# Janeiro Energy

> Janeiro Energy is a VC fund in Rio De Janeiro backing Apps, Energy and Internet. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/janeiro-energy
- Website: https://www.janeiroenergy.com/

Janeiro Energy is a VC fund in Rio De Janeiro focused on Apps and Energy. Janeiro Energy invests proprietary capital in selected business areas, and companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Payments | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 2 | 50% |
| Norway | 2 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Empower New Energy | Empower New Energy serves commercial and industrial clients and local communities by mobilizing international capital and operating assets. It prepares the projects for investment, finances the construction, and manages the assets. | $74M | Series B | Oct 10, 2022 |  |
| Pagaleve | pagaleve offers payment in installments at PIX, with no interest and no credit card required. They provide merchants with a new payment method in order to increase their sales in a simple, uncomplicated, and agile manner, but they also want to provide people with the opportunity to buy what they want without committing to the card'shigh-interest rates and credit. | $25.9M | Series A | Aug 29, 2022 |  |
| Energi.ai | Energi.ai - a Net Positive click-to-go action platform. We exist to create Net Positive companies. We want to create more good and enable courage companies to thrive by giving more than they take. We enable green growth winners of the world through democratizing Net Zero actions for all. We will drive for a thriving green economy that works forthe best of our planet. With our AI platform we make climate action simple and provide efficient tools to measure, reduce, replace and remove carbon emissions. AI and data is our unfair advantage. With our unique data driven and contextual approach, we give concrete actions to lead the line. Sustainability is not a problem anymore. It used to be. We have solved it. Nordics, the Silicon Valley of the energy market - and our home base, is the sustainability innovation platform for global expansion. Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway are all ranked at the top as the most Environmentally Friendly Countries in the world. We are front runners for implementing some of the world's most efficient policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent climate change The sustainable utilization of our collective knowledge of building the most advanced energy market in the world is the foundation of Energi.AI. With us you can be a part of our learnings. Now is the moment to spot green growth opportunities and move boldly to take advantage. We do fully automated capturing of financial data sets and have trained the algorithms on millions of transactions. We are a SaaS company with a plug & play approach with ERP and account payable automation software vendors. We are backed by Mckinsey and world class advisors and partners. | $6.3M | Seed | Jun 20, 2022 |  |
| Holu | Holu is the simplest, most uncomplicated and profitable way of adopting a solar energy system for your home or business. We are an online marketplace that enables customers to easily compare and acquire photovoltaic systems by (i) helping them chose and acquire the adequate hardware according to their energetic needs, using a marketplace approachto lower their total cost of installation; (ii) having it installed by suitable professional installers in their region; (iii) helping them obtain financing with a trusted bank partner, if required; and (iv) overseeing the project flow from end-to-end until a successful conclusion. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Climate Fund Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-fund-managers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founder Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-collective) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Norfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norfunds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OIF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/our-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Salesforce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salesforce-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Janeiro Energy invest in?

Janeiro Energy invests primarily in Apps, Energy and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Janeiro Energy last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Janeiro Energy closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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