Barn Investimentos

Barn Investimentos, established in 2012 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in Brazil and Latin America. The company specializes in seed and Series A funding, with a particular interest in startups utilizing green technologies to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, mitigate emissions, and facilitate climate adaptation in the region.

Thiago Mendes

Partner

Flavio Zaclis

Founder and Partner

Past deals in Brazil

Nextron Energia

Series A in 2024
Nextron Energia is a clean-tech company focused on democratizing access to renewable energy in Brazil. It operates an "energy-as-a-service" platform that simplifies the process of connecting residential electricity consumption to renewable energy sources. By leveraging smart technology, Nextron facilitates access to clean energy, allowing customers to benefit from value-added products that enhance their energy experience while promoting sustainability. The platform aims to support users in reducing their electricity bills and encourages investment in distributed renewable energy assets, creating a seamless digital experience throughout the renewable energy supply chain.

Agrolend

Series B in 2022
Agrolend is a digital bank dedicated to providing credit solutions specifically for the agribusiness sector in Brazil. The company aims to support small and medium rural producers by offering a lending platform that facilitates the purchase of essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, crop protection, and crop nutrition. By leveraging technology and innovative credit analysis methods, Agrolend enables farmers to access loans without the need for physical guarantees, such as farms or grain. This approach allows small and medium-sized farmers to secure sustainable credit necessary for enhancing their production capabilities and encourages investment in equipment and technology, ultimately leading to improved productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector.

Nextron Energia

Seed Round in 2022
Nextron Energia is a clean-tech company focused on democratizing access to renewable energy in Brazil. It operates an "energy-as-a-service" platform that simplifies the process of connecting residential electricity consumption to renewable energy sources. By leveraging smart technology, Nextron facilitates access to clean energy, allowing customers to benefit from value-added products that enhance their energy experience while promoting sustainability. The platform aims to support users in reducing their electricity bills and encourages investment in distributed renewable energy assets, creating a seamless digital experience throughout the renewable energy supply chain.

Agrolend

Series A in 2022
Agrolend is a digital bank dedicated to providing credit solutions specifically for the agribusiness sector in Brazil. The company aims to support small and medium rural producers by offering a lending platform that facilitates the purchase of essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, crop protection, and crop nutrition. By leveraging technology and innovative credit analysis methods, Agrolend enables farmers to access loans without the need for physical guarantees, such as farms or grain. This approach allows small and medium-sized farmers to secure sustainable credit necessary for enhancing their production capabilities and encourages investment in equipment and technology, ultimately leading to improved productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector.

Agrolend

Seed Round in 2021
Agrolend is a digital bank dedicated to providing credit solutions specifically for the agribusiness sector in Brazil. The company aims to support small and medium rural producers by offering a lending platform that facilitates the purchase of essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, crop protection, and crop nutrition. By leveraging technology and innovative credit analysis methods, Agrolend enables farmers to access loans without the need for physical guarantees, such as farms or grain. This approach allows small and medium-sized farmers to secure sustainable credit necessary for enhancing their production capabilities and encourages investment in equipment and technology, ultimately leading to improved productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector.

Grão Direto

Series A in 2021
Grão Direto LTDA is a Brazilian company that operates a digital trading platform designed for the buying and selling of grains. Founded in 2016 and based in Uberaba, the platform connects farmers and grain buyers, facilitating efficient interactions for various trading types, including spot, future, and barter trades. Grão Direto enhances market intelligence, enabling users to make informed decisions regarding market rates and grain choices. The platform also supports ancillary processes related to grain trading, such as logistics, contract management, and financial products. By providing a web platform and a mobile application, Grão Direto aims to streamline the agricultural commodity chain, serving diverse stakeholders like cooperatives, traders, and brokers while promoting more agile and effective market operations.

Agrolend

Seed Round in 2021
Agrolend is a digital bank dedicated to providing credit solutions specifically for the agribusiness sector in Brazil. The company aims to support small and medium rural producers by offering a lending platform that facilitates the purchase of essential agricultural inputs such as seeds, crop protection, and crop nutrition. By leveraging technology and innovative credit analysis methods, Agrolend enables farmers to access loans without the need for physical guarantees, such as farms or grain. This approach allows small and medium-sized farmers to secure sustainable credit necessary for enhancing their production capabilities and encourages investment in equipment and technology, ultimately leading to improved productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector.

Trocafone

Venture Round in 2020
Trocafone is a Brazilian company that operates as an e-commerce marketplace focused on smartphones and other electronic devices. It facilitates the buying and selling of used electronics, enhancing the customer experience by offering a streamlined process for sellers. Trocafone acquires devices from individuals, refurbishes them, and then resells them as certified pre-owned products. Buyers benefit from competitive pricing in a peer-to-peer marketplace, while also enjoying the convenience and safety typically associated with retail stores. The company simplifies the selling process, allowing users to quickly sell their items with minimal effort, including the provision of pre-addressed and pre-stamped mailers for easy shipping.

Origem

Seed Round in 2020
Origem is a Brazilian company focused on accelerating and democratizing access to electric mobility in Latin America. It has developed a sustainable electric motorcycle featuring a unique and efficient battery swapping solution that significantly reduces recharging times. By deploying a network of Battery Swap Stations across Brazil, Origem eliminates the waiting time typically associated with recharging, offering customers unlimited range. The company operates on a subscription model that simplifies access to its motorcycles, with fixed costs and no deposit requirements. This model includes maintenance, insurance, fleet monitoring, taxes, and fees, removing barriers such as credit scores and high interest rates. Origem emphasizes sustainable technology, local design and production, and a transparent customer service approach, aiming to create an ecosystem that benefits all stakeholders involved. This innovative business model reflects Origem's commitment to responsible practices in the electric mobility sector.

SMILINK

Venture Round in 2020
Smilink is the first direct to consumer invisible aligners company in Brazil. It helps people get the smile they want by using 3D high tech invisible aligners and whitening products at a price they can afford. The company has an innovative direct to consumer business model that is both simple and convenient, while offering prices less than half the market average. Invisible aligners are a series of tight-fitting, custom-made plastic aligners that gradually shift teeth into their desired position. They are produced through 3D digital technology, which involves scanning the mouth of the patient, planning the treatment in a specialized software by a qualified orthodontist and producing the aligners with 3D printers. In relation to traditional dental braces, invisible aligners have a series of strong advantages: removable, aesthetic, invisible, comfortable, precise, shorter treatment duration and less professional dependence. Customers book appointments online and then visit a Smilink center to perform X-rays and 3D scanning in order to choose the appropriate treatment alongside a qualified orthodontist. All of this in just one visit, free of charge in under 45 minutes. If the patient decides to move forward, Smilink provides them with invisible aligners and a whitening kit at a very convenient price. In an average of 6-10 months, our customers will straighten and whiten their teeth.

Trocafone

Series B in 2017
Trocafone is a Brazilian company that operates as an e-commerce marketplace focused on smartphones and other electronic devices. It facilitates the buying and selling of used electronics, enhancing the customer experience by offering a streamlined process for sellers. Trocafone acquires devices from individuals, refurbishes them, and then resells them as certified pre-owned products. Buyers benefit from competitive pricing in a peer-to-peer marketplace, while also enjoying the convenience and safety typically associated with retail stores. The company simplifies the selling process, allowing users to quickly sell their items with minimal effort, including the provision of pre-addressed and pre-stamped mailers for easy shipping.

Trocafone

Series A in 2016
Trocafone is a Brazilian company that operates as an e-commerce marketplace focused on smartphones and other electronic devices. It facilitates the buying and selling of used electronics, enhancing the customer experience by offering a streamlined process for sellers. Trocafone acquires devices from individuals, refurbishes them, and then resells them as certified pre-owned products. Buyers benefit from competitive pricing in a peer-to-peer marketplace, while also enjoying the convenience and safety typically associated with retail stores. The company simplifies the selling process, allowing users to quickly sell their items with minimal effort, including the provision of pre-addressed and pre-stamped mailers for easy shipping.

Worldpackers

Seed Round in 2016
Worldpackers is an online travel marketplace based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that connects travelers seeking unique cultural experiences with hosts offering accommodation in exchange for skills. Founded in 2013 by Riq Lima and Eric Faria, the platform fosters a community centered around collaboration and genuine relationships, making travel more accessible. Travelers can find opportunities to engage in various tasks, from teaching languages to helping with hospitality, while hosts benefit from their skills and contributions. This model not only enhances the travel experience but also promotes meaningful cultural exchanges, allowing participants to immerse themselves in local customs and lifestyles. Through its user-friendly platform, Worldpackers enables a diverse range of individuals to forge connections and share experiences across the globe.

Nutrebem

Venture Round in 2015
Nutrebem is a Brazilian company based in Rio de Janeiro that specializes in providing a digital platform for managing school cafeterias and snack bars. The platform allows parents to monitor their children's eating habits at school, offering tools to combat childhood obesity. Nutrebem evaluates the nutritional value of menu items, tracks students' consumption, and provides data to schools to encourage healthier food options. Parents can access real-time monitoring of their children's meals, restrict certain products, and manage daily expenses through an online platform. The company aims to enhance the school meal experience by offering a comprehensive database of food consumption in Brazil, growing rapidly year over year.
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