Darwin Capital
VC Fund
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Darwin Capital is a VC fund in Rio De Janeiro focused on Financial Services and B2B. Financial intelligence allied to a deep knowledge of business operations: Darwin Capital gathers the best of both worlds to bring ideas an innovate the capital market. With a long experience in running enterprises and international projects, the founding partners bring to each project a bold and comprehensive business perspective that only hands-on executives can apply. From companies that need financial resources to grow to the ones that wish to be sold, Darwin Capital offers a complete and broad advisory and is ready to treat each project as a unique one, given its particularities. Our main goal is t we can so that our o maximize our clients value, properly prepared for merges and acquisitions. Connecting entrepreneurs and investors, we serve companies and startups at various development stages with all the expertise needed to guarantee your success.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Darwin Capital invests in
Stages Darwin Capital invests in
Countries Darwin Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2.3M–$2.6M
- Angel
- $253k–$600k
- Pre-Seed
- $200k–$402k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 2 (33%)
- B2B 1 (17%)
- Apps 1 (17%)
- AgTech 1 (17%)
- Mobile 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (33%)
- Angel 2 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (33%)
Country
- Brazil 5 (83%)
- United States 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
João Luiz Nogueira
Business Developer
|
Business Developer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Marcelo Astrachan
Senior Partner & Founder
|
Senior Partner & Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Pedro Schmidt
Intern
|
Intern | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flor E Fruto is a food technology company that focuses on positively impacting the environment and people. | $402.2K / Pre-Seed / May 23, 2023 | ||
| Linker is a digital platform that refers to a variety of payment and financial services as digital banking. | $2.3M / Seed / Dec 21, 2020 | ||
| Benie attends to the needs of the customers and chronic patients in a digital, simple, fast and safe platform. Managing all medication, simplifying delivery and discounts, guaranteeing and pre-scheduling the replenishment of the entire home pharmacy.We have focus on the customer/patient needs with service transparency and availability: 1)Delivery: Premium service same day delivery, with no extra cost. Customer can schedule delivery in a two-hour window. 2) Price: We count on all the possible discounts to offer a better price 3) Availability: Inventory optimized to attend to 100% of the customer’s needs. 4) Service: Dedicated and private channel to talk with our pharmaceutical team | $600K / Angel / Jun 01, 2018 | ||
| PigPeg develops apps that pay users for visting or buying products in affiliated stores. | $252.8K / Angel / Oct 01, 2017 | ||
| Aging infrastructure struggles to meet the needs of growing cities around the world. Ayyeka's digital solution brings resilience to any critical utility.Ayyeka's AI-embedded edge device, the Wavelet can be deployed anywhere. Data from the Wavelet is transmitted securely to Ayyeka's Field Assets Intelligence (FAI) software platform.This end-to-end solution generates, consolidates, and analyzes data to digitally enhance hard infrastructure with prediction and situational awareness capabilities. Applying machine learning to hard infrastructure, such as bridges, roads, water mains, wastewater pipes, and electric lines, extends the lifespan of these critical utilities and reduces maintenance costs. Any Sensor. Any Connection. Any Software Platform. All the Data. All the Time. | $2.6M / Seed / Mar 02, 2016 | ||
| Zoop is a technology platform for payments and financial services. From card-present terminals to digital accounts, Zoop is a transparent white-label platform that moves the partner’s brand to the forefront. Their platform allows partners to receive, process, and manage payments using their own brands. Through it, partners from all segments createinnovative payment solutions and are remunerated in all transactions regardless of form. Zoop was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. | $200K / Pre-Seed / May 01, 2013 |
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FAQ
What does Darwin Capital invest in?
Darwin Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, B2B and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 6 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 Darwin Capital invest in?
Darwin Capital typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$2.6M at Seed, $253k–$600k at Angel and $200k–$402k at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Darwin Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Darwin Capital took part in.
How do I contact Darwin Capital?
Public channels for Darwin Capital include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Darwin Capital?
The team at Darwin Capital includes João Luiz Nogueira (Business Developer), Marcelo Astrachan (Senior Partner & Founder) and Pedro Schmidt (Intern). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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