Investors in South America

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.

Accion is a global nonprofit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing. We catalyze financial service providers to deliver high-quality, affordable solutions at scale for the three billion people who are left out of – or poorly served by – the financial sector. For more than 50 years, Accion has helped tens of millions of people through its work with more than 90 partners in 40 countries.

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.

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.

Credit Suisse Private Equity is the private equity arm of global private bank and wealth manager, Credit Suisse. The division invests in mezzanine, buyouts, secondaries, primarily in Europe and North America. The firm is based in London, United Kingdom.

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.

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.

Endeavor Global, Inc., Investment Arm is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in growth equity investments. It seeks to invest in firms with revenues between $0.5 million and $15 million. The firm seeks to take 10 percent stake in its portfolio companies. The firm will co-invest in any $5 million-plus financing rounds completed by its companies. 80 percent of the proceeds will be set aside for direct investment in Endeavour companies, while the rest will be used to fund its operations. The firm prefers to invest alongside professional investors. It seeks to follow exactly same terms as the lead investors. Endeavor Global, Inc., Investment Arm is based in New York, New York with additional offices in North America, Europe, and Africa.

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.