The first AI-native venture builder in Brazil. We build to compound.

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WHAT A VENTURE BUILDER IS

We don't write the check.
We co-found the company.

The capital
Writes the check.
Writes the first line of code.
The team
Joins the board.
Co-founds, in the building from day one.
The outcome
Waits for the exit.
Builds the company — then does it again.

And we build them AI-native, from Brazil.

AI in the foundation, not bolted on after. Built where the market actually is.

SILICON VALLEY · 37°23′N

Silicon Valley playbooks.

How the best AI companies are built.

SÃO PAULO · 23°33′S

Operators on the ground.

Who actually build them, here.

The playbook, on the ground.
WHO WE ARE

Four operators. One conclusion.

They met in 2024 — Silicon Valley and São Paulo — and landed on the same conviction about building AI-native companies in Brazil.

Amanda Pinheiro
SÃO PAULO

Amanda Pinheiro

$500M+under management · CFO
Co-Founder & Partner · Avante

CFO at Innova Capital & Unbox Capital — $500M+ under management. Investor Relations. CPA, Columbia University (USA).

Felipe Moraes
SÃO PAULO

Felipe Moraes

R$850M+transacted on Bamboo DCM
Strategic Partner · Avante

Founder of Bamboo DCM (private credit) — R$850M+ transacted on the platform. Partner at Innova Capital.

Bamboo DCMInnova Capital
Jess Mah
SILICON VALLEY

Jess Mah

200+inDinero clients · YC ’12
Partner & Co-Founder · Mahway

Co-founder of Mahway. Founder of inDinero (YC). Forbes 30 Under 30 · YPO · Berkeley & Harvard.

Andrea Barrica
SILICON VALLEY

Andrea Barrica

$100M+USD coached
Partner & Co-Founder · Mahway

Co-founder of Mahway. Former VP at 500 Global; founder & CEO of O.school.

The strongest team betting on Brazil.
WHAT WE'RE BUILDING

Three ventures on one thesis — climbing from discovery to market.

LEGALTECH · BRAZIL

alphajuri

An AI copilot for Brazilian lawyers.

Reads the case filefinds the claimprices what's worth buying
Building

In active build.

INSURTECH · LATAM

WIR

The AI layer for insurers and brokers.

Reads the submissionscores it against the insurer's appetiteprices it with an audit trail
Pilot

Live POC with a global insurer.

AI ENGINEERING · BRAZIL

Future​Proofing

AI engineers embedded inside legacy companies.

Embeds senior AI engineersinside the legacy operationships AI into the core business
In market

Already working with several companies.

$500M+ deployed across 20+ companies.
By the same hands now building Avante.
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We don't pitch. We build in the open — and let the work compound.

We think in public.

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