About KPTL
KPTL is a venture capital firm founded in 1995. It is primarily based out of Sao Paulo, Brazil. As of May 2025, KPTL is an active investor, having invested in 75 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Brazil based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Food and Agriculture Tech and Retail. Most recently it led the Undisclosed Series A round of Colab along with Govtech Fund. This round also saw participation from Cedro Capital.
Overall, KPTL portfolio has seen 8 acquisitions including key companies like Geofusion, Zarpo and Cinnecta. A lot of funds co-invest with KPTL, with names like Cedro Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
KPTL has team of 5 people including 4 partners.
Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
KPTL's List of Top Investments
KPTL has a portfolio of 75 companies. Their most notable investments are in Zazcar and Viridis Energy Solutions.Their portfolio spans across and Brazil. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Food and Agriculture Tech, Retail and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by KPTL:1. Shoptime
Shoptime is an online marketplace selling multiple product categories such as food & drinks, beauty & health, electronics, home appliances, computing, housewares, sports & leisure, watches, babies, home & construction etc. As of March 2017, its facebook page has more than 1,500,000 followers. It provides deliveries in Brazil only.
Key facts about Shoptime
- Founded Year: 1995
- Location: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Investors: GP Investments and KPTL
2. i4sea
Provider of weather forecasting software for the marine industry. It offers a web-based intelligent decision support system for weather forecasting and oceanography. Its solution helps in managing dashboard operations, receiving alerts, and measuring weather conditions.
Key facts about i4sea
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Salvador (Brazil)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $6.32M
- Investors: Capital Lab, KPTL and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 06, 2025, $1.32M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. AEVO
Cloud-based innovation management software provider. It offers tools for idea management, innovation management, a culture of innovation, innovation funnel management, innovation ecosystem management, incremental innovation management, and radical innovation.
Key facts about AEVO
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Vitoria (Brazil)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.63M
- Investors: KPTL and TM3 Capital
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 06, 2022, $2.63M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Colab
Colab is a platform that offers an interactive environment called a Colab notebook, where users can write and execute code. It provides free access to computing resources and requires no setup to use.
Key facts about Colab
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.39M
- Investors: Unreasonable, Omidyar Network and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 12, 2023
5. Geofusion
Geofusion provides geographical market intelligence solution to support strategic planning, expansion, marketing, sales, and business management. Products include OnMaps, a geographic intelligence platform that unites socio-demographic information with the customer's own databases. Comes in 4 different packages Light, Smart, Expert and Premium. Also offers a database called SmartData which includes information from various public and private sources. Clientele includes Coca-Cola, Yamaha, Starbucks, and Dominos.
Key facts about Geofusion
- Founded Year: 1996
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $9.17M
- Investors: Intel Capital, Spectra Investments and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 07, 2015, $9.17M
- Highlight: Acquired
KPTL's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
KPTL has invested in 75 companies over the last 17 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. As of May 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in i4sea and most recent follow-on round was in AEVO.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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KPTL's Investments by Stage
KPTL has made 27 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $925K, 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $2.34M, 1 investment in PE stage and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $542K.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 27 |
Series A | 10 |
PE | 1 |
Unattributed | 1 |
KPTL's Investments by Sector
KPTL has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech, Business Services and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 56 Tech companies, 52 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 32 Software companies and at least 16 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
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Enterprise Applications | 18 |
High Tech | 8 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 6 |
Business Services | 5 |
Consumer | 5 |
Others | 46 |
KPTL's Investments by Geography
KPTL has made most investments in Brazil (39).
KPTL's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by KPTL:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 06, 2025 | Brazil | Seed | $1.32M | ||
Dec 12, 2023 | Brazil | Series A | Undisclosed | Cedro Capital [+1] | |
Dec 08, 2023 | Brazil | Seed | $800K | ||
Oct 06, 2022 | Brazil | Seed | $2.63M | ||
Jul 14, 2022 | Brazil | Seed | $554K | - |
Acquired companies in KPTL's Portfolio
Here are KPTL's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Nov 07, 2024 | Mar 13, 2019 | Seed | $784K | |
Aug 15, 2023 | 2018 | Series A | Undisclosed | |
Jul 15, 2023 | - | - | - | |
Nov 18, 2022 | Jan 18, 2019 | Seed | $667K | |
Oct 27, 2022 | 2011 | Series A | Undisclosed |
Team profile of KPTL
KPTL has a team of 5 members including 4 Partners and 1 Principal located in Brazil. KPTL's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in KPTL:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Belo Horizonte | - | ||
Partner | Sao Paulo | - | ||
Partner | Sao Paulo | - | ||
Partner | Sao Paulo | - | ||
Principal | Sao Paulo | - |
Co-investors of KPTL
Over the past 17 years, 34 investors have co-invested in KPTL's portfolio companies.
- Invested before KPTL: Capital Lab, A5 Capital Partners and 9 others have invested in rounds before KPTL. There are 1 company where Capital Lab has invested before KPTL and 1 company where A5 Capital Partners has invested before KPTL.
- Top Co-investors of KPTL: 13 investors entered a company along with KPTL. These include investors like Cedro Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after KPTL: A total of 10 investors have invested in KPTL's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include TM3 Capital (1 company), SP Ventures (1 company) and Intel Capital (1 company).
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Recent News related to KPTL
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