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Randon Ventures
Randon Ventures is a venture capital arm of Randon Companies, investing in startups with ready products and dedicated teams, focusing on logistics technology.
Randon Ventures
Randon Ventures is a venture capital arm of Randon Companies, investing in startups with ready products and dedicated teams, focusing on logistics technology. Founded in 2020, it is headquartered in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2020
Location
Region
Latin America
Country
Brazil
City
Caxias do Sul
Corporate office
Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil
Principals
Mateus de Abreu
Diretor de Negócios, responsável pela DB, Delta e RV
César Augusto Ferreira
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Randoncorp
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Randon Ventures source its startup pipeline?
RV sources deal flow through open-call acceleration programs run in partnership with Darwin, combined with scouting via Randoncorp's operating divisions. Portfolio companies often emerge from challenge-based batches — for example, 'Batch #3 Logística' targeted logistics startups — where founders apply through the RV website and undergo mentoring by Randoncorp executives before investment consideration.
Is Randon Ventures a standalone fund or a corporate balance-sheet vehicle?
Randon Ventures is a corporate venture capital initiative operating off Randoncorp's balance sheet. It does not raise external capital, charge management fees, or report a separate fund size. Investments are funded directly by the parent company, which is publicly traded on Brazil's B3 exchange under Level 1 corporate governance.
What stages does Randon Ventures invest in?
RV invests at the early stage, targeting startups with a finished product and a dedicated team. Its acceleration program serves as a pre-investment screening layer, after which selected companies receive direct equity. No growth-stage or later-stage deals have been disclosed.
Which sectors does Randon Ventures explicitly focus on?
The firm lists four primary interest areas: the future of mobility, financial solutions, industrial digitization, and automotive solutions. In practice, this translates to logistics-tech (Abbiamo, Trugghub), IoT and Industry 4.0 (Sirros), insurtech (Guarda, Soon), and AI-driven credit and compliance platforms (Sinky).
How is Randon Ventures related to Randoncorp's other innovation arms?
Randoncorp operates three innovation vehicles: the CTR technology center — the largest automotive R&D facility in Latin America — the Conexo open-innovation ecosystem, and Randon Ventures. RV is the direct-investment and acceleration channel; Conexo handles broader ecosystem partnerships; CTR provides the physical testing infrastructure that RV portfolio companies access for pilot projects.
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