Bossa Invest

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. The firm specializes in managing investment portfolios and providing asset management services across various sectors, including finance, technology, and real estate. Bossa Invest analyzes market trends to guide its investment decisions, with a particular focus on companies in the software as a service sector. Through its strategic investments, the firm aims to support the growth and development of innovative businesses.

Thiago Gomes Hilário de Oliveira

Partner

Guilherme Pepe

Investment Analyst

Past deals in Smart Home

Plume Design

Venture Round in 2022
Plume Design, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in adaptive home Wi-Fi solutions and the manufacture of Wi-Fi devices. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Plume provides a software-as-a-service platform designed for communications service providers. This platform facilitates the delivery of enhanced services for connected homes, including features such as optimal Wi-Fi performance, parental controls, and motion sensing capabilities. Plume's mobile application allows users to customize and manage their Wi-Fi networks, including controlling device access and managing passwords. The company's focus is on enhancing the smart home experience while supporting service providers with backend applications.

Casai

Venture Round in 2022
Casai is a startup in Latin America, merging smart home technology, and premium accommodation to innovate the hospitality industry. It is a real estate platform for fully-furnished premium apartments in Mexico City and is a hospitality concept designed for the nomadic generation. Casai curates beautiful apartments that merge the design and comforts of a boutique hotel with the technology of a San Francisco home and the local ambiance of a vacation rental.

Cradlewise

Seed Round in 2021
Cradlewise specializes in developing intelligent infant care devices, particularly a smart crib that adapts to a baby's sleep patterns. This innovative crib can detect the early signs of waking and gently bounces the baby back to sleep, mimicking a parent's soothing touch. In addition to its auto-swinging functionality, the device includes integrated contactless monitoring features that track the baby's posture, activity, and breathing rate. By providing real-time insights, Cradlewise enables parents to better care for their children and reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The company aims to enhance the overall well-being of both infants and their caregivers.

Bungalow

Series C in 2021
Bungalow is a residential real estate platform that facilitates flexible and communal living arrangements for renters, particularly targeting early career professionals. Founded in 2016 by Andrew Collins and Justin McCarty, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Bungalow signs long-term leases with homeowners to offer multi-bedroom homes in desirable urban neighborhoods across the United States. Each property features private bedrooms with handpicked housemates, and comes fully furnished with essential amenities such as Wi-Fi, utilities, and housekeeping. Additionally, Bungalow organizes monthly community events to foster social interaction among residents. By addressing the needs of modern renters, Bungalow provides a convenient solution for those seeking quality living environments while cultivating a sense of community.

Houseasy

Seed Round in 2021
Houseasy, founded in Curitiba in 2019, is a technology startup focused on enhancing everyday life through accessible and relevant technological experiences. The company develops a home automation controller software that enables users to manage a variety of electronic devices, including air conditioners, lighting, televisions, stereos, and electric shutters, through a mobile application. This platform aims to simplify the management of smart homes, allowing users to improve their quality of life while also saving on costs and electricity. By prioritizing user experience, Houseasy seeks to bring everyone closer to technology in a meaningful way.

Deep Sentinel

Venture Round in 2021
Deep Sentinel Corp. develops advanced home protection systems that utilize artificial intelligence to enhance security. Founded by David Selinger in 2016 and based in Pleasanton, California, the company focuses on creating effective crime prevention devices, including security cameras and alarms. Its innovative technology combines AI and computer vision to analyze video streams and contextual information to detect threats in real time. This enables proactive intervention before a potential crime occurs, thereby enhancing the safety of homes and businesses. With a research and development office in Taiwan, Deep Sentinel aims to differentiate itself in the competitive security market through a strong emphasis on user experience and cutting-edge technology.

Plume Design

Series E in 2021
Plume Design, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in adaptive home Wi-Fi solutions and the manufacture of Wi-Fi devices. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Plume provides a software-as-a-service platform designed for communications service providers. This platform facilitates the delivery of enhanced services for connected homes, including features such as optimal Wi-Fi performance, parental controls, and motion sensing capabilities. Plume's mobile application allows users to customize and manage their Wi-Fi networks, including controlling device access and managing passwords. The company's focus is on enhancing the smart home experience while supporting service providers with backend applications.

Brilliant

Venture Round in 2021
We make the Brilliant Control, a smart home control system that replaces an existing light switch.

Cradlewise

Seed Round in 2020
Cradlewise specializes in developing intelligent infant care devices, particularly a smart crib that adapts to a baby's sleep patterns. This innovative crib can detect the early signs of waking and gently bounces the baby back to sleep, mimicking a parent's soothing touch. In addition to its auto-swinging functionality, the device includes integrated contactless monitoring features that track the baby's posture, activity, and breathing rate. By providing real-time insights, Cradlewise enables parents to better care for their children and reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The company aims to enhance the overall well-being of both infants and their caregivers.

Bungalow

Venture Round in 2020
Bungalow is a residential real estate platform that facilitates flexible and communal living arrangements for renters, particularly targeting early career professionals. Founded in 2016 by Andrew Collins and Justin McCarty, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Bungalow signs long-term leases with homeowners to offer multi-bedroom homes in desirable urban neighborhoods across the United States. Each property features private bedrooms with handpicked housemates, and comes fully furnished with essential amenities such as Wi-Fi, utilities, and housekeeping. Additionally, Bungalow organizes monthly community events to foster social interaction among residents. By addressing the needs of modern renters, Bungalow provides a convenient solution for those seeking quality living environments while cultivating a sense of community.

Samba TV

Venture Round in 2020
Samba TV is a company that specializes in streaming analytics, providing a platform that measures real-time viewership data across various media channels including broadcast, cable, and digital platforms. The company focuses on smart television technology and enhances its offerings through set-top boxes and connected devices. By delivering comprehensive data and analytics, Samba TV enables clients to improve content discovery and effectively address audience fragmentation across multiple screens. This capability positions the company as a valuable partner for its clients in navigating the evolving landscape of streaming services and connected devices, ultimately helping to strengthen the television business model and maintain its relevance to consumers.

Mighty Buildings

Venture Round in 2020
Mighty Buildings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in the manufacture of 3D printed custom homes. Utilizing advanced construction technology, the company employs 3D printing, robotics, and automation to create modular homes that aim to disrupt the residential housing market. Mighty Buildings has developed a proprietary building material known as Light Stone Material (LSM), which mimics synthetic stone and provides advantages such as faster construction, zero waste, and improved thermal regulation compared to traditional materials like concrete, wood, or steel. The company's innovative approach focuses on producing prefabricated, environmentally friendly, and climate-resilient homes, thereby facilitating smart urban development and making housing more affordable.

Deep Sentinel

Series A in 2020
Deep Sentinel Corp. develops advanced home protection systems that utilize artificial intelligence to enhance security. Founded by David Selinger in 2016 and based in Pleasanton, California, the company focuses on creating effective crime prevention devices, including security cameras and alarms. Its innovative technology combines AI and computer vision to analyze video streams and contextual information to detect threats in real time. This enables proactive intervention before a potential crime occurs, thereby enhancing the safety of homes and businesses. With a research and development office in Taiwan, Deep Sentinel aims to differentiate itself in the competitive security market through a strong emphasis on user experience and cutting-edge technology.

Plume Design

Series D in 2020
Plume Design, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in adaptive home Wi-Fi solutions and the manufacture of Wi-Fi devices. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Plume provides a software-as-a-service platform designed for communications service providers. This platform facilitates the delivery of enhanced services for connected homes, including features such as optimal Wi-Fi performance, parental controls, and motion sensing capabilities. Plume's mobile application allows users to customize and manage their Wi-Fi networks, including controlling device access and managing passwords. The company's focus is on enhancing the smart home experience while supporting service providers with backend applications.

Mycroft

Venture Round in 2017
Mycroft AI, Inc. is a developer of an open-source voice assistant platform that enables users to interact with their electronic devices through voice commands. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with additional offices in Palo Alto, California, and Lawrence, Kansas, Mycroft's software operates as an adaptable platform that can be customized and integrated into various devices, including refrigerators, computers, speakers, wearables, cars, and televisions. The company emphasizes a privacy-focused approach, utilizing artificial intelligence and natural language processing to enhance user experience while maintaining an open-source and open-hardware framework. This allows for extensive extension and personalization, catering to the diverse needs of users.
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