# Ricardo Politi

> Ricardo Politi is a debt financing investor at Kria backing Manufacturing and Food Processing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/broota-brasil)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardopoliti/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ricardopoliti

Ricardo Politi is a debt financing investor at Kria in San Francisco focused on Manufacturing and Food Processing. Featured on Forbes 30 Under 30, Ricardo Politi Co-Founded the first and leading Equity-based Crowdfunding platform in Brazil and currently serves as General Partner at Mindset Ventures, a global Venture Capital fund based out of Brazil with investment focus in the US and Israel. Politi has attended Executive Programs at Harvard, Stanford, Berkeleyand London Business School, and has been fostering the Brazilian entrepreneurial ecosystem as Co-Founder and Board Member at Insper Angels, Mentor in many Startup Accelerators, Member in Public Policymaking and Advocacy Committees, Co-Author of "Young Entrepreneurs" Book and TV Host at "Meu Start" Show on national television. Additionally, Ricardo serve as Board Member at NGO Instituto Gerando Falcões, Board Member at YPO Next Generation Bay Area (Young President's Organization) and a stint at the Steering Committee at Nexus Global Youth Summit Brazil (United Nations)

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |
| Paper Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Meghna Group of Industries | Meghna Group of Industries is a manufacturer and operator of consumer goods and services. The corporation is a conglomerate of sectors including sugar, oil, cement, beverage, tissue, poultry, chemicals, and paper. | $35M | Debt Financing | May 22, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Global Agriculture & Food Security Program](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-agriculture-food-security-program) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kria

VC Fund · São Paulo, Brazil

Kria is democratazing the Venture Capital, as the lead equity crowdfunding network in Brazil.

2 contacts available at Kria.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Camila Nasser | Co-Founder and COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camila-nasser |
| Ricardo Politi | Co-Founder at Arco (Kria.vc + Basement.io) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ricardo-politi |

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## FAQ

### What does Ricardo Politi invest in?

Ricardo Politi invests primarily in Manufacturing, Food Processing and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Bangladesh. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ricardo Politi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ricardo Politi closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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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