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 Transport and logistics

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.

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.

Flieber

Series A in 2021
Flieber is focused on enhancing supply chain operations for marketplace sellers, enabling them to efficiently sell products online with lower investment and higher margins. While platforms like Amazon have advanced fulfillment through technology, many other supply chain processes remain outdated and disconnected. Flieber addresses this gap by integrating various components of the supply chain, including suppliers, inspection companies, freight forwarders, trucking services, and third-party logistics providers. The company utilizes advanced data analytics and machine learning to optimize inventory management and improve operational efficiency. This system provides real-time insights into sales forecasts, inventory levels, and delivery decisions, ultimately reducing stock-outs for multi-channel online retailers. By coordinating all aspects of the supply chain, Flieber allows its clients to concentrate on business growth while ensuring smooth and intelligent operations from purchase to delivery.

Kovi

Series B in 2021
Kovi Tecnologia Ltda. is a car rental service based in São Paulo, Brazil, established in 2018. The company specializes in providing rental cars across various segments, including hatchbacks, sedans, and sports utility vehicles, primarily targeting on-demand drivers in Latin America. Kovi operates an online platform that facilitates rentals for rideshare and delivery drivers, emphasizing convenience and cost-effectiveness. By partnering with automakers and traditional car rental companies, Kovi adopts an asset-light model, enabling it to offer flexible rental solutions that streamline transportation for users. The company's focus on leveraging technology aims to enhance accessibility and security in the car rental market.

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.

Loggi

Series F in 2021
Loggi is connecting Brazil, using technology to reinvent logistics with a fast, cost-efficient and reliable network across e-commerce, wholesale food delivery and courier services. Loggi is unlocking the growth of the on-demand economy, supporting new commerce for Brazil’s large, young, urban population. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Vortexa

Series B in 2021
Vortexa Ltd is a London-based company established in 2016 that specializes in providing real-time information and analytics on crude oil and refined products, including fuel oil, diesel, jet fuel, gasoline, and more. The company offers insights into the movement of these products along trading routes, utilizing a cargo-by-cargo tracking approach. Vortexa's platform leverages artificial intelligence to analyze and interpret data from various sources, delivering comprehensive insights into waterborne energy trades. This enables energy and shipping companies to make informed trading decisions and enhance their competitive edge in the market.

Flieber

Seed Round in 2020
Flieber is focused on enhancing supply chain operations for marketplace sellers, enabling them to efficiently sell products online with lower investment and higher margins. While platforms like Amazon have advanced fulfillment through technology, many other supply chain processes remain outdated and disconnected. Flieber addresses this gap by integrating various components of the supply chain, including suppliers, inspection companies, freight forwarders, trucking services, and third-party logistics providers. The company utilizes advanced data analytics and machine learning to optimize inventory management and improve operational efficiency. This system provides real-time insights into sales forecasts, inventory levels, and delivery decisions, ultimately reducing stock-outs for multi-channel online retailers. By coordinating all aspects of the supply chain, Flieber allows its clients to concentrate on business growth while ensuring smooth and intelligent operations from purchase to delivery.

Liftit

Series B in 2020
Liftit is a B2B logistics company that connects providers of cargo transportation services with companies or people who need this service. It is a marketplace that connects shippers who need to deliver home goods, electronics, construction materials, and anything that fits into a truck with independent truck drivers who can fulfill those needs. The company's platform is intended to use technological innovation to connect, optimize, measure analyze, and solve problems in the logistics industry. Founded in 2017, Liftit is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

Kovi

Series A in 2019
Kovi Tecnologia Ltda. is a car rental service based in São Paulo, Brazil, established in 2018. The company specializes in providing rental cars across various segments, including hatchbacks, sedans, and sports utility vehicles, primarily targeting on-demand drivers in Latin America. Kovi operates an online platform that facilitates rentals for rideshare and delivery drivers, emphasizing convenience and cost-effectiveness. By partnering with automakers and traditional car rental companies, Kovi adopts an asset-light model, enabling it to offer flexible rental solutions that streamline transportation for users. The company's focus on leveraging technology aims to enhance accessibility and security in the car rental market.

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.

Kovi

Seed Round in 2019
Kovi Tecnologia Ltda. is a car rental service based in São Paulo, Brazil, established in 2018. The company specializes in providing rental cars across various segments, including hatchbacks, sedans, and sports utility vehicles, primarily targeting on-demand drivers in Latin America. Kovi operates an online platform that facilitates rentals for rideshare and delivery drivers, emphasizing convenience and cost-effectiveness. By partnering with automakers and traditional car rental companies, Kovi adopts an asset-light model, enabling it to offer flexible rental solutions that streamline transportation for users. The company's focus on leveraging technology aims to enhance accessibility and security in the car rental market.

Liftit

Series A in 2018
Liftit is a B2B logistics company that connects providers of cargo transportation services with companies or people who need this service. It is a marketplace that connects shippers who need to deliver home goods, electronics, construction materials, and anything that fits into a truck with independent truck drivers who can fulfill those needs. The company's platform is intended to use technological innovation to connect, optimize, measure analyze, and solve problems in the logistics industry. Founded in 2017, Liftit is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

Yellow

Series A in 2018
Yellow is a leading micro-mobility platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in bike and e-scooter sharing services. Founded in 2017, the company provides an innovative dockless bike-sharing solution that allows users to book and drop off bikes at their convenience through a mobile application. Yellow aims to enhance urban mobility by improving traffic circulation and addressing the last-mile transportation challenge, thereby making daily commuting more efficient. With a focus on affordability and accessibility, Yellow has positioned itself as a key player in the Latin American micro-mobility market, supported by notable venture capital backing.

Yellow

Seed Round in 2018
Yellow is a leading micro-mobility platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in bike and e-scooter sharing services. Founded in 2017, the company provides an innovative dockless bike-sharing solution that allows users to book and drop off bikes at their convenience through a mobile application. Yellow aims to enhance urban mobility by improving traffic circulation and addressing the last-mile transportation challenge, thereby making daily commuting more efficient. With a focus on affordability and accessibility, Yellow has positioned itself as a key player in the Latin American micro-mobility market, supported by notable venture capital backing.

Mandaê

Series B in 2018
Mandaê Serviços de Consultoria em Logística LTDA provides air logistics services for packing and delivery. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Yellow

Seed Round in 2018
Yellow is a leading micro-mobility platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in bike and e-scooter sharing services. Founded in 2017, the company provides an innovative dockless bike-sharing solution that allows users to book and drop off bikes at their convenience through a mobile application. Yellow aims to enhance urban mobility by improving traffic circulation and addressing the last-mile transportation challenge, thereby making daily commuting more efficient. With a focus on affordability and accessibility, Yellow has positioned itself as a key player in the Latin American micro-mobility market, supported by notable venture capital backing.

Mandaê

Series A in 2016
Mandaê Serviços de Consultoria em Logística LTDA provides air logistics services for packing and delivery. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Loggi

Series A in 2014
Loggi is connecting Brazil, using technology to reinvent logistics with a fast, cost-efficient and reliable network across e-commerce, wholesale food delivery and courier services. Loggi is unlocking the growth of the on-demand economy, supporting new commerce for Brazil’s large, young, urban population. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.