EmCasa
Grand Cayman, BR · Founded 2018 · 7 known investors
EmCasa is an online real estate marketplace for buying and selling residential properties such as houses, luxury apartments, and penthouses. It operates across Brazilian cities including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Niterói, Campinas, and the greater São Paulo metropolitan area, and offers financing support to buyers.
Also known as EmCasa
Founders & leadership
EmCasa was founded in 2018 by Lucas Messias Cardozo and Gustavo Chaves Vaz.
Investors · 7
Also in the syndicate · 2
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$27.4M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2018–2021
▶$20.8MraisedJul 2021 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Gustavo Chaves VazExecutive Officer, Director
- Dennis Min WangDirector
- Lucas Messias CardozoExecutive Officer, Director
- Marcelo Santos Andrade LimaDirector
- Offering amount
- $20.8M
- Amount sold
- $20.8M
- First sale
- Jun 2021
- Incorporated
- Other, Cayman Islands, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$837.4KraisedJan 2020 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Dennis Min WangDirector
- Marcelo Santos Andrade LimaDirector
- Gustavo Chaves VazExecutive Officer, Director
- Lucas CardozoExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $4M
- Amount sold
- $837.4K
- First sale
- Jan 2020
- Incorporated
- Other, Cayman Islands, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$5.8MraisedDec 2018 · 11 investors · Other Real EstateRule 506(b)
- Lucas Messias CardozoExecutive Officer, Director
- Gustavo Chaves VazExecutive Officer, Director
- Marcelo Santos Andrade LimaDirector
- Offering amount
- $6.6M
- Amount sold
- $5.8M
- First sale
- Nov 2018
- Incorporated
- Other, Cayman Islands, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026EmCasa is a Brazilian proptech that operates as a technology-powered residential real estate broker and online marketplace for buying and selling homes. Its consumer site lets users search listings by location, maximum price and number of bedrooms, and organizes inventory into collections such as high-standard houses, luxury apartments and penthouses. Listing pages carry price, usable area, bedroom and parking counts, floor, annual property tax (IPTU) and monthly condominium fees, along with descriptive detail on unit features and neighborhood amenities.
The company positions itself as an alternative to traditional Brazilian brokerage firms, which it characterizes as slow, opaque and lacking scalable data-driven processes. According to its Series A investor ONEVC, EmCasa applies technology and data science to create a more efficient, client-centric transaction experience in the country's two largest real estate markets. Press coverage of its 2021 round describes a platform combining 3D property technology, integrated financial services and digitalized transaction processing and management software.
Alongside sales, EmCasa addresses financing: its site includes a dedicated financing FAQ section covering topics such as the use of FGTS (Brazil's employment severance fund) toward a purchase, the stages of a home purchase, and costs beyond the property price.
Business model
EmCasa acts as a brokerage intermediating residential sale transactions found through its own marketplace, supported by in-house software and salaried customer service specialists rather than a loosely affiliated agent network. Its site addresses both sides of the transaction with separate "I want to buy" and "I want to sell" flows, plus financing support, and includes an FAQ item on whether its service carries a cost to the buyer.
Traction
As of the most recent site data, EmCasa's platform listed 16,068 properties for sale and rent. At the time of its 2021 round the company said thousands of customers had used its service, and it operated in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with the raise earmarked for expansion into additional Brazilian cities.
Latest developments
The company's marketplace is operating with over 16,000 listings and neighborhood coverage extending beyond São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro city proper into the greater São Paulo metropolitan area, Campinas and Niterói.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
EmCasa positions itself as aiming to become the leading destination for buying and selling real estate in Brazil, competing against traditional brokerage firms that its investors describe as unable to scale nationally for lack of technology expertise and data-driven processes.
The company contrasts its vertically integrated, software-driven brokerage model with incumbent Brazilian brokerages, citing proprietary end-to-end systems, data science, 3D listing technology and integrated financial services, and an operating model in which technology guides trained specialists through the purchase and sale process.
Technology
The company states it builds its systems, algorithms, processes and automations in-house, with proprietary technology used to direct and support human customer service specialists. Reported technology components include 3D property presentation, integrated financial services and digitalized transaction processing and management software; ONEVC describes the use of data science to improve transaction efficiency.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer via its website, where buyers search a searchable listing inventory by neighborhood and price and sellers are onboarded through a dedicated selling funnel; the company markets around neighborhood-level landing pages for each city and region it serves.
Consumers buying and selling residential property — apartments, houses and penthouses — in major Brazilian urban markets, spanning mid-market units listed around R$400,000 to high-end properties above R$2 million, including buyers who need mortgage financing.
Geography
Brazil. Its investor lists São Paulo as headquarters. Coverage historically centered on São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro; the site now lists regions including São Paulo (Vila Madalena, Pinheiros, Jardins), Rio de Janeiro (Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon), Niterói, Santo André, Campinas, São Bernardo do Campo, Osasco, Guarulhos, Diadema, Jundiaí, Barueri and São Caetano do Sul.
History
ONEVC, which invested at the Series A stage, lists 2017 as the year of foundation. In July 2021 the company raised a $21M (R$110M) round led by Globo Ventures with participation from Monashees, ONEVC, Igah Ventures, Flybridge, Maya Capital and NBV, intended to fund geographic expansion within Brazil and further development of its financial software.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 3
by search overlap
Companies competing with EmCasa for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsBrazilian proptech EmCasa raised a $21M (R$110M) round led by Globo Ventures, with participation from Monashees, ONEVC, Igah Ventures, Flybridge, Maya Capital and NBV. The company said proceeds would fund expansion into additional Brazilian cities and further development of its financial software.
$21M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- EmCasaemcasa.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does EmCasa do?
- Brazilian proptech operating a technology-driven residential brokerage and marketplace in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
- Who founded EmCasa?
- EmCasa was founded by Lucas Messias Cardozo, Gustavo Chaves Vaz in 2018.
- Who are EmCasa's investors?
- EmCasa's investors include Dorm Room, MONASHEES, Globo Ventures, MAYA Capital Ventures, Onevc Venture Partners Llc.
- How much funding has EmCasa raised?
- EmCasa has disclosed $27.4M raised across 3 rounds.
- Where is EmCasa headquartered?
- EmCasa is headquartered in Grand Cayman, BR.