Pedro Melzer
Founding Partner and Managing Director @ Igah Ventures
São Paulo, Brazil
Pedro Melzer is a seed investor at Igah Ventures in São Paulo focused on Financial Services and SaaS. Managing Partner and cofounder of the venture capital firm Igah, Ventures – and also chair of the firm's investment committee. Pedro began his career as an entrepreneur in the retail industry in Brazil, later working at Apple in the U.S. as a global revenue manager for the online store. In 2010, he founded and acted as managing partner ofWarehouse Investimentos, a local venture capital firm which was the first institutional investor of iFood, leading Latin American food delivery player. He is also a cofounder and investment committee member of EB Capital, an investment firm focused on long term value and dedicated to growth equity in the middle market. Pedro holds a degree in Business Administration from Unisinos and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 45%
Last updated:
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Industries Pedro Melzer invests in
Stages Pedro Melzer invests in
Countries Pedro Melzer invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Series A
- $3M–$51M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 3 (27%)
- SaaS 2 (18%)
- FinTech 2 (18%)
- Software 2 (18%)
- Information Technology 2 (18%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (27%)
- Series A 2 (18%)
- Series B 2 (18%)
- Funding Round 1 (9%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (9%)
Country
- Brazil 6 (55%)
- United States 1 (9%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| BenUp is a simple technology solution that reinvents the benefits ecosystem. | $3.5M / Seed / May 04, 2026 | ||
| Liqi Digital Assets is a blockchain-based asset tokenization startup that runs two products including Tokenize, which allows companies to turn their financial assets into tokens and build smart contracts on top of them, and a trading platform where investors can buy tokens issued by Tokenize. Liqi Digital Assets boosts business, creates newremuneration opportunities, and allows each investor to find the assets that best match their objectives. | $2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 23, 2024 | ||
| Axur is an external cybersecurity solution that empowers security teams to handle threats beyond the perimeter. Our platform detects, inspects, and responds to brand impersonation, phishing scams, dark web mentions, threat intel vulnerabilities, and more. With the world's best takedown, Axur removes malicious content quickly and efficiently24x7, automatically handling 86% of detections. Our AI-powered tools scale threat intelligence 180x, freeing your security team to focus on strategic initiatives. | Series B / Jul 24, 2023 | ||
| Provider of a regulatory proxy platform for Brazil's Open Finance and Pix ecosystem. The company enables fintech firms, including international companies entering the Brazilian market and domestic players scaling beyond traditional Banking-as-a-Service arrangements, to access the Brazilian Central Bank's payment initiation and datasharing infrastructure without obtaining their own license. The platform functions as a thin intermediary layer between client infrastructure and the regulated environment, allowing customers to develop using official Open Finance and Central Bank API specifications rather than proprietary abstractions. Services include payment initiation across multiple modalities, transactional and credit data access, and SCR integration, with clients retaining full control over their infrastructure, operational data, and risk policies. The company holds a Payment Institution license as a Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) issued by the Central Bank of Brazil. | Seed / Jan 21, 2022 | ||
| CRM&Bonus is a platform that aims to increase the sales of your stores from 10% to 20% (in up to 100 days) with an effective discount of less than 2%.Our objective is to increase the profitability of companies, diluting their fixed costs through the real increase in sales that we generate.CRM & BÔNUS was established in April, 2018 inSao Paulo, Brazil. | $48.6M / Oct 06, 2021 | ||
| CRM&Bonus is a platform that aims to increase the sales of your stores from 10% to 20% (in up to 100 days) with an effective discount of less than 2%.Our objective is to increase the profitability of companies, diluting their fixed costs through the real increase in sales that we generate.CRM & BÔNUS was established in April, 2018 inSao Paulo, Brazil. | $50.6M / Oct 06, 2021 | ||
| CRM&Bonus is a platform that aims to increase the sales of your stores from 10% to 20% (in up to 100 days) with an effective discount of less than 2%.Our objective is to increase the profitability of companies, diluting their fixed costs through the real increase in sales that we generate.CRM & BÔNUS was established in April, 2018 inSao Paulo, Brazil. | $51M / Series A / Oct 06, 2021 | ||
| Conexa Saude is a digital platform that promotes the connection of patients and healthcare professionals through technology. With Conexa Saude's telemedicine platform it is possible to break distances, humanize medical care, and democratize health.Conexa Saude aims to help in preventive medicine and, using technology, lead solutions ofTelemedicine all over the country, shortening distances, promoting medical networking and democratizing health care access. | $7.5M / Series B / Jun 25, 2020 | ||
| Guiabolso is the fintech transforming the Brazilian financial system by pioneering Open Banking, to bring the benefits of open data access and analytics to millions of consumers and a fast-growing number of corporate customers. Launched in 2014, the Guiabolso app has a huge amount of granular financial data about its 6M users, powering consumersolutions of consolidated financial management, an in-app curated product marketplace and instant payment capabilities, while providing product partners access to unique segmenting and scoring capabilities. In addition, Guiabolso is the only company in Brazil with a fully launched and calibrated end-to-end Open Banking solution for B2B clients, going beyond just bank account data aggregation to offer modular value-add solutions such as advanced analytics, a white-label marketplace, and personal financial management features. The company was founded by Thiago Alvarez and Benjamin Gleason, two friends who met at McKinsey and aspired to use innovative technology and a focus on consumer impact to improve the lives of Brazilians and transform the financial system. | $3M / Series A / May 01, 2014 | ||
| Guiabolso is the fintech transforming the Brazilian financial system by pioneering Open Banking, to bring the benefits of open data access and analytics to millions of consumers and a fast-growing number of corporate customers. Launched in 2014, the Guiabolso app has a huge amount of granular financial data about its 6M users, powering consumersolutions of consolidated financial management, an in-app curated product marketplace and instant payment capabilities, while providing product partners access to unique segmenting and scoring capabilities. In addition, Guiabolso is the only company in Brazil with a fully launched and calibrated end-to-end Open Banking solution for B2B clients, going beyond just bank account data aggregation to offer modular value-add solutions such as advanced analytics, a white-label marketplace, and personal financial management features. The company was founded by Thiago Alvarez and Benjamin Gleason, two friends who met at McKinsey and aspired to use innovative technology and a focus on consumer impact to improve the lives of Brazilians and transform the financial system. | Seed / Jul 01, 2013 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Igah Ventures
Igah Ventures is a Brazilian venture capital firm born from the union of forces of two successful investment platforms Igah supports the most promising founders to create and scale companies with high-growth potential that target the pains of their industries through technology,the firm has an extensive track record of supporting portfoliocompanies with business development, technology, networking, mergers and acquisitions, and senior-level team-building in addition to fundraising.
Igah Ventures Contacts
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Camila Sangali
General Partner
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José Gadanha
Operating partner
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Mateus Poleselli
Venture Capital Associate
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Pedro Melzer
Founding Partner and Managing Director
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Alexander Guimarães
Associate
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FAQ
What does Pedro Melzer invest in?
Pedro Melzer invests primarily in Financial Services, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Pedro Melzer's check size?
Pedro Melzer typically joins rounds of $3M–$51M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Pedro Melzer participates in.
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When did Pedro Melzer last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Pedro Melzer closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 11 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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