About 42K Investimentos
42K Investimentos is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Florianopolis, Brazil. As of Nov 2019, 42K Investimentos has invested in 22 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Brazil based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Consumer and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of GeekHunter Overall, 42K Investimentos portfolio has seen 5 acquisitions including key companies like BizCapital, Adianta and JUSTTO. A lot of funds co-invest with 42K Investimentos, with names like Monashees sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
42K Investimentos' List of Top Investments
42K Investimentos has a portfolio of 22 companies. Their most notable investmentis in GeekHunterTheir portfolio spans across Brazil, United States and Indonesia. They have invested in High Tech, Consumer, Enterprise Applications and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by 42K Investimentos:1. Movellus
Provider of a cloud-based development platform for SoCs. It offers a platform that streamlines SoC development with an automated and self-regulating clock distribution network. It reduces power consumption and increases performance. It uses digital and fully synthesizable phase-locked loops, delay-locked loops, smart clock modules, and virtual mesh systems. Its features include a wide voltage and frequency range, nanowatt power, sub-picosecond jitters, and radiation-hardened designs.
Key facts about Movellus
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Ann Arbor (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $37.5M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Mesh Ventures, SK hynix and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 20, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. BizCapital
BizCapital provides an online lending platform for business loans. Credits can be used for various business purposes including working capital, buying inventory, buying machines & equipment, or expanding the company. The loan repayment can be done on an installment basis. The app is available for the Android platform.
Key facts about BizCapital
Provider of nanotechnology-based solutions for pre-clinical MRI imaging. It offers Momentum CT that utilizes a high-field gradient main magnet and x-space image reconstruction to produce MPI images. It also provide Super-Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Tracer for cell tracking, vascular imaging, and lymph node imaging.
Key facts about Magnetic Insight
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Alameda (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $38M
- Employee Count: 9 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: StartX, Celesta Capital and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Aug 27, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Parafuzo
Parafuzo is an online marketplace that connects homeowners with service professionals for home cleaning. Users can hire professionals on per day basis at R$ 79. Also offers painting, electrical and plumbing services. All professionals are licensed and background checked. They also offers office cleaning services. Available in 10 cities as of Aug 2016.
Key facts about Parafuzo
5. Adianta
Adianta is an online platform for invoice factoring, where SMEs can advance their receivables through an automated process. Once registered, the SMEs need to upload .xml files of the invoices to get paid against them. The platform takes the responsibility of the buyer charge. The transaction ticket can be downloaded via the platform.
Key facts about Adianta
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $2.2M
- Employee Count: 4 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Yellow Ventures, DGF and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 01, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
42K Investimentos' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in GeekHunter.42K Investimentos' Investments by Stage
42K Investimentos has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $500K and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $2.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
42K Investimentos' Investments by Sector
42K Investimentos has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, FinTech, Financial Services and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 16 Tech companies, 11 Consumer (B2C) companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Marketplace.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Financial Services | 2 |
Business Services | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
42K Investimentos' Investments by Geography
42K Investimentos has made most investments in Brazil (2), followed by Indonesia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Brazil | 2 |
Indonesia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
42K Investimentos' recent investments
42K Investimentos has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by 42K Investimentos:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 04, 2019 | Indonesia | Seed | 4727 | [+1] | |
Feb 01, 2019 | Brazil | Series A | 3603 | [+4] | |
Jan 2018 | Brazil | Seed | 8497 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in 42K Investimentos' Portfolio
5 companies from 42K Investimentos' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was GeekHunter in Sep 2023 by Howdy for $*****.Here are 42K Investimentos' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 27, 2023 | Nov 04, 2019 | Seed | 6201 | |
Jun 22, 2023 | Jan 2018 | Seed | 4738 | |
Nov 18, 2022 | - | - | 8785 | |
May 27, 2021 | - | - | 3885 | |
Jul 23, 2020 | Feb 01, 2019 | Series A | 9262 |
Co-investors of 42K Investimentos
Over the past 8 years, 13 investors have co-invested in 42K Investimentos's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Top Co-investors of 42K Investimentos: 9 investors entered a company along with 42K Investimentos. These include investors like Monashees (1 company).
- Invested after 42K Investimentos: A total of 4 investors have invested in 42K Investimentos's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Quona (1 company), DEG (1 company) and MercadoLibre (1 company).
Recent News related to 42K Investimentos
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BizCapital raises $12 million in financing roundPR Newswire•Jun 17, 2020•BizCapital, DEG, MercadoLibre, Quona and 4 others
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Chromo Invest & 42K Investimentos Invest R$15m in Brazil's BizCapital LAVCA•Jan 24, 2018•BizCapital, BizCap, Monashees, Chromo Invest and 1 other
