When was Darwin Startups founded?

Darwin Startups was founded in 2015.

Where is Darwin Startups' headquarters located?

Darwin Startups' headquarters is located in Florianopolis (Brazil).

How big is Darwin Startups' investment team?

Darwin Startups has a team of 12, including 4 partners.

How many companies has Darwin Startups invested in?

Darwin Startups has invested in 57 companies, including CondoConta & Data Rudder.

Which companies has Darwin Startups invested in lately?

4MDG & InvestPlay are the latest investments by Darwin Startups.

How many exits has Darwin Startups been involved in?

Darwin Startups' portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions.

Darwin Startups - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. CondoConta

Developer of a digital bank for individuals. Its banking services include deposit accounts, money transfers, bill payments, tracking of revenues, and more. It provides an app-based platform that is available on iOS and Android devices.

Key facts about CondoConta

Founded Year: 2018
Location: Sao Jose (Brazil)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $26.2M
Employee Count: 134 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Redpoint Ventures, Igah Ventures and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 13, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Data Rudder

Provider of a platform for transactional fraud protection and risk detection. It offers tools for detecting fraud in various transaction types. The platform includes features such as data enrichment, risk scoring, and fraud detection. It helps institutions meet regulatory requirements related to fraud prevention. The platform supports integration via API and provides visualization of relationship networks.

Key facts about Data Rudder

Founded Year: 2018
Location: Florianopolis (Brazil)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $2.62M
Employee Count: 40 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: BTG Pactual, L4 Venture Builder and 3 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 14, 2023, $*****

3. Ocean Drop

Key facts about Ocean Drop

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Balneario Camboriu (Brazil)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $3.67M
Employee Count: 141 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Darwin Startups, Caravela Capital and 2 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 06, 2023, $*****

4. PayFace

Online platform for payments in restaurants. It provides a dashboard to monitor transactions. Payment solutions integrated with retail automation software. The payment process does not require cards, cell phones, smartwatches, and other accessories. It can be accessed through the app available on iOS and Android devices.

Key facts about PayFace

Founded Year: 2018
Location: Florianopolis (Brazil)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $9.8M
Employee Count: 41 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: HBS Alumni Angels Association, BTG Pactual and 4 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 07, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Nextcode

Nextcode provides identity verification solution. The solution offered by the company leverages computer vision image processing, OCR data collection, machine learning, text mining to provide authentication solution.

Key facts about Nextcode

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Florianopolis (Brazil)
Stage: Seed
Employee Count: 57 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Plug and Play Tech Center and Darwin Startups
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 14, 2018, $*****

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Darwin Startups has invested in 57 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in 4MDG.

Here are Darwin Startups' Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	0	0	0
2024	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2022	5	0	5
2021	1	0	1
2020	0	0	0
2019	0	0	0
2018	6	0	6
2017	2	0	2

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Darwin Startups has made 17 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $527K.

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Darwin Startups has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Business Services and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 49 Tech companies, 40 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 39 Software companies and at least 17 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Darwin Startups' investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	7
FinTech	6
High Tech	6
Business Services	2
Consumer	2
Others	15

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Darwin Startups has made most investments in Brazil (17).

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Darwin Startups has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Darwin Startups:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Feb 09, 2024	4MDG	Brazil	Seed	9932	BR Angels
Dec 15, 2023	InvestPlay	Brazil	Seed	2737	BRQ [+1]
May 30, 2022	Ponto Facil	Brazil	Seed	5823	-
May 30, 2022	SenseUp	Brazil	Seed	2335	-
May 30, 2022	LinKapital	Brazil	Seed	9541	-

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4 companies from Darwin Startups' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Horus Smart Detections in Feb 2025 by Nightingale Partners for $*****.

Here are Darwin Startups' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Horus Smart Detections	Feb 20, 2025	-	-	1088
Meetime	Jun 01, 2023	-	-	2803
BoletoFlex	Dec 15, 2022	-	-	7459
Flow Finance	Feb 25, 2022	-	-	6574

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Darwin Startups has a team of 12 members including 4 Partners located in Brazil. Darwin Startups' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in Darwin Startups:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Murilo Domingos	Partner	Brazil	-	1 Email
Marcos Mueller	Partner	Brazil	-	1 Email
Andre Hotta	Partner	Brazil	-	1 Email
Felipe Althoff	Partner	Santa Catarina	-	-

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Over the past 10 years, 22 investors have co-invested in Darwin Startups's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.

Invested before Darwin Startups: Meta Ventures and Wiztartup have invested in rounds before Darwin Startups. There is 1 company where Meta Ventures has invested before Darwin Startups and 1 company where Wiztartup has invested before Darwin Startups.
Top Co-investors of Darwin Startups: 4 investors entered a company along with Darwin Startups. These include investors like Redpoint Ventures (1 company).
Invested after Darwin Startups: A total of 16 investors have invested in Darwin Startups's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include EXT Capital (1 company) and CCP (1 company).