Brazil's AMentoria raises $200,000 seed to expand into São Paulo

What's the deal? AMentoria, a Brazilian edtech offering ENEM and university-entrance prep courses and one-on-one mentoring, has raised US$255.8K in a seed round co-led by Triaxis CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Crescera CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The Natal-based startup received the investment through FIP Nordeste Capital SementeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a fund backing early-stage startups in Brazil's Northeast.

Who else joined? Angel networks Insper AngelsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Anjos do BrasilDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → participated, alongside executives including Cristiano Fae, chief executive officer of B55Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and Adriano Silveira, chief executive officer of Alura EducaçãoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. WOW AceleradoraDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, an early backer, made a follow-on investment to increase its stake.

What's the endgame? Founded in 2019, AMentoria pairs its own learning platform with a network of mentors made up of students and professionals admitted to medical schools. It says it has surpassed 1,000 medical-school admissions and run more than 40,000 individual mentoring sessions.

By the numbers: The company sells directly to students (B2C) and to schools through partnerships. In its B2B segment, AMentoria says it has doubled monthly recurring revenue in recent months, driven by expanding ties with educational institutions.

Where next? The startup plans to use the money to improve its platform, grow its B2B2C model, and open an operation in São Paulo while deepening its presence in other regional markets. "The investment will allow us to advance in technology, strengthen our work with schools, and broaden access to individualised guidance," said co-founder and executive director Pedro Gesteira (translated from Portuguese).

The signal: Even a modest seed round shows investor appetite for edtech built around Brazil's high-stakes university admissions, particularly competitive medical-school entry. For a Northeast-based startup, regional funds like FIP Nordeste offer a path to capital that has traditionally concentrated in São Paulo — the market AMentoria now aims to enter.

Read more: startups.com.br

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