# BRQ

> BRQ is a VC fund in São Paulo backing Financial Services and Payments. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brq/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/brqdigital
- Website: http://www.brq.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brqdigital/

BRQ is an IT services company that focus on transforming businesses with technology. BRQ develops applications as well as digital products and channels. It also executes a complete range of technology solutions and manages applications, infrastructure, and processes for its customers. It has 3,500 professionals distributed in the branches of SãoPaulo, Alphaville, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Recife, Salvador, Brasilia, Christmas, and New York.With agility and flexibility, BRQ seeks to exceed the expectations of its customers. It was awarded by IAOP - World Association of Outsourcing Professionals. BRQ was founded on 1993 and is headquartered in

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 5 | 50% |
| Payments | 3 | 30% |
| SaaS | 2 | 20% |
| FinTech | 2 | 20% |
| Apps | 1 | 10% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 10% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Quadros | Executive Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-quadros |
| Guilherme Caruso | SR Human Resources Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guilherme-caruso |
| Patricia Marques de Moura | HR Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patricia-marques-de-moura |
| Roberto Marucco | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roberto-marucco |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| InvestPlay | Investplay is a financial education game that delivers gamified learning experiences for financial institutions and helps them better understand their customers' habits, behaviors, and financial needs in order to better satisfy those customers. They provide financial institutions with the ideal corporate solution. They are The main objectiveis to help participants change their financial habits so they can live a healthier financial life. Moreover, they also generate metrics for the company. | $600K |  | Dec 25, 2023 |  |
| Kobana | Kobana is a SaaS for big companies that need to automate a big volume of financial operations. We centralize company’s financial data and offer an API to execute operations across all banks in Brazil. | $202.2K | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| Easy Carros | Easy Carros offers services such as washing, waxing, and internal hygiene for cars without the owners leaving home or work.Easy Carros is a technology provider and car service marketplace, connecting companies to automotive service providers. The services offered by the company are external and internal dry cleaning, waxing, polishing, leathermoisturizing, air conditioning cleaning, engine technical cleaning, lubricating oil exchange, and glass crystallization.The company was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. | $251.3K | Corporate Round | Sep 19, 2022 |  |
| Payface | Express payment solution for physical retail. | $504.3K | Seed | Jun 15, 2020 |  |
| Certdox | Certdox is a developer and provider of document management software designed for handling information, documents electronically. |  | Seed | Jun 02, 2020 |  |
| Payface | Express payment solution for physical retail. |  | Series A | Jun 02, 2020 |  |
| Certdox | Certdox is a developer and provider of document management software designed for handling information, documents electronically. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 02, 2020 |  |
| Jobecam | Jobecam is a SaaS - B2B platform that helps companies to reduce unconscious bias through anonymized video interviews (pre-recorded or live) and resumes, while also helping to optimize the recruitment and selection process itself. Jobecam technology, which can be used native or integrated with any HR system, applies Artificial Intelligence (AI) toanonymize interviews from candidates. The interviews are then presented to the recruiters with an unidentifiable image (an avatar) and an altered voice (not gendered). The candidates will only be revealed after being promoted to the following phase. The technology also allows real time interactions with the evaluators in the case of live interviews, where candidates are anonymized through robotic voices, image represented by an avatar and to be named in relation with cities or countries.We are supported by Oracle, Estação Hack Facebook Google for startups, BR and Harvard Angels Brazil, IDB Labs, and othersLearn more at www.jobecam.com |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2019 |  |
| iUPay | iUPay offers a payment and collection system. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2018 |  |
| BBNK | BBNK is a white label banking platform that provides digital financial solutions. |  | Series A | Jan 02, 2017 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alvarez & Marsal Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alvarez-marsal-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Darwin Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darwin-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Draco Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draco-capital-9631) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HARDS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hards) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harvard Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harvard-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BRQ invest in?

BRQ invests primarily in Financial Services, Payments and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact BRQ?

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### Who are the partners at BRQ?

The team at BRQ includes Benjamin Quadros (Executive Chairman), Guilherme Caruso (SR Human Resources Analyst) and Patricia Marques de Moura (HR Analyst). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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