# Criatec Fund

> Criatec Fund is a VC fund in São Paulo backing Biotechnology, Pet and Mobile. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fundo-criatec/about/
- Website: http://www.fundocriatec.com.br/en-US/#all

Criatec Fund is a venture capital firm that provides seed investment funds to Brazilian companies. In addition to the investment, the firm actively participates in the administration of the companies by providing strategic and management support, helping in the selection and structure of the team, setting goals, and following up with results.Itis focused on sectors such as agrobusiness, energy, finance, human health, media and entertainment, IT and electronics, and multisector.Criatec Fund works with companies in Belém, Belo Horizonte, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo.Criatec Fund was born out of a public bid tendered by BNDES in 2007 and won by Antera Gestão de Recursos S.A., in consortium with Instituto Inovação S.A. Currently it is co-managed by Antera and Inseed Investimentos Ltda, the investment arm of the Instituto Inovação group.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 50% |
| Pet | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Hardware | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MindMiners | MindMiners is a technology company that specializes in digital research and deliver marketing intelligence to i's customers. The company rely on MeSeems, a social network for sharing opinions and experiences. There are over 2 million users registered and ready to respond to research on your brand, product or service. That's why we deliverour projects in half the market time. | $1.1M | Seed | Jan 30, 2021 |  |
| Pinmypet | Pinmypet allows users to monitor the daily behaviors of their pet, like location and physical activity, bringing them a feeling of safety and the comfort of a healthy pet.Pinmypet Care is a compact hardware device that works with software analytics to track pet activity and location data in real time, anytime, anywhere, allowing the visualizationof data through web and mobile devices. | $452K | Seed | Dec 20, 2015 |  |
| BR3 Agrobiotecnologia | BR3 Agrobiotecnologia develops and commercializes technologies in agrochemicals. It manufactures pesticides for agricultural purposes. BR3 Agrobiotecnologia began operation in 2001. It has its headquarters in Sao Paulo in Brazil. | $181K | Series A | Aug 01, 2009 |  |
| BUG Agentes Biológicos | Bug Agentes Biológicos operates as supplier of predatory insect eggs and parasitoids used for natural protection of crops. It began operation in 2001, with its headquarters in Piracicaba in Brazil as a subsidiary of Koppert do Brasil Holding as of December 18, 2017. | $271K | Series A | May 01, 2009 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sp-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Crescera Investimentos (f/k/a Bozano Investimentos)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bozano-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BR Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/br-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Darwin Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darwin-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inseed Investimentos](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inseed-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KPTL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kptl) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Criatec Fund invest in?

Criatec Fund invests primarily in Biotechnology, Pet and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Criatec Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Criatec Fund closed in Jan 2021. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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