Green Rock
Venture capitalSão Paulo · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Green Rock is an independent healthcare-focused investment manager operating in Latin America, connecting investors, entrepreneurs, and specialists to build the future of health. The firm backs high-potential healthcare projects and collaborates with winning teams throughout their entrepreneurial journey. Its team and committees are composed of physicians, executives, and entrepreneurs with deep, long-standing experience in healthcare, giving the firm detailed knowledge of market structure, regulation, business models, and trends. This expertise, combined with its reputation, enables Green Rock to identify and access superior healthcare investment opportunities and to evaluate solutions with technical and ethical depth.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 25, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from curated & public directoriesDanilo Matsunaga is a physician and entrepreneur who serves as an investor at Green Rock. He holds board positions at healthcare startups and works as an angel investor.
What they invest in
from 6 of 18 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×5AI & Machine Learning ×2Biotech ×2Digital Health ×2AgTech ×1Fintech ×1Hardware ×1HR Tech ×1
HQs:Brazil×5
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAZD CRO is a contract research organization providing end-to-end services for clinical trials and product registration, from early-phase studies (proof of concept, First in Human, Phase I) through Phase IV.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechValinhos, BR
Luciana Ferrara(CEO)Paulo Fernandes(Chief Operating Officer)Tânia Pinheiro(Project Operations Director)Josiane Fazio(Project and B&D Manager)Eduardo Pagani(Medical Writing Director)
PartnerRicardo Salomão· solo GP
brain4care develops a lightweight, portable, non-invasive sensor that monitors neurological health and assesses the risk of intracranial hypertension (ICP) in real time, usable in clinics, hospitals, or at the patient's home.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
PartnerRicardo Salomão· solo GP
Closecare provides an AI-agent platform that automates the management of medical certificates and absence-justification documents, handling digital intake, validation, fraud detection across 11+ categories, and reporting.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechHR Tech
PartnerRicardo Salomão· solo GP
Co-investorsDOMO.VC
CROP LABS is a pre-clinical contract research organization (CRO) that provides safety, efficacy, and quality-control testing, including bioscreening that simulates a product's mechanism of action and gene expression.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotech
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
PartnerRicardo Salomão· solo GP
Co-investorsAstellaMago CapitalMONASHEES
Omni Saúde offers an employer-sponsored medication benefit in Brazil, providing employees a monthly credit via an app to buy prescription medicines at any pharmacy in the country.
Digital HealthFintechHealthtech
PartnerRicardo Salomão· solo GP
Co-investorsNorte Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
EndogenGlicHFOCUSMirscience TherapeuticsNuriaQuality24SanarSaniiSiMCoVitamine-seWelbe
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Green Rock made?
- Green Rock has 18 tracked investments.
- What stage does Green Rock invest at?
- Green Rock invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Green Rock focus on?
- Green Rock focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices, PropTech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Green Rock located?
- Green Rock is headquartered in São Paulo, BR.
- Does Green Rock lead rounds?
- Yes, Green Rock leads investment rounds.
- Who does Green Rock co-invest with?
- Green Rock most often shares deals with Astella, MONASHEES, Norte Ventures, among 6 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamricardo salomão, co-fundador da green rock
Audazes Podcast · Ricardo Salomão
Family Offices e os Investimentos de Nicho - Ricardo Salomão, Green Rock - PODCAP #25
Captable · Ricardo Salomão
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