# Gerdau Next Ventures

> Gerdau Next Ventures is a VC fund backing Construction and E-Commerce. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 31%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Gerdau Next Ventures is a VC fund in São Paulo focused on Construction and E-Commerce. Paris Ventures, Gerdau's Corporate Venture Capital Program, invests in and supports entrepreneurs transforming the built world. In addition to the investment, Paris Ventures supports portfolio companies through consultation on manufacturing and metallurgy, management, executive connections, and global commercial introductions.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Construction | 3 | 23% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 15% |
| Real Estate | 2 | 15% |
| Smart Building | 2 | 15% |
| Venture Capital | 2 | 15% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 23% |
| Series B | 3 | 23% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 23% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 15% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 31% |
| Brazil | 3 | 23% |
| Colombia | 2 | 15% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rafael La Porta de Castro | Head of Ventures | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rafael-la-porta-de-castro |
| Mateus Jarros | Corporate Venture Capital Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mateus-jarros |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aifleet | Aifleet is the first full-stack tech/trucking company, utilizing advanced AI algorithms to maximize asset utilization. The company was established with a mission of harnessing the power of technology to rebuild trucking for hard-working drivers. Aifleet operates in the $400 bn full truckload market. Since launching operations in late 2020,aifleet has demonstrated the power of its technology; today, aifleet's asset utilization is ~35% higher than industry average. | $14M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 10, 2023 |  |
| Docket | Docket optimizes the search, management, and analysis of documents with legal value, reducing costs and time. The platform makes the processes of formalization, as well as the business sectors, more strategic and efficient. Docket was established in 2016 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. | $20.8M | Series B | Dec 05, 2022 |  |
| Plant Prefab | Plant Prefab designs and builds custom, sustainable, single-family and multi-family homes for individuals, architects, and developers—twice as fast as site-based builders.Plant Prefab homes are meticulously crafted, and built according to its clients' exact design specifications.Plant Prefab homes are constructed in half the time of asite-built home. Building in a controlled environment, in parallel with site work, reduces delays and waste.Plant Prefab's off-site construction and a patented building system helps it build custom homes much faster and more efficiently than site-based contractors and other prefabricators. The company's rigorous health and sustainability standards means Plant homes are as healthy as possible for its clients and the environment. | $44M | Series C | Dec 02, 2022 |  |
| Cubbo | Cubbo is building the infrastructure layer behind modern commerce.We operate at the intersection of software, logistics, and delivery, providing a single platform that controls everything that happens from the moment a customer clicks “buy” to the moment the order is delivered.Unlike traditional 3PLs, Cubbo is tech-first. Logistics is adistribution channel, not the product.Our platform connects checkout, inventory, fulfillment, transportation, out-of-home delivery, and post-purchase engagement into one operating system. This allows brands to improve delivery speed, increase conversion and retention, and structurally reduce cost-to-serve without owning warehouses or fleets.Cubbo generates revenue through a combination of transaction-based infrastructure services and high-margin SaaS products. These include fulfillment orchestration, last-mile and out-of-home delivery networks, post-purchase engagement tools, and white-label logistics software licensed to carriers and partners.We operate profitably at scale in Mexico and Brazil and are expanding toward a model where software and network-driven services drive a growing share of margins. Our long-term goal is to become the default backend for modern commerce, enabling brands, carriers, and platforms to plug into a shared infrastructure instead of building their own.Cubbo is not a logistics company adding software. It is a software platform that happens to operate logistics where needed. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| Instacasa | Instacasa is a construction company that brings people closer to the dream house, offering quality and affordable architecture.Each enterprise served by InstaCasa has a large variety of projects developed especially for it, distributed among each of the lot types: Plans, Slopes and Slopes. InstaCasa projects are exclusive to owners of lots of theprojects they serve. Only lot owners can access the project menu and contract our services. InstaCas's projects are developed especially for each project, and already consider issues such as lot size, topography, legislation and construction regulations. |  | Seed | Apr 18, 2022 |  |
| Tul | Tül offers an mobile application where users can buy hardware and construction products directly from their phone, at the time that best suits them and their business. It is their right hand for the purchase of all hardware and construction products. Users will find the best prices on their purchases, they can buy what they want when they want itand they will receive what it is when it is.Tül was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Bogotál, Colombia. | $181M | Series B | Jan 11, 2022 |  |
| ONEVC | ONEVC partners with founders building scalable businesses across large market opportunities and supports companies through early operational and growth challenges. The firm provides capital along with recruiting support, people strategy guidance, and operational insight drawn from experience in building and scaling startups. The firm maintains aconcentrated investment approach centered on founding teams, product-market fit potential, and technology-driven business models with category expansion opportunities. |  |  | Dec 30, 2021 |  |
| ONEVC | ONEVC partners with founders building scalable businesses across large market opportunities and supports companies through early operational and growth challenges. The firm provides capital along with recruiting support, people strategy guidance, and operational insight drawn from experience in building and scaling startups. The firm maintains aconcentrated investment approach centered on founding teams, product-market fit potential, and technology-driven business models with category expansion opportunities. |  | Seed | Dec 30, 2021 |  |
| Docket | Docket optimizes the search, management, and analysis of documents with legal value, reducing costs and time. The platform makes the processes of formalization, as well as the business sectors, more strategic and efficient. Docket was established in 2016 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 30, 2021 |  |
| Plant Prefab | Plant Prefab designs and builds custom, sustainable, single-family and multi-family homes for individuals, architects, and developers—twice as fast as site-based builders.Plant Prefab homes are meticulously crafted, and built according to its clients' exact design specifications.Plant Prefab homes are constructed in half the time of asite-built home. Building in a controlled environment, in parallel with site work, reduces delays and waste.Plant Prefab's off-site construction and a patented building system helps it build custom homes much faster and more efficiently than site-based contractors and other prefabricators. The company's rigorous health and sustainability standards means Plant homes are as healthy as possible for its clients and the environment. | $30M | Series B | Aug 03, 2021 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Gerdau Next Ventures invest in?

Gerdau Next Ventures invests primarily in Construction, E-Commerce and Real Estate startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Gerdau Next Ventures?

The team at Gerdau Next Ventures includes Rafael La Porta de Castro (Head of Ventures) and Mateus Jarros (Corporate Venture Capital Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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