# ACE Ventures

> ACE Ventures is a São Paulo investment and innovation group founded as Aceleratech in 2012. It backs early-stage technology companies, with a preference for B2B and B2B2C SaaS and marketplaces, and combines capital with operational support. Its wider businesses cover corporate consulting, M&A advice, education and events.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** São Paulo, Brazil
- **Founders:** Pedro Waengertner (Co-founder and CEO), Mike Ajnsztajn (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Early-stage venture capital, ACE Cortex, Future Dojo, ACE Advisors, ACE Summit
- **Notable:** Company-reported more than 150 businesses invested in and more than 32 portfolio exits on its ecosystem page., Company-reported more than 4,000 startups accelerated., Listed in LAVCA’s 2025 report among active Brazil seed investors, based on 2024 activity.

## Products & services

- **Early-stage venture capital** — Investment and operational support at validation and seed stages, with general published cheques up to R$3 million.
- **ACE Cortex** — Corporate business and innovation consulting; in 2026 its stated focus expanded toward revenue, margin and operational bottlenecks under Bella Pugliesi.
- **Future Dojo** — Practical innovation and business education for individuals and corporate teams.
- **ACE Advisors** — Independent M&A advisory for entrepreneurs, covering exit strategy, valuation, buyer mapping, negotiation and transaction execution.
- **ACE Summit** — Annual event connecting entrepreneurs, investors and corporate leaders.
- **For Doers** — Online, equity-free startup development and connection program; the public page says it is being updated, so availability needs checking.
- **2025 AI investment track** — Closed investment call with six weeks of support; R$500,000–R$2 million through a convertible loan and a stated negotiated equity range of 8%–15%. Applications closed October 31, 2025.
- **Soft Landing Brazil** — Joint US-to-Brazil market-entry program with gener8tor, initially for agriculture and sustainability startups.

## Achievements

- Company-reported more than 150 businesses invested in and more than 32 portfolio exits on its ecosystem page.
- Company-reported more than 4,000 startups accelerated.
- Listed in LAVCA’s 2025 report among active Brazil seed investors, based on 2024 activity.
- Listed in the Leading band for seed and early-stage venture capital funds in Leaders League’s Brazil’s Best Counsel 2025.
- Official investment page lists a Venture Capital category win at Startups Awards 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Inova+invest’s organizer lists North-region applications from October 5 to November 2, 2026, with ACE as strategic executor.
- **2026-05** — Startups reported Bella Pugliesi’s appointment as ACE Cortex CEO and a shift toward implementing improvements in growth, margin and efficiency.
- **2026-02** — ACE and gener8tor announced Soft Landing Brazil for US startups, initially focused on agriculture and sustainability.
- **2025-10** — Applications for the 2025 AI investment track closed October 31.

## Links

- Website: https://aceventures.com.br/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aceventuresbr/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aceventuresbr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aceventuresbr/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24