# Gear Ventures

> Gear Ventures is a VC fund backing Banking, FinTech and Blockchain. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Gear Ventures is a VC fund focused on Banking and FinTech.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Gear Ventures. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Gear Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/gear-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 2 | 29% |
| FinTech | 2 | 29% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 29% |
| Consulting | 2 | 29% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 29% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reinaldo Rabelo | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reinaldo-rabelo-8bb0 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Concash | Consortium shares acquirer |  | Series A | Mar 17, 2022 |  |
| Monkey Exchange | Monkey Exchange is an online corporate financial alternative to medium and small companies in Brazil focused on reducing cost of capital. We aim to provide financing, using receivables exchange to the supply chain of the multinational groups (Brazilians or not), by linking the suppliers to investors in a competitive environment.It's aGain-Gain situation: lower capital price for producing side and better returns for investors. And this is just the start. | $6M | Series A | Feb 04, 2021 |  |
| Mercado Bitcoin | Mercado Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows people to trade cryptocurrency, digital assets, and other tokens.Mercado Bitcoin provides access to alternative investments through tokenized assets, such as high-yield public and private debt, FuteCoin, and carbon credits.The company was founded in 2013 by Gustavo Chamati andMauricio Chamati and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $37.4M | Series A | Jan 21, 2021 |  |
| Growth Tech | Growth Tech is an IT services and consulting firm that offers blockchain solutions and digital management services. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| Distrito | Distrito is a A unique platform to accelerate innovation powered by data intelligence and AIWho we are: An innovation platform for startups, corporations and investors.What we do: We help startups succeed, corporations to transform and investors to generate exponential returns through our strong innovation ecosystem.Why we do it: We believetechnology is transforming the world as we know it. Each and every aspect of the human life are suffering a big and deep impact and new behaviours are shaping the companies, products and markets of the future.As Distrito, we deliver huge opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors and companies that are able to see, act and embrace this change ahead of us. |  | Seed | Nov 08, 2020 |  |
| Bit Capital | Bit Capital is a technology company in financial services. They provide a platform based on APIs that integrates seamlessly with any existing back office of a banking system and provide licenced and unlicensed institutions a quick, simple, and affordable way to introduce a range of financial and other services. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2020 |  |
| Polvo Technologies | Polvo Technologies is a software firm that develops machine-learning-based trading strategies for Bitcoin and other digital assets. |  | Seed | Mar 10, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [2TM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2tm) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DealMaker](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dealmaker) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evora Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evora-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [G2D Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g2d-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GP Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gp-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Gear Ventures invest in?

Gear Ventures invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 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 Gear Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Gear Ventures?

The team at Gear Ventures includes Reinaldo Rabelo (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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