# Manufacturing investors in Brazil (2026 list)

> 16 manufacturing investors in Brazil, 94% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Endeavor Catalyst. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors-in-brazil (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Manufacturing investors in Brazil

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a manufacturing company in Brazil in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**16** investors on the list No change this week

**1,402** cheques in 12 months *-8%* against the market

**$49M** median round they joined *+506%* against the market median

**94%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**75%** have led a round

## The Top 16

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (15)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **318** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **292** **$75M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Monashees](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monashees) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **116** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Norte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **103** **$5.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Bosch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bosch-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Germany **75** **$35M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [N47](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n47) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **8** **$43M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-2) *Deploying now* Hedge fund · United States **4** **$55M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [53 Stations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/53-stations) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **3** **$70M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [M&G Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-and-g-catalyst) *Deploying now* Growth equity **2** **$115M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Gustavo Rizzo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gustavo-rizzo) quiet Investment firm **1** **$550K** median round **Nov 2024** last seen
- 13 [Catalyst, da M&G Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-da-m-and-g-investments) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$130M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Endeavour Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavour-catalyst) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$130M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [M&G's Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-and-g-s-catalyst) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$130M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [M&G's Catalyst strategy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-and-g-s-catalyst-strategy) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$130M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **4** Nov **[Rivio](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivio)** Series A *With* [Monashees](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monashees)
- **4** Nov **[Nooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)** Growth · $500M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)
- **2** Nov **[Hypersonica](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypersonica)** Series B · $112M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)
- **2** Nov **[Lumaril](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumaril)** Series A · $66M *With* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)
- **30** Oct **[Neuron Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuron-industries)** Seed · $10M *With* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)
- **30** Oct **[Serval](https://millionrounds.com/company/serval)** Series C · $150M *With* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)

## Stages This Year

1,328 rounds

- Venture **24%**
- Pre-seed **19%**
- Seed **16%**
- Series A **14%**
- Series B **7%**
- Other **20%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **719**
- Fintech **110**
- Big Data & Analytics **77**
- Healthcare **63**
- Financial Services **60**
- Aerospace & Space **45**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

399 Q1 25

373 Q2 25

447 Q3 25

453 Q4 25

412 Q1 26

417 Q2 26

289 Q3 26

78 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing

- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible
- PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial).

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## Quick answers about manufacturing investors in Brazil

### Who are the most active manufacturing investors in Brazil?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Endeavor Catalyst, Sapphire Ventures and Monashees.

### How many manufacturing investors in Brazil are there?

16 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 75% have led a round.

### Which stages do manufacturing investors in Brazil back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (27%) and Seed (22%).

### How big are the rounds manufacturing investors in Brazil join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $55M.

### Which sectors do manufacturing investors in Brazil back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics.

### Which manufacturing investors in Brazil lead the most rounds?

General Catalyst (97 led), Sapphire Ventures (17 led) and Y Combinator (11 led).

### Where are manufacturing investors in Brazil based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (7), Brazil (2) and Germany (1).

### What have manufacturing investors in Brazil invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Rivio (Series A, Nov 2026, with Monashees), Nooks (Growth, Nov 2026, with General Catalyst) and Hypersonica (Series B, Nov 2026, with General Catalyst).

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