Brazilian startups receive US$ 591 million in investments in January 2022

At startups from Brazil raised US$ 591 million in investments in January 2022, according to a report by the digital transformation platform Distrito released this Tuesday (8).

In all, there were 48 investment rounds, with 32 of them in early stage companies and 16 in more advanced stage startups.

According to the survey, the startup sector that concentrated most of the investments was fintechsfocused on the financial area, with a total of US$ 319.2 million.

Completing the list of biggest investments, real estate startups raised US$ 33.7 million, sporttechs, US$ 32.6 million, retailtechs – aimed at retail -, US$ 22.4 million and healthtechs – aimed at health area – US$ 10.9 million.

Distrito points out that the total invested in the month is 27% lower than January 2021, when there was a record for the period due to an investment round by the digital bank. Nubank worth US$ 400 million.

Gustavo Gierun, director-president of Distrito, says that the lower value does not mean that the market is cooling down, since the contributions in February, April, June and September 2021 were lower than those of January.

Also according to the survey, the month had 20 Fusions and acquisitions, the highest number in the historical series. For Gierun, the data indicate that the digital transformation movement of companies, which gained strength with the pandemic and benefits startups, will continue in 2022.

District’s expectation is that this year will have a large number of so-called mega investment rounds, along with an advance in the wheels aimed at startups in early stages, as the number of investors interested in companies in the Latin America has been increasing.