The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES)
VC Fund
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) is a VC fund in Rio De Janeiro focused on Manufacturing and Industrial. BNDES is the main financing agent for development in Brazil
- Total investments:
- 68
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 82%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) invests in
Stages The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) invests in
Countries The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Post-IPO Debt
- $53M–$1.1B
- Debt Financing
- $4.8M–$721M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $461k–$32M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 15 (22%)
- Industrial 8 (12%)
- Software 6 (9%)
- Information Technology 6 (9%)
- Energy 5 (7%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 30 (44%)
- Post-IPO Debt 18 (26%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 5 (7%)
- Grant 2 (3%)
- Series A 2 (3%)
Country
- Brazil 50 (74%)
- United States 3 (4%)
- China 1 (1%)
- Egypt 1 (1%)
- Spain 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Andre Laloni
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Leonardo Ceron
Special ESG Advisor to the Presidency
|
Special ESG Advisor to the Presidency | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highline offers high-quality infrastructure to clients while maintaining legal rules and ethical standards. | $14M / Debt Financing / Oct 02, 2026 | ||
| TQS Informática Ltda. is a company that specializes in the development and support of software solutions. Their offerings include a range of applications, games, music, movies, TV, books, and magazines. They also provide a platform for users to access these services anytime, anywhere, across various devices. In addition, TQS Informática Ltda. offers a support system for their software, ensuring that users can get the help they need when they need it. They also have a focus on structural project production in the BIM environment, indicating a commitment to modern, efficient design practices. | $4.8M / Debt Financing / Sep 29, 2026 | ||
| Azul SA is a company that provides 126 aircraft serving more than 100 destinations, with approximately 900 daily flights. In 2016, it was named the low-cost carrier for the sixth consecutive year by Skytrax, and the third airline by TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice in 2017. | $248.9M / Post-IPO Debt / Sep 29, 2026 | ||
| Mombak is a carbon removal company that focuses on the reforestation of the Amazon. The company's team combines experts in science, technology, forestry, and carbon markets | $38.9M / Debt Financing / Sep 21, 2026 | ||
| Grupo Zaaz is a telecommunications company that provides internet and telecom services. The company offers a subscriber area with exclusive features for its customers. Through this service, customers can consult invoices, contracts, and unlock access. The company also has an app, ÁREA DO ASSINANTE GRUPO ZAAZ, which is provided for free. The app isbuilt by ZAAZ Provedor de Internet e Telecomunicacoes Ltda. The company also provides web access through its website. | $30.8M / Debt Financing / Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Viridis Mining and Minerals is a mineral exploration company specializing in resource exploration and development. The company focuses on identifying and developing mineral deposits, utilizing advanced exploration techniques and technologies. Viridis aims to discover and enhance valuable mineral resources through thorough geological research andstrategic development, supporting the growth of the mining industry with its expertise in resource discovery. | $15.2M / Post-IPO Debt / Sep 09, 2026 | ||
| Senior develops and delivers enterprise resource planning, logistics, access and security management, and human capital management solutions. It also offers corporate performance, infrastructure, and business consulting solutions as well as various support services. Senior began operation on May 2, 1988. It has its headquarters in Blumenau inBrazil. | $46.9M / Debt Financing / Aug 26, 2026 | ||
| Tupy is a structural cast iron component manufacturing company. They offer services for freight transport, the construction industry, and agriculture. | $117.5M / Post-IPO Debt / Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| CerradinhoBio operates in the bioenergy sector focusing on the production and commercialization of ethanol and bioelectricity. The company processes sugarcane and corn to produce hydrous ethanol and other ethanol products for fuel and industrial uses. It generates electric power through cogeneration using sugarcane and process byproducts andsupplies surplus electricity to the interconnected power system. CerradinhoBio also produces sugarcane derivatives and corn-based coproducts such as DDG and corn oil that are used in animal nutrition markets. Its operations integrate agricultural production, industrial processing, and energy generation within a biofuels and bioelectricity value chain. | $5.9M / Debt Financing / Jul 24, 2026 | ||
Neomille
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Neomille is a manufacture of products related to corn, such as the production of extracted ethanol and components for animal feed. | $3M / Debt Financing / Jul 24, 2026 | |
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FAQ
What does The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) invest in?
The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) invests primarily in Manufacturing, Industrial and Software startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 68 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) invest in?
The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) typically joins rounds of $53M–$1.1B at Post-IPO Debt, $4.8M–$721M at Debt Financing and $461k–$32M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES)'s own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) took part in.
How do I contact The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES)?
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Who are the partners at The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES)?
The team at The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) includes Andre Laloni (Managing Director) and Leonardo Ceron (Special ESG Advisor to the Presidency). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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