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 Gomes Hilário de Oliveira

Partner

Guilherme Pepe

Investment Analyst

Past deals in Self-driving

Serve Robotics

Seed Round in 2022
Serve Robotics focuses on developing self-driving robotic carriers specifically for last-mile delivery services. The company's primary product is a zero-emission robot designed to operate in public spaces, initially targeting food delivery. By leveraging an advanced AI-robotics mobility platform, Serve Robotics aims to enhance the efficiency of local businesses in reaching more customers through strategic partnerships with various platforms and merchants.

TransAstra

Seed Round in 2021
TransAstra is focused on advancing technologies related to space resources and in-space transportation, aiming to foster significant growth in the existing and emerging space industries. The company specializes in locating and prospecting asteroids and lunar resources, such as water and other valuable materials. By developing methods to extract these resources, TransAstra enables their use as rocket propellants, thereby supporting not only current commercial satellites but also new ventures like space tourism. Additionally, TransAstra's innovative technology can detect asteroids and orbital debris that traditional systems struggle to find, including fast-moving objects in the space between Earth and the Moon. Through these efforts, TransAstra is positioned to play a pivotal role in expanding the space economy.

Kick

Seed Round in 2021
Kick is a self-driving bookkeeping company developing a social banking platform to crowdsource tax deductions and cashback. Its platform helps kick-start online businesses with a modern business bank account, cashback, and authentic affiliate links.

Zendar

Venture Round in 2021
Zendar Inc. specializes in the manufacture of high-resolution radar systems for autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2017 and located in Berkeley, California, the company offers a product that merges the advantages of radar technology, such as long-range capabilities and all-weather functionality, with the resolution typically associated with lidar systems. Zendar's radar solutions are designed to enhance the safety and reliability of self-driving cars, allowing them to operate effectively in adverse weather conditions. Through its innovative technology, Zendar aims to enable true all-weather autonomy for autonomous vehicles, ensuring safer driving experiences in challenging climatic environments.

Autonomy

Venture Round in 2021
AUTONOMY is creating a blockchain based cloud network allowing self-driving cars to communicate with each-other, with the apps on any smartphone and with the smart city infrastructure. The Autonomy blockchain connects autonomous vehicles to a common platform irrespective of brand, passenger, or owner of the vehicle and enables an extremely secure and transparent exchange of information between all vehicles, users and third parties. Our mission is to “Create an open, secure and decentralised blockchain network for autonomous vehicles where cars communicate and learn from each-other, where no car can be hacked and where privacy, safety and security of the passengers is always the priority.” We have purchased and assembled two semi-autonomous vehicles. We also developed the decision making software for them and connected them to a private blockchain permissioned network. The cars can be requested from a mobile app and they drive to the pickup point, wait for pickup and then to the drop off destination (in a private car park or other contained environments). Our focus is on building the communications layer for the self-driving vehicles of the future and making sure these communications are perfectly encrypted and no car can be hijacked by hackers. Secure data exchange with these vehicles is our top concern and mission. We have committed important resources by going to the basics on how a self-driving car is built, how its software is written and how it works and understanding how to connect it to a secure network powered by a distributed ledger technology (blockchain). We have done a few demos and countless proofs of concepts and are now ready to present our progress with car manufacturers around the world, seeking partnerships and development for various test cases. We are an experienced team which has been working in the transportation software space for over 7 years and have built multiple mobility and dispatching solutions. Contact us to learn more.

Flux Auto

Seed Round in 2021
Flux Auto specializes in modular autonomous driving technology specifically designed for trucks. The company focuses on creating a platform that can be retrofitted into both new and existing vehicles, which enhances accessibility for its customers. Unlike many competitors, Flux Auto's technology does not rely on LiDAR, making it a more cost-effective solution. Instead, it utilizes cameras and various sensors to enable commercial vehicles to perceive their surroundings and make informed driving decisions. This innovative approach positions Flux Auto as a significant player in the field of autonomous driving for commercial applications.

Zendar

Venture Round in 2020
Zendar Inc. specializes in the manufacture of high-resolution radar systems for autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2017 and located in Berkeley, California, the company offers a product that merges the advantages of radar technology, such as long-range capabilities and all-weather functionality, with the resolution typically associated with lidar systems. Zendar's radar solutions are designed to enhance the safety and reliability of self-driving cars, allowing them to operate effectively in adverse weather conditions. Through its innovative technology, Zendar aims to enable true all-weather autonomy for autonomous vehicles, ensuring safer driving experiences in challenging climatic environments.

Flux Auto

Seed Round in 2020
Flux Auto specializes in modular autonomous driving technology specifically designed for trucks. The company focuses on creating a platform that can be retrofitted into both new and existing vehicles, which enhances accessibility for its customers. Unlike many competitors, Flux Auto's technology does not rely on LiDAR, making it a more cost-effective solution. Instead, it utilizes cameras and various sensors to enable commercial vehicles to perceive their surroundings and make informed driving decisions. This innovative approach positions Flux Auto as a significant player in the field of autonomous driving for commercial applications.

Autonomy

Venture Round in 2020
AUTONOMY is creating a blockchain based cloud network allowing self-driving cars to communicate with each-other, with the apps on any smartphone and with the smart city infrastructure. The Autonomy blockchain connects autonomous vehicles to a common platform irrespective of brand, passenger, or owner of the vehicle and enables an extremely secure and transparent exchange of information between all vehicles, users and third parties. Our mission is to “Create an open, secure and decentralised blockchain network for autonomous vehicles where cars communicate and learn from each-other, where no car can be hacked and where privacy, safety and security of the passengers is always the priority.” We have purchased and assembled two semi-autonomous vehicles. We also developed the decision making software for them and connected them to a private blockchain permissioned network. The cars can be requested from a mobile app and they drive to the pickup point, wait for pickup and then to the drop off destination (in a private car park or other contained environments). Our focus is on building the communications layer for the self-driving vehicles of the future and making sure these communications are perfectly encrypted and no car can be hijacked by hackers. Secure data exchange with these vehicles is our top concern and mission. We have committed important resources by going to the basics on how a self-driving car is built, how its software is written and how it works and understanding how to connect it to a secure network powered by a distributed ledger technology (blockchain). We have done a few demos and countless proofs of concepts and are now ready to present our progress with car manufacturers around the world, seeking partnerships and development for various test cases. We are an experienced team which has been working in the transportation software space for over 7 years and have built multiple mobility and dispatching solutions. Contact us to learn more.

Ware

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Ware deploys autonomous, self-flying drones—combined with machine learning—inside warehouses to automate their inventory tracking. Designed to solve some of the $1.9 trillion warehousing industry’s most pressing issues, Ware’s product helps their customers operate more efficiently. A partner of Skydio and funded by Bloomberg Beta, Ware works with the world’s largest 3PL’s and global brands to improve their accuracy, workflows, and save money.

Scotty Labs

Venture Round in 2017
Scotty Labs, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, that focuses on remote control of self-driving cars through its tele-operations platform. Incorporated in 2017, the company originated as a spin-out from SRI International. Scotty Labs aims to enhance the driving experience by allowing humans to virtually control vehicles in complex environments, addressing the challenges that fully autonomous vehicles face. The company's approach emphasizes a human-centric autonomy model, asserting that safe tele-operation can be more effective than complete vehicle autonomy. By integrating human oversight with advanced technology, Scotty Labs seeks to improve efficiency in industries like trucking, maximizing revenue while reducing operational costs. As of August 2019, Scotty Labs operates as a subsidiary of DoorDash, Inc.
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