Invest Tech

Invest Tech is a Brazilian investment management firm focused on venture capital funds and private equity.

Invest Tech is an investment firm focused on Venture Capital and Private Equity. The firm’s team has over 20 years of experience in mergers, acquisitions and fund raising transactions and in investing and managing IT and Telecommunication companies. We currently manage more than R$ 250 million, raised from institutional investors from Brazil, Latin America, United States and Europe. The Company was founded in 2003, with a focus on M&A, strategic investment and capitalization transactions. Its main goal is to create unique solutions that generate value for all stakeholders of the advised companies. Since then, we have concluded more than 30 successful transactions involving major local and international institutions. In 2007, Invest Tech raised its initial investment fund, with a focus to invest in innovative B2B companies in the knowledge based industries. With top-notch local and international investors, CT I invested in 6 companies, having completed 5 full and 1 partial exits. In 2013, Invest Tech raised its second investment fund with aggregate commitments of R$209 million (US$110 million at the time). To date, the firm has completed 6 investments and is still in its investment period. The Manager’s current portfolio has 7 companies, with annual revenues ranging from R$15 million to R$200 million. In 2016, its capital structure was strengthened through a strategic transaction with Tesalia do Brasil, an investment vehicle held by Santiago Valbuena, prior CEO of Telefonica Latam for 3 years and Global CFO of the Telefonica Group for 9 years, and Gilmar Camurra, CFO of Telefonica Vivo for 14 years. Through its partnership, Invest Tech has expanded its approach to international players in the Latin America and European regions. Invest Tech’s work is based on the deep understanding of businesses and support for the development of companies, active participation in the formulation of the growth strategy, evaluation of opportunities and support to financial planning, combining such actions with the realization of fundraising or merger and acquisition operations. We proud ourselves from the close work and relationship with our invested companies with a clear goal to improve their operations, capacity and opportunities for growth. Our key strengths are: • Strong local presence • Uniquely qualified and complementary team • Focus and experience in the portfolio sectors’ • Entrepreneurial experience • Financial and M&A capabilities • Strong and active investor base