# Eric Acher

> Eric Acher is a Series A investor at MONASHEES (São Paulo) backing Internet and Software. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MONASHEES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monashees-capital)
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 53%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-acher-21134b/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/eacher

Eric Acher is a Series A investor at MONASHEES in São Paulo focused on Internet and Software. Eric has always believed that the power of entrepreneurship, technology, and Venture Capital, together, can change Brazil. In 2005, alongside Fabio, he created monashees, the first Brazilian Venture Capital platform inspired by the best funds in Silicon Valley. Today he leads the investment strategy and is responsible for the portfolio management.Prior to monashees, he worked with Venture Capital at General Atlantic and with Strategic Consulting at McKinsey. Eric holds an MBA from Kellogg and a degree in Communications from ESPM, with a specialization in Administration from FGV.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 3 | 16% |
| Software | 3 | 16% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 16% |
| Music | 2 | 11% |
| Education | 2 | 11% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 32% |
| Seed | 5 | 26% |
| Series B | 3 | 16% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 8 | 42% |
| United States | 4 | 21% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shorta | Shorta is a mobile‑first platform for premium vertical fiction, delivering short‑form “micro‑series” designed specifically for phones and social‑style viewing. | $6M | Pre-Seed | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| IORQ | IORQ is reshaping business credit in Brazil by blending Quatá’s credibility with innovative embedded finance infrastructure. | $6.4M | Seed | Aug 05, 2025 |  |
| Music AI | Music AI is a software development company that provides artificial intelligence solutions for music and audio technology. | $40M | Series A | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Moises | Moises is an audio-tech company that leverages machine learning and data science in relation to music and audio processing. It offers musicians and producers a suite of AI tools such as audio separation, pitch/beats/chord detection, metronome, tempo changer, and mastering. | $8M |  | Jun 10, 2022 |  |
| Moises | Moises is an audio-tech company that leverages machine learning and data science in relation to music and audio processing. It offers musicians and producers a suite of AI tools such as audio separation, pitch/beats/chord detection, metronome, tempo changer, and mastering. | $8.8M | Seed | Jun 10, 2022 |  |
| Nomad | Nomad is providing financial services. | $19.3M | Series A | Jul 27, 2021 |  |
| Gal | Gal is a beauty salon aggregator and a vertically integrated management tool for salons with an in-house R&D laboratory. | $8M | Seed | Jun 18, 2021 |  |
| Back4app | Back4App is an open-source backend as a service and helps to speed up and scale app development without managing infrastructure. | $730K | Seed | May 03, 2018 |  |
| Back4app | Back4App is an open-source backend as a service and helps to speed up and scale app development without managing infrastructure. | $770K | Seed | Jun 01, 2017 |  |
| 99 | 99 provides taxi services through its application software that enables users to request taxis by phone in Brazil. It offers its services through 99Taxis system, a platform that optimizes the initial contact between ‘drivers’ and ‘passengers’. 99’s platform, 99Taxis allows registered passengers to locate and contact drivers in their area todirectly and exclusively request the provision of transportation services. Ariel Lambrecht, Paulo Veras, and Renato Freitas founded it in July 2012, with its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil as a subsidiary of Didi Chuxing Technology since December 31, 2017. | $100M | Series C | Jan 05, 2017 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Toba Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toba-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Valutia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valutia) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alchemist Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemist-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bertelsmann](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GE32 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ge32-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About MONASHEES

VC Fund · São Paulo, Brazil

monashees is the pioneer venture capital firm in Latin America. It partners with outstanding founders who are revolutionizing large markets. The firm serves entrepreneurs starting with their very first movements, supporting their growth through its expansion funds. With a human-values-first approach, monashees helps founders challenge the statusquo and improve people’s lives through technology. The monashees community includes over 150 companies and 300+ founders.

5 contacts available at MONASHEES.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amanda Ribeiro | Administrative Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amanda-ribeiro |
| Bruno Koba | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruno-koba |
| Caio Bolognesi | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caio-bolognesi |
| Carlo Dapuzzo | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlo-dapuzzo |
| Eric Acher | Managing Partner and Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-acher |

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## FAQ

### What does Eric Acher invest in?

Eric Acher invests primarily in Internet, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Eric Acher last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Eric Acher closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 19 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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