monashees

Monashees is a Brazilian venture capital firm established in 2005 and based in São Paulo. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in innovative companies across various sectors, particularly technology, transport, and industrial markets. Monashees seeks to partner with entrepreneurs who are dedicated to developing solutions that enhance lives and transform industries through technology. The firm has a diverse portfolio that includes notable companies such as ContaAzul, Jusbrasil, Loggi, MadeiraMadeira, Enjoei, Petlove, Rappi, and Hi Technologies. By actively supporting these businesses, Monashees aims to foster market disruption and create lasting value in the global landscape.

Eric Acher

Co-Founder & Managing General Partner

Caio Vinicius Mayoli Bolognesi

Partner

Carlo Dapuzzo

Partner

Guilherme Decourt

Investment Partner

Mariane Francisco

Executive Assistant

Fabio Igel

Partner

Marcelo Lima

Partner

Past deals in Mexico

Nowports

Series C in 2022
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that helps companies improve the import process. It serves as a platform through which companies and individuals can manage their imports and exports in real time. The company uses AI to make the import process easy, secure, and transparent. The platform allows to request a quote, register the products and providers that the company mostly uses, and book shipments from any port.

OXIO

Series B in 2022
OXIO Corp is a technology company that specializes in software solutions for mobile data connectivity applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Paris and Mexico City, OXIO operates as a carrier-as-a-service platform for brands and enterprises. The company has developed a fully cloud-based overlay network that integrates wireless connectivity from multiple providers. Its B2B SaaS offerings empower businesses to have complete control over their wireless experience, providing actionable intelligence that delivers tangible value and results. OXIO serves a diverse range of industries, including finance, government, media, and travel, by offering enterprise cloud and analytics suite products tailored to their specific needs.

Nowports

Series B in 2021
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that helps companies improve the import process. It serves as a platform through which companies and individuals can manage their imports and exports in real time. The company uses AI to make the import process easy, secure, and transparent. The platform allows to request a quote, register the products and providers that the company mostly uses, and book shipments from any port.

Merama

Series B in 2021
Merama is an e-commerce platform and private equity firm based in Mexico City, Mexico, with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on partnering with brands to accelerate their growth through exceptional human resources and non-dilutive capital. Merama's mission is to become the largest online group of brands in Latin America, facilitating the expansion of its partners in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Yaydoo

Series A in 2021
Yaydoo SA, founded in 2016 and based in Mexico City, operates an online platform and mobile application designed to enhance procurement processes for businesses. This platform combines cloud-based procure-to-pay software with artificial intelligence tools to automate vendor management. Yaydoo enables companies to streamline their purchasing and supply chain operations by providing access to a wide range of vendor catalogs, allowing users to search and compare thousands of products and services, often with pre-negotiated discounts. The platform includes features for managing purchase requests, approval workflows, goods receipt tracking, and invoice approvals through an automated three-way match process. With its virtual procurement assistant, Yaydoo facilitates communication between requesters and vendors, offering businesses greater visibility and control over their procurement activities. By simplifying repetitive tasks such as updating vendor catalogs and managing budgets, Yaydoo provides an affordable and user-friendly solution for companies seeking to optimize their procurement strategies.

JOKR

Series A in 2021
JOKR is a grocery and delivery platform that provides hyper-local product delivery services. The company offers customers delivery of an assortment of grocery and retail items to their doorstep in less than 15 minutes. It aims to democratize retail by bringing together global suppliers' all-time favorite products and local brands to support the small businesses in every neighborhood while minimizing waste. JOKR currently operates hubs in cities including New York, São Paolo, Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Warsaw, and Vienna. It was headquartered in New York, New York in 2021.

Nowports

Series A in 2021
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that helps companies improve the import process. It serves as a platform through which companies and individuals can manage their imports and exports in real time. The company uses AI to make the import process easy, secure, and transparent. The platform allows to request a quote, register the products and providers that the company mostly uses, and book shipments from any port.

Merama

Debt Financing in 2021
Merama is an e-commerce platform and private equity firm based in Mexico City, Mexico, with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on partnering with brands to accelerate their growth through exceptional human resources and non-dilutive capital. Merama's mission is to become the largest online group of brands in Latin America, facilitating the expansion of its partners in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Merama

Series A in 2021
Merama is an e-commerce platform and private equity firm based in Mexico City, Mexico, with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on partnering with brands to accelerate their growth through exceptional human resources and non-dilutive capital. Merama's mission is to become the largest online group of brands in Latin America, facilitating the expansion of its partners in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

Merama

Series A in 2021
Merama is an e-commerce platform and private equity firm based in Mexico City, Mexico, with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2020, the company focuses on partnering with brands to accelerate their growth through exceptional human resources and non-dilutive capital. Merama's mission is to become the largest online group of brands in Latin America, facilitating the expansion of its partners in the competitive e-commerce landscape.

OXIO

Series A in 2020
OXIO Corp is a technology company that specializes in software solutions for mobile data connectivity applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Paris and Mexico City, OXIO operates as a carrier-as-a-service platform for brands and enterprises. The company has developed a fully cloud-based overlay network that integrates wireless connectivity from multiple providers. Its B2B SaaS offerings empower businesses to have complete control over their wireless experience, providing actionable intelligence that delivers tangible value and results. OXIO serves a diverse range of industries, including finance, government, media, and travel, by offering enterprise cloud and analytics suite products tailored to their specific needs.

Chiper

Series A in 2020
Chiper is a leading e-commerce platform in Latin America that supports corner stores in Colombia and Mexico, boasting a customer base of over 3,000. The platform enhances the supply chain by allowing these stores to connect directly with producers, thereby eliminating intermediaries and enabling access to a wide variety of products, including groceries, frozen foods, and dairy items. By leveraging a demand-driven logistics system, Chiper optimizes the performance of its member stores and delivers an efficient shopping experience. This innovative approach positions Chiper as a significant player in the region's retail landscape, empowering small businesses to thrive in a competitive environment.

Casai

Series A in 2020
Casai is a startup in Latin America, merging smart home technology, and premium accommodation to innovate the hospitality industry. It is a real estate platform for fully-furnished premium apartments in Mexico City and is a hospitality concept designed for the nomadic generation. Casai curates beautiful apartments that merge the design and comforts of a boutique hotel with the technology of a San Francisco home and the local ambiance of a vacation rental.

Oyster

Seed Round in 2020
Oyster Financial, Inc. is a financial services company that offers an online application designed to manage capital and simplify financial management for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small to medium-sized enterprises. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Mexico City and Kathmandu, Oyster provides a comprehensive digital platform that allows business owners to conduct various financial tasks directly from their mobile devices. Services include a Mastercard debit card, fee-free fund transfers, bill payments to over 70 service providers in Mexico, invoice management, and access to discounts at numerous locations. By streamlining these processes, Oyster aims to empower entrepreneurs to achieve their business goals and make informed financial decisions.

TrueHome

Series A in 2020
TrueHome is a Mexican real estate company that aims to improve the real estate services in the country by providing the best selling experience for homeowners and taking care of the process from end to end. They offer their clients transparent processes about procedures and details that can be confusing, boring, and long. Their legal advisors ensure that the process is in order from documents and paperwork, to the contract and the credit process. TrueHome was founded in 2017 by Raúl Villarreal and is headquartered in Mexico City.

Nowports

Seed Round in 2019
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that helps companies improve the import process. It serves as a platform through which companies and individuals can manage their imports and exports in real time. The company uses AI to make the import process easy, secure, and transparent. The platform allows to request a quote, register the products and providers that the company mostly uses, and book shipments from any port.

Casai

Seed Round in 2019
Casai is a startup in Latin America, merging smart home technology, and premium accommodation to innovate the hospitality industry. It is a real estate platform for fully-furnished premium apartments in Mexico City and is a hospitality concept designed for the nomadic generation. Casai curates beautiful apartments that merge the design and comforts of a boutique hotel with the technology of a San Francisco home and the local ambiance of a vacation rental.

Chiper

Seed Round in 2019
Chiper is a leading e-commerce platform in Latin America that supports corner stores in Colombia and Mexico, boasting a customer base of over 3,000. The platform enhances the supply chain by allowing these stores to connect directly with producers, thereby eliminating intermediaries and enabling access to a wide variety of products, including groceries, frozen foods, and dairy items. By leveraging a demand-driven logistics system, Chiper optimizes the performance of its member stores and delivers an efficient shopping experience. This innovative approach positions Chiper as a significant player in the region's retail landscape, empowering small businesses to thrive in a competitive environment.

Calii

Seed Round in 2019
Calii Inc is a company that specializes in developing marketplace software solutions aimed at optimizing the food supply chain in Latin America. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Calii connects consumers directly to producers of fruits and vegetables, facilitating group-buying to aggregate consumer demand. This innovative approach not only streamlines the purchasing process but also ensures that households, restaurants, and retailers in Monterrey, Mexico can access fresh produce efficiently. By automating these connections, Calii enhances the overall distribution and accessibility of food products in the region.

Grin Scooters

Seed Round in 2018
Grin Scooters is a software company that operates network of operational shared electric scooters. Currently, Grin only operates in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Sao Paulo and Bogota but it has plans to expand to other cities throughout Latin America.

Grin Scooters

Seed Round in 2018
Grin Scooters is a software company that operates network of operational shared electric scooters. Currently, Grin only operates in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Sao Paulo and Bogota but it has plans to expand to other cities throughout Latin America.

Rappi

Series B in 2016
Rappi S.A.S. is an online delivery platform that offers a variety of services, including food, grocery, and clothing delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, the company operates in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Rappi connects consumers with independent contractors who fulfill their orders, making it a versatile choice for those seeking convenience in their shopping needs. The platform has gained popularity for its ability to deliver a wide range of products quickly and efficiently.

Rappi

Series A in 2016
Rappi S.A.S. is an online delivery platform that offers a variety of services, including food, grocery, and clothing delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, the company operates in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Rappi connects consumers with independent contractors who fulfill their orders, making it a versatile choice for those seeking convenience in their shopping needs. The platform has gained popularity for its ability to deliver a wide range of products quickly and efficiently.

Rappi

Series A in 2016
Rappi S.A.S. is an online delivery platform that offers a variety of services, including food, grocery, and clothing delivery. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, the company operates in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Rappi connects consumers with independent contractors who fulfill their orders, making it a versatile choice for those seeking convenience in their shopping needs. The platform has gained popularity for its ability to deliver a wide range of products quickly and efficiently.

Kickoff

Seed Round in 2015
Kickoff is a dating app that connects friends of friends looking for a meaningful relationship. It emphasizes quality connection over quantity by making introductions to people in a user’s social network. It was launched in São Paulo in December 2014 and has since rapidly expanded across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Uruguay. Kickoff is founded and run by a team of dedicated entrepreneurs with prior experience in tech consulting, product development and finance, who have been close friends since meeting at Princeton and Stanford GSB. It is backed by a Latin American venture capital firm Monashees. Kickoff is available on iOS and Android.