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Investment thesis
Beta Ventures provides what it calls 'Founder Capital' — angel investments combined with hands-on, practical mentoring for early-stage founding teams in Brazil and the broader Latin American region. Positioned as 'by a founder, for founders,' the firm emphasizes operational support drawn from the lead investor's own experience as an operator and fundraiser. It invests with an impact orientation in Latam founders and has also committed capital to a range of regional and global VC funds, reflecting an ecosystem-oriented approach to supporting the Latin American startup landscape.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.
What they invest in
from 11 of 32 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×4Fintech ×4SaaS ×4Cybersecurity ×2Enterprise Software ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Cleantech ×1Consumer ×1
HQs:Brazil×6Mexico×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×13 founders×34+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas ×2Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management ×2Universidad de 'San Andrés' ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×6Engineering ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history
Loft ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12021 · 12 dated
Awari offers cohort-based online courses in Brazil targeting tech professionals, taught by practitioners from major companies, as an alternative to traditional master's degree programs.
EdTechSão Paulo, BR
Fabio Muniz(Founder)inAndre Martins(Vice President of Product)Mirella Pagnano(People Manager)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAntártica Administradora De Fondos S.A.Fleitmann Ventures UG (Haftungsbeschraenkt)Harvard Management CompanyShaans All AccessSquad Capital
Clarke is a Brazilian energy management company that helps businesses reduce electricity costs through the free energy market (Mercado Livre de Energia) and shared solar energy, combining technical specialists, market data, and a monitoring platform.
B2B MarketplacesCleantechEnergy
Contabilizei offers automated bookkeeping and accounting services in Brazil.
Grand Cayman
Fabio Caetano Andrade Bacarin(Director)Vitor Torres(Founder)inFabio Bacarin(Founder)
BoardPedro Sirotsky Melzer(Director)inHernan Kazah(Director)in
Co-investorsCaravela CapitalCuritiba AngelsKaszek VenturesPruVen Capital PartnersQuona CapitalSoftbank Latin America Fund+6 more
Dinie provides embedded credit and B2B payment solutions for platform operators, allowing them to offer financial products to their customer base without holding capital or banking licenses.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Andrea Burattini(Founder)in
Co-investorsDOMO.VCFlourish VenturesLatitud VenturesAccion Venture LabCapital Lab VenturesCathay Innovation+4 more
Automation and digitalization of education operations.
Ebute Metta, Lagos
Sunday Dimeji Falana(Executive Officer)Dare Adebayo(Founder)in'Dimeji Falana(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeta.VenturesCo-Creation Hub (CcHUB)Future AfricaOcterra CapitalBeta venture capitalLaunch Africa Ventures
Genial Care operates a network of clinics ("Casas Geniais") providing evidence-based, multidisciplinary therapy (psychology, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and ABA) for children up to 7 years and 11 months diagnosed with autism, along with parental guidance.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSão Paulo, BR
Kenny Laplante(Founder)
Co-investors1616 VenturesGeneral CatalystIKJ CapitalAtlanticoCanaryIKJ Health Innovation
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Guillermo Villegas(Founder)inAl Lagunas(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesTheVentureCity8VCLatitud VenturesTrust Ventures
Morada Uno provides tenant screening and background check services for property owners and landlords in Mexico.
InsurTechPropTechSaaSMexico City, MX
Santiago Morales(CEO)inInes Gamboa Sorensen(Founder)inDiego Llano(Founder)inInés Gamboa Sorensen(Co-Founder & Head of Product)inInés Gamboa(Founder)in
Co-investors0BSCapria VenturesClocktower VenturesFirst Check VenturesPICUS CAPITALY Combinator+5 more
SalesVu is an AI-native platform combining POS, eCommerce, inventory management, and marketing, using autonomous AI agents to automate reordering, pricing, fraud detection, customer engagement, and marketplace syncing.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Silverguard is a Brazilian anti-fraud platform that detects scammers and money-mule ("conta laranja") accounts across onboarding, transactions, and MED chargeback disputes via its Scam Checker risk-scoring product, and helps scam victims recover funds through its free SOS Golpe reporting channel and MED-as-a-Service tools.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Marcia Netto(Founder)inFlavio Rabelo Barros(Founder)in
Co-investorsLatitud VenturesSororitê Fund 1
Smile ID provides AI-based identity verification using biometrics, device and network intelligence, and document verification against government databases.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsFintechSilicon Valley, US
William BaresinMark Straub(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBeta.VenturesCRE Venture CapitalFuture AfricaIntercept VenturesLocalGlobe+13 more
Torre operates an AI-driven job network that automates recruitment and job hunting for companies and professionals.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Alexander Torrenegra(Founder)in
Co-investors0BSCapria VenturesMatterScale VenturesSalkantay VenturesTBD AngelsVelvet Sea Ventures+1 more
Wonder Brands develops and sells essential household consumer products across Latin America, using an online-first omnichannel model with in-house design, sourcing, and supply chain control.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Matias Casoy(Founder)inFederico Malek(Founder)inNicolás Gonzalez Luna(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesHi VenturesKube VCMarathon VenturesNazcaQED Investors+7 more
Zippi is a Brazilian financial services platform that provides small business owners with flexible credit lines accessible via mobile app and Pix payments, with weekly billing cycles and dynamic credit limits that grow with business performance.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Andre Bernardes(Founder)inBruno Lucas(Founder)inLudmila Pontremolez(Founder)inDorian Bach(Creative Director)inAndré Kauffman ZolnerkevicGabriel Saruhashi(Product Manager)in
Co-investorsFirst Check VenturesGrupo Globo - Mídia e ConteúdoHummingbird VenturesMantis CapitalMSA NovoRainfall Ventures+16 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ApprentyBambooCapimCuidas HealthDXA InvestFinerioFlokiKanastraKocomoLoveMondaysNeofinNeomedNohPomeloResiliaRespondeAí (Rise)TheiaWorldpackers
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Beta Ventures made?
- Beta Ventures has 32 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does Beta Ventures invest at?
- Beta Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Beta Ventures focus on?
- Beta Ventures focuses on EdTech, Energy, FemTech, Fintech, Healthtech, HR Tech, PropTech, Retail Tech, Travel & Hospitality.
- Who does Beta Ventures co-invest with?
- Beta Ventures most often shares deals with Capria Ventures, Y Combinator, 0BS, among 41 tracked co-investors.
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