What stage does StartVC invest at?

StartVC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.

What is StartVC's typical check size?

StartVC typically writes checks of $30K.

What sectors does StartVC focus on?

StartVC focuses on Crypto & Web3, Sector Agnostic.

StartVC

Accelerator

Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked

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Investment thesis

StartVC operates as a startup accelerator with a new acceleration model, investing up to R$150,000 in companies or ideas as working capital without collateral or credit analysis, taking a minority equity stake. Beyond capital, it offers a support ecosystem including accounting, legal services, service providers, partner offers (such as AWS), vertical and business mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs and CEOs, day-to-day operational help, and introductions to potential first customers among dozens of partner companies. It targets startups with high growth potential across sectors such as eCommerce, finance, logistics, insurance, retail, and software.

Invests inCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticBrazil

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Seed

Check

$30K

Instruments

Equity

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website

Carolina Barbosa· Salvador, Bahia, Brazilin

Carolina Barbosa is an attorney and partner at Ruy Andrade Advocacia specializing in labor law, workplace environment law, union law, and administrative law for public servants. She holds a law degree from UFBA and specializations in labor law from PUC Minas and environmental law from CERS, and serves as a professor at Faculdade Baiana de Direito e Gestão teaching labor law, LGPD in employment relations, and business labor law at the postgraduate level. She is recognized by the publication Análise Advocacia Mulher as one of the most respected female attorneys in Brazil and co-founded the Permanent Forum on Labor Procedural Law and the Bahia Meeting on Labor Process.

Daniel Dellis· Brazilin

Daniel Dellis is co-founder of StartVC, a startup accelerator, and serves as executive superintendent managing corporate governance at Tecnosonda. He has five years of international experience in Spain working for Google on digital marketing sales and strategy across Spain, England, Portugal, and Israel. His background spans corporate governance, business administration, and digital marketing, with focus on supporting startups in Brazil's Northeast region through accelerator programming and investment readiness.

Diogo Guanabara· Salvador, Bahia, Brazilin

João Paulo Fichman· Salvador, Bahia, Brazilin

Marcos Machado in

Marcos Machado is a cofounder at StartVC with experience in risk management, investment, and entrepreneurship. His work involves applying big data analytics to business ecosystems, with a focus on technology investments and supporting local talent development.

Max Mottin

Paulo Carvalho· PhD

Ruy Andrade· Salvador, Bahia, Brazilin

Ruy Andrade is a lawyer and partner at Ruy Andrade Advocacia Empresarial specializing in business law, corporate law, and contracts, with particular focus on the oil and gas, healthcare, and retail sectors. He serves as a board member at Petrobahia and teaches corporate law at Faculdade Baiana de Direito, where he coordinates the LLM program in business law, as well as courses in negotiation, mediation, and arbitration at other institutions. Andrade holds a master's degree in business law from FGV and has completed specialized training in negotiation, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and business management from Harvard, the London School of Economics, Northwestern University, and Fundação Dom Cabral.

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does StartVC invest at?: StartVC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is StartVC's typical check size?: StartVC typically writes checks of $30K.
What sectors does StartVC focus on?: StartVC focuses on Crypto & Web3, Sector Agnostic.

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