Kinea Investimentos is an asset manager and the private equity and alternative assets arm of Banco Itaú, operating with its own independent investment and executive management team. Based in São Paulo, the firm pursues venture capital investments in technology startups and tech-enabled companies, and provides private equity across healthcare, education, and technology sectors. It also manages hedge funds and other alternative strategies across multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, and interest rates.
Greentech is a logistics and equipment services company based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It provides rental and sale of handling and storage equipment and related maintenance services, supporting cargo handling and heavy-load logistics. The company offers rental contracts for equipment, resales and rentals, and focuses on applying technological developments to improve industrial work efficiency. By enabling clients to reduce production costs, minimize reworks and defects, and increase productivity, Greentech positions itself as a provider of cost-effective logistics handling and equipment solutions.
Monkey Exchange
Series B in 2024
Monkey Exchange, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, operates an online platform designed to facilitate the exchange of receivables. The company focuses on providing financial solutions to medium and small businesses in Brazil by reducing their cost of capital. It achieves this by connecting suppliers within multinational groups' supply chains with investors, creating a competitive environment that benefits both parties. Suppliers gain access to financing at lower costs, while investors secure better returns.
Nagro
Series A in 2023
Nagro is a fintech company that connects farmers to various credit sources, addressing the challenges faced by the Brazilian agribusiness sector, which is heavily reliant on credit. With a significant portion of credit requests going unmet and lengthy delays in fund disbursement, farmers often struggle to secure timely financing for seasonal production needs. Nagro's platform simplifies this process by utilizing machine learning and data analysis to match farmers with suitable credit options based on their specific requirements. By collecting relevant information about farmers' profiles and business activities through an intuitive registration system, Nagro streamlines credit solicitation. The company also provides complementary credit analyses and business information reports to credit sources, enhancing decision-making. This approach not only expedites and simplifies access to credit for farmers but also offers an alternative to the bureaucratic government credit processes that dominate the market.
Monkey Exchange
Series A in 2021
Monkey Exchange, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, operates an online platform designed to facilitate the exchange of receivables. The company focuses on providing financial solutions to medium and small businesses in Brazil by reducing their cost of capital. It achieves this by connecting suppliers within multinational groups' supply chains with investors, creating a competitive environment that benefits both parties. Suppliers gain access to financing at lower costs, while investors secure better returns.
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