Top 10 Restaurants Angel Investors in Brazil in September 2025
A list of 10 angel investors that invest in Restaurants startups based in Brazil. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Restaurants companies from Brazil. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Restaurants Angel Investors in Brazil in September 2025
Investor | Restaurants Brazil investments |
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Romero Rodrigues | 1 |
Andres Bilbao | 1 |
Guilherme Bonifacio | 1 |
Fernando Meirelles | 1 |
Flavia Buchmann | 1 |
Bernardo de Barros Franco | 1 |
Ralf Wenzel | 1 |
Diego Libanio | 1 |
Gabriel Cherubini | 1 |
Patrice Etlin | 1 |
Romero Rodrigues is the Managing Partner of Headline in Brazil, which invests in Early-Stage companies across Latin America as part of the global Headline platform. As a partner of XP.inc responsible for Venture Capital, he manages the recently raised Headline Brazil fund 3, with $200M in AUM, and co-manages Redpoint e.ventures funds 1 and 2, with$305M in AUM. Together, the funds have invested in more than 70 companies since 2012.For the last 24 years, Romero has been a startup entrepreneur and investor. He has been involved in over 100 companies, 10 now unicorns.In 1998, Romero co-founded Buscapé, a pioneering force in the Brazilian startup scene. His leadership as CEO for 16 years, until 2014, was instrumental in shaping Buscapé's success. The pinnacle of his tenure was the acquisition of Buscapé by Naspers/Prosus for $374 million in 2009, a landmark event in the Latam startup world.Romero has served on the boards of companies such as Pismo, Wayfair, TOTVs, and Neogrid.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Brazil, United States
Portfolio highlights
- MarketUP — MarketUP Brasil is an innovative startup that believes in the impact of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the entrepreneurial attitude towards the development of the economic scenario, since it is these companies that drive a good part of the country's economy. We believe in these entrepreneurs and offer a complete and freesolution for companies that want to grow and differentiate themselves in the market. We came up with the idea of facilitating the day-to-day business of the SME with a sales and management system capable of managing all the business processes in a simple and uncomplicated way. Our team is composed of experienced people, with relevant history in WEB business development and active participation in the evolution of the Brazilian internet. What was once only available to large companies, now it is within the reach of SMEs without having to pay anything for it. A revolutionary way to run a business. Our system has no use limit and no cost per license, installation, maintenance or paid versions! With tools that encompass purchasing and inventory management, sales, issuance of fiscal documents and financial management. Create your account right now in the MarketUP Management System: https://marketup.com/ Follow MarketUP also: Blog: http://marketup.com/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarketUP.Brasil ? fref = ts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketupoficial/?hl=en sales, issue of tax documents and financial management. Create your account right now in the MarketUP Management System: https://marketup.com/ Follow MarketUP also: Blog: http://marketup.com/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarketUP.Brasil ? fref = ts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketupoficial/?hl=en sales, issue of tax documents and financial management.
- Moneto — Moneto is a financial services application that automates and controls the receipt and management of sales in small businesses and insurance companies. Moneto was launched by Marcos Arruda, Carlos Arruda, and Paulo Silva Filho in 2013 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Galena — Established in 2020, Galena trains and develops young talented individuals for the jobs of the future.
Andres Bilbao
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- Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Brazil, Uruguay, Costa Rica
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- DAOHQ — DAOHQ is the first marketplace for decentralized autonomous organizations.
- fidu — Fidu aims to develop a new operating system specifically for LatAm schools enabling institutions to digitally handle everything from finances to school-wide announcements
- FLOKI Technologies — 1,536 Followers, 1,821 Following, 136 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from FLOKI Compras (@floki_compras)
Guilherme is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor that deeply believes entrepreneurship is fundamental to make the world in a better place to live in. Co-founded iFood, one of the first Latin American unicorns, and now is developing Mercê do Bairro with the big dream to transform traditional groceries retailers in a strong virtual retail chain.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Information Technology, Financial Services
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Brazil, Mexico, United States
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- Klubi — Klubi is a fintech company that provides credit facilities in a simple, transparent, secure and truly digital experience.
- Civi — Civi App is a security application which provides access to real time security alerts and news information for avoiding risky situations.
- Mentora — Mentora is an AI platform developer offering personalized, AI-driven leadership development tailored to individual and organizational needs
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter.
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Investment focus
- Restaurants, Food Delivery
- Series A
- Brazil
Portfolio highlights
- Olga Ri — Olga Ri is a digitally native, cloud kitchen-based, fast casual restaurant that delivers convenient, delicious and healthy salads and grain bowls. On the back of great technology, state-of-the-art operations and a purpose-driven brand, we are helping shape the next generation of foodservice in Brazil. As a company, we are committed to thinkingsustainably, building diverse teams, cherishing urban communities and fostering more colorful lives.Olga Ri is available for customers in São Paulo across proprietary and third-party platforms via delivery, pickup and in-company outposts.
Flavia Buchmann is the CMO at NotCo.
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Investment focus
- Marketing, Restaurants, Food Delivery
- Pre-Seed, Series A
- Brazil
Portfolio highlights
- Faster — Faster is a graphic design subscription service that unlocks the full potential of your marketing team!
- Olga Ri — Olga Ri is a digitally native, cloud kitchen-based, fast casual restaurant that delivers convenient, delicious and healthy salads and grain bowls. On the back of great technology, state-of-the-art operations and a purpose-driven brand, we are helping shape the next generation of foodservice in Brazil. As a company, we are committed to thinkingsustainably, building diverse teams, cherishing urban communities and fostering more colorful lives.Olga Ri is available for customers in São Paulo across proprietary and third-party platforms via delivery, pickup and in-company outposts.
Bernardo de Barros Franco is a Serial entrepreneur and angel investor on the IT sector. Bernardo previously worked at u.sit as a Co-founder and CEO. He attended Harvard Business School. Ibmec, and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.
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Investment focus
- CRM, SMS, SaaS
- Seed, Angel
- Brazil
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- u.sit — U.sit is a digital intelligence system that operates as an interface between bars, restaurants, and their customers. The system has four modules: a waitlist management system module that manages the restaurant’s waitlist and notifies customers through SMS when their table is ready, a reservation management module that allows restaurants to controltheir reservations and notify customers of pending reservations, an analytics module that provides detailed information on the restaurant’s wait and reservation operation, and a CRM module that delivers collected customer information.U.sit is based in Brazil.
- Aulalivre — The Aulalivre Project is a preparatory course for entrance exams and Enem, distributed free of charge through the internet. Its objective is to bring to the greatest number of Brazilians the knowledge necessary to reach a university position, giving equal chances to those who do not have the time and / or money to invest in their owneducation.
Ralf Wenzel is the Berlin- and New York-based founder and CEO of JOKR, the global platform for instant grocery and retail delivery at a hyper-local scale. Email Johrenk7@gmail.com Ralf has an almost 20-year track record of building companies up from scratch, bringing their products to consumers globally, and leading diverse teams. Prior tofounding JOKR, he built three companies, including foodpanda, one of the world's most successful food delivery businesses across 40 countries, which he later merged with Delivery Hero and led through an initial public offering. He also built Skrill, the first e-wallet and leading online payments company in Europe, and Tocororo Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. Ralf previously operated his businesses with a focus on emerging markets, particularly in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. He has also served as Managing Partner at Softbank. Wenzel holds a degree in computer science from Berlin University.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Grocery, Delivery
- Seed, Series B
- Brazil, United States
Portfolio highlights
- JOKR — Grocery shopping is easier now with JOKR, your instant delivery app. Order your groceries and favorite products in our online supermarket and get them instantly at your door. Download the app now and make your first grocery order on us. Available in IOs and Android. Access www.jokr.com for more info
- FLOKI Technologies — 1,536 Followers, 1,821 Following, 136 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from FLOKI Compras (@floki_compras)
Diego Libanio - Founder & CEO @ Mercê do Bairro
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Investment focus
- Restaurants, Food Delivery
- Series A
- Brazil
Portfolio highlights
- Olga Ri — Olga Ri is a digitally native, cloud kitchen-based, fast casual restaurant that delivers convenient, delicious and healthy salads and grain bowls. On the back of great technology, state-of-the-art operations and a purpose-driven brand, we are helping shape the next generation of foodservice in Brazil. As a company, we are committed to thinkingsustainably, building diverse teams, cherishing urban communities and fostering more colorful lives.Olga Ri is available for customers in São Paulo across proprietary and third-party platforms via delivery, pickup and in-company outposts.
Gabriel Cherubini
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Investment focus
- Restaurants, Food Delivery
- Series A
- Brazil
Portfolio highlights
- Olga Ri — Olga Ri is a digitally native, cloud kitchen-based, fast casual restaurant that delivers convenient, delicious and healthy salads and grain bowls. On the back of great technology, state-of-the-art operations and a purpose-driven brand, we are helping shape the next generation of foodservice in Brazil. As a company, we are committed to thinkingsustainably, building diverse teams, cherishing urban communities and fostering more colorful lives.Olga Ri is available for customers in São Paulo across proprietary and third-party platforms via delivery, pickup and in-company outposts.
Patrice Etlin joined Advent International in 1997 and started the firm’s investment activities in Brazil. He has 19 years of private equity experience. From 1994 to 1997, Patrice was a partner at International Venture Partners in São Paulo, where he was responsible for the overall operation of a media and communications fund focused on Brazil.Previously, he spent five years with Matra Marconi Space, initially as a systems engineer on a project to develop a European military observation satellite. In 1990, he was promoted to general representative for Brazil, in charge of setting up a private telecommunications satellite system providing services to Mercosul countries.Patrice is also Chairman of the Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA).
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Software, Restaurants
- Private Equity, Seed
- Brazil
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- CI&T — CI&T employs agile methodologies and Lean principles to deliver nearshore web and mobile application development and management services, software product engineering and digital marketing services. With high performance development teams that are collaborative, enthusiastic and committed to skills mastery and have a strong commitment toinnovation, CI&T is constantly on the forefront of discovering new ways to deliver value and eliminate waste to help clients reduce costs and improve quality, speed and business agility.Consistently listed on the IAOP Global Outsourcing 100, CI&T has been recognized by the IAOP/Fortune Magazine as a symbol of innovation in outsourcing. CI&T has also been ranked one of the 100 best companies to work for by the Great Place to Work Institute for the past five years.CI&T is headquartered in Campinas, Brazil, with additional offices in Philadelphia, Atlanta, New Jersey, New York City, London and Tokyo. CI&T's CMMI-5 competency centers are located in Brazil, Argentina and China, serving customers around the globe, including Citibank, Coca-Cola, Dow Jones, Johnson & Johnson, MetLife, Panasonic, Rhodia, Saint-Gobain and Yahoo!.
- Tigre — Tigre is synonymous with innovation and pioneering spirit. The brand offers products for the building, infrastructure, irrigation, and industrial markets. The company operates in around 40 countries, has 7,000 employees, nine plants in Brazil, and 13 abroad. Besides pipes and fittings, the Tigre Tools for Painting and Tigre-ADS brands are also partof the portfolio, as are HDPE pipes for sanitation and drainage.
- Olga Ri — Olga Ri is a digitally native, cloud kitchen-based, fast casual restaurant that delivers convenient, delicious and healthy salads and grain bowls. On the back of great technology, state-of-the-art operations and a purpose-driven brand, we are helping shape the next generation of foodservice in Brazil. As a company, we are committed to thinkingsustainably, building diverse teams, cherishing urban communities and fostering more colorful lives.Olga Ri is available for customers in São Paulo across proprietary and third-party platforms via delivery, pickup and in-company outposts.
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