MONASHEES
Venture capitalActively deployingSão Paulo · Seed–Growth · 7 people tracked
Also known as Monashees Expansion · MONASHEES GESTÃO DE INVESTIMENTOS LTDA · MONASHEES GEST�O DE INVESTIMENTOS LTDA
Investment thesis
Monashees positions itself as a global Latin American venture capital firm, believing that Latam is global and that Latin American founders are building world-class technology companies serving markets from the region to the world. The firm backs bold, technology-driven entrepreneurs building category-defining companies, embracing a future shaped by founders, technology, and AI. It emphasizes a human-centered view of entrepreneurship, viewing founders as the creators of the future, and sees itself as playing a central role in shaping Latin America's technology ecosystem.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 16 of 41 portfolio companiesFintech ×8Enterprise Software ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×4SaaS ×4E-commerce ×3Creator Economy ×2EdTech ×2
HQs:Brazil×4United States×3Argentina×2Mexico×2Chile×1Colombia×1
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathTravel & HospitalityGrand Cayman
Ariel Lambrecht(Director)Carlo Dapuzzo(Director)Paulo Veras(Executive Officer, Director)Carlos Kokron(Director)Renato Freitas(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatCarlo Dapuzzo· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Feb 2015
Grand Cayman
Justin Mateen(Director)Scott Sobel(Director)Isabella Coutinho(Director)Carlo Dapuzzo(Director)Adhemar Milani Neto(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatCarlo Dapuzzo· per SEC Form D · $31M raise · filed Nov 2019
Grand Cayman
Denis Xavier Cruz(Executive Officer, Director)Antonio Ivan Cordeiro Filho(Executive Officer)Joaquim Pedro Andres Ribeiro(Director)Eric Acher(Director)Rodrigo Calvo Galindo(Director)Carlos Alberto Guerra Filgueiras(Director)
Board seatEric Acher· per SEC Form D · $17.5M raise · filed Mar 2021
Grand Cayman
Eduardo Fernandes Bahia Baer(Executive Officer, Director)Nicolas Berman(Director)Fernando Cornachione Gadotti(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatCarlo Dapuzzo· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Jan 2018
Road Town, Tortola
Luciano Tavares(Director)Eric Acher(Director)Jose Carlos Sardagna(Director)Meyer Malka(Director)Vinicius Roveda Goncalves(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEric Acher· per SEC Form D · $29.1M raise · filed Mar 2018
Grand Cayman
Kevin Efrusy(Director)Jeff Lieberman(Director)Carlos Eduardo Curioni(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Acher(Director)
Board seatEric Acher· per SEC Form D · $2.2M raise · filed Jun 2020
Grand Cayman
Ana Luiza McLaren(Director)Tie Lima(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Acher(Director)Brian Feinstein(Director)
Board seatEric Acher· per SEC Form D
Grand Cayman
Eric Acher(Director)Vasco Carvalho Oliveira Neto(Executive Officer, Director)Mauricio Motta(Director)
Board seatEric Acher· per SEC Form D · $3.7M raise · filed Aug 2017
Frubana supplies food and ingredients to restaurants across Latin America through an online marketplace.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSão Paulo, BR
Fabian Gomez Gutierrez(Founder)inCarlo Dapuzzo(Director)Daniel Bilbao(Director)Simon Borrero(Director)
Board seatCarlo Dapuzzo· per SEC Form D · $25M raise · filed Jan 2020
Curitiba, Parana
Helio Bruck Rotenberg(Director)Eric Acher(Director)Marcus Vinicius Mazega Figueredo(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEric Acher· per SEC Form D · $3.9M raise · filed Jul 2018
Grand Cayman
Eric Acher(Director)Caio Vinicius Mayoli Bolognesi(Director)Raphael Gouvea de Melo(Executive Officer, Director)Lincoln Ando(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEric Acher· per SEC Form D · $3.6M raise · filed Mar 2018
Grand Cayman
Rafael Costa(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEric Acher· per SEC Form D · $86.1M raise · filed Oct 2023
Grand Cayman
Pedro Henrique Vahia Concy(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Acher(Director)Robson da Costa Melo(Director)Sullyen Almeida(Director)
Board seatSullyen Almeida· per SEC Form D · $9.4M raise · filed May 2020
Grand Cayman
Marcelo Kayath(Director)Pedro Medeiros De Paula(Director)Eric Acher(Director)Jaime de Paula Junior(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin J. Efrusy(Director)Cesar Gomez Junior(Director)
Board seatEric Acher· per SEC Form D · $14.5M raise · filed Apr 2017
Grand Cayman
Eric Acher(Director)Max Reichel(Director)Egimar Cardoso(Executive Officer, Director)Koonal Gandhi(Director)
Board seatEric Acher· per SEC Form D · $4.5M raise · filed Jan 2017
An online marketplace for industrial and home supplies including packaging materials, safety equipment, tools, hardware, paint, and automotive parts, serving customers in Spanish-speaking markets.
MarketplacesParkland, US
Juan Carlos Narvaez(Executive Officer, Director)Enrique Villamarin(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Reiner(Director)Felipe Villamarin(Director)Nicolas Villegas(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatCarlo Dapuzzo· per SEC Form D · $20.3M raise · filed Feb 2021
Belo Horizonte
DIEGO LOPES NOGUEIRA(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)DAVI DE CASTRO REIS(Executive Officer, Director)CARLO DAPUZZO(Director)
Board seatCarlo Dapuzzo· per SEC Form D · $56.5K raise · filed Dec 2016
Addi is a buy-now-pay-later platform that provides installment credit to consumers in Colombia, enabling purchases at physical stores and online merchants without traditional credit requirements.
Fintech
Santiago Suárez(Founder & CEO)
Ahazou provides ready-made social media content and templates for entrepreneurs and small business owners across 100+ industries, allowing them to publish daily posts, stories, and videos without hiring agencies or freelancers.
Creator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Rui K Miadaira(Founder)in
ClicOH provides fulfillment, warehousing, and last-mile delivery services for e-commerce businesses across Latin America.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainBuenos Aires, AR
Agustin Novillo Saravia(Founder)inJuan Martin Altamirano(Founder)inEmiliano Segura(Founder)in
Coderhouse is an online education platform offering live courses and career programs in technology, AI, programming, design, and digital marketing for students across Latin America.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechBuenos Aires, AR
Facio provides early wage access services to employees in Brazil, allowing workers to receive portions of their earned salary before the standard payment schedule.
FintechSão Paulo, BR
Márcio Dos Santos(Founder)inSaulo Tristao(Founder)inTiciano Vieira(Founder)inMarcelo Lima(Director)Stefan Jeschonnek(Director)
Madeira Madeira is a Brazilian e-commerce platform specializing in furniture, home decor, and building materials, offering both online shopping and physical store locations.
E-commerceCuritiba, BR
Hernan Kazah(Director)Christian Friedland(Director)Paulo Passoni(Director)Daniel Bermudes Scandian(Executive Officer, Director)Roberto Leuzinger(Director)Marcelo Santos Andrade Lima(Director)
Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that simplifies international trade in Latin America by offering air, sea, land, and multimodal cargo transportation alongside financing, insurance, and centralized logistics management through a single platform.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMexico City, MX
Alfonso de los Rios Villareal(Founder/CEO)inMaximiliano Casal(Founder)inAlfonso de los Rios(Cofounder)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does MONASHEES invest at?
- MONASHEES invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is MONASHEES's typical check size?
- MONASHEES typically writes checks of $10M.
- What sectors does MONASHEES focus on?
- MONASHEES focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is MONASHEES located?
- MONASHEES is headquartered in São Paulo, BR.
- Does MONASHEES lead rounds?
- Yes, MONASHEES leads investment rounds.
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Co-investors · 73
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Valor Capital Group is a cross-border venture fund connecting the US, Latin American, and global technology markets, investing in consumer internet and enterprise software companies.
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Latitud is an early-stage investor and community platform connecting Latin American startup talent with Silicon Valley, including a Fellowship program for founders.
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