# Gerdau

> Gerdau is a VC fund in São Paulo backing Rental and Consumer. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gerdau
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/gerdau
- Website: https://www2.gerdau.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gerdaueng

Gerdau is a mining and metals company that manufactures in the long steel segment. The company offers metal profiles, wall plugs, plates, light & heavy structural profiles, iron ores, stainless steel products, blocks, rebars, and flat steel bars. It also engages in the recycling of scraps into steel. Gerdau provides steel for civilconstruction, automobile, industrial, agricultural and various sectors. It also the main supplier of specialty steel for the international automotive network. The company mission is to generate value for its customers, shareholders, workforce, and society, operating in a sustainable manner.Gerdau was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rental | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |
| Communities | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| André Bier Gerdau Johannpeter | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andr%C3%A9-bier-gerdau-johannpeter |
| Cláudio Johannpeter | President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cl%C3%A1udio-johannpeter |
| David Carrion | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-carrion-33c2 |
| Guilherme Chagas Gerdau Johannpeter | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guilherme-chagas-gerdau-johannpeter |
| Joao Gerdau | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joao-gerdau |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Addiante | Addiante Locação de Grosso specializes in renting trucks, implements, and machinery. Explore our rental options. | $54.7M | Corporate Round | Aug 21, 2024 |  |
| Rentbrella | Rentbrella is the world's largest umbrella sharing company with 1200+ stations and 50,000 umbrellas spread across São Paulo, New York and London. Our solution enables urban mobility and delivers high impact brand activations - users can pick up a branded umbrella enjoying 24 hours of free use. All while improving the environment, since ourumbrellas are made of recycled Pet bottles, reducing waste and CO2 emissions by up to 70% when compared to regular umbrellas. | $7M | Seed | May 01, 2021 |  |
| Juntos Somos Mais | Juntos Somos Mais is a construction service company that connects construction professionals with companies. With over 25 construction industries and service companies and 500,000 members - shopkeepers, salespeople, and construction professionals - the company created the largest ecosystem in the segment. Store owners have access to products andservices that help them increase sales and improve store management through this ecosystem.Juntos Somos Mais was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Brazil. | $18M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 19, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AcNext Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acnext-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Randoncorp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/randoncorp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Votorantim Cimentos](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/votorantim-cimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Gerdau invest in?

Gerdau invests primarily in Rental, Consumer and Hardware startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 3 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 Gerdau?

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### Who are the partners at Gerdau?

The team at Gerdau includes André Bier Gerdau Johannpeter (Vice President), Cláudio Johannpeter (President) and David Carrion (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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