What stage does Honey Island Capital invest at?

Honey Island Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

What is Honey Island Capital's typical check size?

Honey Island Capital typically writes checks of $200K – $1M.

Where is Honey Island Capital located?

Honey Island Capital is headquartered in Curitiba, BR.

Honey Island Capital

Venture capital

Curitiba · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Honey Island Capital focuses on fintech, B2B SaaS, and Web3 startups solving structural problems in Latin America, favoring scalable models led by founders with global ambition. It invests mainly at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages in companies that have validated their value proposition and are ready to scale. Beyond capital, the firm offers active strategic support and access to its ecosystem of investors, partners, and specialists, helping portfolio companies with fundraising, product, growth, and governance. A dedicated arm applies quantitative strategies to opportunities in blockchain, AI, smart contracts, and crypto markets.

Invests inB2B Marketplaces Construction Tech Crypto & Web3 Fintech InsurTech LegalTech PropTech SaaSBrazilLatin America

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Check

$200K – $1M

Curitiba, BR

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2015

Tracked investments

Team · 9 people

from public directories

Hida Lambros· Partner· Brazilin 𝕏

Mariana Foresti· Managing Partner· Brazilin 𝕏

Mariana Foresti is a Managing Partner at Honey Island Capital, where she sources, structures, and manages venture capital investments in technology-driven companies and alternative assets. She has experience across fintech and emerging technologies, and previously worked with Endeavor supporting high-growth companies and facilitating relationships between founders, investors, and strategic partners.

Wagner Ruiz· Partner· Sao Paulo, Brazilin

Wagner Ruiz is co-founder and board member of EBANX, a fintech company focused on cross-border payments. He previously served as Chief Risk Officer and Chief Financial Officer at EBANX for nearly nine years, during which he designed the company's payment infrastructure and financial architecture. Ruiz currently serves as board member at Banco Topázio S/A and has expertise in fintech regulatory systems, risk management, and compliance.

Léo Jianoti· Venture Partner· Brazilin 𝕏

Léo Jianoti is an economist and Managing Partner at Zetta who allocates capital across multiple stages of company development, from angel investments through scaling phases. He cofounded Curitiba Angels, serves as a venture partner at Honey Island Capital, and leads Zetta's model combining capital, media, and distribution. Jianoti writes and speaks publicly about angel investment in Brazil, capital allocation, and founder evaluation, and hosts the Mundo Business program on Mundo Livre FM.

Cibelle Higino· Senior Associate· Brazil

Gean Chu· Brazilin 𝕏

Gean Chu is a Partner at Honey Island Capital, where he leads web3 and blockchain initiatives. He founded Los Paleteros, a company that introduced Mexican popsicles to the Brazilian ice cream market, and has held roles across retail, franchising, and industrial sectors. Chu has supported early-stage companies as an angel investor and mentor through Curitiba Angels.

Luís Figueiredo· Investor· Brazilin

Luís Figueiredo brings over 30 years of experience in Brazilian and multinational corporations across multiple countries, with expertise in strategic planning, operations management, mergers and acquisitions, and multicultural business environments. He has worked as a consultant, coach, and mentor for over 13 years and spent more than two years structuring and launching a startup. Figueiredo currently serves as mentor and investor at Honey Island Capital, board member at Earth Charter International - Brasil, and mentor at Endeavor Brasil, while also serving on boards and advisory roles at global companies and nonprofit entities.

Murilo Jovtei· Investor· Brazilin

Murilo Jovtei is an investor and strategic partner at Shooting House with over 15 years of experience leading data, artificial intelligence, technology, and digital product initiatives at publicly traded companies with global operations. He has served as a board member, mentor, and entrepreneur across retail, technology, consulting, and venture capital sectors, with experience spanning digital product development, innovation labs, data infrastructure transformation, and omnichannel operations. His background includes founding and scaling a legal analytics startup, advisory board participation, and successful exits from fund and startup investments.

Rafael Dalla Riva· Investor· Brazil

What they invest in

from 21 of 31 portfolio companies

Fintech ×13SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Crypto & Web3 ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2HR Tech ×2Marketing Tech ×2

HQs:Brazil×16Mexico×1

Investments · 31 tracked

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AgriConnectedagriconnected.com

Brick Segurosbrickseguros.com.br

Brick is a no-code automation platform for insurance companies that uses AI to automate decision-making workflows like underwriting, claims, and fraud prevention.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSão Paulo, BR

Celerocelero.com.brin

Celero is a data infrastructure platform for legal entities (PJs) in Latin America that uses artificial intelligence to help financial institutions gain comprehensive customer insights and optimize credit expansion for business customers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSão Paulo, BR

ComunicaIncomunica.in

CredAlugacredaluga.com.brin

Dealerspacedealerspace.aiin

Dealerspace provides a marketing and sales platform for automotive dealerships in Brazil, offering unified solutions including websites, CRM, WhatsApp integration, and AI-powered data enrichment.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSão Paulo, BR

Finanexfinanex.io

Girogiro.techin

GIRO.TECH provides cloud-based infrastructure and technology solutions for credit operations, enabling retailers and financial institutions to originate and manage various credit products (personal loans, installment sales, securitization) with regulatory compliance and API integrations.

Cloud ComputingFintechSaaS

Igualigual.comin

Keikenkeiken.app

Keiken is a marketplace platform that connects health and wellness professionals with companies and employees seeking wellness services.

HR TechMarketplacesWellness & Fitness

Khiza DAOkhizadao.comin 𝕏

Khiza is a startup studio that creates and scales web3 businesses by transforming ideas into market-leading companies across blockchain, DeFi, digital assets, and infrastructure sectors.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Kytekyte.com.brin

Kyte is a point-of-sale system designed for small businesses to manage sales across multiple channels including physical stores and online platforms.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaSSão Paulo, BR

Liqiliqi.com.brin 𝕏

Liqi is a Brazilian tokenization platform that lets retail investors buy tokens representing shares of real credit operations starting at R$25, with real guarantees such as rental contracts, vehicles, CCBs and card receivables.

Crypto & Web3FintechSão Paulo, BR

Liquidbeliquid.ai

Makasimakasi.com.brin

Makasí provides digital financing solutions for residential construction and real estate development in Brazil.

Construction TechFintechPropTechSão Paulo, BR

Midaomidao.orgin 𝕏

Neopagneopag.comin

Neopag provides payment processing solutions for small merchants and retailers, enabling non-contact sales and collections.

Fintech

Noodlenoodle.cxin

Noodle is a financial technology company offering foreign exchange operations in Brazil through partnerships with licensed banking institutions.

FintechSão Paulo, BR

Omniomni.chatin

OmniChat is an AI-powered conversational platform designed to help businesses integrate marketing, sales, and customer relationship management on WhatsApp.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Pearpear.garden𝕏

Pear Protocol is a decentralized trading platform for pair and basket trading with leverage, allowing traders to simultaneously go long and short across multiple tokens.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Sakssaks.global

SAKS Global provides a trading platform offering access to global financial products including stocks, bonds, ETFs, and structured strategies for advisors, managers, and clients.

FintechSaaS

Tecnofittecnofit.com.brin

Tecnofit provides a management system for fitness gyms and studios that includes enrollment, scheduling, workout programming, billing automation, and client engagement tools through a dedicated mobile app.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Teva Indicestevaindices.com.brin

Teva Indices develops and manages stock market indices and ETFs for the Brazilian financial market, covering fixed income (treasuries, debentures, letters of credit), equities, real estate investment funds, and cryptocurrencies.

Data & InfrastructureFintech

Tokutrytoku.comin 𝕏

Toku provides software for Latin American businesses to manage accounts receivable operations, including payment processing, retry logic for failed transactions, and customer notifications, allowing companies to improve cash collection efficiency.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMexico City, MX

Francisca Noguera(Founder)inCristina Etcheberry(Founder)inEnzo Tamburini(Founder)in

Transfeeratransfeera.comin

Transfeera is a payment processing institution authorized by Brazil's Central Bank that provides payment and collection solutions for businesses via web platform and API.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Treasytreasy.com.br

Troctroc.com.br

Turn2Cturn2c.com

V360v360.ioin

V360 is a platform that automates the capture, validation, and processing of invoices and payment workflows for Brazilian companies navigating new tax legislation (Reforma Tributária).

Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Vaasvaas.livein

VAAS is a risk intelligence platform that unifies compliance, fraud prevention, and credit decision-making in a single engine for Brazilian financial institutions and marketplaces.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSão Paulo, BR

Worcworc.com.brin

Worc is a Brazilian job matching platform that connects hospitality workers in bars and restaurants with employment opportunities.

B2B MarketplacesHR TechSão Paulo, BR

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Toku: The fintech founded and led by a woman raises 48 million dollars in Series A

Toku · entnerd.com · Apr 19, 2025

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Honey Island Capital invest at?: Honey Island Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Honey Island Capital's typical check size?: Honey Island Capital typically writes checks of $200K – $1M.
What sectors does Honey Island Capital focus on?: Honey Island Capital focuses on B2B Marketplaces, Construction Tech, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, InsurTech, LegalTech, PropTech, SaaS.
Where is Honey Island Capital located?: Honey Island Capital is headquartered in Curitiba, BR.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Propulsão #8 - Léo Jianoti da Honey Island Capital | Investimento seed

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$100K – $5M

Quartz

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