ScaleXOpen

João Alfredo Andrade Pimentel is the founding investor and leads the fund, supported by partners identified on the website as Gustavo Souza and Mateus Libra. Pimentel's background includes board roles at portfolio companies like Fix, where he helped pivot the model from B2C to B2B2C before its sale to Tempo Assist in 2021.

The firm's capital originates primarily from João Pimentel's 2020 exit of CorpFlex to Claranet and the 2021 sale of Fix to Tempo Assist. Pimentel had previously raised institutional capital from 2BCapital and BNDES for CorpFlex, but ScaleXOpen's website positions the fund as his personal venture-capital vehicle structured in accordance with Brazilian FIP regulations.

The firm runs a recurring speed-dating program in partnership with Oiweek, where startups submit applications across six thematic areas including marketplace, delivery, financial services, loyalty programs, digital marketing and data-driven AI. This monthly funnel feeds into a portfolio model where new companies are expected to integrate with existing investees.

ScaleXOpen tags both early-stage (seed and start-up) and growth-stage ventures. The portfolio disclosures show investments spanning initial capital injections into early-stage companies like Antecipa Fácil and NetFoods, with the firm remaining open to later-stage rounds when alignment with its ecosystem-collaboration model exists.

ScaleXOpen is entirely separate from CorpFlex and NetMicro operationally. João Pimentel founded and sold those entities before establishing the venture fund. No cross-ownership or shared services are disclosed, though the collaborative portfolio architecture mirrors the cross-selling model Pimentel executed at his earlier companies.

The firm's website does not explicitly advertise co-investment programs with external GPs. Its current posture centers on its internal ecosystem and deal flow from the Oiweek partnership, but the fund's FIP structure under Brazilian regulation does not preclude syndicated rounds or co-investor participation in the future.

The firm targets six verticals — marketplace, delivery logistics, financial services, loyalty/customer-relationship programs, digital marketing, and data/AI/RPA. Sectors outside these themes, such as biotech, hard tech or climate infrastructure, are not mentioned in any disclosed investment criteria and can be considered out of scope.