Canary (venture capital fund) - Venture capital firm
Canary (venture capital fund)
Canary is the first institutional investor in leading technology companies in Latin America
“I couldn't believe it when Florian called me to make the proposal If we hadn't closed the deal with Canary at that time, most likely we would have gone bankrupt ”
“ It's amazing to see the state of this market today compared to what it was 5 years ago, and the role Canary played in raising this bar ”
“Canary is probusiness, easygoing, supportive in critical matters and it has a great founders community to help our journey ”
“There's nothing more rewarding than seeing the Brazilian ecosystem so developed Thank you for trusting us from the beginning Nothing better than a chance encounter at WeWork…”
“We have made a point of always doing business with people we admire We chose Canary as our investor because of the people that are part of the firm”
“Canary actually co-founded Alice with us They have always believed in my capabilities as a founder, even before I had the idea They also introduced me to Gui, my co-founder ” “Canary invested in Buser as something less than a PowerPoint And all along the way, Canary has been extremely helpful ”
“We’re extremely happy with Canary, who has been instrumental, from helping us actively with our go to market to recruiting key leaders in Brazil ”
“Canary always puts the founders and the companies first Unparalleled knowledge of going from 0 to 1 ” Cobre is creating the rails for companies to pay their employees through easier and more efficient means By providing employees with an app that consolidates all payments made by employers and a dashboard to help manage and program all payments, Cobre allows an unbanked population in Latam to have access to a variety of financial products We were amazed by the ambition and eagerness to learn José(s), Felipe and Alberto showed ever since we partnered with them, when they were still called Pexto Cobre is solving financial inclusion, one of the biggest problems in Latam, with a very smart and bold vision, which really excites us
“Canary always puts the founders and the companies first Unparalleled knowledge of going from 0 to 1 ” Fintech & Insurtech, Colombia José Gedeon Felipe Gedeon José Donato Alberto Chejne Pier is a digital insurance, selling directly to the end customer insurance products and delivering an amazing experience during the whole journey Their internal culture has been built from the ground up with the consumer experience in mind Pier is the first fully regulated digital insurance startup in Brazil
We decided to invest after meeting with the founders in 2017 They had a thesis that the whole insurance sector and its incentives were about to be disrupted, coupled with the fact that the Brazilian regulators were starting a pro innovation agenda, with the goal of fostering competition and leveling up the quality of services and products offered in the country We were amazed by the founders' grit and ambitious target of rethinking a very old and complex business model It is an honor to be part of their journey and we are constantly amazed by what they have accomplished so far and what still lies ahead
“Canary was our first institutional investor, and I'm sure of that as one of the best choices in Pier history Canary is probusiness, easygoing, supportive in critical matters and it has a great founders community to help our journey ” Fintech & Insurtech, Brazil Igor Mascarenhas Lucas Prado Rafael Oliveira
Alice is a technology healthcare company reinventing the health insurance industry in Brazil Alice offers B2C health insurance combined with proprietary primary care, delivered digitally and in-person Primary care teams, namely Health Squads, look after members and coordinate their care within a network of high-quality providers, rewarded by a strongly aligned incentive model Primary care and providers are fully and seamlessly integrated through Alice digital health platform, creating a virtual verticalized health system that delivers better health outcomes at lower costs
Canary played a key role in Alice's formation, introducing the founders to each other and helping build their founding team We decided to invest literally in the founders, even before the final business model (or its name!) was defined, trusting that they had the experience and skill set to start something potentially huge in a very underserved market such as healthcare in Brazil Digital Health, Brazil André Florence Guilherme Azevedo Matheus Moraes Clara is reshaping how companies manage their expenditures by providing corporate cards that allow managers to personalize expense policies, save time on repetitive accounting processes and manage all expenditures in real time through its dashboard
