Monashees
About Monashees
Monashees was founded in 2005 and is based in São Paulo, according to Dealroom and PitchBook. Dealroom lists Eric Acher as a founder. Crunchbase describes the firm as one of Latin America's oldest venture firms, and says it opened a Mexico City office in 2022 and a San Francisco office in September 2025. PitchBook counts 12 professionals at the firm. Fabiola Quinzaños has spoken publicly for the firm, but no public source gives the title of the partners who lead its AI work.
Monashees co-runs the Gama Fund with Google's AI Futures Fund. It co-invests up to $2M per startup in Brazilian AI-native pre-seed and seed companies, with access to Google DeepMind models and up to $350K in Google Cloud credits. Separately, Brazil's development bank BNDES and the agency Finep chose Monashees Gestão de Investimentos to manage an AI private equity fund estimated at up to R$500 million, aimed at Brazilian startups where AI is central to the business. Examples include the $5M seed round led by the firm for Astor, an SEC-registered AI investment advisory platform (April 2026), and a $14M Series A in Vambe, a Chilean AI-powered conversational commerce platform.
Public listings put Monashees checks at $250K to $5M, per VCSheet and F4. F4 lists Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A as its stages, while SuperScout describes investing from pre-seed through IPO. Crunchbase reports that the firm makes about eight to 10 new investments a year and is deploying a $370M fund into roughly 35 companies. Lounge also tags Series B and Series C+, but no public source we found confirms check sizes at those stages.
- Astor: AI investment advisory platform, $5M seed led by Monashees (April 2026)
- Vambe: AI-powered conversational commerce platform in Chile, $14M Series A
- Tractian: Series D, $130M (AI round on the Lounge deals desk, 2026-10)
- dealroom.co/investors/monashees
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/52162-93
- news.crunchbase.com/venture/latam-startup-vc-silicon-valley-expansion-
- f4.fund/firms/monashees
- vcsheet.com/fund/monashees
- privateequitylist.com/investors/monashees
- superscout.co/investor/monashees
- abes.org.br/en/bndes-e-finep-selecionam-a-monashees-para-gestao-de-fun
Investing activity
Monashees appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $130M, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Series D and Seed, with a median round size of $130M. The most recent are Tractian (Series D, $130M, Oct 2026) and Astor (Seed, $5M, Apr 2026).
Monashees most often invests alongside Sapphire Ventures, M&G Catalyst, N47 and General Catalyst, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in Physical AI for industrial operations and AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Monashees
When was Monashees founded and where is it based?
Monashees was founded in 2005 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil, with offices in Mexico City and San Francisco. Dealroom and PitchBook both list 2005 as the founding year.
How much does Monashees invest in an AI startup?
Public listings put Monashees checks at $250K to $5M across its investments. No public source we found gives a separate check size for AI deals.
Which AI startups has Monashees backed?
Monashees led the $5M seed round for Astor in April 2026 and made a $14M Series A in Vambe, a Chilean conversational commerce company. Tractian's $130M Series D is also among its AI rounds on Lounge.
Does Monashees run an AI-specific fund?
Yes. BNDES and Finep selected Monashees Gestão de Investimentos to manage an AI private equity fund estimated at up to R$500 million for Brazilian AI-focused startups. The Gama Fund with Google's AI Futures Fund also backs Brazilian AI-native pre-seed and seed startups.
Does Monashees invest outside Brazil?
Yes. PrivateEquityList lists North America and South America as regions of investment, and the Vambe investment is in Chile. Crunchbase notes the San Francisco office opened in September 2025.
What AI companies has Monashees invested in?
Monashees's AI investments include Tractian and Astor. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Monashees based?
Monashees is based in Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
What stage does Monashees invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Monashees has invested at Series D and Seed, with a median round of $130M. Monashees led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Monashees co-invest with?
Monashees's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Sapphire Ventures (1 deal), M&G Catalyst (1 deal), N47 (1 deal), General Catalyst (1 deal) and 53 Stations (1 deal).
How can founders reach Monashees?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Monashees's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Monashees to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.