Barn Investments is a São Paulo-based venture capital manager investing in early-stage technology companies across Latin America, focused on green technology including agriculture, mobility, clean industry and renewable energy.
Barn Investments is a São Paulo-based venture capital manager investing in early-stage companies across Latin America. The firm describes its mandate as long-term partnership with entrepreneurs building technology-enabled businesses that address sustainability and resource-use challenges, with an investment thesis shaped by the green transition in the region. Its stated green-technology focus areas are agriculture, mobility, clean industry and renewable energy.
Sector coverage spans precision agriculture, biological inputs, livestock management and carbon credits on the land-use side; logistics software and electric vehicles in transport; waste management and circular economy in industry; and smart grids, energy efficiency and renewable energy in power. Named portfolio companies include Agrolend, Grão Direto, Ruedata, Splight and Nextron Energia.
Asset portfolio management is conducted through Barn Consultoria e Gestão de Recursos LTDA, stated as regulated by Brazil's Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) as an asset portfolio manager. The firm maintains a public blog publishing investment perspectives and portfolio company stories, and operates an open invitation for founders to pitch their businesses. Investment and portfolio activities are centred on São Paulo, Brazil, with deployment across Latin America.
