Bossa Invest

Bossa Nova Investimentos e Administração S.A. is a venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in pre-seed, seed, startup, and early-stage investments. Founded in 2010, Bossa Nova is recognized as Brazil's first micro venture capital firm and has become the most active investor in the pre-seed stage within the country. The firm focuses on technology sectors, particularly software, service development, mobile applications, SaaS, and B2B solutions, and has expanded its investment activities to include companies in the United States. Bossa Nova typically makes minority investments, with funding ranging from R$0.1 million to R$0.8 million per project. Additionally, the firm manages the Bossa Nova Sports Tech Fund, which targets investments in consumer and business products, information technology, wellness, and gaming sectors, with preferred investment amounts between R$0.1 million and R$0.3 million across multiple companies.

Flavio Garcia

Investor

Marcus Marques

Investor

Ricardo Miranda

Investor

Thiago Gomes Hilário de Oliveira

Partner

Guilherme Pepe

Investment Analyst

Past deals in Digital Media

Viddy

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Viddy enables e-commerce brands to increase conversion rates and engagement by adding shoppable, interactive video experiences to their websites. The most engaging experiences today are increasingly filled with short-form videos, swiping, and scrolling (think TikTok, Instagram Stories, etc.).Viddy brings those same familiar video experiences to e-commerce websites with much higher purchase intent.

Yapoli

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Yapoli is a developer of an intelligent digital asset management platform that focuses on the governance, management, and distribution of digital files. The platform centralizes and streamlines the handling of digital materials, allowing large corporations to optimize their workflows and enhance corporate governance and auditing processes. By providing a safe, practical, and efficient solution for managing digital assets, Yapoli facilitates digital transformation and enables clients to measure the performance of their digital content effectively.

Metrópole 4

Venture Round in 2022
Metropole 4 is an advertising services company that connects brands to digital influencers with different profiles. The company has a technological tool capable of identifying protagonists for campaigns and actions, and connects you, your product, company, or service to these influencers, who “talk” daily with a captive audience eager to reproduce the same tastes and the same pattern of life displayed in digital media. It was founded in 2018 and is located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Digipix

Debt Financing in 2022
Digipix Serviços de Tecnologia Digital Ltda. is a photo lab based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in digital photo technology and printing solutions. Founded in 2004, the company offers a variety of services tailored to photographers, image professionals, and retailers within the professional photography sector. Its offerings include the customization of photobooks, printing of photos, and the creation of graphic materials and decorative items. Digipix focuses on providing innovative and creative solutions for preserving memories, ensuring high-quality service with convenience and transparency. The company aims to deliver products that help clients share unique moments while maintaining a commitment to consistency and reliability in its operations.

Samba Tech

Venture Round in 2021
Samba Tech is an online platform that develops videos to help companies better communicate with their audience. Samba Tech is an online video platform in Latin America and helps hundreds of companies to communicate better with their audience, providing tools to stream videos on any device at any time with Samba Videos, a customizable business intelligence platform. Samba Videos includes an online media management dashboard, with access to every device. The dashboard feeds the user key analytics (e.g., the most popular content, viewer demographics) about their target audience when the content is viewed. The Samba Videos dashboard has customizable categories and the ability to publish and register videos on one user-friendly interface. The platform is integrated with an application program interface (API) that allows for the creation of any application software the user desires.

DNABLOCK

Seed Round in 2021
DNABLOCK is leading the way to personalized entertainment, interaction, and inclusion by removing the barriers of 3D content creation. Our platform and REPLIKANT™ animation engine allows creatives, brands, and individuals the ability to generate bespoke, high-quality, digital beings without prohibitive post-production costs or specialized 3D programming knowledge. Our platform supports the exporting of content onto ANY device, making it simple to create fulfilling interactions with an enormous reach. We operate a scalable, high-end, computer graphics pipeline. This pipeline, combined with advanced machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and sentiment analysis, is our recipe for engaging, real-time, interactive, digital beings and the future of digital interface. As a forward-thinking company, we have focused on likeness protection and ownership; adding authentication mechanisms to guarantee control and transparency.

ClearMix

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a video marketing platform intended to provide video content for clients remotely. The company's platform provides a remote recording studio backed by a network of professional video editors, so customers can create incredible content from anywhere at any time, enabling clients to share their ideas with the world.

Cely

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Provider of digital marketing services intended to create social media influencer campaigns for brands globally. The company specializes in talent representation, social media marketing, management, and content production, enabling brands to generate greater ROI and revenues.

Memo

Pre Seed Round in 2021
We’re a creative agency that specialises in running press & social media campaigns and making original digital content.

Memo

Venture Round in 2021
Operator of a media marketplace created for PR professionals to buy media insights from publishers. The company collects useful data using impressions and proxy metrics, in subjects like campaign summary, competitive analysis, content strategy, and crisis management and presents it in the report format, enabling digital publishers to draw useful insights for their business growth.

Jet Media Network

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Jet Media Network operates a media platform focused on creating customized digital destinations for high-profile athletes and celebrities. The company emphasizes data-driven strategies to develop next-generation media networks that empower communities. By providing tailored mobile experiences, Jet Media Network facilitates direct connections between athletes, celebrities, and their fans, fostering engagement and interaction.

Encantos

Seed Round in 2021
Encantos Media Studios is an entertainment and educational company based in Culver City, California, with additional offices in Los Angeles and New York. Founded in 2015, Encantos creates a diverse range of content, including apps, books, toys, and videos, aimed at empowering creatives to tell their stories. The company connects children with skilled storytellers through an online platform designed to teach essential 21st-century skills. Encantos has garnered recognition through numerous awards and accolades from prestigious organizations such as CNN, Forbes, and The New York Times, highlighting its commitment to quality educational content and innovation in children's media.

Moth + Flame

Seed Round in 2021
They are a virtual reality agency dedicated to defining the next generation of visual communication.

Mais Vivida

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a video-based training platform intended for intergenerational connection and digital inclusion. The company's platform connects young people with more experienced people who want to learn about digital technology, helping elderly people to be included in the digital world and improve their quality of life.

Tales

Venture Round in 2021
Developer of a content publishing platform through generative artificial intelligence tools, new storytelling formats, and ownership models, designed to offer budding writers a space to showcase their creative skills. The company's platform lets creators make books, comics, games, audiobooks, and everything in between, enabling content creators to rapidly pilot episodic stories and iterate off feedback or metrics to improve performance.

Kumu

Series B in 2021
KumuMedia Technologies, Inc. develops a mobile application for Filipino communities. Its application provides livestream shows, group chats, and a fun way to make money. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Sacramento, California.

Digital House

Venture Round in 2021
Digital House is a coding school founded in 2015 and located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution focuses on training new generations of coders and digital professionals, equipping them with the skills needed to innovate and create in the technology sector. Through a range of technology and coding courses, Digital House aims to foster creativity and technical proficiency among its students, preparing them for careers in the digital landscape.

Dipsea

Series A in 2021
Dipsea Inc., founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, operates an online platform that specializes in audio storytelling aimed at women's entertainment. The company combines original content creation with technology to deliver short, immersive audio stories that enhance the listener's experience. Dipsea's subscription-based application features non-narrative guided audio stories designed to empower women to explore their sexuality in a comfortable and accessible manner. This innovative approach allows users to engage with auditory erotica at their convenience, fostering imagination and providing a unique form of entertainment.

Firefly

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Firefly Systems Inc., founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in street-level digital media through its innovative advertising platform. The company installs digital displays on rideshare vehicles and taxis, creating a unique out-of-home advertising network that leverages location-based technology and first-party data for precise audience targeting. Firefly's system enables the delivery of engaging, full-screen advertisements that are responsive to the surrounding environment, allowing brands to amplify their marketing efforts in real-time. By utilizing 4G and LTE cellular transmission, Firefly connects clients with flexible advertising solutions while providing measurable insights on campaign effectiveness and audience engagement.

Raydiant

Series A in 2021
Raydiant, Inc. specializes in creating connected experiences for brick-and-mortar businesses through its cloud-based digital signage technology. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, the company provides a platform that allows users to display digital content on any HDMI-equipped TV, facilitating the presentation of announcements, promotions, and menus. Raydiant’s solutions cater to a variety of industries, including banking, healthcare, retail, and education. The platform enables businesses to enhance customer engagement by transforming standard displays into interactive media, offering features such as videoconferencing, in-store music, and easy content creation through drag-and-drop tools. This technology empowers businesses of all sizes, from local cafes to large enterprises, to create memorable in-store experiences that drive sales and customer interaction.

Mais Vivida

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a video-based training platform intended for intergenerational connection and digital inclusion. The company's platform connects young people with more experienced people who want to learn about digital technology, helping elderly people to be included in the digital world and improve their quality of life.

Pix Mídia

Venture Round in 2021
Pix Mídia is a digital signage software and solutions provider intended for television distribution. Its software, ImidiaTV, is widely applied in Corporate TV networks, Digital Menu Boards, Digital Showcases, and in the MDOOH market. The company has a mission to connect people and companies through Corporate TV. Pix Mídia was founded in 2013 and is based in Esteio in Brazil.

Revery Media

Venture Round in 2021
Revery Media is a development and production studio based in Los Angeles, founded in 2019, that specializes in creating narrative content for smart speakers. The company focuses on transforming traditional storytelling into interactive voice experiences, fostering two-way conversations between artists, brands, and audiences. By utilizing podcasts and AI-driven narrative analysis, Revery Media engages and builds audiences around intellectual property, facilitating a clear pathway for adaptation into television, film, and location-based entertainment. This approach enables storytellers and creators to establish deeper connections with their customers, enhancing the overall engagement and entertainment experience.

Ladorian

Series A in 2020
Operator of an advertising platform intended to turn content broadcasting elements into real sales and information assistants. The company's platform adapts the messages it displays on different physical media to each type of business and customer to identify the most appropriate moments to highlight each product or service along with providing installation and maintenance of the equipment at the point of sale and also producing the content, enabling businesses to achieve the offline advertising impact.

Samba Tech

Seed Round in 2020
Samba Tech is an online platform that develops videos to help companies better communicate with their audience. Samba Tech is an online video platform in Latin America and helps hundreds of companies to communicate better with their audience, providing tools to stream videos on any device at any time with Samba Videos, a customizable business intelligence platform. Samba Videos includes an online media management dashboard, with access to every device. The dashboard feeds the user key analytics (e.g., the most popular content, viewer demographics) about their target audience when the content is viewed. The Samba Videos dashboard has customizable categories and the ability to publish and register videos on one user-friendly interface. The platform is integrated with an application program interface (API) that allows for the creation of any application software the user desires.

Mettzer

Venture Round in 2020
Mettzer is a platform that centralizes the production of academic and scientific content in educational institutions. It offers a text editor that automatically formats the works according to ABNT standards and helps teachers throughout the orientation process. In addition to improving the experience and productivity of academics, the tool also delivers relevant indicators to educational institutions, helps improve academic production management, knowledge management, research editorial management, and student retention. Mettzer was founded in 2014 and is based in Florianópolis, Brazil.

Cely

Seed Round in 2020
Provider of digital marketing services intended to create social media influencer campaigns for brands globally. The company specializes in talent representation, social media marketing, management, and content production, enabling brands to generate greater ROI and revenues.

Mux

Series C in 2020
Mux is a company focused on enhancing online video infrastructure through advanced performance monitoring and analytics. Initially, it developed Mux Data, a leading tool for performance analytics that is widely used by developers at prominent organizations such as Vimeo, Robinhood, and PBS. Following this, Mux introduced Mux Video, a straightforward API designed for video hosting, encoding, and streaming. This service enables seamless playback of video files and live streams across various devices, incorporating features such as automatic thumbnails and data-driven encoding. Mux emphasizes critical performance metrics relevant to viewer experience, including rebuffering, startup time, and video quality. Its user-friendly dashboard provides insights that help users identify issues and implement improvements, supported by features like A/B testing and detailed analytics for each video view.

STEEZY

Venture Round in 2020
Our mission is to make dance the next big sporting and fitness category. We've built our own proprietary video player that makes learning dance easy and fun. Our instructors have danced with major artists or shows including Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, BTS, NBC’s "World of Dance”, and “America’s Best Dance Crew”.

Firefly

Series A in 2020
Firefly Systems Inc., founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in street-level digital media through its innovative advertising platform. The company installs digital displays on rideshare vehicles and taxis, creating a unique out-of-home advertising network that leverages location-based technology and first-party data for precise audience targeting. Firefly's system enables the delivery of engaging, full-screen advertisements that are responsive to the surrounding environment, allowing brands to amplify their marketing efforts in real-time. By utilizing 4G and LTE cellular transmission, Firefly connects clients with flexible advertising solutions while providing measurable insights on campaign effectiveness and audience engagement.

Dipsea

Convertible Note in 2020
Dipsea Inc., founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, operates an online platform that specializes in audio storytelling aimed at women's entertainment. The company combines original content creation with technology to deliver short, immersive audio stories that enhance the listener's experience. Dipsea's subscription-based application features non-narrative guided audio stories designed to empower women to explore their sexuality in a comfortable and accessible manner. This innovative approach allows users to engage with auditory erotica at their convenience, fostering imagination and providing a unique form of entertainment.

Framefy

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a cloud platform designed to create personalized videos based on dynamic data. The company's platform offers templates that have variable fields that are automatically modified by robots, insert texts, photos, and colors, the option to create a bespoke video that fits your brand and communication goals and to download and share videos, enabling companies to scale business by creating data-driven video variations.

ODILO

Venture Round in 2019
Odilo removes the technology barriers, allowing any institution to offer all kinds of digital content to its users whilst ensuring compliance with copyright laws. Their company is one of the leading software solutions for libraries offering a comprehensive product suite to discover, manage and distribute digital content as well as print. They are headquartered in Cartagena, Spain and have offices in Madrid, Spain; Miami, Florida; Mexico City, Mexico; and New York, New York. Their aim is to develop the market’s most innovative and creative solutions. They lead the way in defining and designing efficient, user-friendly products, serving the needs of public, private, university, school and special interest libraries today, while enabling them to transition into the future.

mLabs

Seed Round in 2019
mLabs is a comprehensive SaaS platform designed for managing social media marketing and relationships. The platform enables users to schedule posts, respond to comments, and monitor content feeds, streamlining the management of multiple social networks. It offers smart recommendations tailored to users' content history, allowing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to enhance their online presence effectively. mLabs also includes features for generating customized performance reports, tracking competition metrics, and facilitating direct interactions with followers. By providing a range of functionalities at an affordable price, mLabs caters to the needs of various companies, although it is currently available only in Portuguese.

Mettzer

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Mettzer is a platform that centralizes the production of academic and scientific content in educational institutions. It offers a text editor that automatically formats the works according to ABNT standards and helps teachers throughout the orientation process. In addition to improving the experience and productivity of academics, the tool also delivers relevant indicators to educational institutions, helps improve academic production management, knowledge management, research editorial management, and student retention. Mettzer was founded in 2014 and is based in Florianópolis, Brazil.

Passei Direto

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Passei Direto S.A. is an academic social network based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2012. The platform serves over 15 million students across more than 2,500 universities, facilitating connections among university students. It allows users to follow specific courses, share study materials, and engage in collaborative learning through peer interactions. With over 3 million pieces of shared content, Passei Direto enhances the academic experience by providing resources such as solved exercises, study plans, and video summaries tailored to popular textbooks. Additionally, the platform offers a Premium Plan that grants access to exclusive content created by specialists, further supporting students in their academic pursuits.

Keep.i

Seed Round in 2018
Keep.i Media, founded in 2017 and based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, provides a digital media intelligence platform that automates media reporting. The platform consolidates campaign results in real time, enhancing team productivity and significantly reducing the time spent on reporting tasks, potentially saving users up to 40 hours per week.

Digital House

Series B in 2017
Digital House is a coding school founded in 2015 and located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution focuses on training new generations of coders and digital professionals, equipping them with the skills needed to innovate and create in the technology sector. Through a range of technology and coding courses, Digital House aims to foster creativity and technical proficiency among its students, preparing them for careers in the digital landscape.

Medal

Venture Round in 2017
Medal is the easiest way to Create, Watch, Share, and Analyze gaming highlights.

Noalvo

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Noalvo is an adtech company specializing in out-of-home media planning, delivery, and measurement. The company operates an online media platform designed to unify and automate the purchase of offline media globally. It connects advertisers, agencies, and communication vehicles, facilitating the search for media vehicles based on campaign criteria. Noalvo's platform streamlines offline media buying negotiations, allowing advertisers and advertising agencies to efficiently acquire various forms of offline media, including outdoor media, print, radio, and television. Through its innovative approach, Noalvo enhances the effectiveness of offline advertising campaigns.

Digital Influencers

Angel Round in 2017
Digital Influencers operates as a platform that connects businesses with social media influencers for marketing purposes, and is headquartered in Brazil. Founded in 2015, the company specializes in facilitating partnerships between brands and influencers, allowing for real-time monitoring of influencer activities and providing valuable metrics to assess campaign impact. Digital Influencers primarily caters to micro and small businesses seeking affordable marketing strategies, as well as medium and large companies looking for effective ways to reach audiences across Brazil. By offering a well-resourced platform, the company enables clients to promote their products and services effectively while enhancing brand visibility through targeted influencer collaborations.

Mish Guru

Seed Round in 2016
Mish Guru Limited is a marketing technology company based in Auckland, New Zealand, that specializes in providing online tools for brands, agencies, and artists to post, track, and engage with audiences on Snapchat and Instagram Stories. Established in 2014, Mish Guru offers a comprehensive suite of services that enables clients to scale their content creation efficiently while leveraging real-time engagement strategies. The platform allows marketers to rebroadcast user-generated content during campaigns or live events, enhancing audience interaction. By moving content consumption from mobile to desktop, Mish Guru equips marketers with essential analytics to demonstrate campaign effectiveness, delve into content insights, and refine future marketing strategies. The company has collaborated with notable brands such as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and Spotify, helping them navigate the fast-paced and demanding landscape of ephemeral storytelling.

Mednet

Venture Round in 2016
MedNet Solutions is a prominent eClinical healthcare technology company that specializes in electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical study management systems tailored for the life sciences sector. Established in 2000, the company provides flexible and user-friendly web-based solutions that assist clients in conducting clinical studies, registries, and investigator-initiated trials. MedNet's flagship products include ENLIGHTEN™, a customizable clinical trial management solution; iMedNet™, a software-as-a-service platform that enables non-technical personnel to manage clinical studies; and EMPOWER™, which streamlines the management of Investigator Initiated Trials from submission to presentation planning. With a strong track record of supporting pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, and clinical research organizations across six continents and over 40 countries, MedNet has established itself as an industry leader, leveraging its expertise to facilitate successful research initiatives across various therapeutic areas.

AIO

Venture Round in 2016
AIO enables users to target content by user groups, create categories and playlists, moderate upload content, and manage published videos.

Mobils

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Mobils Ad Solutions Brasil Ltda., established in 2014 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, specializes in mobile advertising and marketing services. As a subsidiary of glispa GmbH, Mobils offers a comprehensive range of mobile advertising solutions tailored for premium publishers, applications, games, and ad networks. The company's focus is on enhancing user downloads and engagement while driving organic traffic to improve user retention and purchasing behavior. Mobils also emphasizes the seamless integration of native advertisements, which are designed to increase click-through and conversion rates, thereby meeting the growing demand for efficiency in mobile activation.

Passei Direto

Series B in 2016
Passei Direto S.A. is an academic social network based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2012. The platform serves over 15 million students across more than 2,500 universities, facilitating connections among university students. It allows users to follow specific courses, share study materials, and engage in collaborative learning through peer interactions. With over 3 million pieces of shared content, Passei Direto enhances the academic experience by providing resources such as solved exercises, study plans, and video summaries tailored to popular textbooks. Additionally, the platform offers a Premium Plan that grants access to exclusive content created by specialists, further supporting students in their academic pursuits.

Noalvo

Venture Round in 2016
Noalvo is an adtech company specializing in out-of-home media planning, delivery, and measurement. The company operates an online media platform designed to unify and automate the purchase of offline media globally. It connects advertisers, agencies, and communication vehicles, facilitating the search for media vehicles based on campaign criteria. Noalvo's platform streamlines offline media buying negotiations, allowing advertisers and advertising agencies to efficiently acquire various forms of offline media, including outdoor media, print, radio, and television. Through its innovative approach, Noalvo enhances the effectiveness of offline advertising campaigns.

Adlayer

Venture Round in 2013
Adlayer is an online platform that manages, serves, and analyzes online advertising. It provides its users with detailed reports in real time, instantaneous delivery of parts, precise scheduling campaigns with configurable goals, possibility of access to the advertiser's reports, and more. It has a distributed and scalable architecture designed for rapid and steady growth. Adlayer was launched in 2012 and is based in Marília.
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