Hiker Ventures

Hiker Ventures is a Brazilian venture capital firm, founded as part of the M&A boutique Araújo Fontes. It provides financial and hands-on support to early-stage B2B and B2B2C startups in Brazil. The firm operates with a 'Private Equity mindset', focusing on a smaller number of investments with deep operational involvement, aiming to prepare companies for M&A exits. Their investment criteria include companies with a validated MVP, embedded technology, and an asset-light business model.