# Ricardo Marino

> Ricardo Marino is a Series A investor backing Software, Internet and Health Care. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ricardo Marino is a Series A investor focused on Software and Internet. Mr. Ricardo Villela Marino serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Latin America at Itaú Private Bank International. Mr. Marino serves as an Executive Vice President at Itau Unibanco S.A. He served as Senior Managing Director at Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. from April 2005 to August 2006. Mr. Marino served as Head of Itaú Unibanco'sOperations in Latin America at Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. since April 2011. He served as the Managing Director of Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. from April 2004 to April 2005. He served as Head of the Derivatives Dealing Desk (Headed the team responsible for the structuring and sale of derivative solutions to middle market companies, institutional investors and private individuals) of Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. from 2003 to 2004. He served as Head of Business Intelligence of Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A., from 2002 to 2003 and was responsible for the mission to introduce radical and advanced technologies and methodologies. Mr. Marino served as a Consultant for World Bank, General Coordinator of Studies and Assessment at the Department of Continuing Education, Literacy and Diversity of the Ministry of Education, Project Manager for the Department Of Assessment of Social Programs of the Ministry of Welfare, Brazil, Supervisor of the controllership of Banco Itaú S.A., and Analyst of sectors and companies at Unibanco Asset Management. He served as a Manager of the emerging markets’ equities portfolio covering Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia and South Africa as well as relations with governments, banks and directors of companies in each of these countries at Goldman Sachs Asset Management – London. He has been a Director of Banco Itau S.A since September 2006. He has been an Executive Director at Unibanco-Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. since November 2008. He serves as a Deputy Non-Executive Director of Elekeiroz SA. He serves as an Executive Director of Itau Unibanco S.A. He has been a Director of Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. since April 23, 2008. He has been a Director of Itaúsa - Investimentos Itaú S.A since April 2011. He served as a Director of Itausa - Investimentos Itau S.A. since April 2011. He served as a Director of Banco BPI, S.A since April 27, 2011. He has been Chairman of the Federación Latino Americana de Bancos FELABAN since November 2008. Mr. Marino earned Master in Studies of Development, Economics and Philosophy from LSE - London School of Economics - and Political Sciences. Mr. Marino graduated from the Polytechnic School from the University of São Paulo. Mr. Marino has a Degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) at MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge in 2000, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Financial Administration and Business Administration from the University of Company Management MIT Sloan, Cambridge (USA). Mr. Marino also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Escola Politécnica (USP).

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.3M–$5M |
| Series A | $1.1M–$32M |
| Series B | $10M–$50M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 33% |
| Internet | 3 | 25% |
| Health Care | 3 | 25% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 25% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 42% |
| Seed | 2 | 17% |
| Series B | 2 | 17% |
| Angel | 1 | 8% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 4 | 33% |
| United States | 4 | 33% |
| Belgium | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orby.co | We developed Ortech, an integrated clinical platform for adaptive, non-invasive electrical stimulation, designed to support clinics and hospitals in movement rehabilitation and pain relief, particularly for patients with motor deficits of neurological and musculoskeletal origin. |  | Angel | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| Trace Finance | Trace Finance empowers Payment Facilitators, Crypto & Cross-border companies with best in class FX, Non Resident accounts and cross-border payments. Companies such as Dlocal, Volt.io and Okx are processing their local and cross border payments with us. Our mission is to provide faster and better payments globally for enterprises. 40% ofpayments in stablecoins | $32M | Series A | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| Bluprynt | Bluprynt is a company that provides digital asset declaration services to improve compliance and safety in the process. The company provides disclosure infrastructure and compliance technologies, as well as identifying and guiding government trends and market expectations, allowing businesses to save time and focus on core activities. | $4.3M | Seed | Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| Pointsville | Empowering businesses to efficiently create, manage and service digital assets and loyalty programs, driving innovation and inclusion. | $10M | Series A | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| Sami | Sami is a Brazil-based health plan startup that provides a technology-based solution intended to be used in the healthcare sector. The company focuses on making health care simpler, more efficient, and friendlier by using simplified solutions, thus, providing patients with reduced costs for their medical care needs. Their mission is to transformBrazilian health into something simple, easy, reliable, and accessible, which helps each person to be their best version.Founded by Vitor Asseituno and Luiz Guilherme Berardo in 2018 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. | $10M | Series B | Dec 17, 2024 |  |
| Sami | Sami is a Brazil-based health plan startup that provides a technology-based solution intended to be used in the healthcare sector. The company focuses on making health care simpler, more efficient, and friendlier by using simplified solutions, thus, providing patients with reduced costs for their medical care needs. Their mission is to transformBrazilian health into something simple, easy, reliable, and accessible, which helps each person to be their best version.Founded by Vitor Asseituno and Luiz Guilherme Berardo in 2018 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. | $18.4M | Series B | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Credix | Credix is a next-generation FinTech platform that allows any B2B platform to offer flexible financing options to its business buyers. Embed Credix into your platform to begin offering short-term financing to attract customers, drive volume, and enhance their experience today.With investors such as Valor Capital Group, Motive Partners, and ParaFiCapital, the company has already raised US$100 million in equity and debt financing. | $11.1M | Series A | Sep 06, 2022 |  |
| Digitra.com | Digitra offers protection mechanisms including a background check on the customer record to prevent money laundering and the separation of custody from asset management, enabling users to invest in digital assets relying on security, liquidity, and exclusive services. | $5M | Seed | May 19, 2022 |  |
| Merit | Merit’s Software with a Service (SwaS) transforms large-scale government programs in weeks rather than years, contributing to a 95% customer satisfaction score. Our combined approach of technology and boots-on- the-ground support simplifies life-saving emergency response and recovery, initiatives to revitalize the workforce and connect people toquality jobs, and eligibility qualification for direct-to-beneficiary programs, including multi-million-dollar education grants in over 20 states. The Merit platform provides secure access and real-time verification for licenses, credentials, and eligibility status. Merit, a proud GovTech 100 company, is venture-backed by firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, corporations including Experian, and family investors. merits.com | $50M | Series B | Jan 12, 2022 |  |
| Sami | Sami is a Brazil-based health plan startup that provides a technology-based solution intended to be used in the healthcare sector. The company focuses on making health care simpler, more efficient, and friendlier by using simplified solutions, thus, providing patients with reduced costs for their medical care needs. Their mission is to transformBrazilian health into something simple, easy, reliable, and accessible, which helps each person to be their best version.Founded by Vitor Asseituno and Luiz Guilherme Berardo in 2018 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. | $19.8M | Convertible Note | Dec 14, 2021 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Ricardo Marino invest in?

Ricardo Marino invests primarily in Software, Internet and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ricardo Marino's check size?

Ricardo Marino typically joins rounds of $4.3M–$5M at Seed, $1.1M–$32M at Series A and $10M–$50M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ricardo Marino participates in.

### When did Ricardo Marino last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ricardo Marino closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 12 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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