Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo Investimentos Ltda. is a private equity and venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in both direct and fund of fund investments. Established in 1997, the firm focuses on a diverse range of sectors, including technology, infrastructure, energy, metals and mining, life sciences, and real estate. It primarily targets investments in start-ups and mid-stage companies, particularly in Brazil's Northeastern region, while also considering opportunities in Europe and Asia. Rio Bravo typically invests between R$0.50 million and R$80 million in companies with revenues ranging from $50 million to $100 million and enterprise values up to R$300 million. The firm aims to acquire either minority or majority stakes in its portfolio companies. In addition to private equity, Rio Bravo also manages real estate and hedge funds within Latin America.

Paulo Bilyk

CEO

2 past transactions

Wappa

Seed Round in 2005
Wappa is an online platform based in São Paulo that provides taxi hailing, payment, and management services for both corporate clients and the general public. Launched in 2005, the platform offers a mobile application that allows users to order and search for taxis in their local area, facilitating efficient mobility and logistics solutions. Additionally, Wappa enables clients to manage real-time reports and data related to their transportation needs, ensuring safety, cost reduction, and process optimization for travel and parcel delivery services.

Movile

Series A in 2000
Movile is a Brazilian mobile commerce platform that operates in Latin America, the USA, and France. The company works with people who are completely passionate to achieve this dream, empowered to build new businesses with global potential, and driven to take risks to learn as fast as it grows. Movile invests in content distribution platforms and Online-To-Offline (O2O) applications in the segments of children's education and other mobile content, food delivery, ticketing, and cloud logistics. Movile is supported by Naspers, a global internet and entertainment group and one of the largest technology investors in the world and a strategic partner and shareholder of Movile since 2008, and by Innova Capital, a global Venture Capital and Private Equity firm focused on long-term value creation and a strategic partner and shareholder of Movile since 2014.
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