Polaris Investimentos is a Brasília-based venture capital firm that invests its own capital in early-stage, technology-based startups across Brazil and South America. The firm typically co-invests in angel and seed rounds as a minority partner, targeting companies that have launched a product, gained paying customers and show high growth potential. Its mandate is business-model agnostic within broad technology-oriented opportunities, with supported stages including pre-seed, seed and early-stage VC and an investment range of about $6,000 to $100,000.