# Derek Bittar

> Derek Bittar is a seed investor at Indicator Capital backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Indicator Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indicatorcapital)
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 88%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereklbittar/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/dereklbittar
- Website: http://indicatorcapital.com/

Derek Bittar is a seed investor at Indicator Capital in São Paulo focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Before co-founding IndicatorCapital in April 2014, Derek was an experienced equities Portfolio Manager who built a successful track record as value investor. Until 2013, he has occupied a senior position as long-term equity investor for Itaú Asset Management, Brazil’s largest investment management firm. Having worked for thirteen years with equityinvestments, Derek developed a passion for angel investments alongside his career. A fellow of the Society of Kauffman Fellows, he holds an MBA from Wharton, class of 2008 and a BA in Economics from PUC of Rio de Janeiro. Fluent in English, German, French, and Portuguese, Derek writes to empower entrepreneurs in emerging startup ecosystems. He is an ultra-endurance road cyclist.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 25% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 25% |
| B2B | 1 | 13% |
| IaaS | 1 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AIMIRIM | AIMIRIM provides integrated technology solutions for simulation and visualization of industrial processes. It was created in 2010 with the main goal to offer a complete solution in engineering projects for industry, involving Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Aside from this, AIMIRIM also offers turbulence problem solving or modeling. | $2M | Seed | May 15, 2026 |  |
| Lumx | From stablecoin on/off-ramps to virtual accounts and wallets, we provide tools for seamless cross-border banking with instant settlements and unmatched liquidity. | $3.4M | Seed | Oct 15, 2025 |  |
| Multiledgers | Who we AreIn a world of complex technology offers, we want to integrate and simplify to empower organizations with robust IT infrastructure and cutting-edge security. A group of different technology companies to support our business goals focusing on Infrastructure such as multicloud IaaS, BaaS and other complementary technologies. GlobalPresence from developing our proprietary platform to providing services.First In The WorldDeveloping its main technology in research by its founders since 2016, Multiledgers was born as the first company in the world to use Blockchain for IT infrastructure management bringing unprecedented transparency and resilience. Its internal infrastructure is supported by a private Blockchain network that is distributed by several cloud providers, bringing a robust profile to its activities. | $1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 05, 2024 |  |
| anitya | Anitya is a low-code software toolkit that enables worldwide companies and innovators to easily create immersive 3D experiences. which provide a low-code web-based toolset for developing multiplayer experiences that are accessible through any browser or device. These experiences include gamified training, workshops, and collaboration, as well ase-commerce applications. | $2M | Seed | Dec 19, 2023 |  |
| Monuv | Monuv is a Brazilian technology company, present since 2010, bringing a cloud recording solution for security videos. Cloud-based recording of security cameras provides greater security by ensuring the availability of images at the most important moment, even if the camera or DVR itself has been stolen or damaged. We invest in the latest insecurity to keep your videos safe. We record your videos in state-of-the-art data centers separated physically within Brazil. The videos are encrypted and the entire structure is maintained with mission-critical technologies to ensure stability, availability and extra security. | $1.7M | Seed | Oct 31, 2023 |  |
| IBBX | IBBx is focused on developing wireless energy technology. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 09, 2022 |  |
| Monuv | Monuv is a Brazilian technology company, present since 2010, bringing a cloud recording solution for security videos. Cloud-based recording of security cameras provides greater security by ensuring the availability of images at the most important moment, even if the camera or DVR itself has been stolen or damaged. We invest in the latest insecurity to keep your videos safe. We record your videos in state-of-the-art data centers separated physically within Brazil. The videos are encrypted and the entire structure is maintained with mission-critical technologies to ensure stability, availability and extra security. | $812K | Pre-Seed | Jun 28, 2021 |  |
| IOUU | IOUU was created with a great idea:Reinvent traditional financial services and ensure a better deal for everyone.We are a Fintech (finance + technology) with a team of ambitious, innovative and passionate people committed to the democratization of finance and providing simpler, faster and cheaper access to financial services based on the beliefthat innovative and creative solutions offer more value and a better experience.We encourage opportunities for people, companies, and investors, providing a better deal for everyone.We connect businesses and individuals looking for credit with investors and institutions with money to lend.Our platform is more efficient and transparent than traditional loans and we believe it is a better system for everyone.We want to lead the reinvention of a new industry by developing ethical and responsible ways to deliver greater value and better opportunities to our customers. We use technology to provide easy, fair and secure access to credit. We are building long-term relationships and helping clients access better credit through financial inclusion and personalized development.For us, access to credit should be perfect. We want to be recognized for our ideas, innovative technology, and commercial success. By combining non-traditional data sources and machine learning, we seek to provide access to better credit and greater convenience for digital banking. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 10, 2020 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DOMO.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/domo-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alexia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bitso](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitso) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cafe VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cafe-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Citrino Gestão de Recursos](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citrino-gest%C3%A3o) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Indicator Capital

VC Fund · São Paulo, Brazil

Founded in 2014, Indicator Capital is a Brazilian venture capital firm operating in Sao Paulo and the Silicon Valley. The partnership formed by Derek Lundgren Bittar, Fabio Iunis de Paula, and Thomas Lundgren Bittar, promotes the convergence between the dream of the entrepreneur and the financial return for the investor, tropicalizing American bestpractices to national startups. With more than R$ 270MM under management, Indicator Capital is the largest early-stage venture capital firm in Latin America specialized in Internet of Things (IoT). In their investments, the partners apply value-adding, proprietary methodology Building Value Together®, besides acting as Investors for Good, a concept reinforced by the firm`s certification as a B System™ company.

5 contacts available at Indicator Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Derek Bittar | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/derek-bittar |
| Fabio Iunis de Paula | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fabio-iunis-depaula |
| Mauro Percinoto | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mauro-percinoto |
| Thomas Bittar | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-bittar |
| Gabriele Fischer | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gabriele-fischer-babc |

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## FAQ

### What does Derek Bittar invest in?

Derek Bittar invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Derek Bittar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Derek Bittar closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 8 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?

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