# Empiricus

> Empiricus is a VC fund in São Paulo backing Machine Learning and Information Technology. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empiricus_/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/empiricus?lang=en
- Website: https://www.empiricus.com.br/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empiricus/

Empiricus is a VC fund in São Paulo focused on Machine Learning and Information Technology. Empiricus was founded in 2009 by partners Rodolfo Amstalden, Caio Mesquita and Felipe Miranda, in order to democratize investment information, so that ordinary people could also multiply their earnings and achieve financial independence. The company currently has 330,000 paid subscribers and 2 million readers.Empiricus is an independentfinancial content publisher, which receives no private or public sponsorship. Its revenues come exclusively from the sale of subscriptions to its series. Its editors are recognized for the quality of their content and for their outspoken and didactic discourse. There are 20 subscription options available to the reader, with investment ideas from fixed income to stock exchange.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $434k–$434k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cognitivo.ai | In order to turn Big Data and AI accessible to every company, we help them transform their business problems into data solutions, realizing on demand projects with the best data experts from the market. | $433.5K | Seed | Mar 11, 2021 |  |
| Cognitivo.ai | In order to turn Big Data and AI accessible to every company, we help them transform their business problems into data solutions, realizing on demand projects with the best data experts from the market. | $433.5K | Seed | Mar 11, 2021 |  |
| Cognitivo.ai | In order to turn Big Data and AI accessible to every company, we help them transform their business problems into data solutions, realizing on demand projects with the best data experts from the market. | $433.5K | Seed | Mar 11, 2021 |  |
| Cognitivo.ai | In order to turn Big Data and AI accessible to every company, we help them transform their business problems into data solutions, realizing on demand projects with the best data experts from the market. | $433.5K | Seed | Mar 11, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Allievo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allievo-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Empiricus invest in?

Empiricus invests primarily in Machine Learning, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed 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.

### What is Empiricus's check size?

Empiricus typically joins rounds of $434k–$434k 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 Empiricus participates in.

### When did Empiricus last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Empiricus closed in Mar 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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