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SP Ventures AGVIII

Geography: Brazil
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $22M
Focus: SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About SP Ventures AGVIII

SP Ventures AGVIII is a venture capital firm based in Brazil, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionBrazil

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

LatAm AgriTech founders solving AI-enabled farmer/supply-chain access

AgriTech

Latin America

Emerging Markets

Climate Resilience

AI + Agriculture

Capital-intensive infrastructure

Cold chain & mechanisation

ESG + Long-term value

Stakeholder capitalism

Resilient business models

Bullish Signals

World Bank / IFC strategic alignmentexternal

AgriConnect: 300M farmers target 2030external

Active LinkedIn presence, recent postsexternal

WBG Spring Meetings: FJ keynote presencelinkedin

New gen LatAm founders emerging nowlinkedin

14,830 followers, robust community engagementlinkedin

Thesis publicly reaffirmed, conviction stronglinkedin

Water-tech + AI convergence strategic focuslinkedin

Climate adaptation + food security prioritylinkedin

AI/operations infrastructure now operational prioritylinkedin

Panel moderators backed: Starian, Grão Diretolinkedin

Value chain AI adoption: grain, pricing, automationlinkedin

40+ active portfolio companies since 2008linkedin

AgBase 2025 report: FJ on launch panellinkedin

Deep emerging market expertise, comparative analysislinkedin

Infrastructure, cold chain, mechanisation focuslinkedin

Long-term thinking as competitive advantage thesislinkedin

JP articles on ESG, stakeholder capitalism gaining tractionlinkedin

Durability + resilience core to investment lenslinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Niche agri-only, limited sector breadthexternal

Emerging markets = higher execution riskexternal

Capital access cited as key constraintlinkedin

Scale depends on macro institutional progresslinkedin

Models rarely transfer across borders intactlinkedin

Cross-continental comparison reveals mispriced risklinkedin

Founder Do's

Build locally adapted agri solutions

Target emerging market farmers at scale

Show climate resilience angle

Embed AI for operational efficiency

Solve grain/freight/supply-chain automation

Design regional-specific capital structures

Rebuild models across borders, not copy

Anchor company in purpose + governance

Plan for long-term value durability

Founder Don'ts

Avoid generic tech, no agri focus

Don't expect short capital timelines

Don't ignore organizational change management

Don't assume tech/model transfer across borders

Don't neglect stakeholder relationships

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$22M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Francisco Jardim

Francisco JardimManaging Partner

Alexandre StephanPartner

Ariadne CaballeroPartner

Felipe GuthPartner

Beatriz BonettoTeam Member

Pedro P. CorrêaTeam Member

Henrique ZanuzzoTeam Member

Vanessa B.Team Member

Renata FernandesTeam Member

Joao Paulo MarchesanTeam Member

Juliana De PodestáTeam Member

JábaliTeam Member

N°04 / See also

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