The Largest VC Firms in Brazil

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Partners Group is a global private markets firm with USD 174 billion in assets under management and c. 1,800 professionals across 23 offices worldwide. We seek to generate superior returns through capitalizing on thematic growth trends and transforming attractive businesses and assets into market leaders. As a committed, responsible investor, we aim to deliver lasting, positive impact for all our stakeholders. We provide an innovative range of bespoke client solutions to institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and private individuals globally. Partners Group has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2006 (symbol: PGHN).

EQT is a global investment organization focused on active ownership and thematic investing across private capital, infrastructure, and real estate, from early-stage ventures to large-cap buyouts.

CRP is a pioneer in the Private Equity and Venture Capital sectors in Brazil, with over 35 years of experience and 10 funds established. CRP started in 1981 in the city of Porto Alegre, the capital city of Rio Grande do Sul State. The location of CRP gave the Firm an edge in prospecting investment opportunities in the Southern Region of Brazil and also São Paulo State (the region represents 50% of the country GDP), CRP’s target region. The history of CRP can be divided into two major phases: the Early Stage Phase, from 1981 to 2005, and the Growth Capital Phase, from 2006 to date. Since 2006, due to the successful experience gathered in the early stage phase, CRP strategically decided to move towards growth capital deals. It was clear that even larger companies were also seeking to improve their governance and management skills. The majority of these companies in Brazil still are family owned businesses with little or no experience in receiving a private equity investor. For many, it is the chance to push their companies to another level in terms of governance and professionalization, aggregating value to their assets.

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a specialized financial partner for the innovation economy, serving startups from pre-seed to IPO, as well as venture capital and private equity investors globally.

Lendable is a technology-enabled investment platform providing debt and financing solutions to high-growth fintech companies and impact alternatives in emerging and frontier markets.

Novo Holdings A/S is the holding and investment company responsible for managing the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, one of the world's largest enterprise foundations. Established in 1999, the company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with offices in London, San Francisco, Boston, Singapore, and Shanghai. As of 2024, Novo Holdings manages total assets of DKK 1,060 billion (€142 billion). The company's primary objective is to improve people's health and the sustainability of society and the planet by generating attractive long-term returns on the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. To achieve this, Novo Holdings invests in life science companies at all stages of development and manages a diversified portfolio that includes equities, bonds, real estate, infrastructure assets, and private equity investments. In 2024, Novo Holdings reported record total income and investment returns of DKK 60 billion (€8.0 billion), driven by strong performances from its investment portfolio and the Novo Group companies. A significant recent development was the completion of a $16.5 billion acquisition of Catalent, a contract drug manufacturer, in December 2024. This strategic move aims to bolster the production of Wegovy, a popular weight-loss drug, to meet increasing demand. Novo Holdings' investment areas include life science investments, capital investments, and planetary health investments, with a focus on regions such as North America, Europe, and Asia. The company's guiding principles emphasize high performance with respect and responsibility, an ambitious strategy focused on return-driven investments, and excellence in operations, including talent development and strong governance.

Providence pioneered a sector-focused approach to private equity investing with the vision that a dedicated team of industry experts could build exceptional companies of enduring value. Since the firm’s inception in 1989, Providence has invested in over 170 companies and has become a leading private equity firm specializing in growth-oriented investments in media, communications, education and technology.Providence pioneered a sector-focused approach to private equity investing with the vision that a dedicated team of industry experts could build exceptional companies of enduring value. Since the firm’s inception in 1989, Providence has invested in over 170 companies and has become a leading private equity firm specializing in growth-oriented investments in media, communications, education and technology.

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Warburg Pincus is a global private equity firm founded in 1966, specializing in growth investing across various sectors and geographies. With over $87 billion in assets under management, the firm has invested in more than 1,000 companies worldwide. Their investment focus spans business services, capital solutions, consumer, energy transition & sustainability, financial services, healthcare, industrials, real estate, and technology. Warburg Pincus operates with a global approach, bringing together deep expertise across sectors to unlock cross-industry insights and opportunities. The firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Mauritius, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore.

Summit Partners is a global growth equity investment firm founded in 1984, specializing in providing capital and strategic support to category-leading companies across technology, healthcare, and growth products and services sectors. With over 40 years of experience, Summit Partners has invested in more than 550 companies, leading to over 175 public equity offerings and more than 250 strategic mergers and sales. The firm manages over $46 billion in assets across its fund complex, demonstrating its significant presence in the growth equity investment landscape.

LetterOne is an international investment business headquartered in Luxembourg. We invest our own capital in companies that we think have unrealised potential and where we believe our strategic involvement can improve their performance and build significant value. We are very selective about the sectors in which we invest. We only invest in sectors where we have developed deep industry expertise. As businesspeople we bring, sector experience, strategic expertise, and our own permanent capital, to those companies in which we choose to invest. We are long-term growth investors – with no fixed investment time horizons. We know that building a better performing business takes time and determination. People need energy, food retail, and technology. As demographics change, people are increasingly concerned about their health. They need energy to power homes and grow economies. Therefore, these sectors have longevity and opportunity. Many industries are in significant flux because of changes in society, demographics and technology. Companies around the world are transforming their operating models and deepening their relationships and knowledge of their consumers. Our vision is to build on our proven track record of successful investments to create one of the world's leading international investment businesses. We have successfully managed companies through volatile periods like these and will undoubtedly do so again. We are disciplined when it comes to the execution of strategy. We have an operational mindset. Our investments are focused on the Energy, Retail, Telecoms & Health sectors through our business units, L1 Energy, L1 Retail, L1 Technology and L1 Health. Our liquidity is managed by L1 Treasury.

TenOneTen Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm that invests early in technical teams transforming major industries like healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing using AI and data.

BAM Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Brian Lee and Richard Jun, both seasoned entrepreneurs with extensive experience in building and scaling companies. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, targeting resilient founders who have the vision to launch and scale innovative technologies, products, and services that connect with consumers and transform commerce. BAM Ventures emphasizes a hands-on approach, offering not only capital but also time, experience, and relationships to support entrepreneurs in building companies that matter. Their portfolio includes notable companies such as Honey (acquired by PayPal), Tala, Wondery (acquired by Amazon), Flow, Rael, and Modern Animal.

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the Enterprise, Consumer, and Health sectors. Over the past two decades, the Lightspeed team has backed hundreds of entrepreneurs and helped build more than 400 companies globally, including Snap, Affirm, Nest, Nutanix, AppDynamics, MuleSoft, OYO, Guardant, and GrubHub. Lightspeed and its affiliates currently manage $10.5B across the global Lightspeed platform, with investment professionals and advisors in Silicon Valley, Israel, India, China, Southeast Asia and Europe.

Invus is an evergreen equity investment firm founded in 1985, managing over $10 billion in capital. With offices in New York, Paris, and Hong Kong, Invus focuses on empowering owner-managers to transform their industries by providing the freedom to take risks, the capital to reach their goals, and the strategic advice to navigate uncharted waters. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment horizon, aiming for exponential, sustainable value creation through building sustainable competitive advantages and innovating to fulfill real customer needs. Invus operates with a unique structure that allows flexibility in the types of companies and situations they engage with, fully aligning their incentives with their partners and demonstrating a long-term commitment to see through any challenges along the way. Since its inception, Invus has been successfully empowering owner-managers, with its source of capital being a European family group through their Artal investment vehicle. This evergreen structure has enabled Invus to compound its initial pool of capital over four decades, growing to over $10 billion even after distributing billions to shareholders.

Kleiner Perkins is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. They were early investors in many significant companies, including Amazon, AOL, Compaq, Electronic Arts, Google, Intuit, Macromedia, Netscape, Segway, and Sun Microsystems.For five decades, Kleiner Perkins has partnered with some of the most ingenious founders in technology and life sciences, helping them make history with their bold ideas. Through twenty venture funds and four growth funds, we’ve invested $10 billion in hundreds of companies including pioneers such as Amazon, Genentech, and Google. Today, Kleiner Perkins continues to help founders and their bold ideas make history investing in companies like Desktop Metal, IronNet, Ring, Spotify, Slack, and Peloton.The firm's four founding partners were Eugene Kleiner, Tom Perkins, Frank J. Caufield, and Brook Byers.

Claritas is a a pioneer in independent resource management, offering local and international funds. We have been operating in the market for 20 years, with a stable and experienced team, delivering solid and consistent results. Since 2012, we have been part of the Principal Financial Group, one of the world's largest asset managers.

a16z crypto is a venture capital fund that invests in crypto and web3 startups. We have over $7.6 billion assets under management across four funds, and have been investing in web3 – across all stages – since 2013, under the direction of founding general partner Chris Dixon, as part of Andreessen Horowitz.

Norwest Venture Partners is a leading Silicon-Valley based venture capital and growth equity investment firm managing $7.5 billion in capital. Since our inception, we have invested in more than 600 companies. The firm invests in early to late stage companies across a wide range of sectors with a focus on consumer, enterprise, and healthcare.We offer a deep network of connections, operating experience, and a wide range of impactful services to help CEOs and founders advance on their journey.We are proud to have backed entrepreneurs at Apigee, Casper, FireEye, Jet, Kendra Scott, and Udemy among others.Norwest has offices in Palo Alto and San Francisco, with subsidiaries in Mumbai and Bengaluru, India and Herzelia, Israel.

NGP Capital is a venture capital firm dedicated to empowering exceptional founders in transforming their innovative ideas into companies that contribute to a better future. With over $1.6 billion under management, the firm has backed more than 100 companies, including 19 unicorns and 11 IPOs. Their investment philosophy centers on the convergence of the physical and digital worlds, believing that this fusion will ignite positive human progress and lead to the emergence of the next generation of iconic companies. NGP Capital's portfolio spans various sectors, including enterprise computer vision, consumer IoT platforms, cybersecurity, and autonomous robotics. Notable investments include Scandit, Xiaomi, Coda, Lime, Security Scorecard, Immuta, ANYbotics, and Dataloop. The firm is committed to partnering with companies from inception to IPO, providing long-term support to foster growth and innovation.

Vertex is a global network of venture capital funds. The Vertex network of funds invests in early stage opportunities in technology through Vertex Ventures and healthcare through Vertex Ventures HC, and growth stage opportunities through Vertex Growth. Each of the Vertex Ventures funds in Israel, USA, China, and SEA & India operate independently, with separate local teams that raise and manage respective funds independently.Vertex Holdings is an anchor investor in each of the Vertex funds, namely: Vertex Ventures China, Vertex Ventures USA, Vertex Ventures Israel, Vertex Ventures SEA & India, Vertex Ventures HC, and Vertex Growth. Vertex Holdings is owned by Temasek Holdings.

Canaan is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas. While we love speedy success, we're acutely aware that greatness comes in many forms and at different times. That's why we're not afraid to break the mold to bring something spectacular to life. Our approach is personal. We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach, but there are a few absolutes intrinsic to who we are and how we work. And these values weren’t contrived out of thin air, they’re hard earned over the past 30 years and counting. 01 High performance, low ego. The old adage “actions speak louder than words” rings true within Canaan’s walls, and in our interactions with companies out in the wild. Words like "understated" and "effective" are often used to describe our partners, and that’s fine by us. We’ll leave the bragging to the others. “Seasoned investors can be very arrogant, but Canaan is no BS, unassuming, and humble—no hysteria, no angst.” — Michael Gilman, CEO Arrakis 02 People are more than statistics. A diverse team means we bring varied perspectives to the table. And that table welcomes out-of-the-box thinking, spirited debate, and people from all walks of life. It’s our individual backgrounds and interests that inform our collective approach, which spans industries, generations, and coasts. In short, our diversity is who we are and what we do. 03 We ask for help, and so should you. We firmly believe that two heads are better than one. So while our investors thrive in 1:1 partnerships, our companies also have the support of the entire Canaan team whenever, wherever. Recruiting your executive team? We’ll mobilize our full network. Need operational advice to bring a product to market? We’ll connect you with the right partner or colleague. Our resources are yours. “Even if Canaan hadn’t funded us, just going through the process with them – the discussions we had and the questions they asked – already made us a better company. And that’s amazing.” — Julie Wainwright, CEO The RealReal 04 The Golden Rule still applies. We treat you like we treat ourselves—with respect, transparency, and honesty—even if it’s sometimes not what you want to hear. It’s this approach that makes our portfolio companies more like family, because we’re not afraid to get in the weeds and help solve big hairy problems. In fact, it’s what we live for. We’re acutely aware that our success hinges on your success, so we do what it takes. “We made big strategic shifts as a company and worked closely with Maha through all of them. Canaan is really smart about the way they get involved and how they support you through good times and bad.” — Kevin Chou, former CEO Kabam 05 We're in the know, not in the way. We’d be lying if we said we weren’t hands-on, but we also know when to step back and let you soar. Our goal is to add value to your process, and help you grow in ways you couldn’t alone. That’s why you’ll never see us booking meetings just to check a box or “see how are things are going.” We’ll already know, because that’s the kind of relationship we have with our companies. Balance, diversity and passion are at the core of who we are. Meet the hardworking people who defy convention, shatter glass ceilings, and take companies to the top — all with a unique style and a healthy dose of humor.

8VC is a technology and life sciences venture capital firm that builds and invests in transformative companies across various sectors, including life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense. Founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale, a co-founder of Palantir Technologies, the firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and manages over $6 billion in committed capital. 8VC's mission is to "fix a broken world" by partnering with entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions to complex global challenges. The firm invests at all stages of a company's lifecycle, from seed to growth, and also builds companies through its 8VC Build program. Notable portfolio companies include Palantir Technologies, Anduril Industries, and Guardant Health. 8VC's investment philosophy emphasizes long-term value creation and societal impact, focusing on sectors that have the potential to drive significant positive change. The firm's team comprises experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds in technology, finance, and entrepreneurship, enabling them to provide comprehensive support to their portfolio companies.

Forbion is a global venture capital firm dedicated to advancing groundbreaking biotech innovations and sustainable solutions in human health and the bioeconomy, managing over €5bn across 11 funds.