Loading organizations...
Key people at Fisher Venture Builder.
Fisher Venture Builder was founded in 2017 by Gustavo Muller (Co-Founder).
Fisher Venture Builder is a startup studio and corporate innovation firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that supports entrepreneurs by facilitating technological development within existing business infrastructures. The organization primarily focuses on creating and scaling financial technology companies, leveraging institutional resources to accelerate corporate growth across the broader Brazilian market. Operating through a dedicated venture building framework, the firm actively constructs collaborative communities around its early-stage founders. This ecosystem approach connects emerging startups with related portfolio companies to share critical market knowledge and establish strategic commercial partnerships. The executive leadership team includes Managing Partner Carlos Gamboa and Corporate Relations Partner Amanda Graciano, who guide the strategic direction of its corporate innovation initiatives. While specific funding metrics and founding details remain undisclosed, the entity continues to operate as a specialized incubator for scalable fintech enterprises today.
Key people at Fisher Venture Builder.
Fisher Venture Builder is a venture builder based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that merges entrepreneurial expertise with corporate experience to create startups, particularly in fintech, while also assisting companies with innovation.[1][2][3][4] It transforms practical experiences into technology-driven solutions using expertise and technology, initially focusing on fintech but expanding beyond by 2020, with a track record of building at least eight startups, achieving two exits (one early in 2018-2019 and a significant one in 2021 involving a mortgage aggregator platform sold to a franchise partner), and delivering 50x returns to early investors.[3][4][5]
The firm emphasizes an investment philosophy rooted in hands-on startup creation rather than pure VC funding, targeting seed, early-stage, and later-stage ventures in sectors like Financial Technology (FinTech), SaaS, Mobile, and Internet of Things (IoT).[4][5] Its impact on the startup ecosystem includes fostering corporate-startup partnerships, leveraging a diverse network of 29 investors (including active VCs), and providing operating support through shared corporate learnings, enabling scalable innovation for real-world needs.[5]
Fisher Venture Builder was founded around 2018-2019 by key partners including Carlos Gamboa, the Managing Partner, who brought prior corporate experience.[5] The team drew from their "corporate life" backgrounds to launch the venture builder, starting with a simple PowerPoint pitch that attracted initial investors despite being just an idea.[5]
Early focus centered on fintech, where they built six fintech-related startups out of eight total, achieving an initial exit shortly after inception in 2018 or 2019.[5] A pivotal shift occurred in early 2020, when realized capabilities extended beyond fintech, prompting diversification; this evolution included opening a funder-as-a-startup model, raising two batches (first as an idea, second as an "evergreen round" lasting 1-1.5 years) and onboarding 29 diverse investors to fuel growth.[5]
Fisher Venture Builder rides the venture studio wave in Latin America, particularly Brazil's fintech boom, by addressing the gap between corporate inertia and startup agility—transforming real-world processes into tech products amid rising digital adoption post-2020.[1][3][4][5] Timing aligns with Brazil's expanding fintech ecosystem and global shifts toward hybrid corporate-startup models, fueled by market forces like regulatory openness to innovation and demand for SaaS/Mobile/IoT solutions in underserved sectors.[4]
It influences the ecosystem by enabling corporate venturing, where franchises and firms co-build with studios, accelerating exits and returns—exemplified by their 50x investor payouts and diversification, which democratizes access to proven startup-building for non-traditional investors.[5]
Fisher Venture Builder is poised to expand its "evergreen" model, attracting more diverse investors and targeting broader tech verticals beyond fintech, capitalizing on AI-driven automation and LatAm's digital economy growth.[5] Trends like corporate-startup hybrids and sustainable VC returns (e.g., 50x benchmarks) will shape its path, potentially leading to more high-profile exits and global partnerships.
As a bridge from corporate experience to scalable startups, Fisher exemplifies how venture builders redefine innovation, delivering outsized impact in emerging markets.[1][5]
Fisher Venture Builder was founded in 2017 by Gustavo Muller (Co-Founder).
