Parallax Ventures

Founded in 2018, Parallax Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments within the fintech sector. It focuses on various subsectors of financial services across Brazil, the USA, and Europe.

Azor Barros

Partner

Delano Macedo

Managing Partner

Past deals in Brazil

ASAAS

Series B in 2023
Asaas Gestão Financeira S.A., based in Joinville, Brazil, provides a comprehensive digital accounting solution for businesses through its SaaS-based mobile application. The platform automates financial processes, including invoicing, tax invoice issuance, customer communication via multiple channels (CRM), receivables management, and financial management through an ERP system. This automation significantly reduces manual administrative tasks and lowers the company's receivable default rate, enhancing profitability and cash flow. Asaas supports various payment methods such as PIX, bank payment slips, credit and debit cards, wire transfers, and deposits. Additionally, it offers typical banking services like a business credit card, bill payments, and money transfers.

MB | Mercado Bitcoin

Series A in 2021
Mercado Bitcoin is a leading financial market infrastructure company in Latin America, specializing in cryptocurrency transactions. It offers an online platform where users, including traders, can buy and sell various digital assets, such as Bitcoin, using Brazilian Real. The platform features crypto wallets and provides comprehensive tools for managing trades, assets, and financial data, enabling users to make informed investment decisions. Additionally, Mercado Bitcoin offers opportunities for high-yield investments through tokens representing alternative non-security assets, allowing individuals to attain fractional ownership of diverse assets.

2TM

Series A in 2021
2TM creates an infrastructure for the financial market in blockchain, ensuring efficiency and security in funding and investment operations. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

ASAAS

Series B in 2020
Asaas Gestão Financeira S.A., based in Joinville, Brazil, provides a comprehensive digital accounting solution for businesses through its SaaS-based mobile application. The platform automates financial processes, including invoicing, tax invoice issuance, customer communication via multiple channels (CRM), receivables management, and financial management through an ERP system. This automation significantly reduces manual administrative tasks and lowers the company's receivable default rate, enhancing profitability and cash flow. Asaas supports various payment methods such as PIX, bank payment slips, credit and debit cards, wire transfers, and deposits. Additionally, it offers typical banking services like a business credit card, bill payments, and money transfers.

CERC Central de Recebíveis

Series A in 2019
CERC Central de Recebíveis S.A. is a financial services company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in enhancing the utilization of receivables in credit operations. Founded in 2015 by Marcelo Maziero and Fernando Fontes, CERC has developed an intelligent platform designed to provide security and efficiency in the use of receivables as collateral for lenders. The company aims to transform the credit market by improving the security and effectiveness of credit transactions, facilitating accelerated and sustainable growth in credit offerings for businesses of all sizes.

CERC Central de Recebíveis

Venture Round in 2019
CERC Central de Recebíveis S.A. is a financial services company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in enhancing the utilization of receivables in credit operations. Founded in 2015 by Marcelo Maziero and Fernando Fontes, CERC has developed an intelligent platform designed to provide security and efficiency in the use of receivables as collateral for lenders. The company aims to transform the credit market by improving the security and effectiveness of credit transactions, facilitating accelerated and sustainable growth in credit offerings for businesses of all sizes.

Monkey Exchange

Seed Round in 2018
Monkey Exchange, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, operates an online platform designed to facilitate the exchange of receivables. The company focuses on providing financial solutions to medium and small businesses in Brazil by reducing their cost of capital. It achieves this by connecting suppliers within multinational groups' supply chains with investors, creating a competitive environment that benefits both parties. Suppliers gain access to financing at lower costs, while investors secure better returns.

Ali Credito

Seed Round in 2018
Ali Credito is a Brazilian fintech company founded in 2017 and based in Sao Paulo, specializing in a master servicing platform for prime consumer credit and payment products. The company focuses on providing a fully digital experience for prime-rate customers, offering competitive interest rates for various consumer finance loans. Its platform facilitates loans for purposes such as car maintenance, business investment, home improvements, and managing unexpected expenses. Additionally, Ali Credito provides integrated receivables services and tools to help users address issues related to overdraft and revolving credit card debt, enabling them to reduce their financial burdens and secure fair lending terms.

goLiza

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2018, goLiza is a Brazilian-based digital platform specializing in business record management. It streamlines capital market operations by validating companies' approval power data, making the process simpler and more efficient for investors.

ASAAS

Series A in 2018
Asaas Gestão Financeira S.A., based in Joinville, Brazil, provides a comprehensive digital accounting solution for businesses through its SaaS-based mobile application. The platform automates financial processes, including invoicing, tax invoice issuance, customer communication via multiple channels (CRM), receivables management, and financial management through an ERP system. This automation significantly reduces manual administrative tasks and lowers the company's receivable default rate, enhancing profitability and cash flow. Asaas supports various payment methods such as PIX, bank payment slips, credit and debit cards, wire transfers, and deposits. Additionally, it offers typical banking services like a business credit card, bill payments, and money transfers.
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