Total investments : 1,547

It ’ s no wonder that Intel Capital has technology at its core ; it is , after all , the venture capital arm of the California-based multinational Intel , which makes semiconductor chips and microprocessors . Indeed , Intel Capital boasts that its investment team is “ backed with deep domain knowledge ” and access to “ the resources of Intel to assist companies in their paths to success ”.

It invests heavily in companies that align with Intel ; from a fintech perspective , this means cloud-native infrastructure and data platforms , as well as mobile technology , applications , robotics and automation .

Bossanova Investimentos

Total investments : 1,685

Based in São Paulo , Bossanova Investimentos is a Brazilian venture capital firm focused on seed-stage technology companies , particularly B2B companies with a SaaS or mobile leaning . It is named after Bossa Nova , an enormously popular genre of music similar to a mellow version of samba . Bossanova ’ s team comprises entrepreneurs who have already scaled or exited technology companies before , giving them greater insight into the founder experience ; perhaps that ’ s why they ’ ve been able to invest in almost 1,700 startups to date .

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