Monashees

Founded in 2005, Monashees is a leading venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil. It partners with exceptional founders transforming large markets through technology. With a human-centric approach, Monashees supports entrepreneurs from their early stages, fostering growth and innovation across sectors such as software, fintech, healthcare, and more.

Eric Acher

Managing Partner

Rodrigo Aldrighi

Associate

Sullyen Almeida

Principal

Caio Vinicius Mayoli Bolognesi

Partner

Carlo Dapuzzo

Partner

Past deals in Dating

Ava

Seed Round in 2023
Ava is an AI dating app.

Ava

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Ava is an AI dating app.

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.
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