SP Ventures

SP Ventures, established in 2007, is a São Paulo-based venture capital firm with a focus on early-stage technology companies. It manages funds such as Fundo de Inovação Paulista (FIP), launched in 2014, which invests in tech startups located in the state of São Paulo. SP Ventures targets passionate entrepreneurs with strong technical backgrounds and market-oriented attitudes, seeking proprietary technologies with high scalability potential and large target markets. The firm's investment tickets typically range from R$ 2 million to R$ 6 million per company, with a maximum of R$ 15 million including follow-ons. SP Ventures has a track record of analyzing over 1,200 companies and making 8 investments from 2007 to 2013 through its Criatec I Fund. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as Information and Communication Technologies, Agricultural Technologies, Health Technologies, New Materials, and Nanotechnologies.

Rebecca Aguiar

Associate

Thiago Lobão

General Partner

Marcella Falcão

Associate

Gustavo Goldenberg

Associate

Felipe Romano

Associate

Bruno Freitas Alves dos Santos

Director of Venture Debt

Patrick Schechtmann

Co-Founder and Partner

Alexandre Stephan

Partner

Past deals in AgTech

Agrolend

Series C in 2024
Agrolend is a digital bank dedicated to providing credit solutions specifically for the agribusiness sector in Brazil. The company aims to support small and medium rural producers by offering a lending platform that facilitates the purchase of essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, crop protection, and crop nutrition. By leveraging technology and innovative credit analysis methods, Agrolend enables farmers to access loans without the need for physical guarantees, such as farms or grain. This approach allows small and medium-sized farmers to secure sustainable credit necessary for enhancing their production capabilities and encourages investment in equipment and technology, ultimately leading to improved productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector.

ZoomAgri

Series A in 2023
ZoomAgri is an agricultural technology company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that addresses challenges within the agricultural supply chain by providing innovative solutions for assessing the quality of agricultural commodities. The company has developed an online platform that utilizes computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to evaluate the physical quality and varietal purity of various grains and oilseeds, including corn, soybeans, wheat, and barley. Its key products include ZoomBarley and ZoomSpex, which enable real-time quality assessment before and after planting and harvesting. ZoomAgri’s solutions are utilized by a wide range of participants in the supply chain, including seed companies, farmers, grain handlers, exporters, grain processors, surveying firms, and laboratories, promoting objectivity, transparency, and traceability in the testing and certification process of agricultural products.

A de Agro

Seed Round in 2023
Developer of a credit application designed to deliver suitable credit to farmers based on the quality of their crops. The company's platform uses satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to estimate production history, offering fairer credit, enabling producers and financiers with fair credit and safe operation respectively.

Agrolend

Series B in 2022
Agrolend is a digital bank dedicated to providing credit solutions specifically for the agribusiness sector in Brazil. The company aims to support small and medium rural producers by offering a lending platform that facilitates the purchase of essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, crop protection, and crop nutrition. By leveraging technology and innovative credit analysis methods, Agrolend enables farmers to access loans without the need for physical guarantees, such as farms or grain. This approach allows small and medium-sized farmers to secure sustainable credit necessary for enhancing their production capabilities and encourages investment in equipment and technology, ultimately leading to improved productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector.

Verge

Series A in 2022
Verge develops precision agriculture technology aimed at enhancing the productivity and efficiency of farming operations. Founded in 2016 and based in Lethbridge, Canada, the company connects growers with their land while simplifying farming complexities. Its key offerings include First Pass Software, which optimizes path planning for producers, and Launch Pad, an application that integrates and manages various farm operations. Verge's solutions address challenges such as labor shortages, machinery productivity, and soil degradation. By leveraging artificial intelligence and digital simulations, the company's software empowers farmers to improve decision-making and operational efficiency. Verge's products are distributed through a network of resellers worldwide, with a focus on increasing profitability for progressive grain farmers by maximizing the potential of their existing equipment.

Leaf Agriculture

Seed Round in 2022
Leaf Agriculture is a Brazilian company founded in 2017, based in Florianopolis, that specializes in providing a unified application programming interface (API) platform for the agriculture industry. This platform offers data services that facilitate access to agricultural data and validation of user access. By connecting various AgTech APIs, Leaf Agriculture enables users to access agricultural data efficiently through a single API, contributing to the advancement of digital agriculture. The company's mission focuses on enhancing the future of food and agriculture through innovative data solutions.

Agrolend

Series A in 2022
Agrolend is a digital bank dedicated to providing credit solutions specifically for the agribusiness sector in Brazil. The company aims to support small and medium rural producers by offering a lending platform that facilitates the purchase of essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, crop protection, and crop nutrition. By leveraging technology and innovative credit analysis methods, Agrolend enables farmers to access loans without the need for physical guarantees, such as farms or grain. This approach allows small and medium-sized farmers to secure sustainable credit necessary for enhancing their production capabilities and encourages investment in equipment and technology, ultimately leading to improved productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector.

Agrofy

Series C in 2021
Agrofy S.A. is an online retail platform based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that facilitates transactions for agricultural products and machinery. Founded in 2015, the platform serves as a comprehensive marketplace for various agricultural needs, including machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insurance, loans, farmlands, jobs, and vehicles. By providing a centralized space for buying and selling, Agrofy aims to enhance efficiency and transparency within the agribusiness sector, enabling farmers to access the latest machinery and resources necessary for effective farming operations. The company is dedicated to boosting agribusiness on a global scale through its innovative online platform.

ZoomAgri

Series A in 2021
ZoomAgri is an agricultural technology company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that addresses challenges within the agricultural supply chain by providing innovative solutions for assessing the quality of agricultural commodities. The company has developed an online platform that utilizes computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to evaluate the physical quality and varietal purity of various grains and oilseeds, including corn, soybeans, wheat, and barley. Its key products include ZoomBarley and ZoomSpex, which enable real-time quality assessment before and after planting and harvesting. ZoomAgri’s solutions are utilized by a wide range of participants in the supply chain, including seed companies, farmers, grain handlers, exporters, grain processors, surveying firms, and laboratories, promoting objectivity, transparency, and traceability in the testing and certification process of agricultural products.

Solubio Agricultural Technologies

Debt Financing in 2021
Solubio Agricultural Technologies is a biopesticide manufacturing company that creates an integrated on-farm management system. They offer a complete solution for the production of bioinputs on the farm, offering integrated technology with industrial standards, all equipment, inputs, training, and technical assistance. It also develops industrial-standard integrated technology and provides all necessary equipment, inputs, quality control, training, and technical assistance to its customers in order for them to produce their own bio-input on the farm. The company's on-farm bio-input production technology allows producers to cut costs in soy, corn, wheat, cotton, sugarcane, coffee, and fruit and vegetable crops by up to 70%.

Aegro

Seed Round in 2021
Aegro is a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions aimed at modernizing the management of agricultural data, which has traditionally relied on outdated methods such as paper records and generic software. Founded in 2014 and based in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Aegro offers a comprehensive management platform tailored for agricultural production systems. This platform facilitates the planning and control of crops, helping farmers and agronomists optimize productivity while minimizing waste. Key features include harvest planning, activity recording, team monitoring, and budget management, all designed to streamline the administrative processes of farming. By adopting Aegro's tools, rural producers can significantly reduce costs and time associated with managing their operations.

Verge

Venture Round in 2021
Verge develops precision agriculture technology aimed at enhancing the productivity and efficiency of farming operations. Founded in 2016 and based in Lethbridge, Canada, the company connects growers with their land while simplifying farming complexities. Its key offerings include First Pass Software, which optimizes path planning for producers, and Launch Pad, an application that integrates and manages various farm operations. Verge's solutions address challenges such as labor shortages, machinery productivity, and soil degradation. By leveraging artificial intelligence and digital simulations, the company's software empowers farmers to improve decision-making and operational efficiency. Verge's products are distributed through a network of resellers worldwide, with a focus on increasing profitability for progressive grain farmers by maximizing the potential of their existing equipment.

Agrolend

Seed Round in 2021
Agrolend is a digital bank dedicated to providing credit solutions specifically for the agribusiness sector in Brazil. The company aims to support small and medium rural producers by offering a lending platform that facilitates the purchase of essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, crop protection, and crop nutrition. By leveraging technology and innovative credit analysis methods, Agrolend enables farmers to access loans without the need for physical guarantees, such as farms or grain. This approach allows small and medium-sized farmers to secure sustainable credit necessary for enhancing their production capabilities and encourages investment in equipment and technology, ultimately leading to improved productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector.

Aegro

Series B in 2021
Aegro is a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions aimed at modernizing the management of agricultural data, which has traditionally relied on outdated methods such as paper records and generic software. Founded in 2014 and based in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Aegro offers a comprehensive management platform tailored for agricultural production systems. This platform facilitates the planning and control of crops, helping farmers and agronomists optimize productivity while minimizing waste. Key features include harvest planning, activity recording, team monitoring, and budget management, all designed to streamline the administrative processes of farming. By adopting Aegro's tools, rural producers can significantly reduce costs and time associated with managing their operations.

Agrolend

Seed Round in 2021
Agrolend is a digital bank dedicated to providing credit solutions specifically for the agribusiness sector in Brazil. The company aims to support small and medium rural producers by offering a lending platform that facilitates the purchase of essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, crop protection, and crop nutrition. By leveraging technology and innovative credit analysis methods, Agrolend enables farmers to access loans without the need for physical guarantees, such as farms or grain. This approach allows small and medium-sized farmers to secure sustainable credit necessary for enhancing their production capabilities and encourages investment in equipment and technology, ultimately leading to improved productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector.

Brain.AG

Seed Round in 2021
Brain Agriculture is a big data company based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, specializing in providing analytical solutions for the agribusiness sector. The company offers a platform that includes data enrichment tools designed to monitor financial and socio-environmental risks associated with agricultural and rural businesses. By leveraging these tools, agribusinesses can effectively evaluate risks and make informed decisions, thereby enhancing their operational efficiency and sustainability.

Agrofy

Series B in 2020
Agrofy S.A. is an online retail platform based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that facilitates transactions for agricultural products and machinery. Founded in 2015, the platform serves as a comprehensive marketplace for various agricultural needs, including machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insurance, loans, farmlands, jobs, and vehicles. By providing a centralized space for buying and selling, Agrofy aims to enhance efficiency and transparency within the agribusiness sector, enabling farmers to access the latest machinery and resources necessary for effective farming operations. The company is dedicated to boosting agribusiness on a global scale through its innovative online platform.

Leaf Agriculture

Seed Round in 2020
Leaf Agriculture is a Brazilian company founded in 2017, based in Florianopolis, that specializes in providing a unified application programming interface (API) platform for the agriculture industry. This platform offers data services that facilitate access to agricultural data and validation of user access. By connecting various AgTech APIs, Leaf Agriculture enables users to access agricultural data efficiently through a single API, contributing to the advancement of digital agriculture. The company's mission focuses on enhancing the future of food and agriculture through innovative data solutions.

ZoomAgri

Seed Round in 2020
ZoomAgri is an agricultural technology company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that addresses challenges within the agricultural supply chain by providing innovative solutions for assessing the quality of agricultural commodities. The company has developed an online platform that utilizes computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to evaluate the physical quality and varietal purity of various grains and oilseeds, including corn, soybeans, wheat, and barley. Its key products include ZoomBarley and ZoomSpex, which enable real-time quality assessment before and after planting and harvesting. ZoomAgri’s solutions are utilized by a wide range of participants in the supply chain, including seed companies, farmers, grain handlers, exporters, grain processors, surveying firms, and laboratories, promoting objectivity, transparency, and traceability in the testing and certification process of agricultural products.

Agrofy

Series B in 2019
Agrofy S.A. is an online retail platform based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that facilitates transactions for agricultural products and machinery. Founded in 2015, the platform serves as a comprehensive marketplace for various agricultural needs, including machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insurance, loans, farmlands, jobs, and vehicles. By providing a centralized space for buying and selling, Agrofy aims to enhance efficiency and transparency within the agribusiness sector, enabling farmers to access the latest machinery and resources necessary for effective farming operations. The company is dedicated to boosting agribusiness on a global scale through its innovative online platform.

Agrosmart

Series A in 2019
Agrosmart S.A., founded in 2014 and based in Campinas, Brazil, is a leading provider of agricultural technology solutions in Latin America. The company has developed a comprehensive platform that enables farmers to monitor environmental variations, such as rainfall and soil moisture, through various plans tailored to specific needs. Its Advanced Smart plan offers real-time insights into irrigation, soil conditions, and climate, while the Soil Smart plan focuses on soil moisture monitoring. Additionally, Agrosmart’s Climate Smart solution provides weather forecasting and information on pest and disease risks, thereby supporting over 100,000 farmers and the broader agricultural supply chain. By leveraging sensors, meteorological data, and satellite imaging, Agrosmart empowers farmers to make informed decisions, enhancing productivity and promoting sustainable, climate-resilient agricultural practices.

Agrosmart

Series A in 2019
Agrosmart S.A., founded in 2014 and based in Campinas, Brazil, is a leading provider of agricultural technology solutions in Latin America. The company has developed a comprehensive platform that enables farmers to monitor environmental variations, such as rainfall and soil moisture, through various plans tailored to specific needs. Its Advanced Smart plan offers real-time insights into irrigation, soil conditions, and climate, while the Soil Smart plan focuses on soil moisture monitoring. Additionally, Agrosmart’s Climate Smart solution provides weather forecasting and information on pest and disease risks, thereby supporting over 100,000 farmers and the broader agricultural supply chain. By leveraging sensors, meteorological data, and satellite imaging, Agrosmart empowers farmers to make informed decisions, enhancing productivity and promoting sustainable, climate-resilient agricultural practices.

Asolum

Seed Round in 2018
Asolum is Brazil's first plant factory with artificial lighting, created with the purpose of producing premium quality vegetables through the use of cutting edge technologies. Because we grow our vegetables in a super clean controlled environment, we can eradicate the use of pesticides. Through the use of hydroponics, we also substantially reduce soil contamination. We use a combination of standard production systems and new technologies in order to achieve the highest resource use efficiency. Using hydroponics, LED lighting and smart sensing, organized in a vertical structure, our yield is up to 100 times that of a traditional farm using the same area. Our technology allows us to produce food only a few miles away from the places they are going to be consumed. This way we ensure they arrive very fresh at our customers’ tables and at the same time reduce the environmental impacts, costs and waste caused by transportation. Shortage of food is a problem we may face in the years to come, as the world's population reach 9.1 billion people by 2050. Hence, we must use new technologies that result in productivity growth and reduce food waste.

Agrofy

Series A in 2018
Agrofy S.A. is an online retail platform based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that facilitates transactions for agricultural products and machinery. Founded in 2015, the platform serves as a comprehensive marketplace for various agricultural needs, including machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insurance, loans, farmlands, jobs, and vehicles. By providing a centralized space for buying and selling, Agrofy aims to enhance efficiency and transparency within the agribusiness sector, enabling farmers to access the latest machinery and resources necessary for effective farming operations. The company is dedicated to boosting agribusiness on a global scale through its innovative online platform.

InCeres

Venture Round in 2017
InCeres Desenvolvimento de Software e Processamento de Dados Ltda. is a software development company based in Piracicaba, Brazil, founded in 2013. It specializes in creating digital agriculture solutions aimed at enhancing the management of farming practices. The company's platform focuses on collecting, processing, and storing agricultural data, particularly regarding plant fertility and nutrition. Key features of its offerings include soil analysis, automatic data filtering, integration with laboratories, and productivity mapping. These tools enable farmers to effectively manage soil fertility and monitor crop performance, ultimately supporting better agricultural outcomes.

Promip

Venture Round in 2017
Promip is an ag-tech company focused on developing advanced technologies for the large-scale production and distribution of biological pest control solutions, including stingless bees, predatory mites, and parasite wasps. The company provides a comprehensive biotech solution for farmers seeking sustainable integrated pest management practices. Promip operates Brazil's only biofactory dedicated to producing predatory mites, which work alongside agrochemicals and genetically modified seeds to enhance pest and disease control in agriculture. By offering these environmentally friendly alternatives to synthetic insecticides, Promip aims to improve agricultural productivity while supporting long-term pest prevention strategies.

Agrosmart

Venture Round in 2017
Agrosmart S.A., founded in 2014 and based in Campinas, Brazil, is a leading provider of agricultural technology solutions in Latin America. The company has developed a comprehensive platform that enables farmers to monitor environmental variations, such as rainfall and soil moisture, through various plans tailored to specific needs. Its Advanced Smart plan offers real-time insights into irrigation, soil conditions, and climate, while the Soil Smart plan focuses on soil moisture monitoring. Additionally, Agrosmart’s Climate Smart solution provides weather forecasting and information on pest and disease risks, thereby supporting over 100,000 farmers and the broader agricultural supply chain. By leveraging sensors, meteorological data, and satellite imaging, Agrosmart empowers farmers to make informed decisions, enhancing productivity and promoting sustainable, climate-resilient agricultural practices.

Bart Digital

Venture Round in 2017
Bart Digital is a software company that specializes in streamlining agricultural credit granting processes for industries, traders, and distributors. By leveraging workflow automation and digital signatures, Bart Digital significantly reduces the bureaucratic delays often associated with these operations. The platform facilitates the integration of various stakeholders, including producers and resellers, thereby enhancing the efficiency of commodity exchange operations for agricultural inputs. Additionally, Bart Digital offers strategic information services, such as satellite monitoring of crops and environmental compliance data, which aid clients in assessing borrowers' credit risk. Through the use of artificial intelligence for automatic document analysis, Bart Digital empowers clients to execute private lending operations more effectively while minimizing exposure to market volatility.

Aegro

Seed Round in 2017
Aegro is a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions aimed at modernizing the management of agricultural data, which has traditionally relied on outdated methods such as paper records and generic software. Founded in 2014 and based in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Aegro offers a comprehensive management platform tailored for agricultural production systems. This platform facilitates the planning and control of crops, helping farmers and agronomists optimize productivity while minimizing waste. Key features include harvest planning, activity recording, team monitoring, and budget management, all designed to streamline the administrative processes of farming. By adopting Aegro's tools, rural producers can significantly reduce costs and time associated with managing their operations.

InCeres

Series A in 2016
InCeres Desenvolvimento de Software e Processamento de Dados Ltda. is a software development company based in Piracicaba, Brazil, founded in 2013. It specializes in creating digital agriculture solutions aimed at enhancing the management of farming practices. The company's platform focuses on collecting, processing, and storing agricultural data, particularly regarding plant fertility and nutrition. Key features of its offerings include soil analysis, automatic data filtering, integration with laboratories, and productivity mapping. These tools enable farmers to effectively manage soil fertility and monitor crop performance, ultimately supporting better agricultural outcomes.

Agronow Tecnologia

Series A in 2016
Agronow Tecnologia S.A. specializes in agricultural technology, providing a platform that analyzes crop data and agricultural areas. Founded in 2015 and based in São José dos Campos, Brazil, the company offers a service that enables users to monitor their crops every three days, receiving timely alerts related to harvests, including crop shortfalls and quality assessments. Agronow's technology allows for the scheduling and generation of analyses, comparison of data, and evaluation of production and productivity across various agricultural sectors. The platform can monitor diverse crops such as soy, maize, eucalyptus, sugar cane, pasture, and native forest plants. Agronow serves a wide range of clients, including small to large growers, banks, insurance firms, trading companies, chemical industries, and agronomical consultants, thus enhancing decision-making in agricultural management.

Agrosmart

Seed Round in 2016
Agrosmart S.A., founded in 2014 and based in Campinas, Brazil, is a leading provider of agricultural technology solutions in Latin America. The company has developed a comprehensive platform that enables farmers to monitor environmental variations, such as rainfall and soil moisture, through various plans tailored to specific needs. Its Advanced Smart plan offers real-time insights into irrigation, soil conditions, and climate, while the Soil Smart plan focuses on soil moisture monitoring. Additionally, Agrosmart’s Climate Smart solution provides weather forecasting and information on pest and disease risks, thereby supporting over 100,000 farmers and the broader agricultural supply chain. By leveraging sensors, meteorological data, and satellite imaging, Agrosmart empowers farmers to make informed decisions, enhancing productivity and promoting sustainable, climate-resilient agricultural practices.

Inprenha

Series A in 2014
Inprenha Biotechnology is a company focused on the animal reproduction sector, providing innovative solutions for both large and small animals. Founded in 2008 at the Agribusiness Regional Incubator in Jaboticabal, Brazil, Inprenha aims to enhance artificial breeding techniques through advanced research and development. The company's product line includes technologies for artificial insemination and embryo transfer, which help improve the success rates of these procedures, thereby increasing productivity and reducing costs for livestock operations. Inprenha has garnered recognition for its innovative approach, having been selected as one of the top ten companies in a competitive program aimed at fostering new businesses. The company has also engaged in various research projects supported by funding organizations, reinforcing its commitment to innovation in the field of reproduction and genetics.

Promip

Series A in 2014
Promip is an ag-tech company focused on developing advanced technologies for the large-scale production and distribution of biological pest control solutions, including stingless bees, predatory mites, and parasite wasps. The company provides a comprehensive biotech solution for farmers seeking sustainable integrated pest management practices. Promip operates Brazil's only biofactory dedicated to producing predatory mites, which work alongside agrochemicals and genetically modified seeds to enhance pest and disease control in agriculture. By offering these environmentally friendly alternatives to synthetic insecticides, Promip aims to improve agricultural productivity while supporting long-term pest prevention strategies.

Enalta

Series A in 2010
Enalta specializes in digital agriculture solutions that focus on monitoring, intelligence, and optimization of agricultural processes. The company is recognized as a leader in agricultural automation across Latin America, known for the quality of its operational process management in the field. Enalta's technologies enhance business intelligence for agro-industrial producers by integrating automation into machinery and equipment. This innovation facilitates improvements in various agricultural processes, including planting, harvesting, transporting, spraying, and irrigation, all while promoting sustainability.

BUG Agentes Biológicos

Series A in 2009
Bug Agentes Biológicos operates as supplier of predatory insect eggs and parasitoids used for natural protection of crops. It began operation in 2001, with its headquarters in Piracicaba in Brazil as a subsidiary of Koppert do Brasil Holding as of December 18, 2017.
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