February 2026 looked like a month when investors kept one hand on the spreadsheet and the other on the hype buzzer. There was real money deployed, but not in a spray-and-pray sort of way: capital clustered around fintech infrastructure, cybersecurity, and agtech—sectors with enough substance to survive after the AI glitter settles. If January wore a blazer over a T-shirt, February upgraded to loafers and started asking tougher questions about revenue quality.
The file also has a familiar venture quirk: tiny rounds with enormous ambition sitting right next to institutional checks that actually move the market. That contrast is the story. Some founders are still selling the future with admirable confidence; others are quietly becoming the companies that incumbents and late-stage investors can no longer ignore. As usual, the ecosystem loves a good narrative—but this month, capital was mostly chasing companies that had one.
1. Avenia — Series A, USD 17.25M
This is the cleanest “important venture deal” in the file. The round is large, the step-up from a roughly USD 2.1M Seed is dramatic, and the syndicate is stacked: Quona Capital and big_bets lead, with Sequoia Capital, Headline, Endeavor, Patria, Scale-Up Ventures, and others in the mix. The company is pitching itself as the “AWS for financial services” with stablecoin-powered FX—exactly the kind of infrastructure-meets-fintech story that gets sophisticated investors excited when the rails are more interesting than the app. This matters because it signals that Latin American financial plumbing is still one of the few places where big vision and real capital can coexist without everyone needing to pretend it is consumer social.
2. Segura — Private Equity, USD 25M
By raw dollars, this is one of the month’s biggest disclosed checks, and the category gives it extra weight. Segura, formerly senhasegura, is already a recognized name in Privileged Access Management, which means this is not just another cyber startup hoping “zero trust” still sounds expensive enough. Riverwood Capital leading a USD 25M private equity round after a prior USD 13M Series A is a strong endorsement of both maturity and market position. For the ecosystem, it is a reminder that cybersecurity in Brazil can produce real scale—not just good decks and anxious CISOs.
3. meutudo — Private Equity, amount undisclosed
An undisclosed round usually makes editors grumpy, but meutudo belongs here because significance can outweigh missing numerals. BTG Pactual leading a private equity round into one of Brazil’s most relevant credit platforms is a major institutional signal, especially given the company’s long arc from Seed backing by DOMO.VC, Bossa Invest, and BoostLAB into a much more mature financing event. This is not a novelty bet; it is a scaled fintech story entering the zone where large financial institutions start treating startups less like experiments and more like strategic assets. That is when the ecosystem stops calling you “promising” and starts calling your banker.
4. BEMAGRO — Series A, USD 5.8M
BEMAGRO makes the list because it combines solid round size, repeat backing, and a strategically important sector. After two 2024 Seed rounds led by CNH Industrial and backed by corporate and ag-focused investors, the company returned with a USD 5.8M Series A led by Arara Seed and The Yield Lab LATAM, while keeping an impressively relevant syndicate that includes Positive Ventures, Suzano Ventures, and CNH Industrial. In plain English: this is agtech with grown-up backing, not just drone footage over soybean fields. It matters because Brazil continues to generate some of its most defensible venture cases where software meets the physical economy.
5. Ruvo — Seed, USD 4.6M
Ruvo earns its slot because the round punches above its weight on investor quality. A USD 4.6M Seed is already meaningful, but the syndicate—1confirmation leading, with Coinbase Ventures and Y Combinator participating—puts this firmly in the “pay attention” category. The company is building a cross-border account layer connecting USD, BRL, Pix, crypto, and Visa, which lands squarely in the increasingly crowded but still important race to modernize money movement. Editorially, this is the kind of deal that says global crypto-fintech investors still see LatAm as fertile ground—provided the startup is solving a real payments problem and not just inventing a new token to celebrate having one.
February deals:
2026-02-17 / Takeat / Series A / USD 2,871,418
Takeat develops a restaurant management platform offering digital waiter services.
Lead Investors: DGF, Quartzo Capital / Investors: Anjos do Brasil, DGF, Quartzo Capital
Previous Rounds
2025-03-24 / Pre-Seed / USD 347,180
Lead Investors: N/A
2024-08-01 / Angel
Lead Investors: Anjos do Brasil
2022-10-25 / Pre-Seed / USD 75,235
Lead Investors: ACE Ventures, TM3 Capital
2020-08-01 / Angel / USD 13,403
Lead Investors: Guilherme Ferreira
2026-02-14 / BEMAGRO / Series A / USD 5,800,000
BEMAGRO offers imaging solutions through artificial intelligence to promote productive and sustainable agriculture.
Lead Investors: Arara Seed, The Yield Lab LATAM / Investors: AgroVen, Arara Seed, Atvos, CNH Industrial, Grupo Colorado, MM Agro International, Positive Ventures, Rural Ventures, Suzano Ventures, The Yield Lab LATAM
Previous Rounds
2024-08-14 / Seed / USD 2,742,030
Lead Investors: CNH Industrial / Investors: Atvos, CNH Industrial, Suzano Ventures
2024-02-20 / Seed / USD 2,069,847
Lead Investors: CNH Industrial / Investors: AgroVen, CNH Industrial, MM Agro International, Rural Ventures
2026-02-12 / meutudo. / Private Equity
Our objective is to transform credit in Brazil so that people can have cheaper money when they need it.
Lead Investors: BTG Pactual
Previous Rounds
2021-03-10 / Seed
Lead Investors: BoostLAB
2020-04-01 / Seed
Lead Investors: DOMO.VC
2017-02-20 / Seed / USD 3,000,000
Lead Investors: Grupo MCF
2026-02-10 / Segura® / Private Equity / USD 25,000,000
Segura® (formerly senhasegura) is a leader in Privileged Access Management (PAM), delivering security that’s fast, simple, and powerful.
Lead Investors: Riverwood Capital
Previous Rounds
2022-12-06 / Series A / USD 13,000,000
Lead Investors: Graphene Ventures
2026-02-09 / Avenia / Series A / USD 17,252,617
Avenia is building the AWS for financial services in Latin America, starting with stablecoin-powered FX.
Lead Investors: big_bets, Quona Capital / Investors: Accel Ventures scout fund, big_bets, Endeavor, Fluent Ventures, Headline, Kazea Capital, Palm Drive Capital, Patria Investments, Quona Capital, Scale-Up Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Tomorrow Capital
Previous Rounds
2025-05-22 / Seed / USD 2,098,783
Lead Investors: big_bets, Fluent Ventures
2024-01-29 / Pre-Seed
Lead Investors: 99 Capital / Investors: 99 Capital, big_bets
2023-10-23 / Pre-Seed / USD 598,313
Lead Investors: Rodrigo Benez, Wei Zhou
2026-02-09 / MOVA Protocol / Seed / USD 3,000,000
MOVA Protocol transforms real-world movement into verifiable digital assets and data intelligence.
Lead Investors: N/A
2026-02-09 / Dastia / Pre-Seed / USD 15,336
AI-native management copilot designed to turn operational complexity into clarity, strategy, and consistent execution.
Lead Investors: N/A
2026-02-03 / Ruvo / Seed / USD 4,600,000
Ruvo is a global account for USD and BRL, connecting Pix, crypto, and Visa to receive dollars, convert instantly, and spend globally
Lead Investors: 1confirmation / Investors: 1confirmation, Blast, Coinbase Ventures, First Check Ventures, Mission Street Capital, Neer Venture Partners, Rebel Fund, Y Combinator
2026-02-03 / PitchYes / Angel
PitchYes leverages voice AI to conduct outbound sales calls, replacing and augmenting human SDRs.
Lead Investors: Anjos do Brasil
Previous Rounds
2025-03-25 / Corporate Round / USD 210,500
Lead Investors: Open Data Center
2026-02-03 / Boreal / Pre-Seed / USD 2,863,087
Banco Boreal is a financial services platform in Brazil that offers a suite of solutions designed to optimize business financial management.
Lead Investors: SRM Ventures
2026-02-01 / Glamm / Pre-Seed
Brazilian BeautyTech marketplace that connects clients with independent beauty and wellness professionals through an on-demand platform
Lead Investors: N/A
Previous Rounds
2024-10-01 / Pre-Seed / USD 80,000
Lead Investors: Richard Cezario
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