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Citrino Ventures
Corporate VCSão Paulo · Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Citrino Ventures backs ambitious founders solving relevant problems, combining capital with the resources and levers of large corporations to add value to startups. Beyond direct investment, the firm runs CVC-as-a-service, operating corporate venture capital strategies with the capacity and focus of a specialized fund. It offers corporate partners market intelligence, access to innovation, learning about emerging markets, and potential business partnerships. The firm emphasizes disciplined and agile investing and positions itself as a partner in building durable companies alongside both entrepreneurs and corporations.
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Team · 8 people
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What they invest in
from 14 of 16 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×4Fintech ×3HR Tech ×2InsurTech ×2Mobility & Transportation ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1
HQs:Brazil×13
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 23 dated
Carbigdata operates a network of vehicle data and license-plate recognition technology in Brazil, providing real-time automotive data and analytics for fraud prevention, vehicle recovery, credit underwriting, and fleet monitoring.
Data & InfrastructureInsurTechMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsDomo InvestDOMO.VC
Cromai develops artificial intelligence tools for weed management in Brazilian agriculture, using computer vision to locate, identify, and classify weeds and to monitor crop quality.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningDeep TechPiracicaba, BR
DEEP provides an ESG platform that automates greenhouse gas emissions inventories from accounting and fiscal data, generates auditable sustainability reports aligned with standards like GRI, ISSB, and IFRS S1/S2, and offers ESG management dashboards.
Climate TechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Gedanken operates a Brazilian supplier management platform for registering, vetting, and monitoring suppliers, with automated risk classification, credit analysis, and ESG/sustainability assessment across the supply chain.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCaravela Capital
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 LearningIoTCapivari, BR
Luis Fernando Destro(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlexia Ventures
INFLEET provides a fleet management platform that uses video telemetry and real-time monitoring to prevent accidents, manage drivers, and reduce operating costs.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSSalvador, BR
Vitor Reis(Founder)inLucas Bastos(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlustone CapitalBossanova InvestimentosCanaryConfederação AssesproDomo InvestDOMO.VC
InHire is a Brazilian recruitment software (ATS) that centralizes hiring in one platform, offering job board posting, AI-assisted screening, interview management, and funnel analytics for in-house recruiting teams.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsDGFBridge One
Jumpad offers an AI platform that turns an organization's interactions, workflows, meetings, documents, and decisions into a secure corporate memory and organizational intelligence layer.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Malga provides a modular payment infrastructure and orchestration platform that enables companies to build customized payment flows with multiple processors and methods integrated in a single system.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRio de Janeiro, BR
Alex Vilhena(Founder)inThiago Garuti(Founder)inMarcel Nicolay(Founder)
Co-investorsIGNIALatitud VenturesNorte VenturesY CombinatorCostanoa VenturesDrakkar Capital TLD+6 more
Brazilian fintech offering B2B investment products by tokenizing real-world assets
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesMAYA Capital VenturesNewtopia VCNorte VenturesViden
Nilo Saúde provides AI agents and automation solutions designed for healthcare institutions to improve operational efficiency and financial outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Isadora Kimura(Founder)Rodrigo Grossi(Founder)Victor Marcondes(Founder)
Co-investorsIKJ CapitalMAYA Capital VenturesTau VenturesVox CapitalThe Column GroupThe Fund
PayHop is a technology company that uses card receivables schedules as real collateral to secure and recover credit, automating collection, guarantees, payments, and receivables anticipation.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsDomo InvestDOMO.VCExperian VenturesSerasa Experian
Solomon is a Brazilian ecommerce operating system that unifies attribution, analytics, and AI, tracking every customer touchpoint from a proprietary pixel to attribute 100% of orders across a store's own site and marketplaces.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSão José dos Campos, BR
Gabriel Marques(Founder)in
Stay is a Brazilian financial wellness platform for companies that integrates private pension plans, group life insurance, financial health tools, and long-term incentive/executive compensation programs.
FintechHR TechInsurTechToronto, BR
Nicolas Frajhof(Founder)inMarco Marigotta(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Godfrey(Executive Officer)Nick Sama(Executive Officer)Scott McGillvray(Executive Officer, Director)Blake Porretti(Executive Officer)
Co-investors17SigmaMAYA Capital VenturesNorte VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures
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
Co-investorsAlexia Ventures
Pedro Vasconcellos(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesKaszek VenturesLatitud VenturesValor Capital Group
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Citrino Ventures made?
- Citrino Ventures has 16 tracked investments.
- What stage does Citrino Ventures invest at?
- Citrino Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Citrino Ventures's typical check size?
- Citrino Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Citrino Ventures focus on?
- Citrino Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Citrino Ventures located?
- Citrino Ventures is headquartered in São Paulo, BR.
- Does Citrino Ventures lead rounds?
- Citrino Ventures has led 3 of the 3 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Citrino Ventures co-invest with?
- Citrino Ventures most often shares deals with MAYA Capital Ventures, Norte Ventures, Alexia Ventures, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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