Astella
Venture capitalSão Paulo · Pre-Seed–Series B · 16 people tracked
Also known as Astella Investimentos
Investment thesis
Astella invests at early stages, leading Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A financing rounds. The firm seeks strong alpha through sector diversification, with a particular focus on SaaS, Marketplace, and Consumer companies. Deeply tied to the development of Brazil's VC ecosystem, Astella has run multiple Journey funds since 2010 and supports founders through knowledge platforms like Astella Matrix, the Astella Expert Network, and the AstELLAS mentorship program for women entrepreneurs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
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What they invest in
from 39 of 48 portfolio companiesSaaS ×15AI & Machine Learning ×10Fintech ×10Media & Entertainment ×8Enterprise Software ×6Marketing Tech ×4B2B Marketplaces ×3E-commerce ×3
HQs:Brazil×29United States×2Spain×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 7 portfolio companiesAccelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 48 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12020 · 12019 · 13 dated
Aprova Digital provides a cloud platform for managing electronic government processes, letting municipalities create, route, sign, and track documents with AI-assisted workflows and a citizen services portal.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSCascavel, BR
Co-investorsVox Capital
Bem-Te-Vi offers a protection-as-a-service platform that lets partners launch embedded insurance and assistance products without building their own operation, combining insurance and assistance services with APIs, adaptable interfaces, and real-time KPI dashboards.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Birdie builds integrated software for homecare agencies to manage care operations, patient information, and team coordination.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSLondon, GB
Max Parmentier(Founder)in
Co-investorsIndex VenturesOMERS VenturesIlluminate Ventures
Birdie is an AI assistant that helps sales and prospecting teams research leads, generate personalized outreach copy, and manage follow-ups integrated with existing sales tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Daniel Hung(Co-founder / CEO)in
Co-investorsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Wayfinder VenturesY CombinatorIlluminate VenturesIndex Ventures
Birdie is a customer context platform that connects customer signals — surveys, reviews, support tickets, voice calls, chats, and social mentions — and uses AI to diagnose issues by root cause, score interactions, and route decisions into workflow tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsFusionIlluminate VenturesSoftBank Group
BossaBox is a technology consultancy that provides on-demand elite engineering squads and individual talent, along with an AI-native "Digital Operating Model" to help medium and large companies build and deliver digital products faster.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkSao Paulo, BR
Andre Abreu(Andre Abreu is the sole manager of the Company)
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-investorsAlexia VenturesFirestreak VenturesNorte VenturesY CombinatorFour Rivers GroupUpload Ventures
Company Picus backed from its earliest steps.
Madrid, ES
Raymond Shayo(Founder)inES Raymond Shayo(Founder)Gabriel Sendacz(Co-Founder)inPedro Carvalho(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersClocktower VenturesFEMSA VenturesMSA NovoNorte VenturesPICUS CAPITAL+2 more
Cienty operates a free purchasing platform that connects neighborhood pharmacies and small chains with distributors and industry suppliers, letting pharmacies compare prices across distributors, check real-time stock, and place orders.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesRetail Tech
Destaxa provides payment transaction routing technology that lets businesses parametrize transactions and route them across acquirers to find the most favorable rates.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesNorte VenturesQuona Capital
Estoca provides software and logistics services that help D2C e-commerce brands in Latin America manage warehousing, fulfillment, and delivery operations more efficiently.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSão Paulo, BR
Caio Almeida(Founder)inRodrigo Cava(Founder)in
Co-investorsK50 VenturesY Combinator
Gabriel is a Brazilian technology company that installs networked security cameras (its "Camaleão 2") on private properties facing public streets, using automatic license plate reading to identify vehicles involved in crimes and alert authorities in real time.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechHardware
Co-investors4M HoldingAlter GlobalNorte VenturesQualcomm VenturesSoftbank Latin America FundSoftBank Group
Gávea is an asset management firm offering global macro multimarket funds and private equity strategies to investors.
Fintech
Homelend is a Brazilian platform that helps people choose a home, location, and payment plan, using a partner network of real estate agents and its own system to simplify the purchase, contracting, and mortgage financing process.
FintechMarketplacesPropTechBarueri, BR
Kompa provides an AI-based clinical triage platform that manages the patient health journey, determining when, where, and with whom each patient should be treated to reduce unnecessary consultations and emergency room overload.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Leapy runs a youth apprenticeship program in Brazil that helps companies fill their legal apprentice quota, offering training tracks and hands-on projects to develop young talent along with a management platform to track program data and development indicators.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Livance provides modern shared clinical spaces (coworking) and management services for doctors and other healthcare professionals in Brazil, charging a monthly fee plus scheduled or used minutes.
HealthtechPropTechSaaS
Fábio Medaglia Soccol, MD. MBA.(Founder)inClaudio Mifano, CFA(Founder)in
Co-investorsMONASHEES
Globo.com is a Brazilian web portal offering news, sports, entertainment, and streaming content, including regional and national coverage.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAlexia VenturesInsper Angels
Omie provides a cloud-based ERP system for small and medium-sized businesses in Brazil, offering business management tools with customer support and online subscription.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaS
Marcelo Lombardo(Founder)in
Co-investorsRiverwood CapitalSoftbank Latin America FundBrasil CapitalPartners GroupSoftBank Group
Portal Educação is a Brazilian online distance-learning (EAD) platform offering more than 1,300 courses with digital certificates across fields such as nursing and education.
EdTechSão Paulo, BR
Purplemetrics offers a product aimed at marketing leaders, along with a community for sharing marketing insights and research.
Marketing TechSaaS
Startups.com.br is a Brazilian news and media outlet covering the startup, technology, and venture capital ecosystem, publishing articles on funding rounds, M&A, fintech, and artificial intelligence.
Media & Entertainment
Grand Cayman
Eric Nilson De Castro Santos(Executive Officer, Director)Bruno Cavaler Ghisi(Director)Angel Uribe(Director)Patrick Arippol(Director)Guilherme Figueiredo Lopes(Director)
BoardManoel Lemos(Director)in
Co-investorsRiverwood CapitalRedpoint eventures
Co-investorsHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLC
Sallve is a digital-native dermocosmetics brand that develops skincare formulas based on scientific research and active input from its online community.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSão Paulo, BR
Co-investorsKaszek VenturesAtlanticoCanaryEndeavor CatalystQuartzWaldencast
ShareFile provides secure file sharing, document collection, e-signature capabilities, and automated workflow management for teams collaborating with clients, partners, and vendors.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBlack Diamond VenturesBrightstone Venture CapitalCID CapitalConcord Health PartnersH Venture PartnersRiverVest Venture Partners+1 more
SOS Golpe is a social anti-fraud service in Brazil that lets victims of digital scams file a report in minutes and requests preventive blocking of the transferred funds at the recipient bank.
CybersecurityFintech
Co-investorsCuritiba Angels
Traive is a technology company that connects agricultural producers and investors by transforming complex agricultural data into precise credit risk analyses and liquid financial assets.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFintechSão Paulo, BR
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcCapria VenturesCultiv8 Funds ManagementSP VenturesTechstarsYellow Rocks!
EXAME is a Brazilian business journalism outlet that publishes news, analysis, and a print magazine covering business, economy, technology, and markets.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsCuritiba AngelsInsper Angels
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Gabriel · scanx.trade · Aug 19, 2026
Omie · valor.globo.com · Aug 19, 2026
Birdie · trysignalbase.com · Jul 19, 2026
Birdie · hometownherooutdoors.org · Jul 6, 2026
Destaxa · financialit.net · Mar 21, 2026
BotCity · theaiinsider.tech · Oct 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Astella made?
- Astella has 46 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Astella invest at?
- Astella invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Astella focus on?
- Astella focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- Where is Astella located?
- Astella is headquartered in São Paulo, BR.
- Does Astella lead rounds?
- Yes, Astella leads investment rounds.
- Who does Astella co-invest with?
- Astella most often shares deals with Norte Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, Softbank Latin America Fund, among 37 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamA Ciência do Crescimento nas Startups, com Edson Rigonatti, fundador da Astella | TalksbyLeo 195
TalksbyLeo Podcast · Edson Rigonatti
#21 Better Deals | Edson Rigonatti | Astella: entenda a tese e processo de investimento em startups
Questum · Edson Rigonatti
Como se tornar um product Manager com Edson Rigonatti - VC Astella | Café com Produto #40
Cafe Produto · Edson Rigonatti
#PodKast 189 Edson Rigonatti (Astella): from opening to Nirvana to chasing unicorns in Brazil
K Fund · Edson Rigonatti
Growth Talks presencial com o Edson Rigonatti da Astella Invest
GLA | Growth Leaders Academy · Edson Rigonatti
Deep Growth #15 - Venture capital, Growth, filosofia e aprendizagem - Edson Rigonatti, Astella
GLA | Growth Leaders Academy · Edson Rigonatti
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Co-investors · 16
Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage founders, with teams on the ground across multiple continents.
Picus Capital is a privately financed venture capital investor focused on early-stage technology ventures, having backed over 170 companies with a long-term, entrepreneur-aligned approach.
Illuminate Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on B2B/enterprise software companies, typically serving as a startup's first institutional investor and leading Series Seed rounds.
Redpoint eventures is a venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs by combining local and global VC benefits, including company building, financing, and exit support. It co-founded Cubo, a leading tech entrepreneurship hub in Latin America.
Upload Ventures is an investment firm focused on supporting Latin American founders and leaders, positioning itself as a hands-on partner providing capital, support, and experience throughout a company's journey.
Four Rivers Group is a venture capital firm investing in expansion-stage technology companies across global markets, offering flexible financing structures with no minimum check size or ownership requirements.
SP Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on agriculture and food technology, backing entrepreneurs building innovations in smarter agriculture, lower emissions, and more resilient food systems.
Yellow Rocks! is a venture fund whose partners each bring their own areas of expertise, investing in startups across selected industries.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Red Swan Ventures backs founders at the earliest stage, aiming to be a founder's first outside capital, focusing on companies born from platform shifts and cultural insight that serve enduring human needs.
DGF is a venture capital firm focused on investing in software companies, partnering with entrepreneurs building potential market leaders.
▶4 more co-investors
DOMO.VCC3 VenturesIgah VenturesGrupo Globo - Mídia e Conteúdo
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