round in 2020
User Interviews, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a platform for recruiting participants for product tests and market research. Founded in 2013 and based in Brooklyn, New York, it offers tools such as Recruit, which facilitates flexible participant recruitment across various research types, and Research Hub, a centralized system for managing research participants. Additionally, User Interviews provides resources like the UX Research field guide to assist researchers, designers, and product managers at all levels of experience. The platform enables users to easily access a diverse panel of participants through features like screener surveys, calendars, incentives, and messaging, and it allows for the creation of a Research CRM that can accommodate up to 100 contacts free of charge. The company was previously known as MobileSuites, Inc. before rebranding in 2015.

Kenoby

Debt Financing in 2019
Kenoby is a Brazilian company that specializes in recruitment and selection software, designed to streamline hiring processes for organizations. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in São Paulo, Kenoby's platform serves as a comprehensive solution, managing everything from job requisitions to candidate engagement and final negotiations. The software integrates functionalities that replace traditional methods, such as spreadsheets, with intelligent features that suggest the most compatible candidates, thereby enhancing recruitment efficiency. By connecting recruiters, managers, and candidates, Kenoby aims to reduce hiring times and improve the overall selection process for its clients.

GeekHunter Brasil

Seed Round in 2019
GeekHunter Brasil is an online platform designed to enhance the recruitment process for IT professionals and technology companies. By reversing traditional hiring methods, it presents a curated selection of candidates to employers. The platform employs a selection algorithm to pre-screen applicants, followed by automated testing of programming skills and video interviews. Only the top 5% of candidates make it to the online hiring rounds with GeekHunter's partners, which include notable companies such as Ambev, Mercado Livre, and Dafiti. With a portfolio of over 250 clients, GeekHunter streamlines the hiring process by connecting engaged and technically qualified professionals with potential employers.

Casa e Cafe

Venture Round in 2019
Casa & Café is a company that works with passion and seeks to help people to hire and find work, within all categories of domestic jobs and throughout the national territory. Our Mission is to offer services of contracting of domestic jobs with agility and quality, giving employment opportunity to any citizen of the country. Our Vision is to provide the largest and most up-to-date database for hiring domestic jobs in the country. Our Values ​​focus on making things happen ethically, acting as leaders, valuing creativity and putting our clients first. Our Segments are: nannies, housekeepers, cooks, cooks, companions of the elderly, day laborers, maids, private nurses, housekeepers and drivers.

RecruitBot

Venture Round in 2019
RecruitBot is a recruitment agency software that leverages big data and machine learning to streamline the hiring process. The company operates an artificial intelligence-based platform designed to assist organizations in identifying and engaging ideal candidates for various positions. By collaborating with public and private data providers, RecruitBot builds and maintains an extensive database of global candidate profiles. This enables clients to efficiently reach out to suitable candidates through a customizable drip campaign interface. The platform's machine learning capabilities allow hiring managers to predict candidate relevance for specific roles, ultimately saving time and enhancing the recruitment process.

Woven

Seed Round in 2019
Woven is a developer of an evidence-based hiring platform aimed at enhancing the recruitment process for high-growth teams. The platform allows candidates to demonstrate their skills through real-world engineering scenarios that are tailored to the specific needs of the team. This approach enables hiring managers to receive thorough recommendations and provides candidates with constructive feedback. By focusing on credentials-blind assessments, Woven helps companies identify qualified candidates who are well-suited for the roles they seek to fill.

Workable

Series C in 2018
Workable is an all-in-one human resources platform designed to assist businesses in efficiently finding and hiring candidates while effectively managing their teams. The platform features a robust Applicant Tracking System and a flexible HR Information System (HRIS), serving as a comprehensive record for various HR functions. Workable enables companies to source talent by posting to over 200 job boards and accessing a vast database of candidate profiles. It simplifies the hiring process through AI-driven screening, automated interview scheduling, and offer management. Additionally, Workable facilitates employee management by automating onboarding, storing HR data, and conducting performance reviews. The platform also includes tools for tracking time and attendance, managing time off, and generating payroll reports. With a user-friendly mobile app and dedicated customer support, Workable is trusted by more than 30,000 companies across over 100 countries, helping them build high-performance teams.

Job for Model

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Job for Model is an online marketplace that connects fashion and events companies with freelance talent, including models, actors, receptionists, and event staff. The platform enables employers to post job descriptions, search for suitable talent, hire, manage, and compensate freelancers, and provides tools to manage budgets and timelines while ensuring transparency between contractors and models. It supports castings and event staffing by offering free postings for casting notices and helping agencies and brands streamline hiring, budgeting, and payments. Serving startups to large enterprises, Job for Model delivers a faster, more cost-efficient means to fill modeling and related roles.

Kenoby

Seed Round in 2018
Kenoby is a Brazilian company that specializes in recruitment and selection software, designed to streamline hiring processes for organizations. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in São Paulo, Kenoby's platform serves as a comprehensive solution, managing everything from job requisitions to candidate engagement and final negotiations. The software integrates functionalities that replace traditional methods, such as spreadsheets, with intelligent features that suggest the most compatible candidates, thereby enhancing recruitment efficiency. By connecting recruiters, managers, and candidates, Kenoby aims to reduce hiring times and improve the overall selection process for its clients.

Alana

Venture Round in 2018
Alana is a company based in Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, founded in 2017. It operates an online platform designed to streamline the hiring process for blue-collar jobs in hotels, stores, and restaurants across Latin America. The platform uses web and mobile applications to match companies with suitable talent, aiming to reduce employee turnover and save time and resources in recruitment. Alana facilitates communication between employers and candidates through a chatbot and automates scheduling via an internal agenda. Additionally, the company provides live reports for businesses to monitor their HR processes, including metrics such as recruiting duration, turnover rates, and staff satisfaction.

Interviewing.io

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2015, Interviewing.io operates a platform that connects software engineers with senior engineers from top tech companies for anonymous mock interviews. This approach helps candidates prepare for technical job interviews and saves hiring managers time by fast-tracking strong performers.

Headstart

Seed Round in 2017
Headstart App Limited, founded in 2015 and based in London, develops machine learning software aimed at enhancing the recruitment process for employers. The company's platform utilizes advanced algorithms to identify the best-suited candidates efficiently while promoting diversity in hiring. By incorporating features such as match algorithms that rank candidates based on hiring criteria and previous successful hires, as well as real-time analytics to monitor recruitment progress, Headstart ensures a more streamlined hiring experience. Additionally, the platform proactively recommends candidates who may not have applied yet, thereby broadening the talent pool. With a focus on removing bias from recruitment processes, Headstart provides a fairer approach to hiring, ensuring that diverse candidates are considered, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age.

Casa e Cafe

Seed Round in 2017
Casa & Café is a company that works with passion and seeks to help people to hire and find work, within all categories of domestic jobs and throughout the national territory. Our Mission is to offer services of contracting of domestic jobs with agility and quality, giving employment opportunity to any citizen of the country. Our Vision is to provide the largest and most up-to-date database for hiring domestic jobs in the country. Our Values ​​focus on making things happen ethically, acting as leaders, valuing creativity and putting our clients first. Our Segments are: nannies, housekeepers, cooks, cooks, companions of the elderly, day laborers, maids, private nurses, housekeepers and drivers.

Bunee.io

Venture Round in 2017
Bunee is a recruitment platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2016. It leverages artificial intelligence to streamline the hiring process for developers across the country. The platform aggregates data on thousands of programmers, allowing companies to filter candidates based on various criteria, including location, skills, experience, and contributions to open-source projects. This intelligent algorithm enables businesses to efficiently identify and select the best talent, making recruitment more effective and less cumbersome.

HigherMe

Pre Seed Round in 2017
HigherMe is a recruiting platform designed for restaurants, retailers, and service businesses. It uses data and video to help employers find, screen, and hire candidates faster. The platform provides access to a candidate database, supports job posting, tracks applications, and digitizes onboarding paperwork, enabling automated recruitment workflows and assessments. It uses 30-second video profiles to highlight personality and interpersonal skills and applies data-driven behavioral and psychological matching to improve candidate fit. The solution functions as a one-stop system for posting jobs, screening applicants, onboarding new hires, and generating recruitment insights.

Bunee.io

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Bunee is a recruitment platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2016. It leverages artificial intelligence to streamline the hiring process for developers across the country. The platform aggregates data on thousands of programmers, allowing companies to filter candidates based on various criteria, including location, skills, experience, and contributions to open-source projects. This intelligent algorithm enables businesses to efficiently identify and select the best talent, making recruitment more effective and less cumbersome.

JetBridge

Venture Round in 2016
JetBridge is a software development and marketing services company founded by the creators of Five9 and DoctorBase. It operates a private marketplace designed to connect elite software developers with venture capital-backed startups and public enterprises. The company leverages artificial intelligence to provide in-depth insights about developers to its clients, focusing on sectors such as healthcare, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. JetBridge prioritizes privacy and security, ensuring protection against online threats for its clients' accounts, while sourcing top-tier engineering talent across Central Europe and Latin America.

Job for Model

Seed Round in 2016
Job for Model is an online marketplace that connects fashion and events companies with freelance talent, including models, actors, receptionists, and event staff. The platform enables employers to post job descriptions, search for suitable talent, hire, manage, and compensate freelancers, and provides tools to manage budgets and timelines while ensuring transparency between contractors and models. It supports castings and event staffing by offering free postings for casting notices and helping agencies and brands streamline hiring, budgeting, and payments. Serving startups to large enterprises, Job for Model delivers a faster, more cost-efficient means to fill modeling and related roles.

Job for Model

Venture Round in 2015
Job for Model is an online marketplace that connects fashion and events companies with freelance talent, including models, actors, receptionists, and event staff. The platform enables employers to post job descriptions, search for suitable talent, hire, manage, and compensate freelancers, and provides tools to manage budgets and timelines while ensuring transparency between contractors and models. It supports castings and event staffing by offering free postings for casting notices and helping agencies and brands streamline hiring, budgeting, and payments. Serving startups to large enterprises, Job for Model delivers a faster, more cost-efficient means to fill modeling and related roles.

Love Mondays

Venture Round in 2013
Love Mondays Ltda. operates an online platform in Brazil that facilitates company reviews and job-related information. Founded in 2013 and based in São Paulo, the platform enables job seekers to access anonymous insights from current and former employees regarding various aspects of employment, such as work/life balance, career advancement opportunities, and workplace culture. Additionally, it provides businesses with a space to share information about available positions, training programs, and employee benefits. As of September 2016, Love Mondays has been a subsidiary of Glassdoor, Inc., further enhancing its resources and reach in the job market.
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