GRIDS Capital

GRIDS Capital is a São Paulo-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 that invests in deep technology - the intersection of science and engineering where new algorithms, models, systems, devices and products are developed. It describes itself as a global research, investment, development and strategy firm, and backs entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists, engineers, academics and subject-matter experts working at that frontier.

The firm's stated approach rests on identifying investment asymmetries and what it terms inevitabilities, rather than on forecasting. Capital is deployed through two channels: direct investments into deep-tech companies and allocations to selected fund managers. GRIDS Capital reports investments in more than 150 companies.

Its technical scope is broad, spanning artificial intelligence, robotics, life sciences, technology infrastructure, energy, advanced materials, nanotechnology, aerospace, cybersecurity and agrotechnology. The firm operates from São Paulo, Brazil, with a global remit, and works with a network of investors, founders, researchers and builders across those fields.