GR8 Ventures: smart money for Brazil's unglamorous inefficiencies
Key points
Key takeaways from the Fala, VC! interview with GR8 Ventures partners Fernanda Gottardi, Natalie Witte. Hosted by B Venture Capital. Aired September 2026.
Angel origins. Gottardi, former PwC director, spent 12 years leading South America markets. Witte, technology lawyer, worked at Movile's predecessor company, later co-created accelerator 21212. Angel group Veros started 2013. GR8 Ventures launched 2019. Witte joined that year. Santiago Tamorro, former GM Latin America president, joined 2025 with son Simon Tamorro.
Early-stage B2B thesis. GR8 invests from pre-seed through Series A. Always B2B. A technology component expected, software optional. Focus stays on Brazilian, now Latin American, inefficiencies. Their rule: less glamorous businesses interest them more.
Ticket size. Typical tickets run from R$1m to R$2m. GR8 prefers co-investing with other funds.
Active boards. GR8 takes a board seat, or observer seat. Founders call them first when things go wrong, including founder mental-health crises.
AI, vertical only. AI shows up everywhere, but GR8 invests where problems are concrete. Portfolio company Sinatra builds observability for e-commerce operations, catching zero-stock, mispricing, fraud, real time.
Fintech strength. Brazil stays years ahead on credit scoring, on risk analysis. Portfolio company Juvo lends up to R$3-4k against the borrower's phone. Another credit deal nears closing.
Beyond the farm gate. GR8 backs pains like road-freight bureaucracy via Emite Ai. First Latin American investment nears closing.
Founder advice. Choose investors able to help future rounds. Keep boards complementary. Sign shareholder agreements early. Watch regulatory detail. Due diligence usually fails there.
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