BossaNova is the number one Brazilian Micro Venture Capital. We are the most active investor in the pre-seed stage in Latin America with more than 1200 investments in over 1000 Startups. We also invest in global companies, directly or through co-investment syndicates on AngelList.

Bossanova Investimentos

Everywhere Ventures (The Fund) is a first-of-its-kind early-stage venture fund created ​by founders for founders​ to support the next generation of entrepreneurs. Everywhere Ventures is a community-powered venture investing platform that integrates the capital, expertise, and mentoring of experienced founders and operators across ten micro funds. The Fund's $50M+ under management comes almost exclusively from the over 500 founders and operators who are its limited partners. Everywhere Ventures operates from the belief that those who have actually built successful companies are best suited to advise and support early-stage startups. Everywhere Ventures invests in pre-seed deals globally usually in the first financing round the company raises. Emphasis is placed on purpose-driven teams across money, health and work verticals.

Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)

overtime.vc

Dunce Capital invests in idea, pre-seed, and seed stage startups in the future of learning and work.

Dunce Capital

Musha Ventures is an Africa-focused micro VC and angel fund. The firm invests in sectors, including education, healthcare, fintech, agriculture, and supply chain.

Musha Ventures

Cowboy Ventures is a generalist seed-stage fund focused on supporting extraordinary founders of all backgrounds to build legendary technology companies. Cowboy Ventures was founded in 2012 and based in Palo Alto, California, United States.

Cowboy Ventures

Unusual Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital offering hands-on support and expertise to startups on their early-stage journey.  It was founded in 2018 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Unusual Ventures

Atelier Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing in the Passion Economy.

Atelier Ventures

New Enterprise Associates, Inc. is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors, and geographies. With over $19 billion in cumulative committed capital since the firm’s founding in 1977, NEA invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages in a company’s lifecycle, from the seed stage through IPO. The firm's long track record of successful investing includes more than 210 portfolio company IPOs and more than 360 acquisitions.

New Enterprise Associates

Founders.ai builds companies from scratch, makes venture investments, and buys shares on a secondary market. The aim of the Founders.ai startup platform is to enable tenacious people around the world to build companies that will improve work and life with AI and data.

Founders.ai

Contra

Contra is a networking platform that gives users the freedom and opportunity to work independently. It provides flexible work opportunities from people through an exclusive community and referral network by showcasing work portfolios that enable freelancers and other independent professionals to earn a living on their own terms. The San Francisco, California-based company was established in 2019 by Ben Huffman and Gajus Kuizinas.

<div><p>Contra allows freelance workers to create a profile showcasing projects and skills while having the analytical power to monitor services in high demand. In addition, it enables the users to build referral networks and seek freelance opportunities. The platform has integrated with Stripe to enable workers to monetize their services. Additionally, the platform is unique because it's commission-free.</p></div>

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    Contra allows freelance workers to create a profile showcasing projects and skills while having the analytical power to monitor services in high demand. In addition, it enables the users to build referral networks and seek freelance opportunities. The platform has integrated with Stripe to enable workers to monetize their services. Additionally, the platform is unique because it's commission-free.
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    Contra raised USD 30 million in a Series B funding round led by NEA, with participation from Unusual Ventures and Cowboy Ventures, in November 2021. The company plans to funnel the fresh funds into talent acquisition and product development, with new products to be released in early 2022. The round follows its Series A funding round of USD 14.5 million in February 2021. 
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    Tempo is a UK-based platform connecting businesses to local freelancers. The company is currently based in London and Manchester.
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    The company claims it can significantly lower hiring lead time and cut recruitment costs by 65%. As of February 2022, the platform has worked with 2,500+ clients in sectors such as financial services, software, and e-commerce. The platform has a pool of 80,000 candidates up for permanent and temporary roles.
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    The platform’s most recent funding came in June 2020 when it raised its Series A extension worth USD 6.4 million led by industry incumbent  The Adecco Group. The fresh capital will be used to fuel its expansion across the UK and boost hiring from 35 to 50 team members in 2020.
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Tempo

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    Textbroker is a platform for creative writing freelancers to connect with businesses. Textbroker freelancers work on projects such as social media posts, news stories, and blog posts. The platform provides content in over 35 languages, while connecting businesses with freelancers in the target country.
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    As of October 2020, the platform served over 80,000 clients and has processed over 10 million orders. The platform's pricing starts at USD 1.5 cents per word and serves clients including Ebay and Staples.
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Textbroker

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    Procurement Freelancers provides freelancers for procurement functions such as sourcing/category management, quality control and assurance, and advisory.
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    The platform is free to use for freelancers, while clients purchase subscriptions to hire and manage freelancers at no added cost.
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    In March 2019, the company acquired Dragon Sourcing, a procurement and sourcing service provider.
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Procurement Freelancers

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    Kolabtree  is a UK-based  freelancer marketplace connecting businesses and scientists. The platform provides businesses with skills such as data analysis, product development, scientific consulting, desk research, and other science related services within 24 hours of receiving business requests.
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    As of September 2020, the platform had a pool of over 15,000 freelancers (across 170+ countries) qualified in over 2,000 scientific disciplines. In addition, the company has worked with over 3,500 businesses over the past three years and has 8,000 active users. 
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kolabtree

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    Codersera is a freelance marketplace for businesses seeking developers. The company claims to provide the top 1% of developers through its five tier vetting process. The platform’s freelancers cover a spectrum of developer and data science technologies such as iOS, Android, Python, and Java.
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Codersera Inc

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