Led · Equity · Jun 2024

Semexe, founded in 2019, is a marketplace specialized in used sports equipment and the operator of Loopify, a white-label re-commerce platform. Loopify offers circular-economy solutions for retailers, enabling trade-in programs and sales of used, returned and reconditioned products with end-to-end services from customer interface to triage and storage. The company provides pricing guides, online provenance certification, specialized insurance and curated quality control. Semexe launched Loopify in January 2024 and plans to expand the platform into new segments including fashion, accessories and children’s goods. Since founding the company has generated more than R$70 million in revenue, attracted over 2 million visitors and listed around 100,000 products. Semexe is a Brazilian marketplace for sports and cycling equipment that sells new products and certified pre-owned gear. Founded in 2019 by Gabriel Novais and Rafael Papa and born in a São Paulo garage, the company lists thousands of products. Over the past 12 months it recorded more than 2 million site visits and R$15 million in sales, and grew more than fourfold in the same period. Semexe provides specialist customer consultants, at‑home bicycle assembly/disassembly and packaging services, and certificates of provenance to increase trust in used equipment. It has drawn interest from multinationals such as Michelin, Shimano and GoPro and secured an exclusive contract with Bianchi to sell its e-Omnia e-bikes online in Brazil. The startup partners with initiatives like the ‘Pedaling for a Reason’ project and launched the ‘Guia de Preços Semexe,’ the first bike price table in Brazil. Following the new investment, Semexe plans to invest in technology, customer experience and expansion into new categories.

Led · Seed · Jan 2024

Fluna is a Brazil-based startup focused on hyperautomation and process integration. The company uses AI to map and integrate processes that span different technologies and builds automated solutions integrating systems like Outlook, Stripe, SAP and Google Drive. Fluna reports over 30 clients and 24,000 users. It was founded in 2020 and is listed as MRP Brasil Tecnologia e Sistemas. In January 2024 the company raised approximately $511,000 in a seed round. Fluna says it will use the funds to invest in technology and accelerate customer acquisition growth.

Led · Equity · Nov 2023

Radar Fit offers a Super App that combines gamification and AI to personalize routines, delivering meal plans, guided video workouts, sports practices, hydration guidance and meditations. The app creates a social wellness experience with 3D avatars, health rankings, challenges and a points/rewards system redeemable for donations, products and vouchers. Radar Fit also sells a corporate wellbeing program with a dashboard to track ROI, PAT eligibility for tax benefits, and an occupational‑health SIPAT product (SIGA) for gamified safety weeks. Its solution is available in Portuguese, English and Spanish and has served more than 60 companies covering a base of about 700,000 lives. The company plans to use new funds to accelerate expansion, win market share in Brazil and pursue future internationalization. Radar Fit was founded in 2018 and is on its third funding round.