About Criatec 2
Criatec 2 is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of Sao Paulo, Brazil. As of Oct 2019, Criatec 2 has invested in 37 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in Brazil based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of EasyCredito Overall, Criatec 2 portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions including key companies like Vindi, Digital Commerce Group and Konduto. A lot of funds co-invest with Criatec 2, with names like Crescera Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Criatec 2 has team of 12 people.Key Metrics
Criatec 2's List of Top Investments
Criatec 2 has a portfolio of 37 companies. Their most notable investments are in Epitrack and Vindi.Their portfolio spans across Brazil, United Kingdom and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Criatec 2:
1. Vindi
Vindi provides checkout API for B2B subscription billing and payments. It has partnered with various merchant acquirers. Services include recurring billing with plus Financial Services (invoice bills, NFe, reconcile cards), payment gateway (with acquirers and sub-acquirers), dashboards (KPI`s), PCI compliance certification.
Key facts about Vindi
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7.49M
- Employee Count: 456 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Triaxis Capital, Criatec 2 and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 30, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Siteware
Siteware offers KPI monitoring and tracking solutions for enterprises. Its product is called "Straws One" and features include data integration from different systems, management panels for KPIs (strategic, tactic, and operational), performance assessment, and dashboards automation.
Key facts about Siteware
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
- Stage: Series A
- Employee Count: 74 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Criatec 2, FC Partners and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, 2015, $*****
3. Altave
Provider of aerial imaging solution. The company offers captive airships, captive balloons for monitoring and telecommunication. These balloons are a plug and play device which can be integrated with any payload like cameras, antennas, radios, and more. It is capable of capturing real-time images, and real-time monitoring of targets, with georeferenced mapping, TV color and infrared images.
Key facts about Altave
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Sao Jose Dos Campos (Brazil)
- Stage: Series A
- Employee Count: 206 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Triaxis Capital, Criatec 2 and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 27, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
HIVE offers personalized marketing solutions for businesses. It provides a platform to target the right customer at the right time with the right message. It also provides a platform to carry out wifi marketing. It provides customer engagement solutions through chatbots. Provides a platform, which allows users to create and manage digital campaigns. Clients include P&G, Itau, Amil, BRMalls, and Natura.
Key facts about Hive Marketing Technology
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Series A
- Employee Count: 14 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Triaxis Capital and Criatec 2
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, 2018, $*****
Chipus microelectronics is an analog IP design house with a focus on power management and analog front-end solutions. Its IPs include Li-ion battery charger, 11-bit SAR ADC/DAC Subsystem, UHF Passive RFID Analog/RF Front End and other power management, data converters, clock management and sensor/actuator products. It provides complete design service to various IDMs and semiconductor companies.
Key facts about Chipus Microelectronics
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Florianopolis (Brazil)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 105 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Triaxis Capital, Criatec 2 and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 08, 2016, $*****
Criatec 2's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Criatec 2 has invested in 37 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in EasyCredito and most recent follow-on round was in Vindi.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2017 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Criatec 2's Investments by Stage
Criatec 2 has made 14 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $782K, 14 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $2.61M, 3 investments in PE stage and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $947K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 14 |
Series A | 14 |
PE | 3 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Criatec 2's Investments by Sector
Criatec 2 has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech, Retail and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 27 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 26 Tech companies, 16 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 14 |
High Tech | 6 |
FinTech | 5 |
Retail | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
Others | 24 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Criatec 2's Investments by Geography
Criatec 2 has made most investments in Brazil (30), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Brazil | 30 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Criatec 2's recent investments
Criatec 2 has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Criatec 2:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 08, 2019 | Brazil | Seed | 8287 | - | |
Aug 2019 | Brazil | Seed | 6646 | - | |
May 20, 2019 | Brazil | Seed | 5825 | - | |
Aug 09, 2018 | Brazil | Seed | 4680 | - | |
Aug 08, 2018 | Brazil | Series A | 8114 | - |
Acquired companies in Criatec 2's Portfolio
4 companies from Criatec 2's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Pagcerto in Apr 2021 by Locaweb for $*****.Here are Criatec 2's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 17, 2021 | - | - | 1782 | |
Mar 11, 2021 | Jun 02, 2017 | Seed | 9754 | |
Nov 11, 2020 | Apr 05, 2016 | Series A | 2423 | |
Jun 22, 2018 | Apr 19, 2016 | Series A | 2030 |
Team profile of Criatec 2
Criatec 2 has a team of 12 members including 5 Principals located in Brazil. Criatec 2's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Criatec 2:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | Brasilia | - | - | |
Principal | Recife | - | - | |
Principal | Rio de Janeiro | - | ||
Principal | Sao Paulo | - | - |
Co-investors of Criatec 2
Over the past 12 years, 16 investors have co-invested in Criatec 2's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Criatec 2: Crescera Capital, Triaxis Capital and 2 others have invested in rounds before Criatec 2. There are 2 companies where Crescera Capital has invested before Criatec 2 and 1 company where Triaxis Capital has invested before Criatec 2.
- Top Co-investors of Criatec 2: 5 investors entered a company along with Criatec 2. These include investors like Crescera Capital (4 companies).
- Invested after Criatec 2: A total of 7 investors have invested in Criatec 2's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Confrapar (1 company), Maven Capital Partners (1 company) and North East Fund (1 company).
Recent News related to Criatec 2
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Criatec 2 fund invests BRL 2.5 million in startup DataRiskValor Economico•Aug 30, 2023•DataRisk, Criatec 2
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DataRisk receives a contribution of BRL 2.5 million from the Criatec 2 FundTI Inside•Aug 30, 2023•DataRisk, Criatec 2
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Bozano and Triaxis Capital Invest R$2.5m in Anti-Fraud Startup Konduto (em português) LAVCA•Jun 02, 2017•Criatec 2, Konduto
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Vindi Raises $330K in Series A Funding |FinSMEsFinSMEs•Apr 05, 2016•Vindi, Bozano Investimentos, Criatec 2
