# EqSeed

> EqSeed is a VC fund in Rio De Janeiro backing Software and Financial Services. See 79 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Total investments: 79
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 46%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eqseed/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/eqseed
- Website: https://eqseed.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eqseed

EqSeed is a platform for internet crowdfunding. Through an online round of fundraising, the platform enables small firms to seek financing in a straightforward and effective manner. EqSeed also assists investors in investing in startups and private firms through equity crowdfunding.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for EqSeed. Shizune tracks 2 team members at EqSeed. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/eqseed?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $160k–$1.4M |
| Pre-Seed | $90k–$255k |
| Equity Crowdfunding | $54k–$398k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 15 | 19% |
| Financial Services | 9 | 11% |
| Internet | 8 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 9% |

97 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 32 | 41% |
| Seed | 26 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 8 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 1% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 51 | 65% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Begnoche | Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-begnoche |
| Greg Kelly | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-kelly-a4d1 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lubs | Lubs é uma marca brasileira de cosméticos íntimos e bem-estar | $239.1K | Seed | Nov 01, 2025 |  |
| JetBov | JetBov develops livestock and farm management software for the agriculture industry. It began operation in September 2015, with its headquarters in Joinville in Brazil. | $294.1K | Seed | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| Co.Urban | Co.Urban is an online platform that allows businesses to plan, manage and optimize their field operations. | $223.3K | Seed | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| EqSeed | EqSeed is a platform for internet crowdfunding. Through an online round of fundraising, the platform enables small firms to seek financing in a straightforward and effective manner. EqSeed also assists investors in investing in startups and private firms through equity crowdfunding. | $1.4M | Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| Flapper Technologies | Flapper Technologies is Brazil's first boutique private airline. The company was born of a need for accessible on-demand private aviation services, including flights to Premium destinations inaccessible to commercial aviation. Building on the rising popularity of sharing economy, the company sells individual seats on general aviation aircraft,as well as offers on-demand charters, including helicopters, private jets and large corporate airliners.With more than 550 certified aircraft available on its charter platform Flapper boasts the most complete private aviation offer in Latin America. | $900K | Seed | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Brota Company | Plants are the new pets and Brota is the lead garden startup in latin america. | $318.6K | Seed | Mar 01, 2025 |  |
| Sustineri Piscis | Sustineri Piscis revolutionizes seafood with Cellular Aquaculture— a sustainable, scalable alternative to wild fishing. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 01, 2025 |  |
| Loocal | Loocal is a delivery management partner that integrates technology, consulting, and logistics to optimize each step of the process | $205.1K | Seed | Dec 01, 2024 |  |
| STOA | Stoa is an insurtech digitizing insurance management for brokers. | $340.7K | Seed | Nov 01, 2024 |  |
| Degusto Brands | Degusto Brands cria e exporta bebidas brasileiras destacando ingredientes e identidade nacional em categorias premium | $150.8K | Equity Crowdfunding | Sep 05, 2024 |  |

10 of 79 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aimorés Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aimor%C3%A9s-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Insper Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insper-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does EqSeed invest in?

EqSeed invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and Internet startups, most often at Equity Crowdfunding and Seed stage. Most of the 79 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is EqSeed's check size?

EqSeed typically joins rounds of $160k–$1.4M at Seed, $90k–$255k at Pre-Seed and $54k–$398k at Equity Crowdfunding. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds EqSeed participates in.

### How do I contact EqSeed?

Public channels for EqSeed include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 EqSeed?

The team at EqSeed includes Brian Begnoche (Founder) and Greg Kelly (Founder). 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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