# The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES)

> The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) is a VC fund backing Manufacturing. See 61 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Total investments: 61
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 80%
- Fund size: $50M
- Last fund: Feb 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bndes
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/bndes_imprensa
- Website: http://www.bndes.gov.br/SiteBNDES/bndes/bndes_en/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bndes.imprensa

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

## Contacts

5 contacts available for The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES). Shizune tracks 2 team members at The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES). Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bndes?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Debt | $53M–$1.1B |
| Debt Financing | $3M–$797M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $1.8M–$32M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 25% |
| Industrial | 8 | 13% |
| Energy | 5 | 8% |
| Transportation | 5 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 8% |

93 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 26 | 43% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 16 | 26% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 5% |
| Grant | 2 | 3% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 45 | 74% |
| United States | 3 | 5% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Egypt | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andre Laloni | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andre-laloni |
| Leonardo Ceron | Special ESG Advisor to the Presidency | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leonardo-ceron-5d8c |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TUPY | 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 |  |
| Cerradinho Bioenergia | 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 | 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 |  |
| Brazilian Nickel | Brazilian Nickel supplies nickel and cobalt products for electric vehicles, sustainable energy, and aerospace technologies. | $19.5M | Debt Financing | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| ALGcom | ALGcom manufactures antennas, devices, and telecommunications accessories. | $2M | Debt Financing | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Aegea Saneamento | Aegea is a private sector sanitation company in Brazil. | $327.8M | Debt Financing | Jun 26, 2026 |  |
| FS Fueling Sustainability | FS Fueling is a corn based ethanol producer with two manufacturing units. FS Fueling Sustainability produces hydrous and anhydrous ethanol, and their hydrated ethanol is the common ethanol sold at service stations. Their business contains animal nutrition, corn oil, energy, corn biomass, and carbon | $98.7M | Debt Financing | Jun 15, 2026 |  |
| Magalu Cloud | Magalu Cloud is a cloud service company that offers public cloud infrastructure solutions. | $59.9M | Debt Financing | May 25, 2026 |  |
| Acelen Renováveis | Acelen Renováveis is creating an integrated "seed-to-fuel" concept to manufacture Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Renewable Diesel (HVO) from native macaúba palm. | $1.5B | Debt Financing | May 21, 2026 |  |
| ALD Bioenergia Deciolandia | ALD Bioenergia Deciolandia primarily operates in the bioenergy sector, producing ethanol, sugar, and bioelectricity. The company's operations are geared towards the sustainable production of these products, with a focus on the efficient use of natural resources. The company's bioenergy production contributes to the reduction of greenhousegas emissions, making it a part of the global effort to combat climate change. | $115.2M | Debt Financing | Apr 16, 2026 |  |

10 of 61 investments shown.

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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 Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 61 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES)'s check size?

The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) typically joins rounds of $53M–$1.1B at Post-IPO Debt, $3M–$797M at Debt Financing and $1.8M–$32M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) participates 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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