Mario de Lara
Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Caravela Capital
Curitiba, Brazil
Mario de Lara is a seed investor at Caravela Capital in Curitiba focused on E-Commerce and Retail Technology. Mario de Lara is the founder and managing partner at Caravela Capital.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Mario de Lara invests in
Stages Mario de Lara invests in
Countries Mario de Lara invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 2 (40%)
- Retail Technology 2 (40%)
- Information Technology 2 (40%)
- Apps 1 (20%)
- Rental 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (60%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (20%)
- Series C 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Hubii
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Hubii was born to solve the New Retail phygital transformation in LatAm. Through fulfillment, we give new life to mom n pop stores transforming them into order-and-delivery stations for e-commerce. With our tech, marketplaces lose the need to have CAPEX intensive DCs or dark-stores to deliver fast and cheap delivery for its customers. Thee-commerce platforms may still keep their stores, although with us, they expand their coverage and channel penetration while making the most of its unit economics with streamlined logistics costs, focusing on its most valuable asset, the control of the demand. Also, the SMB retail stores are redefined in the new phygital era which we are living the transformation as of now. Instead of being cannibalized by the online world, they become a crucial part of it in the simplest way. With our tech, these mom n pops may sell online without having to go through intensive changes, they can simply accept a new order as simple as an uber accepts a new car ride. With Hubii they have more cash inflow by selling more while improving their shelf turnover ratio and product mixes. Hubii redefines the traditional core elements of retailing and the relationship among them to upgrade current formats and create new retail occasions. | $3M / Seed / Oct 01, 2023 | |
Mottu
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We were born to serve the unserved! We started our journey providing assets so people can work and make their lives better by delivering goods for marketplaces. In the long run we want to become the main solution for the ones working with delivery. | $50M / Series C / Sep 15, 2023 | |
Destaxa
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Épico provides a financial services marketplace to brick and mortar retailers. | $3.1M / Seed / Jun 15, 2022 | |
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Hubii
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Hubii was born to solve the New Retail phygital transformation in LatAm. Through fulfillment, we give new life to mom n pop stores transforming them into order-and-delivery stations for e-commerce. With our tech, marketplaces lose the need to have CAPEX intensive DCs or dark-stores to deliver fast and cheap delivery for its customers. Thee-commerce platforms may still keep their stores, although with us, they expand their coverage and channel penetration while making the most of its unit economics with streamlined logistics costs, focusing on its most valuable asset, the control of the demand. Also, the SMB retail stores are redefined in the new phygital era which we are living the transformation as of now. Instead of being cannibalized by the online world, they become a crucial part of it in the simplest way. With our tech, these mom n pops may sell online without having to go through intensive changes, they can simply accept a new order as simple as an uber accepts a new car ride. With Hubii they have more cash inflow by selling more while improving their shelf turnover ratio and product mixes. Hubii redefines the traditional core elements of retailing and the relationship among them to upgrade current formats and create new retail occasions. | $600K / Pre-Seed / Jan 10, 2022 | |
Kyte
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Kyte is an app for small businesses that helps sell more, manage better, and retain customers. Kyte is a selling application for anyone who needs control but has no time to waste. It is designed to give the owner and customers the best mobile phone experience. | $947.8K / Seed / Mar 09, 2021 |
Co-Investors
Bicycle Capital
1 deal together
Clocktower Technology Ventures
1 deal together
Darwin Startups
1 deal together
DGF
1 deal together
Endeavor Catalyst
1 deal together
Headline
1 deal together
About Caravela Capital
We believe that disruptive companies can craft innovative and efficient solutions to challenging problems faced in Brazil. That is why we invest in early-stage South Brazilian companies. Our goal is to help them to scale and to change their markets. To support this process, we foster a network of successful entrepreneurs that mentor, advice andshare their most valuable learnings with our portfolio companies.
Caravela Capital Contacts
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Frederico Guesser
Investor
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Lucas Dzierwa de Lima
Managing Partner
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Mario de Lara
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Rodrigo Vieira
Partner
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FAQ
What does Mario de Lara invest in?
Mario de Lara invests primarily in E-Commerce, Retail Technology and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Mario de Lara last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mario de Lara closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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