Bossa Invest

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. The firm specializes in managing investment portfolios and providing asset management services across various sectors, including finance, technology, and real estate. Bossa Invest analyzes market trends to guide its investment decisions, with a particular focus on companies in the software as a service sector. Through its strategic investments, the firm aims to support the growth and development of innovative businesses.

Thiago Oliveira

Partner

Guilherme Pepe

Investment Analyst

Past deals in HoReCa

EPOC Tech

Seed Round in 2024
EPOC TECH is a provider of innovative solutions and technology for foodservice and entertainment that transform customer service. EPOC TECH offers a wide range of products that cater to the evolving needs of the gastrobar segment. EPOC TECH ensures efficiency, information control, increased profitability, and fast service at any time for companies in various sectors. We are pioneers in the digital transformation of the food service and entertainment marketrevolutionizing the guest experience with top-tier technology and innovative solutions. Market leader of intelligent sales and customer relationship systems for bars, restaurants and nightclubs, that scale the revenue and business to higher levels. A OZ Technology delivers a series of integrated softwares that adapt to the ever evolving necessities of the food & beverages market, with a single goal: We empower the bar and restaurant community to amaze their guests, do what they were born to do and reach their true potential, while we handle all the rest.

Opdv

Pre Seed Round in 2022
OPDV is a developer of a SaaS-based platform designed to provide comprehensive sales, management, and marketing solutions specifically for the food service industry, including restaurants and franchises. The company offers an integrated point-of-sale (POS) system that enhances operational efficiency and simplifies management tasks. Its platform includes features such as remote management capabilities, multi-channel integration, and an electric command facility. OPDV's solutions empower entrepreneurs to effectively manage their POS ecosystems, streamlining the administration of their establishments and facilitating better overall business operations.

UNION

Venture Round in 2021
UNION POS specializes in developing UNION TAB, a customizable iPad-based point of sale software tailored for bars and restaurants. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, UNION POS focuses on meeting the unique needs of high-volume, high-touch venues. Their system offers a fast and intuitive interface that simplifies reporting and operational processes, allowing users to dedicate more time to customer engagement. The software includes features such as inventory management and loyalty programs, all supported by 24/7 live assistance and competitive processing fees. UNION POS aims to create a seamless experience that enhances operational efficiency while enabling businesses to concentrate on delivering exceptional service.

@Hotel

Seed Round in 2021
@Hotel is an innovative online travel agency that transforms the travel booking experience by integrating social commerce with a strong community presence of over 50 million followers. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, the company focuses on providing exceptional hotel deals in popular destinations worldwide. @Hotel distinguishes itself through its commitment to "Radical Hospitality," emphasizing personalized customer service and fostering genuine connections with its users. By offering curated insights from a community of travelers and influencers, the platform enhances the travel planning process, making it more engaging and tailored to individual needs. @Hotel's approach not only prioritizes competitive pricing but also aims to create memorable travel experiences that resonate beyond mere transactions. With a mission to rekindle curiosity and promote human connections, @Hotel is dedicated to revolutionizing the travel landscape for discerning travelers.

NetFoods

Pre Seed Round in 2021
NetFoods is a centralized platform aimed at streamlining the wholesale purchasing process between restaurants and suppliers in the food industry. Founded in 2017 and based in São Paulo, Brazil, the platform assists restaurants by recommending competitive prices from local suppliers, thereby alleviating the challenges associated with sourcing new suppliers and obtaining product quotes. For suppliers, NetFoods consolidates customer management and order processing into a single platform, enhancing efficiency in billing and receipts. This integrated approach reduces delivery failures and centralizes purchasing information, facilitating the growth and scalability of food businesses.

Foodics

Series B in 2021
Foodics is a technology company based in AlKhobar, Saudi Arabia, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing a cloud-based restaurant management system designed for iPads, catering to the needs of restaurants, food trucks, cafes, and fast-food chains across the Middle East. The platform offers comprehensive solutions including point-of-sale transactions, inventory management, employee scheduling, loyalty programs, e-commerce integration, and real-time operational oversight through a user-friendly dashboard. Foodics aims to enhance revenue generation and customer relationships for its clients by providing high-tech, easy-to-use tools that streamline restaurant operations.

Chefs Club

Series C in 2021
ChefsClub is a membership-based platform that offers gastronomic enthusiasts exclusive dining benefits at partner restaurants. Members pay a subscription fee and can choose from a selection of approximately 450 restaurants, enjoying discounts ranging from 30% to 50% on their meals. Upon joining, members receive a personalized metal card to present at participating establishments, allowing them to dine with friends while enjoying the discounts. The business model is designed to be mutually beneficial; restaurant partners can fill empty tables at no cost and without contractual obligations, while gaining increased visibility through ChefsClub's communication channels. This arrangement not only enhances customer flow for restaurants but also ensures that members experience significant savings on dining out. ChefsClub has established partnerships with notable companies to further enhance its offerings and reach within the market.

Ghost Kitchens

Venture Round in 2020
Ghost Kitchens is a neighborhood restaurant that applies economies of scale to ultimately lower cost. Furthermore, increasing a single company’s visibility within its market by leveraging multiple brand identities. Differentiated target marketing of multiple brands to generate sales for a single brick and mortar location becomes Ghost Kitchens competitive advantage. Third party food delivery apps serve as a means for dual distribution, each acts as its own marketing channel. Ghost Kitchens LLC is a restaurant business model which allows for easy creation and transitioning of brand concepts that cater to specific target demographics and lifestyles. The Ghost Kitchens restaurant model also enhances the cost cutting techniques that are misused in a traditional restaurant business model by utilization of recipes across several menu items as well as menus. A single kitchen of a brick and mortar establishment serves several brand identities and concepts. The portal of which this will be done is through online food delivery services. The Ghost Kitchens model will allow one establishment to reach multiple target markets while allowing concepts to both be created and retired with minimum cost. The competitive advantage in this model is the ability to cross utilize menu items ultimately reducing waste while simultaneously diversifying revenue generating avenues.

Yummy Corp

Series B in 2020
Yummy Corp is a cloud kitchen management and online catering company based in Tangerang, Jawa Barat, founded in 2017 by brothers Marbio, Mario, and Marius Suntanu, along with Juan Chene. The company operates a network of delivery-only kitchens, providing fresh and creative food solutions for corporate and group needs. Yummy Corp offers a range of services, including food facility management, customizable corporate-branded outlets, and their signature MICE catering, aimed at enhancing customer experiences while managing costs. Their cloud kitchen service, Yummykitchen, launched in 2019, specializes in renting shared kitchen spaces and managing operations for partner brands. By supplying existing food and beverage brands with kitchen infrastructure and necessary staff, Yummy Corp facilitates the fulfillment of delivery and takeout orders, catering to sectors such as corporate, healthcare, and education.

AlmocoGratis

Seed Round in 2020
AlmocoGratis provides intelligence management services for bars and restaurants based on data analysis. They offer a complimentary meal in exchange for the customer's feedback.

Overflow

Venture Round in 2020
Overflow allows patrons to order and pay for drinks at bars and nightclubs. It also provides an easy interface for the bartenders to handle incoming orders and prepare them for their patrons.

@Hotel

Seed Round in 2020
@Hotel is an innovative online travel agency that transforms the travel booking experience by integrating social commerce with a strong community presence of over 50 million followers. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, the company focuses on providing exceptional hotel deals in popular destinations worldwide. @Hotel distinguishes itself through its commitment to "Radical Hospitality," emphasizing personalized customer service and fostering genuine connections with its users. By offering curated insights from a community of travelers and influencers, the platform enhances the travel planning process, making it more engaging and tailored to individual needs. @Hotel's approach not only prioritizes competitive pricing but also aims to create memorable travel experiences that resonate beyond mere transactions. With a mission to rekindle curiosity and promote human connections, @Hotel is dedicated to revolutionizing the travel landscape for discerning travelers.

UNION

Venture Round in 2020
UNION POS specializes in developing UNION TAB, a customizable iPad-based point of sale software tailored for bars and restaurants. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, UNION POS focuses on meeting the unique needs of high-volume, high-touch venues. Their system offers a fast and intuitive interface that simplifies reporting and operational processes, allowing users to dedicate more time to customer engagement. The software includes features such as inventory management and loyalty programs, all supported by 24/7 live assistance and competitive processing fees. UNION POS aims to create a seamless experience that enhances operational efficiency while enabling businesses to concentrate on delivering exceptional service.

Goomer Tecnologias

Debt Financing in 2020
Goomer is a Brazilian company based in Sorocaba that specializes in developing an omnichannel food service system for restaurants, hotels, and bars. Founded in 2014, Goomer provides a self-service platform that includes digital menus displaying images and descriptions of dishes and drinks, as well as a self-delivery totem for food establishments. This platform enables consumers to place orders via smartphones, tablets, and kiosks, whether they are dining in, ordering for delivery, or arranging for pick-up. Goomer's system not only streamlines service but also personalizes customer experiences by suggesting sales and facilitating payment and feedback. Through its innovative solutions, Goomer aims to enhance the agility and profitability of food service businesses.

AlmocoGratis

Pre Seed Round in 2018
AlmocoGratis provides intelligence management services for bars and restaurants based on data analysis. They offer a complimentary meal in exchange for the customer's feedback.

Goomer Tecnologias

Seed Round in 2018
Goomer is a Brazilian company based in Sorocaba that specializes in developing an omnichannel food service system for restaurants, hotels, and bars. Founded in 2014, Goomer provides a self-service platform that includes digital menus displaying images and descriptions of dishes and drinks, as well as a self-delivery totem for food establishments. This platform enables consumers to place orders via smartphones, tablets, and kiosks, whether they are dining in, ordering for delivery, or arranging for pick-up. Goomer's system not only streamlines service but also personalizes customer experiences by suggesting sales and facilitating payment and feedback. Through its innovative solutions, Goomer aims to enhance the agility and profitability of food service businesses.

Alana

Venture Round in 2018
Alana is a company based in Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, founded in 2017. It operates an online platform designed to streamline the hiring process for blue-collar jobs in hotels, stores, and restaurants across Latin America. The platform uses web and mobile applications to match companies with suitable talent, aiming to reduce employee turnover and save time and resources in recruitment. Alana facilitates communication between employers and candidates through a chatbot and automates scheduling via an internal agenda. Additionally, the company provides live reports for businesses to monitor their HR processes, including metrics such as recruiting duration, turnover rates, and staff satisfaction.

Zygo

Venture Round in 2017
Zygo is a technology company based in Florianópolis, Brazil, that focuses on helping restaurants enhance customer retention. Founded in 2015, Zygo provides a customer loyalty tool that combines specialized consultancy with technology for creating marketing campaigns and a benefits club. This approach allows restaurant owners to build their own customer base while facilitating increased returns on their marketing investments. By prioritizing customer loyalty, Zygo aims to support the long-term success of restaurants.

Hooked

Venture Round in 2016
Hooked, Inc. is a mobile application company based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2011. It provides a platform designed for college students to discover food and drink deals from local restaurants and bars. By connecting hungry students with nearby dining options, Hooked influences the eating and social habits of millennials. The app has successfully attracted hundreds of thousands of users across the top 35 college markets in the United States, with a significant percentage of the student population actively engaging with the platform. Hooked partners with a variety of restaurants to help them market their offerings and drive sales during peak times. The company aims to expand its reach into every major college town and is exploring opportunities for growth in metropolitan areas and international markets, while also considering expansion beyond the food and drink sector.

HotelQuando

Pre Seed Round in 2016
HotelQuando is a global online hotel booking platform headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2014. It specializes in allowing users to book hotel rooms by the hour rather than the traditional daily rate, catering particularly to the needs of business travelers and those seeking flexible accommodation options. The platform provides a personalized experience through hotel-branded websites, enabling users to select their arrival time and choose packages that best suit their requirements. This innovative approach not only offers affordable pricing for customers but also creates new revenue streams for hotels.

Grubster

Seed Round in 2015
Grubster is a Brazilian company that specializes in online restaurant reservations and discounts, aiming to enhance restaurant patronage while optimizing idle capacity. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in São Paulo, Grubster operates in three major cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasilia. The company offers a yield management solution for restaurants, allowing customers to enjoy dining out more frequently while providing restaurants with increased revenue opportunities. Since its inception, Grubster has generated over R$2 million for its restaurant partners and saved more than R$1 million for its customers. As of February 2019, Grubster functions as a subsidiary of Chefs Club, LTDA.
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