What stage does Upload Ventures invest at?

Upload Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.

What is Upload Ventures's typical check size?

Upload Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.

What sectors does Upload Ventures focus on?

Upload Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3.

Where is Upload Ventures located?

Upload Ventures is headquartered in Sao Paulo, CA.

Does Upload Ventures lead rounds?

Yes, Upload Ventures leads investment rounds.

Upload Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Sao Paulo · Seed–Late Stage · 10 people tracked

Also known as ODETTE PARTNERS LLC

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Fund manager profile

Upload Ventures is a venture fund manager based in Sao Paulo. SEC filings show 2 venture funds on record, most recently Upload Ventures Growth, LP ($250M offering) filed April 2025.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

Stage

Seed–Late Stage

Check

$1M – $10M

Sao Paulo, CA

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2022

Private fund assets

$164.7M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Team · 10 people

from public directories

Carlos Simonsen· Managing Partner· Sao Paulo, Brazilin 𝕏

Carlos Simonsen is Managing Partner at Upstream Capital (formerly Upload Growth) and holds engineering degrees from Columbia University and École des Mines de Paris. He has experience in restructuring and operational improvement, including work on the Kraft Heinz merger where he focused on data analytics, zero-based budgeting initiatives, financial reporting, and corporate development.

Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho· Managing Partner· Sao Paulo, Brazilin

Norberto Giangrande· Managing Partner· Sao Paulo, Brazilin 𝕏

Norberto Giangrande is Executive Chairman at Minerva Foods. He co-founded Link Investimentos, an independent Brazilian broker-dealer that operated from 2002 until its acquisition by UBS, and Rico.com.vc, a retail investment platform. Beyond his financial services background, he maintains investments in agriculture and venture capital, holds a partner-investor position at Banco Neon, and participates in third-sector initiatives.

Rodrigo Baer· Managing Partner· Sao Paulo, Brazilin 𝕏

Rodrigo Baer is co-founder and managing partner at 14B Venture Capital, which invests $300K–$7M in pre-seed through Series A stage B2B AI, SaaS, and fintech companies in Latin America. His investment track record includes six unicorns and a 12x multiple on invested capital, with early-stage backing of companies including iFood, Pismo (acquired by Visa for $1B), Olist, Rappi, and Creditas. 14B Venture Capital provides capital alongside in-house support for people strategy and sales design, leveraging networks in Brazilian banking and enterprise.

Alfredo Hahn· Investor· Sao Paulo, Brazilin 𝕏

Alfredo Hahn is a Partner at Upstream Capital, a hybrid investment firm deploying both debt and equity into growth-stage technology companies. Previously, he held investment roles at Upload Ventures and Corton Capital, where he backed companies including Topsort, Simetrik, Tractian, Wildlife Studios, Neoway, and Olist, and gained operational experience at Neoway, a global enterprise SaaS platform for sales intelligence and risk and compliance. Based in São Paulo, Hahn spent approximately a decade working in Miami, New York, and Munich before returning to Brazil.

Mario Bermúdez· Investor· Mexicoin

Matheus Schettini· Investor· Sao Paulo, Brazilin

Matheus Schettini is founder and managing partner at Noctua Capital, where he invests in early-stage companies across AI, fintech, and other sectors. He previously held positions at SoftBank, Redpoint, and Volpe Capital, and co-founded Feduc. Schettini serves as a board member across portfolio companies and teaches venture capital at FGV and Insper.

Natalia Gonzalez Vela· Investor· Mexico City, Mexicoin 𝕏

Natalia Gonzalez Vela is a venture capital investor and former SoftBank employee who founded and leads La Neta del VC, a bilingual platform and newsletter addressing venture capital topics for Latin American founders. Through her work, she provides information on fundraising, capitalization structures, and investor dynamics to founders across the region.

Suad Fakih-Name· Scout· Toronto, Ontarioin 𝕏

Vanessa Zogbi· Analyst· Sao Paulo, Brazilin

What they invest in

from 2 of 3 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Developer Tools ×1Fintech ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×2Mexico×1

Investments · 3 tracked

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Topsort, Inc.SEC filingmedium confidence

Palo Alto, US

Francisco Larrain(Founder)Zirui Ye(Founder)

Board seatCarlos Simonsen· per SEC Form D · $25.1M raise · filed Mar 2024

BotCitybotcity.devin 𝕏

BotCity provides a centralized platform for managing Python scripts created by AI or human developers, offering orchestration, monitoring, security controls, and governance capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Lorhan Caproni(Founder)inGabriel Archanjo(Founder)in

Plerkplerk.ioin 𝕏

Plerk provides virtual benefit cards that let companies allocate budgets for employee perks, allowing workers to choose from merchant options while maintaining centralized billing and spending controls across distributed teams.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSGuadalajara, MX

Miguel Medina(Founder)inAngel Arias(Founder)inAntonio Martinez Quintero(Founder)in

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 Upload Ventures invest at?: Upload Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
What is Upload Ventures's typical check size?: Upload Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
What sectors does Upload Ventures focus on?: Upload Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3.
Where is Upload Ventures located?: Upload Ventures is headquartered in Sao Paulo, CA.
Does Upload Ventures lead rounds?: Yes, Upload Ventures leads investment rounds.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Fora da Caixa #06 - Rodrigo Baer: Founder na Upload Ventures

Confraria Fora da Caixa · Rodrigo Baer

Pro-tips for pitching, with Upload Ventures' Rodrigo Baer 💸

Web Summit · Rodrigo Baer

Carlos Simonsen, Upload Ventures Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Semilla.VC Interview

Semilla VC · Carlos Simonsen

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