About Verus Group
Verus Group is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Sao Paulo, Brazil. As of Aug 2016, Verus Group has invested in 3 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Brazil based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Omie Overall, Verus Group portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, namely Omie. A lot of funds co-invest with Verus Group, with names like Redpoint eventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Verus Group has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Verus Group's List of All Investments
Verus Group has a portfolio of 3 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Omie and Cuponeria.Their portfolio spans across and Brazil. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer, across Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of all investments by Verus Group:1. Omie
Developer of cloud enterprise resource planning software for business management. The system integrates contract administration, financial operations, and tax documentation into a unified digital interface. Users monitor cash flow, issue billing statements, and generate fiscal notes through a browser-based platform. Additional modules enable data synchronization with external business tools and communication platforms. The software provides tools for inventory control, sales tracking, and automated reporting.
Key facts about Omie
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $138M
- Employee Count: 1,654 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Riverwood Capital, Partners Group and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Sep 11, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Cuponeria
Cuponeria is a tech company that allows large consumer brands to issue discount coupons, as well as shoppers to use them at brick-and-mortar retail stores, in electronic form. It allows brands to distribute discount coupons without the need to physically print them at newspapers or other press media, thus eliminating the hassle of cutting the coupon and taking it to the store by the shoppers.
Key facts about Cuponeria
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.42M
- Employee Count: 49 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Launchpad Accelerator, Tessera and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 08, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Sophie and Juliete is a private label for fashion jewelry. The company sells through a social selling model by retailing their collection to female entrepreneurs at wholesale rates who would sell it within their social network. The company closed operations in 2016 citing difficult economic conditions.
Key facts about Sophie and Juliete
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $849K
- Investors: Redpoint Ventures, Redpoint eventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 27, 2015, $*****
Verus Group's Investments by Stage
Verus Group has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $320K, 1 investment in Series A stage and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $849K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 1 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Verus Group's Investments by Sector
Verus Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Retail, Consumer and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 3 Tech companies, 2 Consumer (B2C) companies, 1 Enterprise (B2B) company and at least 1 company focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Retail | 2 |
Consumer | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Verus Group's Investments by Geography
Verus Group has made most investments in Brazil (3).Verus Group's recent investments
Verus Group has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Verus Group:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 03, 2016 | Brazil | Series A | 4224 | - | |
Jan 27, 2015 | Brazil | Series B | 8740 | [+1] | |
Dec 16, 2014 | Brazil | Seed | 9867 | - |
Unicorns in Verus Group's Portfolio
Verus Group has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Omie. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Omie which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years after Verus Group first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Verus Group's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Developer of cloud enterprise resource planning software for business management | 2013 | Sao Paulo | Series D | nxcvugy |
Team profile of Verus Group
Verus Group has a team of 1 member located in Brazil. Verus Group's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Verus Group
Over the past 12 years, 14 investors have co-invested in Verus Group's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Verus Group: Astella and Redpoint Ventures have invested in rounds before Verus Group. There is 1 company where Astella has invested before Verus Group and 1 company where Redpoint Ventures has invested before Verus Group.
- Top Co-investors of Verus Group: 2 investors entered a company along with Verus Group. These include investors like Redpoint eventures (1 company).
- Invested after Verus Group: A total of 10 investors have invested in Verus Group's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Riverwood Capital (1 company), Tencent (1 company) and SoftBank Latin America Fund (1 company).
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