# Rei Carvalho

> Rei Carvalho is a seed investor at Bela Juju Ventures backing Software and Sales Automation. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bela Juju Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bela-juju-ventures)
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reicarvalho/
- Website: https://www.belajuju.com

Rei Carvalho is a computer scientist and stands out as the visionary founder and CEO of Emailage , a world-leading online fraud prevention company acquired by RELX/Lexis in March 2020. Rei's entrepreneurial journey further includes the founding of Wealth Inc (wealth.com) in 2020. With a track record as a serial entrepreneur, Rei nowchannels his expertise and passion as an investor through Bela Juju Ventures, his esteemed VC arm. Through Bela Juju Ventures, Rei offers invaluable insights, resources, and unwavering support to founders and fellow investors alike, driving innovation and success in the startup ecosystem.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $15k–$1M |
| Series A | $2M–$3.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 28% |
| Sales Automation | 3 | 17% |
| SaaS | 2 | 11% |
| Mobile | 2 | 11% |
| Apps | 1 | 6% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 22% |
| Angel | 2 | 11% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |
| Series C | 2 | 11% |
| Series D | 1 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 28% |
| Brazil | 3 | 17% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NuVidio App | NuVidio is a video calling app which helps companies to connect with their customers. | $1.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Turbi | Turbi is a digital shared mobility company that makes car rental experience practical, cheaper and unique | $52.5M | Debt Financing | Nov 14, 2022 |  |
| YellowBird | YellowBird is an online marketplace connecting businesses to the right environmental, health, and safety professionals simply and easily. | $30.5K | Angel | Sep 24, 2022 |  |
| Speedbird Aero | Speedbird Aero is making drone delivery possible for companies, logistics services, and healthcare facilities. We are pushing the drone industry forward..In 2019, we started the certification process of the first remotely piloted multirotor aircraft in the country. In 2020, Speedbird Aero received the first BVLOS Waiver in Brazil / LatinAmerica for daily Drone Delivery operations. The goal is to continue to develop drone delivery technology in conjunction with our partners and under the guidance and supervision of the Brazilian aeronautical entities that regulate this industry. | $3.5M | Series A | May 25, 2022 |  |
| YellowBird | YellowBird is an online marketplace connecting businesses to the right environmental, health, and safety professionals simply and easily. |  | Seed | Apr 04, 2022 |  |
| Burrow | Burrow specializes in selling various luxury furniture online. Its furniture is handcrafted from sturdy, sustainably-sourced hardwood and scratch- and stain-resistant, non-toxic fabrics. Burrow is dedicated to reinventing the way people furnish their homes. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York. |  | Series C | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| Speedbird Aero | Speedbird Aero is making drone delivery possible for companies, logistics services, and healthcare facilities. We are pushing the drone industry forward..In 2019, we started the certification process of the first remotely piloted multirotor aircraft in the country. In 2020, Speedbird Aero received the first BVLOS Waiver in Brazil / LatinAmerica for daily Drone Delivery operations. The goal is to continue to develop drone delivery technology in conjunction with our partners and under the guidance and supervision of the Brazilian aeronautical entities that regulate this industry. | $2M | Series A | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| Classy | Classy is a social enterprise that helps nonprofits maximize their impact through a suite of world-class online fundraising tools. The company also hosts the Collaborative and Classy Awards to recognize excellence in social innovation.Since 2011, they've powered tens of millions of donations from over 190 countries and raised over $2 billionfor social good. |  | Series D | Jun 25, 2021 |  |
| Classy | Classy is a social enterprise that helps nonprofits maximize their impact through a suite of world-class online fundraising tools. The company also hosts the Collaborative and Classy Awards to recognize excellence in social innovation.Since 2011, they've powered tens of millions of donations from over 190 countries and raised over $2 billionfor social good. | $118M | Series D | Apr 20, 2021 |  |
| Fullcast.io | Fullcast.io is a computer software company that transforms sales operations into growth operations by providing sales-ops-as-a-service, combining the perfect blend of people, process, and cloud platforms to accelerate sales organization growth.The company partner with sales teams to focus resource allocation at the right time, based on the rightdata to achieve sales goals. Its combined services and platform sets sales leaders up for success by developing the ideal balance of process efficiency with sales effectiveness. With a background in building and running sales operations teams at Salesforce.com, DocuSign, and Microsoft, fullcast.io partners with growing companies to help sales leaders exceed sales plans. | $14.5K | Seed | Apr 14, 2021 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bela Juju Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bela-juju-ventures) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [DOMO.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/domo-invest) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Anjos do Brasil](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anjos-do-brasil) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Maropost Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maropost-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anthos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthos-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ARC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arc-capital-fdf3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bela Juju Ventures

VC Fund · Denver, United States

Bela Juju is an exceptional investment firm specializing in multi-stage companies driven by exceptional founders and exceptional teams

1 contacts available at Bela Juju Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rei Carvalho | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rei-carvalho-973f |

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## FAQ

### What does Rei Carvalho invest in?

Rei Carvalho invests primarily in Software, Sales Automation and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Rei Carvalho's check size?

Rei Carvalho typically joins rounds of $15k–$1M at Seed and $2M–$3.5M 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 Rei Carvalho participates in.

### When did Rei Carvalho last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rei Carvalho closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 18 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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