# Spectra Investments

> Spectra Investments is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Legal. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spectra-investimentos/
- Website: https://spectrainvest.com/home-en/

Spectra Investments is a investment firm.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Spectra Investments. Shizune tracks 5 team members at Spectra Investments. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/spectra-investments?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $255k–$3.1M |
| Series A | $9M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 29% |
| Legal | 1 | 14% |
| EdTech | 1 | 14% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |
| Grocery | 1 | 14% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ricardo Kanitz | Founding Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ricardo-kanitz |
| Rafael Honorio Bassani | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rafael-honorio-bassani |
| Renato Abissamra | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renato-abissamra |
| Tarik Ali Arabi | Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tarik-ali-arabi |
| Tatiana Papini Pinheiro | Investment Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tatiana-papini-pinheiro |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Plinq | Plinq offers a complete background check with advanced technology and a dedicated system to perform a complete scan of the searched person's data, automatically and confidentially. | $255K | Seed | Aug 08, 2026 |  |
| Jusfy | Jusfy offers legal services and consulting for individuals and business organizations. | $15M | Series A | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Principia | Principia develops and operates a digital platform that manages financial processes of universities. It is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $14.1M | Series A | Jun 02, 2025 |  |
| FOOD TO SAVE | Somos uma solução com propósito. Lutamos contra o desperdício de alimentos, conectando estabelecimentos e usuários através da tecnologia. | $3.1M | Seed | Oct 12, 2023 |  |
| Principia | Principia develops and operates a digital platform that manages financial processes of universities. It is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $9M | Series A | Aug 24, 2023 |  |
| ABC da Construção | ABC da Construção is a construction company that provides consultation and materials to clients. It supplies furnishing, designing, and building supplies. ABC da Construção was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Minas Gerais, Brazil. | $22M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 24, 2020 |  |
| Liv Up | Liv Up is a direct to consumer food brand and online grocery store based in Brazil.The company puts together tasteful, natural, and convenient meals and groceries through top notch tech, customer obsession and constant innovation. By using only natural ingredients and partnering with local producers to source only the freshest, their chefs areable to produce naturally healthy and tasteful meals. By using high-end tech and constantly optimizing the processes, the company is able to deliver them broadly and at a good value per money across the biggest metropolitan areas in Brazil. | $22M | Series C | Oct 08, 2019 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Actyus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/actyus) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ARC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arc-capital-fdf3) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Endeavor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Supera Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/supera-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Valor Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valor-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Spectra Investments invest in?

Spectra Investments invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Legal and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Spectra Investments's check size?

Spectra Investments typically joins rounds of $255k–$3.1M at Seed and $9M–$15M 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 Spectra Investments participates in.

### How do I contact Spectra Investments?

Public channels for Spectra Investments include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Spectra Investments?

The team at Spectra Investments includes Ricardo Kanitz (Founding Partner), Rafael Honorio Bassani (Partner) and Renato Abissamra (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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