Valor Capital Group

Valor Capital Group, established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, is an investment firm specializing in cross-border financial and investment opportunities. It operates two primary investment strategies: Growth Equity and Venture Capital. The firm invests in seed-stage, early-stage, later-stage, and growth-stage companies across various sectors, including B2B, B2C, e-commerce, fintech, and technology, in both the United States and Brazil. Valor Capital Group is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA).

Bruno Batavia

Principal and Director of Emerging Tech

Gustavo Berger

Investment Analyst

Pedro Bustamante

Investment Analyst

João Camara

Investment Senior Analyst

Matheus Cordeiro

Investment Analyst

Carlos Costa

Partner

Gabriel Gil

Investment Senior Associate

Carolina Hibner

Investment Senior Analyst

Carol Lacombe

Principal and Director of Community

Maria Carolina Lacombe

Principal and Director of Community

Nicolas Marin

Senior Analyst

Karina Martinez

Investment Associate

Felipe Mendes

Vice President and Director of Finance, Brazil

Michael Nicklas

Managing Partner

Paulo Passoni

Managing Partner

Bernardo Penteado

Senior Analyst

Pedro Pereira

Investment Senior Analyst

Nicole Salim

Investment Analyst

Fabiana Scionti

Investment Associate

Clifford Sobel

Founding Partner

Scott Sobel

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Phillip Trauer

Principal

Past deals in Credits and Lending

Kanastra

Series A in 2025
Kanastra is a technology-driven company specializing in back-office solutions for alternative investments, particularly in private credit and private equity. It has developed an asset management platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the securitization market. The platform provides a range of services, including banking, debt issuance, bookkeeping, distribution, and passive management, while also offering real-time analytics and structured data. This allows investors and originators to streamline their investment processes, reducing friction and minimizing the time required for transactions. Kanastra's focus on leveraging technology enhances the overall investment experience, facilitating more effective decision-making in the alternative investment landscape.

Kanastra

Series A in 2024
Kanastra is a technology-driven company specializing in back-office solutions for alternative investments, particularly in private credit and private equity. It has developed an asset management platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the securitization market. The platform provides a range of services, including banking, debt issuance, bookkeeping, distribution, and passive management, while also offering real-time analytics and structured data. This allows investors and originators to streamline their investment processes, reducing friction and minimizing the time required for transactions. Kanastra's focus on leveraging technology enhances the overall investment experience, facilitating more effective decision-making in the alternative investment landscape.

Vixtra

Seed Round in 2024
Vixtra is a payment method and credit provider focused on supporting Latin American importers in their transactions with international suppliers. The company has developed a payment gateway platform that simplifies international transactions by offering instant payment and bank account verification. Vixtra enables businesses to conduct bulk outbound payments efficiently, utilizing various payment methods including credit and debit cards. This comprehensive approach facilitates smoother and more reliable financial interactions between importers and their multinational suppliers.

Vixtra

Venture Round in 2023
Vixtra is a payment method and credit provider focused on supporting Latin American importers in their transactions with international suppliers. The company has developed a payment gateway platform that simplifies international transactions by offering instant payment and bank account verification. Vixtra enables businesses to conduct bulk outbound payments efficiently, utilizing various payment methods including credit and debit cards. This comprehensive approach facilitates smoother and more reliable financial interactions between importers and their multinational suppliers.

Kanastra

Seed Round in 2023
Kanastra is a technology-driven company specializing in back-office solutions for alternative investments, particularly in private credit and private equity. It has developed an asset management platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the securitization market. The platform provides a range of services, including banking, debt issuance, bookkeeping, distribution, and passive management, while also offering real-time analytics and structured data. This allows investors and originators to streamline their investment processes, reducing friction and minimizing the time required for transactions. Kanastra's focus on leveraging technology enhances the overall investment experience, facilitating more effective decision-making in the alternative investment landscape.

Kanastra

Seed Round in 2022
Kanastra is a technology-driven company specializing in back-office solutions for alternative investments, particularly in private credit and private equity. It has developed an asset management platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the securitization market. The platform provides a range of services, including banking, debt issuance, bookkeeping, distribution, and passive management, while also offering real-time analytics and structured data. This allows investors and originators to streamline their investment processes, reducing friction and minimizing the time required for transactions. Kanastra's focus on leveraging technology enhances the overall investment experience, facilitating more effective decision-making in the alternative investment landscape.

Vixtra

Seed Round in 2022
Vixtra is a payment method and credit provider focused on supporting Latin American importers in their transactions with international suppliers. The company has developed a payment gateway platform that simplifies international transactions by offering instant payment and bank account verification. Vixtra enables businesses to conduct bulk outbound payments efficiently, utilizing various payment methods including credit and debit cards. This comprehensive approach facilitates smoother and more reliable financial interactions between importers and their multinational suppliers.

CERC Central de Recebíveis

Venture Round in 2022
CERC Central de Recebíveis S.A. is a financial services company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in enhancing the utilization of receivables in credit operations. Founded in 2015 by Marcelo Maziero and Fernando Fontes, CERC has developed an intelligent platform designed to provide security and efficiency in the use of receivables as collateral for lenders. The company aims to transform the credit market by improving the security and effectiveness of credit transactions, facilitating accelerated and sustainable growth in credit offerings for businesses of all sizes.

Kanastra

Seed Round in 2022
Kanastra is a technology-driven company specializing in back-office solutions for alternative investments, particularly in private credit and private equity. It has developed an asset management platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the securitization market. The platform provides a range of services, including banking, debt issuance, bookkeeping, distribution, and passive management, while also offering real-time analytics and structured data. This allows investors and originators to streamline their investment processes, reducing friction and minimizing the time required for transactions. Kanastra's focus on leveraging technology enhances the overall investment experience, facilitating more effective decision-making in the alternative investment landscape.

Domain Money

Venture Round in 2022
Domain Money is a fintech company offering an integrated platform for investment, borrowing, and spending across stocks and cryptocurrencies. Users can earn interest on their assets, secure loans against them, and utilize a crypto rewards credit card, all within the same service. The company also provides comprehensive financial planning services, including cash flow management, retirement planning, real estate analysis, risk management, and estate planning, catering to clients at various life stages with flat-fee plans.

CERC Central de Recebíveis

Venture Round in 2020
CERC Central de Recebíveis S.A. is a financial services company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in enhancing the utilization of receivables in credit operations. Founded in 2015 by Marcelo Maziero and Fernando Fontes, CERC has developed an intelligent platform designed to provide security and efficiency in the use of receivables as collateral for lenders. The company aims to transform the credit market by improving the security and effectiveness of credit transactions, facilitating accelerated and sustainable growth in credit offerings for businesses of all sizes.

Mines

Series B in 2019
Mines.io, Inc. is a financial analytics company that operates a platform focused on mobile data. Its flagship product, Mteka, is an in-memory analytics solution capable of processing vast amounts of mobile carrier data rapidly, allowing for the creation and deployment of predictive models in real time. The company's services are designed to assist mobile operators in monetizing their data while enabling financial institutions to expand their customer reach. Among its offerings are a credit scoring service that evaluates consumer credit risk based on mobile behavior, a fraud detection system that identifies suspicious activities in real time, and behavior modeling tools that enhance customer identity verification. Additionally, the company employs risk analysis and machine learning techniques to help insurance providers tailor premiums based on consumer risk profiles. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Mines.io aims to leverage mobile data to improve financial services and consumer access to credit.

CERC Central de Recebíveis

Series A in 2019
CERC Central de Recebíveis S.A. is a financial services company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in enhancing the utilization of receivables in credit operations. Founded in 2015 by Marcelo Maziero and Fernando Fontes, CERC has developed an intelligent platform designed to provide security and efficiency in the use of receivables as collateral for lenders. The company aims to transform the credit market by improving the security and effectiveness of credit transactions, facilitating accelerated and sustainable growth in credit offerings for businesses of all sizes.
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