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Iporanga Ventures

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We are an early-stage venture capital fund investing in the Future of Finance, primarily partnering with Seed stage companies exploring opportunities in fintech, embedded finance and blockchain across Latin America. We believe that the world will run on blockchains and we want to support founders leading this transformation.

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Investment Thesis

Iporanga invests in people, not assets, particularly at the seed stage. They believe that building companies presents extreme challenges and aim to be alongside founders, offering comprehensive support through connections, strategy, and capital. The firm positions itself as ‘sponsors of innovation,’ acting as part of founding teams and providing accumulated expertise to help companies grow from startup to scale-up stages.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Strong track record since 2011 with exits like Loggi ($2B+ valuation) and Quero Educação
  • Deep expertise in financial services and blockchain technology with founding partners having backgrounds at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and crypto/fintech experience
  • Pragmatic LATAM-first approach combined with global perspective
  • Published research on emerging market trends (e.g., LATAM Stablecoins Report)
  • Integrated ESG and Diversity & Inclusion approach from investment inception
  • Team combines finance expertise with engineering/technical founders

Portfolio Highlights

Praso

Retail

Pagô

Fintech

Covalenty

Retail

Verde

Fintech

Kravata

Blockchain

Appito

Entertainment

Abstra

Software

Arvorie

Hrtech

+ 31 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

8 Partners at Iporanga Ventures

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