# Eduardo Pontes > Eduardo Pontes is a seed investor at Teya (London) backing Software, SaaS and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Teya](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saltpay) - Location: London, United Kingdom - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: Mar 2026 - Lead investor: 33% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduardopontes - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/eduardospontes - Website: https://investors.stone.co/advisory-board/eduardo-pontes Eduardo Pontes is a Founder and CEO at SaltPay. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $3.3M–$4.1M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Software | 2 | 67% | | SaaS | 1 | 33% | | FinTech | 1 | 33% | | Database | 1 | 33% | | Real Estate | 1 | 33% | 6 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 67% | | Secondary Market | 1 | 33% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Brazil | 2 | 67% | | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Core AI | Core AI Simplifies credit with AI-powered tools for SaaS growth through seamless, customized solutions. | $4.1M | Seed | Mar 19, 2026 | | | Alude | Alude is a database company that simplifies the process of buying and leasing of real-estate. It has access to the contact details of 332 thousand property owners. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $3.3M | Seed | Sep 30, 2020 | | | Tutuka | Tutuka's open API helps fintechs, telcos, digital banks, money transfer providers, and any other large or mid-sized companies to enable payments via virtual and physical cards. | | Secondary Market | | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Norte Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norte-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [14B Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/14b-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [BFF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bff-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [big_bets](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bigbets) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [GP Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gp-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Teya VC Fund · London, United Kingdom SaltPay is a FinTech company dedicated to building a better future for merchants by servicing them through payment and management tools. Focused on efficiency, technology, and people, they give merchants the help they need to grow. 5 contacts available at Teya. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Ali Mazanderani | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ali-mazanderani-3e6e | | Daniela Mastrorocco | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniela-mastrorocco | | Eduardo Pontes | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eduardo-pontes-ec31 | | Grigoris Kouteris | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grigoris-kouteris | | Jayne Clark | Chief Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jayne-clark-3623 | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund - [DOMO.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/domo-invest) — VC Fund - [Canary](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canary-5) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Artificial intelligence Angel Investors in LATAM](https://shizune.co/investors/artificial-intelligence-angel-investors-latam) - [Artificial intelligence Angel Investors in Brazil](https://shizune.co/investors/artificial-intelligence-angel-investors-brazil) - [Proptech Angel Investors in Brazil](https://shizune.co/investors/proptech-angel-investors-brazil) ## FAQ ### What does Eduardo Pontes invest in? Eduardo Pontes invests primarily in Software, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Secondary Market stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Eduardo Pontes's check size? Eduardo Pontes typically joins rounds of $3.3M–$4.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Eduardo Pontes participates in. ### When did Eduardo Pontes last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Eduardo Pontes closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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