Headline

Headline is a venture capital firm that operates in seven cities globally, focusing on technology-related companies. Established in 1998 and originally known as e.ventures, Headline invests across various stages, from early to growth phases, with funds based in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Brazil. The firm is particularly active in identifying local trends and promising founders, enabling it to lead investment rounds effectively. Its San Francisco-based Growth Fund targets investments from Series B and beyond, collaborating with Early Stage Teams to enhance portfolio success. Notable companies in Headline's portfolio include Sonos, The RealReal, and Bumble, reflecting the firm's commitment to fostering innovation across diverse markets.

Jonathan Becker

Partner

Jan Henric Buettner

General Partner

Jett Fein

Partner

Thomas Gieselmann

Partner

King Goh

Principal

Luis Hanemann

Partner

Josh Jarvis

Finance and Operations Associate

Christian Leybold

Managing Partner

Lauren Lyon

Operating Partner

Thomas Middlehoff

CEO

Christian Miele

Partner

Dorothee Poetter Nam

Senior Director, Finance

Hirofumi Ono

Partner

Patrick Reilly

Chief Financial Officer

Wolfgang Rose

Partner

Mathias Schilling

Managing Partner

Jonathan Userovici

General Partner

Dominik Zalewski

Chief Financial Officer

Past deals in Brazil

Smart Break

Series A in 2022
Smart Break Brasil is a pioneering company in the installation and operation of mini markets in residential condominiums and businesses using the concept of HONEST MARKET, that is, 100% autonomous stores with no employees, in the CHOOSE, GET, AND PAID model. It began in 2018 with the goal of changing Brazilian consumption habits by making everything consumers need just an elevator ride away or very close to their work desks. Its goal is to improve the quality of life for its customers by adding more practicality and convenience to their daily lives.

Creditas

Series F in 2022
Creditas is a financial technology company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in secured consumer loans. Founded by Sergio Furio, the company operates a digital platform that leverages credit scoring and borrower assets, such as homes and automobiles, as collateral to provide loans. This approach allows Creditas to offer affordable lending solutions by partnering with traditional financial institutions and utilizing investor-backed resources. The platform is designed to enable borrowers to repay their loans in manageable installments, thereby making financing more accessible.

Velvet

Venture Round in 2021
Velvet is a liquidity platform for venture capital.

Pismo

Series B in 2021
Pismo provides SaaS payment processing solutions. Daniela Binatti and Juliana Motta founded it on September 1, 2015 , with its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Rocket.Chat

Series A in 2021
Rocket.Chat Holdings, Ltd. develops and operates an open source Web chat platform. It offers Rocket.Chat platform for video conferencing, helpdesk chat, file sharing, TEX math rendering, screen sharing, voice messages, link preview, API, native applications, and mobile applications. The company also provides white labeling, integrations, data import, feature development, and hosting services. Rocket.Chat Holdings, Ltd. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Porto Alegre, Brazil with additional offices in Brazil, the United States, Canada, Spain, Ecuador, Uruguay, Ukraine, Germany, China, and Portugal.

Creditas

Series E in 2020
Creditas is a financial technology company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in secured consumer loans. Founded by Sergio Furio, the company operates a digital platform that leverages credit scoring and borrower assets, such as homes and automobiles, as collateral to provide loans. This approach allows Creditas to offer affordable lending solutions by partnering with traditional financial institutions and utilizing investor-backed resources. The platform is designed to enable borrowers to repay their loans in manageable installments, thereby making financing more accessible.

Passei Direto

Series B in 2016
Passei Direto S.A. is an academic social network based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2012. The platform serves over 15 million students across more than 2,500 universities, facilitating connections among university students. It allows users to follow specific courses, share study materials, and engage in collaborative learning through peer interactions. With over 3 million pieces of shared content, Passei Direto enhances the academic experience by providing resources such as solved exercises, study plans, and video summaries tailored to popular textbooks. Additionally, the platform offers a Premium Plan that grants access to exclusive content created by specialists, further supporting students in their academic pursuits.

Cuponation

Series B in 2015
Cuponation is a prominent online platform that provides users with access to discount codes and offers across more than 24 countries. Founded by Corrado Rota, the company features over 18,000 e-commerce brands, including well-known names like Amazon, Just Eat, and Asos, spanning various categories such as fashion, beauty, electronics, and travel. Cuponation's business model focuses on aggregating discount codes, allowing users to easily copy and paste these codes at checkout without the need for registration. This approach distinguishes Cuponation from competitors like Groupon, aligning more closely with traditional coupon platforms like Retailmenot and Coupons.com. The company's international expansion began in India, followed by launches in Brazil, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Cuponation strategically targets markets with limited competition to establish its presence before venturing into more challenging environments.

Creditas

Series A in 2015
Creditas is a financial technology company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in secured consumer loans. Founded by Sergio Furio, the company operates a digital platform that leverages credit scoring and borrower assets, such as homes and automobiles, as collateral to provide loans. This approach allows Creditas to offer affordable lending solutions by partnering with traditional financial institutions and utilizing investor-backed resources. The platform is designed to enable borrowers to repay their loans in manageable installments, thereby making financing more accessible.

PSafe Technology

Series D in 2015
PSafe Tecnologia S.A. develops Internet security software for mobile devices in Latin America. Its products include PSafe Total, an antivirus and security software for Android operating systems; PowerPRO that identifies and removes tasks that consume too much battery, and suggests solutions; and PSafe Total Windows, a software that activates real-time virus scans, provides optimization, and recovers valuable data by cleaning disk space that consumes temporary or unnecessary files. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PSafe Tecnologia S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Grupo Xango S/A.

Cortex

Series A in 2015
Cortex Intelligence Tecnologia S.A. develops and operates insights platform for sales and marketing. The company’s big data platform combines user’s internal data with external information, such as pricing, market statistics, economic indices, Social media, news articles, governmental public sources, and others. Its platform is used by various companies in the areas of market, business, sales, retail, and trade intelligence, as well as data driven communications. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PSafe Technology

Series C in 2014
PSafe Tecnologia S.A. develops Internet security software for mobile devices in Latin America. Its products include PSafe Total, an antivirus and security software for Android operating systems; PowerPRO that identifies and removes tasks that consume too much battery, and suggests solutions; and PSafe Total Windows, a software that activates real-time virus scans, provides optimization, and recovers valuable data by cleaning disk space that consumes temporary or unnecessary files. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PSafe Tecnologia S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Grupo Xango S/A.

Clicksign

Seed Round in 2014
Clicksign provides an electronic document signature platform. Its platform allows users to send a document for signature and sign a document online. Michael Bernstein founded Clicksign on August 1, 2010. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

PSafe Technology

Series C in 2013
PSafe Tecnologia S.A. develops Internet security software for mobile devices in Latin America. Its products include PSafe Total, an antivirus and security software for Android operating systems; PowerPRO that identifies and removes tasks that consume too much battery, and suggests solutions; and PSafe Total Windows, a software that activates real-time virus scans, provides optimization, and recovers valuable data by cleaning disk space that consumes temporary or unnecessary files. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PSafe Tecnologia S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Grupo Xango S/A.

55social

Venture Round in 2011
55social is a content optimization platform for social networks that helps brands manage their social media and analyze their results. It also helps firms reach out and monetize their social media. The company was founded in 2011 by IG Expansion, Brazilian entrepreneurs and Redpoint Ventures to provide tech-based solutions for the Brazilian social media market, which was, and still is, growing. The company has offices in Brazil and Argentina. Its Brazilian office has commercial and customer service operations, with approximately 40 employees. In Argentina, is located the software development operations, with approximately 30 employees.