Company Performance Metrics
Francisco Jardim: Founding Partner and Managing Director- Alexandre Stephan: Partner
Portfolio (Fundo de Inovação Paulista)
Launched in 2014, Fundo de Inovação Paulista (FIP) is a R$ 105 Million Venture Capital Fund that counts with top tier Limited Partners: Desenvolve SP, FINEP, FAPESP, Sebrae-SP, CAF, and Jive Investments. FIP is focused on technology-based startups located in the state of São Paulo, the most important
economic pole in Brazil. Investment tickets vary from R$ 2 Million to R$ 6 Million per company, on average, but can reach R$ 15 Million including follow-ons.
Track-Record (Fundo Criatec I)
SP Ventures was established in 2007 as the Venture Capital firm responsible for Criatec I Fund’s investments in São Paulo. Criatec I was a cornerstone in Brazilian Venture Capital Industry led by BNDES and BNB. From 2007 to 2013, over 1,200 companies were analyzed and 8 investments were made by SP Ventures.
Entrepreneurs
We back technology-based companies in the segments of Agricultural Technologies; Information and Communication Technologies; Health Technologies; New Materials; and Nanotechnologies.
We seek investment opportunities with the following profile:
- Passionate entrepreneurs with solid technical background and market-orientated attitude
- Proprietary technology with high scalability potential
- Large proportions targeted-market
- São Paulo based
- Annual Revenue inferior to R$ 18 Million"
