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Iniciador

George Town, BR · Founded 2025 · Incorporated in Cayman Islands · 5 known investors

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Iniciador provides Open Finance infrastructure in Brazil, offering a full-service platform for account connection, data APIs, and Pix payment initiation along with regulatory maintenance, embedded engineers, and consulting. It serves both regulated and non-regulated financial companies that want to build Open Finance products without handling the underlying technical and regulatory overhead.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Founders & leadership

Iniciador was founded in 2025 by Marcelo Martins.

MMMarcelo Martins
Marcelo MartinsCEO, Co-founderFounder of Iniciador, an Open Finance infrastructure platform in Brazil. Martins has expertise in digital transformation and fintech, with background in Open Finance and Pix technologies.
GBGustavo Bresler
Gustavo BreslerHe worked as a consultant on Open Finance and financial inclusion for The World Bank and was vice-coordinator of Open Finance Brasil's User Experience Working Group. Earlier roles include Senior Strategy Manager at Quanto and several positions at Wirecard in Brazil, covering strategy, growth marketing and sales intelligence, following an internship at Monashees Capital.
MC
Marcelo Costa Vasconcellos Martins JuniorNamed on SEC filing

Investors · 5

big_betslisted by big_bets$300K – $2M

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Norte Ventureslisted by Norte VenturesSao Paulo-Sp

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Valor Capital Grouplisted by Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M

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ActyusreportedMadrid

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Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$6M disclosed across 1 round · 2025

▶$6MraisedJul 2025 · 12 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Marcelo Costa Vasconcellos Martins JuniorExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$6M
Amount sold
$6M
First sale
Jul 2025
Incorporated
Other, Cayman Islands, 2025
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Frequently asked questions

What does Iniciador do?
Iniciador provides Open Finance infrastructure in Brazil, offering a full-service platform for account connection, data APIs, and Pix payment initiation along with regulatory maintenance, embedded engineers, and consulting. It serves both regulated and non-regulated financial companies that want to build Open Finance products without handling the underlying technical and regulatory overhead.
Who founded Iniciador?
Iniciador was founded by Marcelo Martins in 2025.
Who are Iniciador's investors?
Iniciador's investors include Alter Global, big_bets, Norte Ventures, Valor Capital Group, Actyus.
How much funding has Iniciador raised?
Iniciador has disclosed $6M raised across 1 round.
Where is Iniciador headquartered?
Iniciador is headquartered in George Town, BR.