How many investments has Alexia Ventures made?

Alexia Ventures has 34 tracked investments.

What stage does Alexia Ventures invest at?

Alexia Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

What is Alexia Ventures's typical check size?

Alexia Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

What sectors does Alexia Ventures focus on?

Alexia Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Fintech, SaaS.

Where is Alexia Ventures located?

Alexia Ventures is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR.

Does Alexia Ventures lead rounds?

Yes, Alexia Ventures leads investment rounds.

Who does Alexia Ventures co-invest with?

Alexia Ventures most often shares deals with Norte Ventures, Valor Capital Group, Y Combinator, among 32 tracked co-investors.

Alexia Ventures

Venture capital

Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo · Pre-Seed–Series A · 22 people tracked

Also known as ALEXIA VENTURES LTDA

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Investment thesis

Since 2010 Alexia Ventures has focused on being the first check into transformative, capital-efficient 'Intelligent Software' and Applied AI platforms emerging from Latin America. It defines 'Intelligent Software' as applied AI platforms, hybrid platforms that are AI-defensible and AI-compatible, global AI and data-infrastructure technologies, the AI transformation of traditional service businesses, and disruptive deep-tech platforms. The firm partners with outstanding Latin American founders tackling significant local and global problems, operating a network-driven model led by founders, and supporting companies through mobile, big data, and AI technologies to redefine the future.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Data & Infrastructure Deep Tech Fintech SaaS Brazil Latin America

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Check

$100K – $5M

Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, BR

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2010

Private fund assets

$111.1M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Team · 22 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Patrick Arippol· Co-founder & Partner· Brazilin 𝕏

Patrick Arippol is a venture investor and entrepreneur with two decades of experience building and investing in technology companies across Latin America and Silicon Valley. He is lead investor and board member at N5 Now, founding partner of Alexia Ventures, and venture partner at DGF Ventures in Brazil, where he backed several regional tech leaders. His background includes founding a mobile payments startup and an e-health company, and prior roles at Monitor Company, Seer Technologies, and Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Wolff Klabin· Co-founder & Partner· Brazilin

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Bianca Martinelli· Partner· Sao Paulo, Brazilin 𝕏

Bianca Martinelli is a General Partner at Alexia Ventures, an early-stage fund focused on Latin American founders building software-driven businesses. She has over 20 years of experience scaling operations across more than 40 international markets, with particular expertise in Latin America and Europe. A Kauffman Fellow, she is also a co-founder of International Mastermind, a knowledge exchange platform for international expansion leaders.

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Carlos (CK) Kokron· Venture Partner· Menlo Parkin

General Partner of SE Ventures and a member of the Investment Committee.

Alcyr Araujo· Advisor· Winter Park, Florida, United Statesin

Allen Taylor· Advisor· San Francisco, Californiain 𝕏

Allen Taylor runs a nonprofit-owned fund that donates 100% of GP economics to sustain the organization, pairing an inside-builder path from employee #9 with LPs largely founders and Endeavor entrepreneurs.

Andrew Keesee· Head of Business Development· New York, New York, United Statesin

Andrew Keesee works in international business development at Alexia Ventures. He has over 20 years of experience in the investment management industry, working for fund managers in the United States and Latin America across wealth management, alternative investments, impact investing, and public equities, in roles spanning investor relations, fundraising, business development, and operations for firms managing between $50 million and $10 billion in assets. He holds dual US and Brazilian citizenship and speaks English and Portuguese, with a working knowledge of Spanish.

Eduardo Wurzmann· Advisor· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazilin

Eric Santos· Advisor· Santa Catarina, Brazilin

Irv Grousbeck· Advisor

Oliver Mizne· Advisor· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazilin

Oren Pinsky· Advisor· São Paulo, Brazilin

Oren Pinsky is a Venture Capital Investment Advisor at Trufero Investments. He has more than 20 years of experience investing in technology-based and technology-enabled businesses internationally and working on the adoption of new technologies at a continental scale. His background spans roles as an investor, entrepreneur, and executive.

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury· Advisor· San Francisco Bay Areain

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury is co-founder and CEO of a stealth startup. He previously served as CEO of Grammarly, where he directed the company's AI transformation serving over 40 million users and 70,000 professional teams. Before that, he spent 15 years at Google leading the Chrome browser, Chromebooks, and company-wide privacy and security efforts.

Ricardo Geromel· Advisor· Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazilin

Ricardo Geromel is co-founder of FCGI, a firm that connects Brazilian businesses with counterparts in China, Silicon Valley, and other markets, and is the author of the books "O Poder da China" (2019) and "BI.LIO.NÁR.IOS." From 2011 to 2019 he covered Brazilian billionaires for Forbes USA, and from 2020 to 2024 he was a partner at the investment fund 3G Radar; his earlier work includes commodities trading at Noble Group in Hong Kong and ownership stakes in the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and San Francisco Deltas football clubs. He holds a degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and postgraduate qualifications from ESCP Europe and Tsinghua University, and currently serves as a limited partner and advisor to the venture capital funds Indicator Capital, Aggir, and Alexia

Ricardo Marino· Advisor· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazilin

Steve Ciesinski· Advisor· San Francisco Bay Areain

Steve Ciesinski is founder and managing partner of Vencrest Partners, where he invests in and advises international venture capital funds and private technology companies. He previously served as president of SRI International and held C-level positions at Applied Materials, Octel Communications, and Resumix, and began his career at Procter & Gamble before working at Booz, Allen & Hamilton and Earlybird Ventures. He has been a faculty member at Stanford's Graduate School of Business for 15 years, teaching venture capital and entrepreneurship, and holds a BSEE and AB from Union College and an MBA from Stanford University.

Alice Samaia Ferreira· Analyst

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Luis Lemos· Investment Associate· Sao Paulo, Brazilin 𝕏

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Pedro Almeida· Investment Associate· Sao Paulo, Brazilin

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Talita Enohata· I.R./Ops Associate· São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazilin

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Debora Sena· Investor· Sao Paulo, Brazilin 𝕏

Debora Sena is the Product & Sales Strategy Lead for EMEA at Incode, where she manages regulatory enablement, product development, and go-to-market strategy across the region. Her background includes valuation advisory at EY in Boston and venture capital experience at Alexia Ventures in São Paulo, focusing on early-stage B2B software and AI companies in Latin America. She holds a Business Administration degree from Babson College and has studied at IE University in Madrid, where she is based.

Giovanna Matos· Analyst· Sao Paulo, Brazilin 𝕏

Giovanna Matos is a Senior Product Manager at 42Rio with five years of experience in product strategy and roadmap development across cross-functional teams. She previously worked as a Venture Capital Investment Analyst, evaluating software, data, and AI companies for three years, and brings expertise in continuous discovery, UX research, and data analysis to deliver product outcomes aligned with business objectives. Matos also serves as president and director of Female Force LatAm, an organization supporting female startup founders through fundraising.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Alexia Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

Luis LemosInvestment AssociateFounded Mecanizou Alcyr AraujoAdvisorFounded Mosyle Rahul Roy-ChowdhuryAdvisorFounded Grammarly

What they invest in

from 22 of 37 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Consumer ×2Developer Tools ×2

HQs:Brazil×10United States×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 7 portfolio companies

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

Investments · 37 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 · 2 2023 · 13 dated

Parity Holding LTD.Jul 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Grand Cayman

Marcos Coutinho Viriato(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Anthony Nicklas(Director)Cristian Andres Bohn(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Michaelis Buelau(Executive Officer, Director)Christian Andres Bohn(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatPatrick Arippol· per SEC Form D · $16M raise · filed Jul 2024

Rocket.Chat Holdings, Ltd.Jul 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

Grand Cayman

Gabriel Engel(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardHarry Weller(Director)

Board seatPatrick Arippol· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Jul 2023

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Abstraabstra.io in 𝕏

Abstra provides a platform for finance teams to build and execute automated workflows in Python, replacing manual spreadsheet-based processes and integrating with enterprise systems like SAP for tasks such as reporting, reconciliations, and approvals.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSão Paulo, BR

Bruno Vieira Costa(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator Softbank Latin America Fund

Aravitaaravita.com in

Aravita offers an AI-based platform specialized in fresh produce (FLV) management, providing daily inventory correction, demand forecasting, and order optimization to reduce waste and stockouts.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRetail TechSão Paulo, BR

Aline Azevedo(Founder)

Co-investors17Sigma big_bets Nazca Norte Ventures Qualcomm Ventures

Axenyaaxenya.com in

Axenya offers an integrated corporate health benefits platform for companies, combining brokerage, digital backoffice, advanced analytics with AI, and clinical navigation in a single operation.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthInsurTech

Co-investorsbig_bets NXTP Canary Zentynel

Beconfidentbeconfident.app in

Beconfident is an AI-powered English language learning platform that offers personalized tutoring through conversation, real-world scenarios, and multi-platform access including WhatsApp and smartwatch.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech

Co-investorsLatitud Ventures

BotCitybotcity.dev in 𝕏

BotCity provides a centralized platform for managing Python scripts created by AI or human developers, offering orchestration, monitoring, security controls, and governance capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Lorhan Caproni(Founder)inGabriel Archanjo(Founder)in

Co-investorsAstella Firestreak Ventures Norte Ventures Y Combinator Four Rivers Group Upload Ventures

Carbonextcarbonext.com.br in

Carbonext develops forest conservation and restoration projects in the Brazilian Amazon, including REDD+ carbon credit programs that keep forests standing while funding community development, jobs, and training.

CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsNorte Ventures Canary

Carbonext

Nature-based solutions specialized in carbon credit projects in the Amazon Forest.

CUB

Fintech infrastructure powering back-office automation for the real estate industry.

FounderNestfoundernest.com in 𝕏

FounderNest operates a company intelligence platform that aggregates data on over 50 million companies globally from regulatory filings, patents, news, and other sources.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Miguel González(Founder)in

Co-investorsDunamu & Partners Failup Ventures Ulu Ventures

Hashdexhashdex.com.br in 𝕏

Hashdex provides crypto-focused exchange-traded products, including the Hashdex Nasdaq CME Crypto Index ETF (NCIQ) and the Hashdex Bitcoin ETF (DEFI), for investors seeking exposure to crypto assets.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsValor Capital Group Canary

Herosparkherospark.com in

HeroSpark is a Brazilian platform for selling and delivering online courses and digital products, offering an integrated checkout (SparkPay), Netflix-style members area, video hosting, page editor, and a student/creator app.

Creator EconomyEdTechSaaS

Ibbxibbx.tech in

IBBX provides intelligent monitoring of industrial machines and processes, combining IoT sensors with AI (its Retina platform) and expert analysts to deliver predictive maintenance and anomaly detection for factories and industrial operations.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoT

Inner AIinnerai.com in

Brazilian subscription platform bundling 50+ third-party AI models, prompt libraries and AI courses in one workspace.

Santa Monica, US

Luiz Ferriani(Founder)

Co-investorsNorte Ventures Newtopia VC

IORQ

AI-enabled credit management platform transforming private credit into a scalable business.

Lexter

Lexter.ailexter.ai inApr 2024 · $3.2M

Lexter develops a large language model tailored for legal work in Brazil and serves major law firms in the country.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSão Paulo, BR

Pedro Jahara(Founder)inPedro Calderon(Founder)inGuilherme Delai(Founder)inLucas Kawazoi(Founder)in

Co-investorsNorte Ventures Y Combinator Canary Endeavor Scale-Up

Logcomexlogcomex.com

Co-investorsInvest Tech Riverwood Capital

Mecanizoumecanizou.com in

Mecanizou operates an online platform for the auto parts market, offering repair shops a catalog, quoting, purchase history, credit, order tracking, and fully online buying, powered by conversational AI over WhatsApp.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesE-commerceMobility & Transportation

Ian Faria(Founder)in

Co-investorsDalus Capital MONASHEES Norte Ventures HTwenty

Metroquadradometroquadrado.com in 𝕏

Metro Quadrado is a media outlet publishing news and sponsored content about the real estate and construction industry, covering topics such as developers, building materials, and property projects in Brazil.

Construction TechMedia & EntertainmentPropTech

Multi-chain options protocolpods.finance

Co-investorsNXTP Tomahawk.VC

Vertical SaaS / AI platform for financial institutions.

N5Nown5now.com in

N5 provides software solutions that connect financial institutions' legacy core systems to digital fintech capabilities without requiring a change of core technology.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsIlluminate Financial

Naveggglobo.com

Globo.com is a Brazilian web portal offering news, sports, entertainment, and streaming content, including regional and national coverage.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsAstella Insper Angels

Nektnekt.com in 𝕏

Nekt is a data platform that combines 200+ connectors, transformation and governance tools (SQL, notebooks, semantic layers, permissions, lineage), and delivery via an MCP server and Data API so teams, dashboards, and AI agents query the same governed data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Neuralmedneuralmed.ai

Co-investorsNorte Ventures

Parfinparfin.io

Parfin builds digital asset infrastructure connecting traditional finance with decentralized finance, including a platform for banks, fintechs, and financial market infrastructures to manage digital assets and an EVM Layer 1 blockchain with built-in privacy and compliance.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsBorderless Venture ParaFi Capital Third Prime Valor Capital Group

Pilar

Software and AI-powered platform transforming how brokers connect, collaborate, and sell real estate.

Pods Finance

Global provider of structured products for DeFi (Decentralized Finance).

Rocketrocket.chat in 𝕏

Rocket.Chat is an open-source communication platform used by over 12 million users across more than 150 countries.

Cloud ComputingDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work

Gabriel Engel(Founder)in

Co-investorsGreycroft MONASHEES New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Together Fund Valor Capital Group Accel +1 more

Seedzseedz.ag

Co-investorsBeeCap Parceiro Ventures Vox Capital

Tethertether.io

Tether is a company in the digital asset industry, known as the issuer of stablecoins.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsNorrsken22

Upfluxupflux.com.br in

Upflux reads a company's ERP transaction by transaction to find where money is lost—orders paid above the company's own best price, incorrect charges, uncollected deadlines—and deploys AI agents operated by specialists to handle high-volume routine work and recover funds with auditable results.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Visiovisio.ai in

Visio offers an AI-native operating system for multi-store physical operations, unifying store data, computer vision and IoT sensor feeds, task orchestration, and performance incentives to help operators reduce costs like COGS and detect fraud.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsDGF

Visio AI

AI/Computer Vision store management solution.

Winninwinnin.com in

Winnin is a SaaS platform that analyzes billions of behavioral signals from social video platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch) to deliver cultural and demand intelligence, including a proprietary Share of Attention metric and an AI agent called Zai.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsAllievo Capital LinkinFirm Norte Ventures

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

RKLB Stock Forecast 2030: Vertical Space Infrastructure

Rocket · northwiseproject.com · Jul 18, 2026

BotCity Raises $12M to Strengthen AI and Automation Governance Platform

BotCity · theaiinsider.tech · Oct 15, 2025

Axenya Series A Raises $12 Million to Scale Corporate Healthcare in Brazil - Beyond the Law

Axenya · beyondthelaw.news · Aug 28, 2025

Visio Lending Named No. 1 DSCR Lender by Scotsman Guide

Visio · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 22, 2025

Certiverse’s Series A: The Abstra Partnership Story - Abstra

Abstra · abstra.co · Apr 9, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Alexia Ventures made?: Alexia Ventures has 34 tracked investments.
What stage does Alexia Ventures invest at?: Alexia Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Alexia Ventures's typical check size?: Alexia Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What sectors does Alexia Ventures focus on?: Alexia Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Fintech, SaaS.
Where is Alexia Ventures located?: Alexia Ventures is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR.
Does Alexia Ventures lead rounds?: Yes, Alexia Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Alexia Ventures co-invest with?: Alexia Ventures most often shares deals with Norte Ventures, Valor Capital Group, Y Combinator, among 32 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

How to become a Powerful Businesswoman || Ft. Bianca Martinelli - Partner at Alexia Ventures

Radically Yours by Radhika · Bianca Martinelli

Café com Investidor #52 - Patrick Arippol, cofundador da Alexia Ventures

NeoFeed Brasil · Patrick Arippol

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