EquityRio

EquityRio is a Rio de Janeiro-based venture capital and investment firm backing early-stage startups and SMEs across South America through equity and private credit rounds. It targets pre-seed and seed companies from MVP or pre-revenue through first paying customers and can structure and lead rounds with co-investment. The firm is sector-flexible, with portfolio exposure across fintech, healthtech, agtech, foodtech, SaaS, consumer, retailtech and other technology sectors. Typical investment ranges are $20,000–$120,000, with a $40,000 average, and the firm has invested more than R$15 million across 30+ companies.