Investor Profile: Bossa Invest — Thesis, Cheque Size & How to Apply

Bossa Invest, also known as Bossanova Investimentos, is a São Paulo-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 that has become one of Latin America's most active early-stage investors. Its focus is pre-seed and seed funding for business-to-business and business-to-business-to-consumer startups, and its value proposition is what Brazilians call smart money: capital plus mentorship and connections. For founders working out how to get funding from Bossa Invest, the key test is whether the company is already operating and generating revenue.

Investment thesis

Bossa Invest says it invests in startups with validated products or services that are operational and generating revenue, rather than in ideas alone. Its own site frames the offer as more than capital: mentorship, connections and access to one of Brazil's largest innovation networks, helping founders structure, grow and scale with solidity.

Sectors and stages

The firm invests at pre-seed and seed stage, principally in Brazil, with investments also tracked in the United States and Mexico. Its sector coverage is broad, spanning fintech, software as a service, e-commerce, health technology, education technology, real estate technology, sales technology, sustainability, media and entertainment, and, in its newer funds, artificial intelligence, health tech, blockchain and Web3.

Fund size and cheque size

A single current fund size is not publicly disclosed on the firm's official site, and founders should treat aggregate third-party totals with caution because they mix funds, vehicles and portfolio rounds. Third-party trackers put its average cheque at around R$1.5 million, which is a useful planning figure but not a published term sheet: the actual cheque will depend on stage, traction and whether the investment is direct or through a fund vehicle.

Notable portfolio

Bossa Invest has an unusually large deal count for an early-stage firm, with third-party trackers recording hundreds of investments. Recent tracked investments include Condutive, Medipreço, LastWish and Agrointeli, spanning media and information services, managed care, financial software and business software.

Partners and team

Bossa Invest was founded by Joao Kepler Braga and Pierre Schurmann. The team is described as experienced operators and investors who combine financial support with connections and learning opportunities for founders, and who use market-trend analysis and a rigorous screening methodology to choose companies.

Programs run

Bossa Invest does not publish a fixed accelerator cohort on its site. Its programmes are its investment routes themselves: direct investment, co-investment alongside other investors, fund vehicles and crowdfunding-style access for investors, all paired with mentorship and network support for portfolio founders.

Credits and perks

No published credits or perks package was found for Bossa Invest. Founders should not assume standard cloud or software credits and should ask, during diligence, what mentorship, hiring help and customer introductions come with a specific investment.

How to apply for funding

Founders can approach Bossa Invest through its official site, bossainvest.com, and third-party listings give its contact as [email protected]. Because the firm favours revenue-generating companies, the strongest application shows real customers, a working product and a clear use of funds, rather than a pitch deck alone.