# Empírica

> Empírica is a VC fund in Pinheiros backing Financial Services and Banking. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pinheiros, Brazil
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empirica-credito-estruturado/
- Website: https://empirica.com.br/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmpiricaGestora/

Empírica is a VC fund in Pinheiros focused on Financial Services and Banking. Emprica is an investment firm that expands credit by integrating investors and borrowers through creative market-connecting solutions.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 100% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Lending | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leonardo Calixto | Founder & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leonardo-calixto |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ContaFuturo | ContaFuturo offers online assistance in counter-measures against negative money and enable tools for cost reduction and financial stability. | $3.9M | Private Equity | Feb 23, 2023 | https://www.contafuturo.com.br/ |
| Dinie | Dinie is the embedded lending infrastructure for B2B Platforms, addressing the significantly underserved Brazilian SMB market. The company eliminates the complexity out of the processes for any digital platform to quickly start offering instant revolving lines and B2B payment solutions via simple API integration. Dinie is a pioneer Fintech inEmbedded Lending model and Open Finance in Brazil. | $20M | Debt Financing | Jul 14, 2021 | https://www.dinie.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Empírica invest in?

Empírica invests primarily in Financial Services, Banking and FinTech startups, most often at Debt Financing and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 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 Empírica?

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### Who are the partners at Empírica?

The team at Empírica includes Leonardo Calixto (Founder & CEO). 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 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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