Astella Investments

About The Fund

Astella Investments is a venture capital firm that has been supporting entrepreneurs from inception to expansion since 2010. With a primary focus on value investing, they are industry-agnostic but have a keen interest in SaaS, Marketplaces, Consumer, and Embedded Finance within the software, business solutions, FinTech, retail, sales, marketing, advertising, analytics, cloud services, logistics, payments, mobility, and consumer sectors, including women-focused initiatives. Operating primarily in Latin America, Astella Investments positions itself as an early-stage investor, deploying capital as soon as the pre-seed round and up to Series A. They maintain a base rate approach to investments, ensuring a rigorous process for stakeholder value generation. The firm's investment parameters note a minimum investment of $500,000, a maximum of $15,000,000, and a sweet spot of $3,000,000 for allocations. Astella believes in the fusion of science and art to assist brilliant ideas in taking life, indicative of their rooted tradition in value investment strategies. Beyond providing capital, they function as a knowledge hub for entrepreneurs, offering resources such as the Astella Matrix and various insights into best practices and strategic thinking. Their value proposition extends to nurturing the growth of industry-transforming founders in Brazil, highlighted on their platform through success stories and an educational outreach through items like a podcast named 'Astella Playbook,' where they share experiences of significant figures in Brazil's entrepreneurship ecosystem.