# Estarte.Me

> Estarte.Me is a VC fund in Porto Alegre backing Education, EdTech and Mobile. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/estarte-me
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/EstarteMe
- Website: http://www.estarte.me/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Estarte.Me

Estarte.Me is a VC fund in Porto Alegre focused on Education and EdTech. Estarte.Me believes in the potential of ideas and newly created projects, even before the market believe. With a focus on digital area, Estarte.me is coordinated by Mauricio Centeno, professional management area in technology with extensive experience in large corporations and also own ventures. Here they reveal potential entrepreneurs and prepareto face the business world with confidence, professionalism and chances of success.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $5k–$45k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 2 | 100% |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 1 | 50% |
| Colombia | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tarefa | Tarefa.co the is academic support platform that is revolutionizing learning math in Latin America, connecting students unable to solve math questions with teachers able to help them in just minutes, 24/7 in English, Spanish and Portuguese. With more than 5 thousand users and more than 1 thousand customers in 11 countries have solved morethan 18 thousand math questions, recently haved launched operations in Brazil and is going to lanch Android and iOS app. | $5K | Pre-Seed | Feb 03, 2015 |  |
| YupiPlay | YupiPlay develops and offers an educational gaming platform. It is a former participant of Start-Up Brazil and it was accelerated by WOW Accelerator. YupiPlay is an arm of Yupi Studios (a multiplatform app and game development group). It began operation in 2014, with its headquarters in João Pessoa in Brazil. | $45K | Pre-Seed | Oct 08, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [WOW Aceleradora](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wow-aceleradora) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Start-Up Brasil](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/start-up-brasil) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Estarte.Me invest in?

Estarte.Me invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Mobile startups, most often at Pre-Seed 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.

### What is Estarte.Me's check size?

Estarte.Me typically joins rounds of $5k–$45k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Estarte.Me participates in.

### When did Estarte.Me last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Estarte.Me closed in Feb 2015. Shizune tracks 2 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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