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Grão

South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pinheiros

Description

A venture capital firm, backed by a family office, which invests in early stage startups in Brazil and VC funds from around the world.

Investor Profile

Grão has backed more than 15 startups, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in Brazil, Colombia.
  • Strong thematic focus on Information Services, Food and Beverage, B2B.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (53%)
  • Series A (27%)
  • Pre Seed (13%)
  • Series B (7%)

Country Focus

  • Brazil (93%)
  • Colombia (7%)

Industry Focus

  • Information Services
  • Food And Beverage
  • B2b
  • E-commerce
  • Marketplace
  • Health Care
  • Nutrition
  • Food Delivery
  • Restaurants
  • Asset Management
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Who does Grão frequently co-invest with?

FJ Labs
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
FEMSA Ventures
North America, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Monterrey
Co-Investments: 3
Norte Ventures
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Co-Investments: 4
MSA Novo
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 2
Clocktower Technology Ventures
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Co-Investments: 2
Latitud
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Co-Investments: 3
Picus Capital
Europe, Bayern, Germany, Munich
Co-Investments: 3
Astella
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Co-Investments: 3
Valor Capital Group
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Scale-Up Ventures
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Grão often collaborate with?

Parker Treacy
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Shared Deals: 1
Simon Borrero
North America, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Mexico City
Shared Deals: 1
Juan Luis Londoño Arias
South America, Antioquia, Colombia, Medellín
Shared Deals: 1
RL
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Ricardo Bechara
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Shared Deals: 1
SM
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
Guilherme Bonifacio
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Grão?

Mappa.ai

Montevideo, NA - Uruguay, Uruguay

Use Mappa to hire thoroughly vetted Latin American rockstars in just 48 hours.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data Collection and LabelingHuman ResourcesMarketplaceOutsourcingRecruitingSaaSSoftware
SeedSep 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,400,000
Coalize

Balneário De Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Coalizev is a performance management platform for electronic points products.

Human ResourcesiOS
SeedApr 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $570,000
Stay

São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Stay is a long-term incentive platform

B2BEmployee BenefitsFinTechRetirementWealth Management
SeedOct 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Wehandle

Campinas, Goias, Brazil

Wehandle provides third-party management services.

ConsultingInformation ServicesInformation Technology
SeedSep 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,200,000
Cayena

São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cayena is a B2B marketplace for restaurants to procure inventory from multiple suppliers with a comprehensive suite of add-on services.

B2BE-CommerceFood and BeverageInformation ServicesMarketplace
Series AJun 15, 2023
Amount Raised: $13,000,000
deX

São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

The essential data engineering platform for analytics, AI, and ML

Big DataCloud Data ServicesSaaS
Pre SeedMar 29, 2023
Amount Raised: $900,000
Liti

São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Liti is a consumer health platform that guides individuals into the journey towards a healthier life.

Health CareNutrition
SeedNov 9, 2022
Amount Raised: $4,048,583
Foodology

Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia

Foodology is a cloud kitchen and virtual restaurant company that specializes in creating brands from scratch and scaling them.

Food and BeverageFood DeliveryRestaurants
Series BOct 10, 2022
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Quaddro

São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

The operating system for service and knowledge-based solopreneurs in Latin America

Software
SeedAug 17, 2022
Amount Raised: $3,290,555
Kanastra

Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Tech-driven backoffice for alternative investments

Asset ManagementBankingFinancial Services
SeedMay 31, 2022

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