# Joao Maia

> Joao Maia is a seed investor at Shift Capital (São Paulo) backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Shift Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shift-capital)
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaopaulosanhesmaia/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JooMaia11769315

Joao Maia is a seed investor at Shift Capital in São Paulo focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Joao Maia is the Partner at Shift Capital. Joao Maia attended FGV - Fundacao Getulio Vargas.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paketá | Paketá Crédito is a FinTech offering credit payroll for employees of companies. | $1.6M | Series A | Dec 17, 2020 |  |
| Paketá | Paketá Crédito is a FinTech offering credit payroll for employees of companies. | $1.6M | Seed | Dec 17, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About Shift Capital

VC Fund · São Paulo, Brazil

Shift Capital is a Brazilian growth capital firm based in São Paulo. Our goal is to invest and support exceptional entrepreneurs tackling relevant problems, in tech, tech-enabled or real economy. Together with its network of investors and entrepreneurs, Shift offers value-added strategic support to its companies, aiming to create long term marketleaders.

2 contacts available at Shift Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Henrique Joppert de B Campos | Partner and COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henrique-joppert-de-b-campos |
| Joao Maia | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joao-maia |

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## FAQ

### What does Joao Maia invest in?

Joao Maia invests primarily in FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Joao Maia last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joao Maia closed in Dec 2020. 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?

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