Monashees
Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Latin America-focused VC that backs human-centered tech, offers a 300+ entrepreneur community across 150+ companies, and systematically connects founders to global capital and talent.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website
Eric Acher co-founded Brazil’s early VC industry in 2005, pairing McKinsey strategy and General Atlantic growth experience while comparing Latin America with Southeast Asia to generate cross‑regional insights.
Fabio Igel, a 1992 Olympic skier who co-founded a venture firm, shifted to Partner Emeritus to focus on family business while remaining cultural steward and angel investor in Brazilian fintechs.
Caio Bolognesi, a Kauffman Fellow, focuses on fintech and B2B infrastructure in Latin America—payments, BaaS and analytics for energy and shipping—and teaches unit economics and SaaS metrics while speaking globally.
Carlo Dapuzzo, investing since 2005, specializes in Latin American marketplaces—backing 99, Rappi and Frubana—combines Monitor Group strategy consulting and early internet startup experience and sits on boards like Luzia and Chiper.
Marcelo Lima blends ITA engineering and UC Berkeley corporate finance training to invest in fintech and B2B software, offering technical-financial expertise, broad Brazilian regional perspective and Kauffman Fellow global networks.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Monashees invest at?
- Monashees invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Monashees's typical check size?
- Monashees typically writes checks of $250K – $5M.
- What sectors does Monashees focus on?
- Monashees focuses on EdTech, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- Does Monashees lead rounds?
- Monashees typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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