Ariadne Caballero

Partner

MF

Marcella Falcão

Associate

Gabriela Gonçalves

CEO and Partner of Brasil Venture Debt fund

Felipe Guth

Partner

Francisco Jardim

Managing Partner

Felipe Romano

Associate

Alexandre Stephan

Partner

Past deals in Agriculture

Frizata

Series A in 2021
Frizata is the first digitally native, vertical brand in the flexitarian frozen food space.

Gênica

Series A in 2022
Gênica was born from the proposal of Brazilian researchers and investors, who found in technological innovation and in the use of biotechnology a more efficient and more sustainable alternative for agriculture and livestock. Headquartered at the Technological Park of Piracicaba, the company focuses on research and development of new tools for production management. It also has a production unit in addition to Experimental Unit Fazão Areão USP in partnership with ESALQTec which includes laboratories and a greenhouse for the development of new products. It carries out scientific works in partnership with research institutions.

Traive

Series A in 2021
Traive is an ag-fintech that unlocks credit to farmers by connecting them to lenders and providing ML-based credit risk assessment and monitoring. Traive brings farmers state-of-the-art technology to offer a novel and fair credit risk assessment, opening the door for affordable funding for their businesses. For lenders, Traive provides a differentiated analysis applied over alternative farming and individual data, while allowing access to a much larger and diversified portfolio of borrowers.

ZoomAgri

Series A in 2021
ZoomAgri operates an online platform which provides quality assessment of agricultural commodities. The company's products include ZoomBarley and ZoomSpex. ZoomAgri is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Aegro

Series B in 2021
Aegro provides SaaS to replace old ways of dealing with agrarian data, largely based on paper and pencil or legacy software and generic tools that were never really designed for the job. Its solution is a management tool for the agricultural production system encompassing financial, productivity, and commercial management. Aegro was founded in 2014 and is based in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Agrolend

Series A in 2022
Agrolend was born to revolutionize the agribusiness sector for small and medium size farmers in Brazil, giving them access to sustainable credit that is needed to finance the development of their production and incentivize investment in equipment/technology. We help farmers to increase their productivity and profitability. Using cutting edge technology and an innovative credit analysis, Agrolend provides loans without any physical guarantees such as farms or grains. Our target is to avoid the slowness of the traditional banking system as this is a major problem for farmers looking for additional credit.

Agrosmart S.A.

Seed Round in 2016
Agrosmart S.A. develops a platform for agriculture industry to monitor environmental variations, such as rainfall and soil moisture. The company offers Advanced Smart plan, a solution which provides real time information about irrigation, soil monitoring, and climatic conditions; Soil Smart plan for monitoring soil moisture; Climate Smart solution for weather forecasting. It also provides information about the propensity of pests and diseases in the area. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Campinas, Brazil.

Aegro

Seed Round in 2021
Aegro provides SaaS to replace old ways of dealing with agrarian data, largely based on paper and pencil or legacy software and generic tools that were never really designed for the job. Its solution is a management tool for the agricultural production system encompassing financial, productivity, and commercial management. Aegro was founded in 2014 and is based in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Verge

Venture Round in 2021
Verge develops precision agriculture technology. The company connects growers to the land and simplifies complexities around farming operations. Its products include First Pass Software that helps to optimize path planning for producers; and Launch Pad, a software application to integrate and manage farm operations in one place. The company offers software solutions for labor shortages, machinery productivity, and soil degradation. Its products are sold through resellers worldwide. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lethbridge, Canada.

Aegro

Venture Round in 2021
Aegro provides SaaS to replace old ways of dealing with agrarian data, largely based on paper and pencil or legacy software and generic tools that were never really designed for the job. Its solution is a management tool for the agricultural production system encompassing financial, productivity, and commercial management. Aegro was founded in 2014 and is based in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Agrofy

Series C in 2021
Agrofy is an online agrobusiness platform built to boost agribusiness globally through agile and transparent transactions between all the industry participants. built to boost agribusiness globally through agile and transparent transactions between all the industry participants. It operates all the relevant categories for the farmer: machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insuarance, loans, farmlands, jobs and vehicles. Additionally, Agrofy operates all the relevant categories for the farmer: machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insurance, loans, farmlands, jobs, and vehicles. The company was founded in 2015, based in Rosario, Argentina.

Agrolend

Seed Round in 2021
Agrolend was born to revolutionize the agribusiness sector for small and medium size farmers in Brazil, giving them access to sustainable credit that is needed to finance the development of their production and incentivize investment in equipment/technology. We help farmers to increase their productivity and profitability. Using cutting edge technology and an innovative credit analysis, Agrolend provides loans without any physical guarantees such as farms or grains. Our target is to avoid the slowness of the traditional banking system as this is a major problem for farmers looking for additional credit.

Genotyping

Series A in 2015
Genotyping brings precision medicine to consumers through genetic diagnosis using next-generation sequencing technology. Genotyping is a Brazilian biotechnology company founded in 2008 by UNESP researchers together with entrepreneurs. In 2013, the company expanded its operations to the molecular diagnostics industry, pioneering the next-generation sequencing to use for genetic analysis. Located in Botucatu, it has a modern laboratory with operating license that is FDA approved, has qualified and personalized customer service. The company has scientific and technical body able to perform a full range of molecular analysis of the human genome, enabling the development of new tests to meet specific customer needs. The company provides genetic panels that assess multiple genes in a single analysis, enabling physicians to offer patients the latest diagnosis associated with prevention.

ZoomAgri

Seed Round in 2020
ZoomAgri operates an online platform which provides quality assessment of agricultural commodities. The company's products include ZoomBarley and ZoomSpex. ZoomAgri is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

SpecLab Holding S.A

Venture Round in 2018
SpecLab Holding S.A develops a cloud based software for the agriculture sector. It offers SpecSolo, a software for soil analysis, field sampling geo-referencing, and agronomic recommendation assistant. Its software allows the geo-location of the sampled spot by scanning the bar code present in the collection package and preparation of fertilization and soil correction recommendations. It caters to small, medium, and large producers. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Zeta Sumaré, Brazil.

Decoy Smart Control Regional Sul

Venture Round in 2022
Decoy Smart Control Regional Sul researches, develops, and manufactures pesticides and related pest control products. The company’s products can be used for pest control in farm animals. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.

goFlux

Series A in 2021
GoFlux is a SAAS platform that allows companies to connect to service providers such as carriers and logistics operators. The company gives transparency to the quotation process and hiring of transport. through a Cloud platform, shippers can manage the entire hiring process of a carrier. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Imeve

Series A in 2011
Imeve is a health and biotechnology company that focuses on animal nutrition. It offers a broad portfolio of products for many different species of animals.

Agrofy

Series A in 2018
Agrofy is an online agrobusiness platform built to boost agribusiness globally through agile and transparent transactions between all the industry participants. built to boost agribusiness globally through agile and transparent transactions between all the industry participants. It operates all the relevant categories for the farmer: machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insuarance, loans, farmlands, jobs and vehicles. Additionally, Agrofy operates all the relevant categories for the farmer: machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insurance, loans, farmlands, jobs, and vehicles. The company was founded in 2015, based in Rosario, Argentina.

Leaf Agriculture

Seed Round in 2020
Leaf is a data network that connects apps and services to farm data from equipment, sensor, and software platforms. Leaf’s API allows developers to easily validate grower consent, access high quality agriculture data, and scale their products. With Leaf, developers are building a food system that makes us healthier, increases farmers’ profits, benefits the environment, and is accessible to everyone. For more information, visit https://withleaf.io/.

Agrolend

Seed Round in 2021
Agrolend was born to revolutionize the agribusiness sector for small and medium size farmers in Brazil, giving them access to sustainable credit that is needed to finance the development of their production and incentivize investment in equipment/technology. We help farmers to increase their productivity and profitability. Using cutting edge technology and an innovative credit analysis, Agrolend provides loans without any physical guarantees such as farms or grains. Our target is to avoid the slowness of the traditional banking system as this is a major problem for farmers looking for additional credit.

Verqor

Seed Round in 2022
Verqor is a platform that disrupts the agricultural sector with finances and technology. We give farmers access to cashless credits that can be used for purchasing supplies and technology, everything through our platform. Verqor uses an alternative data-driven credit scoring criteria, for reaching financial inclusion and technifying the fields.

Agronow

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Agronow offers robust farm analysis with high quality and reliable statistical results through proprietary crop data. So you can track and monitor your crops every three days, receiving harvest alerts, production breaks, harvest quality, and other variables of interest.

Moss.Earth

Series A in 2022
Moss.Earth is the world's largest environmental platform focused on developing innovative approaches to pursuing a sustainable environment. An initial focus on the Amazon rainforest has proven successful, yet we are confident we can make a global impact. Most of our activities revolve around the sourcing and selling carbon credits, albeit through digitally-powered and viable processes.

Leaf Agriculture

Seed Round in 2022
Leaf is a data network that connects apps and services to farm data from equipment, sensor, and software platforms. Leaf’s API allows developers to easily validate grower consent, access high quality agriculture data, and scale their products. With Leaf, developers are building a food system that makes us healthier, increases farmers’ profits, benefits the environment, and is accessible to everyone. For more information, visit https://withleaf.io/.
Smartbill is a cloud-based subscription management system that allows companies of all sizes to join the subscription business model. Smartbill is available only companies operating in Brazil (by now). The system covers all the subscription cycle: (a) Subscription - business rules, pricing, payment method, parameters, etc, (b) invoicing, (c) billing, (d) payment conciliation and (e) upgrades, downgrades, add-ons, renewals.

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.

ZoomAgri

Seed Round in 2021
ZoomAgri operates an online platform which provides quality assessment of agricultural commodities. The company's products include ZoomBarley and ZoomSpex. ZoomAgri is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

goFlux

Seed Round in 2022
GoFlux is a SAAS platform that allows companies to connect to service providers such as carriers and logistics operators. The company gives transparency to the quotation process and hiring of transport. through a Cloud platform, shippers can manage the entire hiring process of a carrier. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Frizata

Funding Round in 2023
Frizata is the first digitally native, vertical brand in the flexitarian frozen food space.

Ventrix

Seed Round in 2015
Ventrix is a health tech company that focuses on telemedicine and cardio monitoring applications. Founded in 2005 in Cotia - SP, and with a factory in Itajubá - MG, Ventrix, an essentially Brazilian company, focuses on the development, production and marketing of innovative medical equipment and systems.

Traive

Series A in 2021
Traive is an ag-fintech that unlocks credit to farmers by connecting them to lenders and providing ML-based credit risk assessment and monitoring. Traive brings farmers state-of-the-art technology to offer a novel and fair credit risk assessment, opening the door for affordable funding for their businesses. For lenders, Traive provides a differentiated analysis applied over alternative farming and individual data, while allowing access to a much larger and diversified portfolio of borrowers.

Promip Agro Biotecnologia

Venture Round in 2017
Promip is developing cutting edge technology for largescale production and distribution of stingless bees, predatory mite and parasite wasps. The company offers the most complete biotech solution for farmers who seek sustainable forms of Integrated Pest Management for It boasts the only Brazilian biofactory for predatory mites that complement agrochemicals & GMO seeds in pest, disease and harmful plant control, seeking to improve agricultural productivity.
Lupeon is a pioneer in providing management, auditing, reconciliation and optimization services for freight payments. Solutions that bring best practices and insights in an analytical way, generating gains to the Logistics, Financial and IT departments. Lupeon is a platform that works without the need for system development, deployment of new servers and support to internal teams for solution management.

Moneto

Seed Round in 2015
Moneto is a financial services application that automates and controls the receipt and management of sales in small businesses and insurance companies. Moneto was launched by Marcos Arruda, Carlos Arruda, and Paulo Silva Filho in 2013 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

JetBov

Venture Round in 2017
JetBov develops livestock and farm management software for the agriculture industry. It began operation in September 2015, with its headquarters in Joinville in Brazil.

Concil

Series A in 2014
Concil provides financial and account reconciliation with expertise in online payment transactions. It transforms the complexity of managing its clients’ sales with card on real information, pointing out possible errors, and facilitating the management of their businesses with the reconciliation of debit and credit card, and accounting reconciliation. Concil was founded in 993 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
InCeres is a software development company that has developed the Systems Precision Farming for the management of agriculture. The company was born in response to a series of problems and difficulties that agronomic consultancies faced when assisting their clients in precision agriculture. Aside of the solutions, the platform helps save time and increase profitability, optimizing the capacity of data processing in up to 10 times, boosting the quality of services provided by those who use InCeres

Agrosmart S.A.

Series A in 2019
Agrosmart S.A. develops a platform for agriculture industry to monitor environmental variations, such as rainfall and soil moisture. The company offers Advanced Smart plan, a solution which provides real time information about irrigation, soil monitoring, and climatic conditions; Soil Smart plan for monitoring soil moisture; Climate Smart solution for weather forecasting. It also provides information about the propensity of pests and diseases in the area. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Campinas, Brazil.

Bom Pra Crédito

Seed Round in 2017
Bom Pra Crédito a Brazilian website that provides online credit products for the general population, as well as qualified applicants for our financial Institution partners.

Agrofy

Series B in 2019
Agrofy is an online agrobusiness platform built to boost agribusiness globally through agile and transparent transactions between all the industry participants. built to boost agribusiness globally through agile and transparent transactions between all the industry participants. It operates all the relevant categories for the farmer: machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insuarance, loans, farmlands, jobs and vehicles. Additionally, Agrofy operates all the relevant categories for the farmer: machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insurance, loans, farmlands, jobs, and vehicles. The company was founded in 2015, based in Rosario, Argentina.

CVD Vale

Series A in 2009
CVD Vale production of synthetic diamonds focusing in the segments of oil and gas and dental.
InCeres is a software development company that has developed the Systems Precision Farming for the management of agriculture. The company was born in response to a series of problems and difficulties that agronomic consultancies faced when assisting their clients in precision agriculture. Aside of the solutions, the platform helps save time and increase profitability, optimizing the capacity of data processing in up to 10 times, boosting the quality of services provided by those who use InCeres

Pink Farms

Seed Round in 2019
They are the first urban vertical farm in Latin America, they have always thought a lot about how the chain could zero waste and bring a finally safe product to the big city. Let us do the work. You just need to open the package and eat natural leaves with unmatched quality.

Agronow

Series A in 2016
Agronow offers robust farm analysis with high quality and reliable statistical results through proprietary crop data. So you can track and monitor your crops every three days, receiving harvest alerts, production breaks, harvest quality, and other variables of interest.

Agrofy

Series B in 2020
Agrofy is an online agrobusiness platform built to boost agribusiness globally through agile and transparent transactions between all the industry participants. built to boost agribusiness globally through agile and transparent transactions between all the industry participants. It operates all the relevant categories for the farmer: machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insuarance, loans, farmlands, jobs and vehicles. Additionally, Agrofy operates all the relevant categories for the farmer: machinery, inputs, infrastructure, tools, crops, cattle, insurance, loans, farmlands, jobs, and vehicles. The company was founded in 2015, based in Rosario, Argentina.

Magnamed

Series A in 2008
Magnamed is the fastest growing pulmonary ventilation company in Brazil . Whether in the ICU or Transport and Emergency Line, its products stand out for innovation, efficiency and quality. Its mission is to help preserve lives , continually innovating in the area of ​​critical care and developing equipment that facilitates the complex routine of its clients.

Inviron

Series A in 2008
Inviron is an IT consulting and enterprise solutions development company that specializes in multiplatform content distribution services. Their services include e-business, e-commerce, and cross-platform content management as well as indoor media and digital signage. Inviron was founded in 2002.

SpecLab Holding S.A

Venture Round in 2017
SpecLab Holding S.A develops a cloud based software for the agriculture sector. It offers SpecSolo, a software for soil analysis, field sampling geo-referencing, and agronomic recommendation assistant. Its software allows the geo-location of the sampled spot by scanning the bar code present in the collection package and preparation of fertilization and soil correction recommendations. It caters to small, medium, and large producers. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Zeta Sumaré, Brazil.

Promip Agro Biotecnologia

Series A in 2014
Promip is developing cutting edge technology for largescale production and distribution of stingless bees, predatory mite and parasite wasps. The company offers the most complete biotech solution for farmers who seek sustainable forms of Integrated Pest Management for It boasts the only Brazilian biofactory for predatory mites that complement agrochemicals & GMO seeds in pest, disease and harmful plant control, seeking to improve agricultural productivity.

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.

Aegro

Seed Round in 2017
Aegro provides SaaS to replace old ways of dealing with agrarian data, largely based on paper and pencil or legacy software and generic tools that were never really designed for the job. Its solution is a management tool for the agricultural production system encompassing financial, productivity, and commercial management. Aegro was founded in 2014 and is based in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Inprenha

Series A in 2014
Inprenha Biotechnology is a technological and innovative company aimed to the animal reproduction sector, with a product line to large and small animals. The company started up at the Agribusiness Regional Incubator (Inagro) in the city of Jaboticabal/SP. The purpose to promote innovation is one of the pillars of this business, aiming the development of differentiated products and solutions to the market of reproduction and genetics. Established in 2008, it was included to participate in the Program Incpar/Finep, whose objective was to help structuring a business plan for starting up companies. In 2009 it was selected as one of the top 10 best qualified companies in the Program First Innovative Company (PRIME/ FIPASE and SEBRAE), in a universe of over 3,100 registered companies, receiving resources of economic subvention to cover HR and market consultancies. Since then have a P&D history and innovation to the routine of the company, including the project of economic subvention by a fomentation organ at a query such as FAPESP, FINEP and CNPq.

NEXXTO

Series A in 2015
NEXXTO Serviços em Tecnologia da Informação S.A. provides Internet of things solutions for retail, technology, and finance companies. It offers Nexxto, a solution to monitor the temperature and humidity of food products automatically; Artis, a solution to track and control IT assets for datacenters; and Ativis solution to track and control equity assets. The company was formerly known as RFIDEAS Serviços em Tecnologia da Informação Ltda. NEXXTO Serviços em Tecnologia da Informação S.A. was founded in 2010 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Bart.Digital

Venture Round in 2017
Bart is a software to speed up agricultural credit granting by industries, tradings and distributers, using workflow automation, digital signature, a hub of services and giving our customer the opportunity of integrating players they are dealing with. Since the bureaucracy involved in these operations, and the consequent delay, many times are derived from the lack of information needed to analyze the borrowers credit risk, Bart also provide strategic information for the clients, as satellite monitoring of crops and environmental compliance information.

Enalta

Series A in 2010
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.

Agrosmart S.A.

Venture Round in 2017
Agrosmart S.A. develops a platform for agriculture industry to monitor environmental variations, such as rainfall and soil moisture. The company offers Advanced Smart plan, a solution which provides real time information about irrigation, soil monitoring, and climatic conditions; Soil Smart plan for monitoring soil moisture; Climate Smart solution for weather forecasting. It also provides information about the propensity of pests and diseases in the area. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Campinas, Brazil.

Gênica

Venture Round in 2017
Gênica was born from the proposal of Brazilian researchers and investors, who found in technological innovation and in the use of biotechnology a more efficient and more sustainable alternative for agriculture and livestock. Headquartered at the Technological Park of Piracicaba, the company focuses on research and development of new tools for production management. It also has a production unit in addition to Experimental Unit Fazão Areão USP in partnership with ESALQTec which includes laboratories and a greenhouse for the development of new products. It carries out scientific works in partnership with research institutions.

Horus Aeronaves

Series A in 2017
Horus Aeronaves Ltda. designs and manufactures drones to capture images and provide aerial mapping solutions. It develops unmanned aircraft for aerial survey, a device that can be used in activities such as precision agriculture, environmental monitoring, mining, and construction sectors. Horus Aeronaves Ltda. was founded in 2010 and is based in Florianópolis, Brazil.

BR3 Agrobiotecnologia

Series A in 2009
BR3 Agrobiotecnologia develops and commercializes technologies in agrochemicals. It manufactures pesticides for agricultural purposes. BR3 Agrobiotecnologia began operation in 2001. It has its headquarters in Sao Paulo in Brazil.

Geofusion

Series A in 2011
Geofusion Sistemas e Serviços de Informática S/A provides geographic market intelligent solutions in Brazil. It offers OnMaps, an online geo-marketing tool; and Enterprise, a tool that provides access to a set of information from the country's business establishments, as well as Geofusion Advisor and OnData tools. The company also provides business intelligence and expansion, territory management, and network potential solutions. It serves retail, consumer goods, service, educational, and real estate industries. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Traive

Venture Round in 2020
Traive is an ag-fintech that unlocks credit to farmers by connecting them to lenders and providing ML-based credit risk assessment and monitoring. Traive brings farmers state-of-the-art technology to offer a novel and fair credit risk assessment, opening the door for affordable funding for their businesses. For lenders, Traive provides a differentiated analysis applied over alternative farming and individual data, while allowing access to a much larger and diversified portfolio of borrowers.