FORS Capital Partners

FORS Capital Partners, operating under the name Performa Investimentos LTDA, is a private equity and venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, with additional offices in Rio de Janeiro and New York. Founded in 2005, it specializes in seed, early, mid, and late-stage investments, primarily targeting middle-market companies. The firm invests in a diverse range of sectors, including biotechnology, agriculture technology, energy efficiency, and cleantech, with a particular emphasis on social and environmental impact. Performa seeks to invest between R$1 million and R$30 million in companies with annual sales ranging from R$5 million to R$90 million, typically acquiring minority stakes of 20% to 40%. The firm has established multiple funds, including a Venture Capital fund and a Cleantech fund, focusing on startups and companies that contribute to sustainable development in Latin America, especially in Brazil.

Guillaume Sagez

Partner

Ricardo Valente

Venture Partner

11 past transactions

Home Agent

Venture Round in 2019
Home Agent is an innovative company of the call center and customer relationship that was born with a new enterprising proposal, applying a business model to the Brazilian call center market. As the main advantage is the fact that their operators work in a home office model, providing senior and qualified customer relationship. The business model has emerged from the solid experience of numerous companies that adopt a strategy of telemarketing services in countries around the world. Modern technology platforms allows the decentralization in large scale with a low cost, aligned to the traditional Contact Centers, generating numerous benefits such as: the expansion of opportunities for people who traditionally find it difficult to participate in the mainstream market labor (such as retirees and people with special needs), a significant increase on the quality of life of telemarketers, resulting in a new value proposition to the segment. The consequence of this strategy is to increase the quality of service and productivity.

Mandaê

Series B in 2018
Mandaê Serviços de Consultoria em Logística LTDA provides air logistics services for packing and delivery. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Intelipost

Seed Round in 2016
Aiming to simplify logistics in the Latin American market, Intelipost is the leading freight management platform in Brazil. With a solution based on cloud logistics, which smartly integrates the entire logistics chain with highly reliable technology, the company serves more than 4,000 stores, and performs, on average, 1 billion freight quotations and more than 19 million orders per month. Headquartered in São Paulo, the company was created in 2014 by Stefan Rehm and Gabriel Drummond, and currently has 240 employees. Please visit intelipost.com.br/en

Boaconsulta

Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2012, BoaConsulta operates an online medical appointment platform that connects patients with health practitioners who accept their insurance. The platform allows users to read reviews, book appointments for in-person and video consultations, and access over 1,000,000 available time slots for scheduling. BoaConsulta's service is free for patients, streamlining the process of finding and booking healthcare services. With a focus on enhancing patient access to quality care, the platform has successfully attracted both users and health professionals, contributing to significant growth in appointment bookings.

ProRadis

Series A in 2015
ProRadis is a São Paulo-based company that develops management software for diagnostic laboratories, aiming to transform the health sector by effectively connecting supply and demand. Founded in 2012, ProRadis offers a range of innovative solutions, including SmartRis, a comprehensive clinical and laboratory management software, Image2Doc, an online platform for publishing medical exam results, and the I2D Application, a specialized app for radiology clinics to engage with their clients. Through these technologies, ProRadis seeks to create value for patients, clinics, and laboratories, thereby enhancing the efficiency of healthcare services.

GlobalYeast

Series A in 2015
GlobalYeast, a biotechnology company, focuses on developing and deploying products and solutions for the fermentation industry worldwide. The company offers industrial yeast strains and industrial fermentation services for applications in first and second generation bioethanol, and bio-based chemicals from renewable resources. GlobalYeast was founded in 2015 and is based in Heverlee, Belgium.

Hometeka

Seed Round in 2014
Hometeka do Brasil S/A is an online platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in architecture, design, and home decoration. Founded in 2012, the company connects consumers with a diverse range of brands, offering an extensive selection of furniture, accessories, and household products. Hometeka serves as both a product portal and a source of inspiration, providing technical content that assists users in building or decorating their homes. The platform simplifies the purchasing process for modern home essentials, ensuring that customers can easily select and receive the products they desire.

Contech

Convertible Note in 2014
Contech provides biodegradable chemicals intended for the paper and cellulose segment. It offers defoamers, antifouling, cooking aids, boil-outs, pitch and stickies control (dispersants, detackficants), chelators, and enzymatic treatment, enabling businesses to use it for the enzymatic treatments in pulp and paper production.

eStoks

Seed Round in 2014
EStoks is a company specializing in providing asset and surplus settlement services for large companies.

Enalta

Private Equity Round in 2014
Enalta develops solutions in digital agriculture for monitoring, intelligence and optimization of agricultural processes. Recognized as the leading automation agricultural markets where it is present, Enalta is highlighted by the quality of the work deployment and management of operational processes in the field throughout Latin America.

Neotriad

Seed Round in 2013
Neotriad develops productivity software that leverages artificial intelligence to optimize the management of emails, calendars, and tasks. By automating these processes, Neotriad aims to help individuals and organizations save time and focus on their core priorities. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office located in Santos, Brazil.
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