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Clave Capital

VC
Bogotá, ColombiaWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.2M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Clave Capital partners with early-stage startups solving specific LatAm issues in cybersecurity and enterprise SaaS.

Meet the Team

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Mariano Andrade

Managing Partner

Credit
Private Credit

Former partner at Polo Capital for more than 11 years, responsible for managing credit funds between 2015 and 2023. Previously founding partner at DEX Capital from 2010 to 2011 and partner at Sagitta from 1998 to 2010, where he worked in analysis and management of global multi-strategy mandates. Also worked at Ceras Johnson, Banco Boreal, and West Merchant Bank. Civil engineer from PUC-RJ with an MBA in Finance from IBMEC.

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Juan Torres

Managing Partner

SaaS
Risk Quantification
LatAm
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Rodrigo Carvalho

Managing Partner

Macro
Multimercado Macro

Former founding partner and co-head of the macro strategy at Vintage Investimentos for 7 years, becoming sole responsible manager from June 2020. Previously partner and manager of the Polo Macro fund, founding partner of Mauá Investimentos in 2005, director at Credit Suisse/Garantia for 10 years, and manager at Bankers Trust since 1993. Holds a bachelor's degree in economics from UFRJ.

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Rubens Henriques

General Partner

Founder of Clave Capital. Former member of the Itaú Unibanco Partner Program, CEO of Itaú Asset responsible for implementing the new 'Multidesks' model, and led Itaú Unibanco's Fund of Funds area in Brazil and abroad. Holds a degree in electronic engineering from ITA, is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, and has the CAIA certification.

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Henrique Benzecry

Managing Partner

Credit
Private Credit

Has more than 23 years of professional experience. Former partner and manager of Private Credit strategies at Angá Asset in liquid and pension mandates, and co-manager of credit funds at Polo Capital. Previously worked at Modal, BVA, and Morada banks. Holds a bachelor's degree in economics from PUC-RJ and an MBA from FGV.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Security
SaaS
Other

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

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CyberMetrics

Cybersecurity
How to pitch Clave Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Security, SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.2M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mariano Andrade, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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