# Upload Ventures

> Upload Ventures is a VC fund in São Paulo backing Software and SaaS. See 24 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Total investments: 24
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last fund: Apr 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upload-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/uploadventures
- Website: http://upload.ventures/

Upload Ventures is a hands-on venture capital firm focused on investments in Latin America.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $600k–$6.4M |
| Series A | $11M–$30M |
| Series B | $30M–$45M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 9 | 38% |
| SaaS | 4 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 17% |
| B2B | 3 | 13% |
| FinTech | 3 | 13% |

51 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 38% |
| Series A | 6 | 25% |
| Series B | 2 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 14 | 58% |
| United States | 4 | 17% |
| Mexico | 2 | 8% |
| Colombia | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Simonsen | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlos-simonsen |
| Marco Camhaji | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marco-camhaji |
| Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mario-ermirio-de-moraes-filho |
| Norberto Giangrande | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norberto-giangrande |
| Rodrigo Baer | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rodrigo-baer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IORQ | IORQ is reshaping business credit in Brazil by blending Quatá’s credibility with innovative embedded finance infrastructure. | $6.4M | Seed | Aug 05, 2025 |  |
| Simetrik | Simetrik is a no-code solution that offers the right balance between flexibility and robustness for the reconciliation process automation. The company's approach allows us to offer a unique solution that provides efficiency and productivity, empowering finance and operations teams, in both tech and traditional companies, to customize andmaintain end-to-end automations for a great diversity of use cases and geographies. On the other hand, our secure big data infrastructure guarantees control of operational, compliance, and reputational risks, supporting high volumes of data, which, combined with a world-class team, allows customers to implement and trust Simetrik at scale. The company is reconciling $75 Bn of TPV per year in over 28 countries and serving well-known names across the industry, including Mercado Pago, Rappi Bank, NuBank, Bancolombia, Addi, DLocal, Clara, Clip, and Banco Falabella. | $30M | Series B | Jun 04, 2025 |  |
| Neofin | AI-powered software for B2B payments workflows that automates and streamlines financial processes, transforming the way companies get paid and pay their bills | $6M | Seed | Feb 05, 2025 |  |
| Simetrik | Simetrik is a no-code solution that offers the right balance between flexibility and robustness for the reconciliation process automation. The company's approach allows us to offer a unique solution that provides efficiency and productivity, empowering finance and operations teams, in both tech and traditional companies, to customize andmaintain end-to-end automations for a great diversity of use cases and geographies. On the other hand, our secure big data infrastructure guarantees control of operational, compliance, and reputational risks, supporting high volumes of data, which, combined with a world-class team, allows customers to implement and trust Simetrik at scale. The company is reconciling $75 Bn of TPV per year in over 28 countries and serving well-known names across the industry, including Mercado Pago, Rappi Bank, NuBank, Bancolombia, Addi, DLocal, Clara, Clip, and Banco Falabella. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 05, 2024 |  |
| Turbo AI | Turbo AI is an AI-powered tech company that combines CTO-level human expertise with proprietary AI to design, build, and ship scalable software at record speed. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Sep 19, 2024 |  |
| Neivor | Neivor is changing the way property owners, renters and HOAs make and accept payments in residential and multifamily buildings in Latin America. Neivor eliminates the friction and inefficiencies currently generated from disparate payment flows and cash-based transactions. With our mobile-centric engagement platform, building managers manage theirresident-facing tasks via a single app and residents make payments and keep up with everything happening in their residential communities. | $600K | Seed | Mar 27, 2024 |  |
| Topsort | Topsort specializes in AI-powered auction tools and infrastructure APIs. Topsort's solutions help brands build profitable ad businesses without relying on third-party cookies or invasive user tracking. The company's offerings include a turnkey retail media platform, a unified ad network, and advanced data analytics capabilities thatdeliver exceptional returns on ad spend. | $20M | Series A | Feb 05, 2024 |  |
| Tractian | TRACTIAN makes it easy for maintenance teams to detect issues in their machines early on. Just like Shazam, it quickly identify the "song" the machine is producing and warn about mechanical failures right when their first signs appear. | $45M | Series B | Aug 07, 2023 |  |
| Tipspace | Tipspace allows to any gamer monetize their matches and create new game modes on competitive games. | $3M | Seed | Oct 04, 2022 |  |
| Plerk | Plerk is an operator of an employee benefits management platform designed for booking and managing business trips. Their platform helps to organize business travel by aligning professional travelers and companies, managing travel quickly and efficiently, and ensuring an end-to-end travel solution, enabling companies, managers, and travelers tomanage their travel expenses. | $12M | Series A | Aug 29, 2022 |  |

10 of 24 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [14B Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/14b-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [SOFTBANK Latin America Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-latin-america-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Norte Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norte-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Upload Ventures invest in?

Upload Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 24 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Upload Ventures's check size?

Upload Ventures typically joins rounds of $600k–$6.4M at Seed, $11M–$30M at Series A and $30M–$45M 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 Upload Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Upload Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Upload Ventures?

The team at Upload Ventures includes Carlos Simonsen (Co-Founder and Managing Partner), Marco Camhaji (Co-Founder and Managing Partner) and Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho (Co-Founder and 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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