Cventures Primus

Overview

Cventures Primus is a Brazilian venture capital firm established in 2008, focusing on early-stage technology companies with high growth potential. The firm is part of the Corporate Venture arm of Fundação CERTI, a prominent innovation and technology organization in Brazil. Cventures Primus aims to promote the structuring, acceleration, and scaling of innovative businesses, particularly within the Santa Catarina innovation ecosystem. The firm's investment strategy involves providing capital and strategic support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the technology sector. Investments typically range from R$ 1 million to R$ 10 million, with a preference for companies in the Seed to Growth stages. Cventures Primus has a strong emphasis on sectors such as Software, FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech, AgTech, E-commerce, Logistics, Media, Entertainment, Consumer Goods, CleanTech, PropTech, MarTech, and InsurTech. Over the years, Cventures Primus has built a diverse portfolio, investing in 15 companies and successfully exiting 8 investments. Notable exits include the sale of 100% of Wevo to Jitterbit, Hiper to Linx, Salux to SB Participações, and Zygo to PagSeguro. The active portfolio companies collectively generate over R$ 200 million in revenue and employ more than 1,250 people. The firm's approach combines financial investment with active involvement in business management, aiming to create value and drive growth for its portfolio companies.