Company Profile
Positive Ventures is an early-stage impact venture capital firm dedicated to backing audacious founders who leverage technology to address the most pressing social and environmental challenges of our time. The firm operates with a dual mandate, seeking to generate both exponential impact and compelling financial returns. They view impact-driven investing not as philanthropy, but as a strategic business imperative for upgrading the global economy towards a more sustainable future.
Founded in 2016, Positive Ventures has established a cross-border presence with roots in São Paulo, Brazil, and an office in San Francisco, USA. This strategic positioning allows the firm to bridge opportunities between the Global South and North, fostering scalable and transformative solutions. Their investment philosophy is sector-agnostic, yet they maintain a clear focus on ventures that deliver measurable economic, social, and environmental value, as evidenced by their impact reports which track metrics like impacted lives and total CO₂e reduction.
The firm's portfolio showcases a diverse range of companies tackling critical issues. Notable investments include Backchannel, a circular economy fashion marketplace; Eureciclo, focused on recycling credits; Labi Saúde for preventive health exams; Rivio in AI finance for hospitals; Letrus for AI writing in education; SINAI for net-zero carbon accounting and decarbonization; Neomed for software cardio diagnoses; 1849 Bio for microbes in mining minerals; Doji for circular economy electronics trade-in; and Pachama for carbon DMRV nature solutions. Other portfolio companies span areas like precision fermentation for pet protein (Ten Lives), healthcare prevention (Mar Saúde), professional English upskilling (Slang), construction sustainability (Pathways), AML KYC compliance (Beltic), storytelling for children's education (Yuna), and EV charging energy transition (Spott).
The Positive Ventures team comprises experienced professionals dedicated to fueling game-changing technologies and supporting visionary entrepreneurs. Key team members include Managing Partner and CEO Andrea Kestenbaum, Managing Partners for Investments Fábio Kestenbaum and Murilo Menezes, and Partners Alex Seibel, Bruna Constantino, Gustavo Behring, and Ricardo Castro. The team's expertise spans investments, investor relations, communication, and community building, providing meaningful connections, insights, and resources to their portfolio companies.
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