Cotidiano is an Accelerator specializing in seed and startup investments. They seek to invest in digital projects, with a focus on Fintech (means of payments, investment management and security), Internet of Things (physical or virtual), agribusiness (applied to food and agribusiness raw materials and increased land productivity), environment (Technology applied to water, energy and waste), Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (Machine learning, cognitive economics applied to education). It seeks to invest in companies based in Brazil. They invest between R$0.1 million ($0.03 million) and R$250 million ($64.92 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm takes a minority stake between 5% and 12%. It offers a 12-week acceleration program, twice a year. It prefers to invest in team of at least two people, being one of them the co-founder. Cotidiano was founded in 2016 and it is based in Brasilia, Brazil.
The SoftBank Group is a global technology player that aspires to drive the Information Revolution. The SoftBank Group is comprised of the holding company SoftBank Group Corp. and its global portfolio of companies, which includes advanced telecommunications, internet services, AI, smart robotics, IoT and clean energy technology providers. In September 2016, Arm Holdings plc, the world's leading semiconductor IP company, joined the SoftBank Group. In May 2017, the SoftBank Vision Fund, which invests globally in the businesses and technologies that will enable the next stage of the Information Revolution, had its first major close with over USD 93 billion in committed capital.
Bossa Nova Investimentos e Administração S.A. is a venture capital firm specializing in pre-seed, seed, startup and early stage investments. The firm also invests in venture capital funds. It seeks to invest in technology, in areas such as software, service development, mobile, SaaS and B2B. The firm invests in Brazil and in the United States. It primarily invests between R$0.1 million ($0.03 million) and R$0.8 million ($0.26 million) per project. The firm makes minority investments. Bossa Nova Investimentos e Administração S.A. is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Monashees Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. is a venture capital firm specializing in Series A, early stage, and startup investments. It seeks to invest in internet, digital media, e-commerce, marketplace, SaaS, mobile, fintech, healthcare, movies and entertainment, and education technologies in Brazil and Latin America. It typically invests between R$0.25 million and R$7 million, and acquires up to 30% of its portfolio companies. Monashees Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. was founded in 2005 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
DGF Investimentos is a leading Brazilian investment group. We currently manage a family of funds invested mainly by large institutional and individual investors. Our focus is on growth type investments in small to mid sized enterprises in Brazil, specially in the technology space. Historically, DGF and its team have completed close to forty investments with several successful exits.
Kaszek Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in growth capital, startup and early stage investments. It seeks to invest in the technology industry, with focus in electronic and B2B commerce, corporative software, education, healthcare, financial technology, mobile, social commerce, health, finance and online games and digital marketing. The firm seeks to invest in Latin America. Kaszek Ventures was founded in 2011 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina with an additional office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Canary backs entrepreneurs seeking to transform Brazil through technology, partnering with founders at the first venture capital round (seed or Series A) and supporting them throughout their growth.
Valor Capital Group, LLC is an investment firm focused on Brazil and US-Brazil cross-border opportunities with a presence in New York, San Francisco and São Paulo. The firm operates across two investment strategies: Growth Equity and Venture Capital.
Global Founders Capital Management GmbH is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, early, growth, emerging growth, mid venture and late ventures. The firm focuses on investing in the equity of young technology companies. It prefers to invest in internet, software, Fintech, e-commerce and wireless projects. The firm invests globally with a focus on Southeast Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Vietnam, Colombia, Europe, the United States, and China. The firm prefers to invest between €0.01 million ($0.01 million) and €10 million ($12.9 million). The firm invests between €0.1 million ($0.137 million) and €1 million ($1.38 million) during the seed stage, €1 million ($1.38 million) and €3 million ($4.14 million) during the early stage, and €3 million ($4.14 million) and €8 million ($11.03 million) during the growth stage. It prefers to be the lead investor and have a board seat in its portfolio companies. Global Founders Capital Management GmbH was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. It operates as a subsidiary of Rocket Internet AG.
Redpoint e.ventures's approach is to help entrepreneurs by offering the benefits of both local and international VCs including insight, company building, financing, and exit.