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 Music Streaming

Oto Health

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Operator of a digital tinnitus management platform intended to empower people to manage their tinnitus and reclaim their quality of life. The company's platform offers personalized treatment plans, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, targeted mindfulness exercises, and relaxation techniques, enabling customers to gain control over their tinnitus symptoms and experience significant improvements.

Pallet

Seed Round in 2021
Cardea brings curation to job searches, so users can see the jobs that count. Cardea brings Spotify-style playlists to job search. Users can choose their favourite curated playlists and filter out the noise to focus on what matters. Job posts on Cardea are summarised so that users can get the information they need to decide whether to apply. Find out what a role involves, what the requirements are, key information about the company, and the benefits, in just a glance.

Bending Spoons

Series B in 2021
Bending Spoons S.p.A. is a technology company based in Milan, Italy, that specializes in the development and marketing of mobile applications. Founded in 2013, the company has quickly gained traction, achieving tens of millions of downloads and attracting millions of active users each month. Bending Spoons focuses on creating applications in diverse areas such as music, fitness, and video editing, leveraging advanced proprietary technologies and artificial intelligence to enhance functionality and user experience. The team comprises young and talented professionals, including software engineers, data scientists, and graphic designers, many of whom have backgrounds in prestigious organizations. The company aims to establish itself as a leading app developer and publisher globally, fostering a dynamic work environment that supports both in-office and remote collaboration.

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.

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.

turntable.fm

Venture Round in 2021
Turntable.fm is a project of [Seth Goldstein](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/seth-goldstein) and [Billy Chasen](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/billy-chasen), the two guys who brought us [Stickybits](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stickybits). Users in each dance room has an avatar and can chat with each other. Users can create their own playlist and get up in the DJ booth to battle it out. Turntable.fm a social music platform that encourages hanging out with people and discovering music. If a DJ is playing a song you like, you can add it to your playlist, buy it on iTunes, find it on Last.fm, or launch Spotify. In November 2013, Turntable announced they would be shutting down turntable.fm to focus on their live events platform.

Flat

Venture Round in 2021
Flat is an online and collaborative music score editor.The company gives the opportunity to compositor and musicians to collaborate in real time on the sheet music. Flat lets you write music scores online with other people in real time with a nice and simple music notation editor.

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.

Obé

Series A in 2021
Obé is an at-home workout platform that provides live-stream fitness classes tailored to meet the wellness needs of its clients. The platform offers a variety of on-demand health classes, including strength training, circuit workouts, dance, high-intensity interval training (HIIT), yoga, and specialized sessions for prenatal and postnatal fitness. By combining live and recorded sessions, Obé enables health-conscious consumers to enhance their fitness levels effectively while saving costs. The program is designed to cater to diverse exercise preferences, ensuring a comprehensive approach to physical fitness.

Spokn

Seed Round in 2021
Spokn helps companies develop their talent and build a culture of continuous learning - all in audio. Our 'bite-sized' insights cover skills like communication, collaboration, productivity and leadership and come from the top experts in the world - from Harvard Business School and MIT to HubSpot, Mindful, the Financial Times and more. The best part? It's 100% in audio, so learning fits into the daily routine of employees.

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.

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.

Salut

Seed Round in 2020
Salut Interactive, Inc. is an online platform based in San Francisco, California, that facilitates virtual fitness experiences. Launched in 2020, the platform enables fitness trainers to schedule, stream, and monetize live video workouts while providing users the opportunity to participate in these sessions. Participants can connect with trainers and fellow users, fostering a sense of community and motivation. By offering a space for live interactions, Salut helps individuals maintain their fitness routines from home, making health and wellness more accessible.

Pallet

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Cardea brings curation to job searches, so users can see the jobs that count. Cardea brings Spotify-style playlists to job search. Users can choose their favourite curated playlists and filter out the noise to focus on what matters. Job posts on Cardea are summarised so that users can get the information they need to decide whether to apply. Find out what a role involves, what the requirements are, key information about the company, and the benefits, in just a glance.

Buzzer

Seed Round in 2020
Buzzer Media Inc. operates a mobile platform that offers a notification-driven service for live sports streaming, aimed at enhancing the fan experience. Established in 2020 and based in New York, Buzzer aggregates fragmented sports content and rights into a single accessible platform, allowing fans to receive real-time notifications tailored to their preferences. This service enables users to effortlessly discover and watch live sports moments across various leagues and games, either through existing cable or over-the-top subscriptions, or by making micropayments within the app. Buzzer's mission is to simplify the discovery of live sports content, making it easier for fans to engage with their favorite events.

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.

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.

Fourthwall

Venture Round in 2020
Operator of a monetization platform for creators intended to help them build businesses around their audiences. The company's platform helps creators launch fully-branded websites where fans can support them through e-commerce, donations and memberships while providing full ownership and control of their website and brand, enabling creators to expand their business domain to the outside market in order to earn profits.

PepTales

Venture Round in 2020
PepTales offers a platform for personalized audio workouts, allowing users to train with specialized fitness coaches at their convenience. The service provides access to a variety of trainers and workout programs, enabling users to engage in recorded voice-guided training sessions. This approach facilitates easy access to fitness coaching, making it possible for individuals to exercise anytime and anywhere.

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”.

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.

SocialWave

Seed Round in 2019
SocialWave helps event producers find the biggest fans of a festival, event, show or nightclub. SocialWave provides tools for fans to publicize the event and win tickets and other benefits in return.

Spokn

Seed Round in 2019
Spokn helps companies develop their talent and build a culture of continuous learning - all in audio. Our 'bite-sized' insights cover skills like communication, collaboration, productivity and leadership and come from the top experts in the world - from Harvard Business School and MIT to HubSpot, Mindful, the Financial Times and more. The best part? It's 100% in audio, so learning fits into the daily routine of employees.

SWVL

Venture Round in 2019
SWVL provides new methodology for streaming data lake queries in structured, unstructured disparate databases.

LISNR

Venture Round in 2019
LISNR, Inc. specializes in ultrasonic communication technology that enables data transmission over audio signals. Founded in 2012, the company offers various solutions for different ranges of data transfer, including LISNR Point for close range, LISNR Zone for mid-range, and LISNR Radius for long range, along with an Acceptance Device for sending and receiving data. Their innovative platform is utilized by notable clients such as Jaguar Land Rover, Ticketmaster, and Visa, facilitating secure and seamless transactions. LISNR's technology is designed to enhance mobile applications and improve customer interactions across various sectors, including retail and mobility. With a presence in Oakland, California, and Cincinnati, Ohio, LISNR has formed strategic partnerships with major companies like Cisco and AEG, further solidifying its position in the market.

SocialWave

Venture Round in 2018
SocialWave helps event producers find the biggest fans of a festival, event, show or nightclub. SocialWave provides tools for fans to publicize the event and win tickets and other benefits in return.

SocialWave

Pre Seed Round in 2018
SocialWave helps event producers find the biggest fans of a festival, event, show or nightclub. SocialWave provides tools for fans to publicize the event and win tickets and other benefits in return.

Netshow.me

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Netshow.me is an internet startup that offers an online stage where entertainers, including musicians and comedians are able to earn money by broadcasting their live performances. It also enables fans to interact with their favorite artists. Many artists, including Fresno, Wanessa Camargo, Luiza Possi, Eduardo Sterblitch, PC Siqueira, and Cone Crew Diretoria have performed on Netshow.me. Netshow.me was launched in October 2013 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

InstaFit

Seed Round in 2017
InstaFit is an online fitness startup based in Mexico City, co-founded by Oswaldo Trava and Natalia Amaya. The company aims to make home workouts engaging and accessible by providing on-demand audio and video fitness classes led by professional trainers. Its platform features a wide range of workout options, including yoga, functional training, and treadmill workouts, with new content added weekly and available for offline access. InstaFit offers these services at a fraction of the cost of traditional gyms, targeting obesity—a significant health issue in the region. Since its launch in late 2016, the app has gained a substantial user base, reaching 37 countries, and has earned a 4.4-star rating. It has been recognized as the top health and fitness app in 15 countries and was named one of Apple's best apps of 2016. The company employs innovative technology and marketing strategies to thrive in the rapidly growing online fitness market in Latin America.

Poppin

Seed Round in 2017
Poppin is a mobile dating platform that enhances the dating experience by connecting users through shared social and music events. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, the application integrates with users' social media profiles, allowing them to discover who attends the same events. This unique approach encourages users to meet new people without the pressure of traditional dating, as they can easily see mutual interests and confirm attendance at events. By facilitating a smooth transition from online interactions to in-person meetings, Poppin aims to increase the likelihood of successful connections compared to conventional dating apps.

SocialWave

Venture Round in 2016
SocialWave helps event producers find the biggest fans of a festival, event, show or nightclub. SocialWave provides tools for fans to publicize the event and win tickets and other benefits in return.

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.

Poppin

Venture Round in 2016
Poppin is a mobile dating platform that enhances the dating experience by connecting users through shared social and music events. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, the application integrates with users' social media profiles, allowing them to discover who attends the same events. This unique approach encourages users to meet new people without the pressure of traditional dating, as they can easily see mutual interests and confirm attendance at events. By facilitating a smooth transition from online interactions to in-person meetings, Poppin aims to increase the likelihood of successful connections compared to conventional dating apps.
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