FinanZero raises US$ 7 million in a new round led by Swedish investors Published: April 6, 2021 Category: Portfolio Companies FinanZero announces today that it has closed a US$ 7 million funding round in its fourth round of funding. The round was led by the Swedish investors VEF, Dunross & Co, and Atlant Fonder, all previous investors in the company.
ViBe Saúde raises US$ 10 million to expand its telehealth services in Brazil Published: January 15, 2021 Category: Portfolio Companies ViBe Saúde, the leading B2C telehealth startup in Brazil, announces today that it has closed a $10 million Series A funding round.
Vitor Moreira joins Webrock Ventures as Partner Published: December 17, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies We are happy to welcome to our newest team member Vitor Moreira. Vitor is the former Head of Corporate Development at Creditas and has spent several years as Vice President at Warburg Pincus and M&A manager at CPMBraxis.
A quick chat with Olle Widén, CEO at FinanZero Published: December 10, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies We sat down with one of our portfolio’s most impressive founders, Olle Widén, to learn more about why he decided to co-found FinanZero, and how covid-19 has impacted the business.
ViBe featured in Exame Published: December 8, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies Our portfolio company ViBe is featured in the leading business magazine in Brazil, Exame. In the article, the co-founders Ian Bonde and Ricardo Joseph talks about ViBe's success so far and its plans going forward. “The partnership with one of the European leaders in telemedicine allowed us to develop a platform that is unique in the market and is totally focused on the user."
Meet the CEO and Co-founder of 123Qred, Adriano Duarte Published: December 8, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies In this interview, we learn more about Adriano's reasons for founding 123Qred and his experience with launching a venture in the midst of the pandemic. He also shares his point of view on the partnership with Webrock Ventures.
A quick chat with Juliana Barbiero, CEO at Lexly Brasil Published: November 16, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies We sat down with Juliana Barbiero, the Co-founder and CEO of Lexly Brasil, to learn more about her motivations to founding Lexly Brasil, how Webrock Ventures support Lexly's operations and how covid-19 has impacted the business.
A quick chat with Ian Bonde, CEO at ViBe Saúde Published: November 2, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies Born in Tokyo to a Swedish father and Argentine mother, Ian has lived in many countries including South Africa, United States and Brazil. The latter since 2001.
Introducing Lexly Brazil, a pioneer in the second-largest legal market in the world Published: October 12, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies We are proud to present our legal tech portfolio company Lexly Brazil, a pioneer in the second-largest legal market in the world. With the use of technology, Lexly is on a mission to make high-quality legal services accessible for all Brazilians.
FinanZero witness a boost in consumer loans demand Published: September 25, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies Our fintech company FinanZero is featured in LABS, the publication for LATAM business news in English. In the article, CEO Olle Widén talks about FinanZero's growth amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “We want to have the best possible user experience, and with open banking it is easier (to have that), since the consumer will be willing to share its data,” says Widén.
