ABVCAP

What ABVCAP does

ABVCAP (Associação Brasileira de Private Equity e Venture Capital) is a non-profit industry association founded in 2000 that represents Brazil's private equity, venture capital, and broader alternative asset management industry. Headquartered in São Paulo, the organization operates a four-tier membership model serving fund managers, institutional investors, service providers, and emerging managers, with 250+ member organizations including the largest global and domestic PE/VC firms operating in Brazil. Its core mission is to facilitate relationships across the long-term investment community, advocate for regulatory modernization with bodies such as CVM, the Central Bank, and ANBIMA, and produce industry intelligence.

The association's product portfolio spans programs (InBrazil with ApexBrasil for foreign LP attraction; ScaleUp inBrazil for international tech company soft-landing; Inova+Invest for regional ecosystem development; Executive Education; Contrate um Jovem youth employment initiative), events (ABVCAP Experience, the largest PE gathering in Latin America with 800+ leaders; VC Day; Sustainable Investment Forum), publications (the Brazil Private Equity Report co-published with Bain, ESG Guide with KPMG, quarterly Data Consolidation Reports), media (ABVCast podcast, YouTube channel), and a proprietary data platform (ABVCAP DATA / FIPData) tracking FIP and FIEE movements since 2013. Underlying technology is conventional: a relational database tracking fund flows, a member directory, and event/CRM platforms, with no disclosed AI/ML components.

ABVCAP's business model is membership-fee recurring revenue supplemented by event ticket sales, sponsorships, executive education tuition, and publication partnerships. It does not generate commercial revenue in the traditional sense and is governed by a 12-member Deliberative Council. The association monetizes its position as Brazil's recognized industry reference body (70%+ of LatAm investors view Brazil as the top destination) primarily through annual subscriptions, tiered by entity type, with pricing not publicly disclosed.

Name

ABVCAP

Legal name

ABVCAP - Associação Brasileira de Private Equity e Venture Capital

Website

https://abvcap.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ABVCAP is a non-profit Brazilian industry association, founded in 2000, that represents 250+ private equity, venture capital, and alternative asset firms through membership fees, regulatory advocacy, events, education, and proprietary industry data.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ABVCAP generates revenue through annual membership fees from associated companies including fund managers, institutional investors, service providers, and corporations active in alternative assets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ABVCAP is a non-profit industry association that represents Brazil's private equity and venture capital industry, providing membership-based services including networking events, regulatory advocacy, proprietary industry data (ABVCAP DATA), executive education, international investor outreach (InBrazil), and soft-landing programs (ScaleUp inBrazil) for international tech companies expanding into Brazil.

Product overview

ABVCAP (Associação Brasileira de Private Equity e Venture Capital) is Brazil's leading industry association for private capital, operating as a membership-based organization rather than a single product. The association offers a portfolio of interconnected programs and services: InBrazil and ScaleUp inBrazil facilitate international investment flows and market entry; Executive Education provides industry training; Events including ABVCAP Experience and VC Day convene the ecosystem; Publications including Data Consolidation Reports, Brazil Private Equity Report, and ESG Guides provide market intelligence; ABVCast podcast disseminates industry insights; and ABVCAP DATA provides proprietary fund movement data. These offerings collectively support networking, education, advocacy, and market development for the Brazilian PE and VC industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InBrazil: Program in partnership with ApexBrasil to increase foreign capital volume in Brazilian private capital market
• ScaleUp inBrazil
• Contrate um Jovem
• Inova + Invest
• Educação Executiva
• ABVCast

Products and services

• InBrazil Program Internationalization initiative connecting Brazilian fund managers with foreign investors, providing customized services for fundraising support and investor relations.
• ScaleUp inBrazil Soft-landing program for international tech and innovation companies seeking to expand into Brazil, featuring market validation, customer acquisition support, and immersion experiences.
• Inova+Invest Program activating and strengthening startup ecosystems in Brazil's Northeast and North regions, connecting startups, companies, and investors to generate business and investment opportunities.
• Executive Education In-person and online courses for industry participants, including customized in-company solutions for exclusive stakeholder groups, covering PE and VC operational concepts.
• ABVCAP Experience The most important private equity event in Latin America, bringing together over 800 leaders shaping the future of the sector, held annually in September. Ticketed event with sponsorships.
• VC Day Event organized by ABVCAP and ApexBrasil focused on attracting investments for Venture Capital managers, partnered with Cubo Itaú and LAVCA.
• Data Consolidation Reports Quarterly data reports on the Brazilian PE and VC industry, providing consolidated market data and investment statistics.
• Brazil Private Equity Report Annual industry report analyzing Brazil's PE ecosystem evolution, co-published with Bain & Company.
• ESG Guide for Alternative Investments Guide specific for alternative investment managers addressing the importance of audited data for credibility of reporting to limited partners, co-published with KPMG.
• Member Directory Exclusive directory for members containing information about fund managers, their investment theses, sectors, and companies in their portfolios.
• ABVCast Podcast produced by ABVCAP discussing trends and market scenarios about private capital investments, featuring managers, investors, regulators, and entrepreneurs.
• ABVCAP DATA Proprietary database recording movements of FIPs and FIEEs (Private Equity and Venture Capital funds), developed in partnership with ANBIMA.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70%+ of Latin American investors view Brazil as most attractive destination for private investment
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• ApexBrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Partnership with ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) for international investor outreach. The InBrazil program, launched in 2009, aims to increase foreign capital flows to Brazilian private capital markets. The partnership facilitates roadshows, investor meetings, and fund manager presentations internationally.
• Bain & CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partnership to produce the Brazil Private Equity Report, analyzing the country's PE ecosystem evolution over three decades. The 2026 report documents market maturation, regulatory reforms, and Brazil's position as Latin America's most attractive private investment destination.
• KPMGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for data consolidation of the Brazilian PE&VC industry. KPMG collaborates on quarterly and annual data reports tracking investments, divestments, and industry performance, providing independent validation of ABVCAP's proprietary data.
• ANBIMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ANBIMA (Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Investors Association) to develop and maintain the Code of Regulation for Fundos de Investimento em Participações (FIPs) and Fundos de Investimento em Empresas Emergentes (FIEE), establishing industry standards.
• CVMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical cooperation agreement with CVM (Brazil's Securities Commission) to develop joint initiatives for the development of Brazilian capital markets, including educational programs, best practice guidelines, data sharing, studies, and research.
• Heidrick & Struggles and IFCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject ONE partnership with Heidrick & Struggles and IFC (International Finance Corporation) to promote gender equality in Brazil's alternative investments industry. The strategic initiative develops action plans for participating fund managers to advance gender diversity.
• Cubo ItaúmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Cubo Itaú (Itaú's innovation hub) for the VC Day event, focused on attracting investments for Venture Capital managers.
• LAVCAmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with LAVCA (Latin American Venture Capital Association) for VC Day event, connecting international VC investors with Brazilian managers.
• Economic Mission of Israel in BrazilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal co-designer of the ScaleUp inBrazil program, launched in 2019 to facilitate soft-landing of international tech companies in Brazil. Israel was the first country partner, followed by Japan (JETRO), Singapore (Enterprise Singapore), and Finland (Business Finland).
• JETROmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapan External Trade Organization partnership for ScaleUp inBrazil program, facilitating Japanese tech company expansion into Brazilian markets.
• Enterprise SingaporemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for ScaleUp inBrazil program supporting Singaporean companies seeking to expand into Brazilian markets.
• Business FinlandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for ScaleUp inBrazil program facilitating Finnish tech company soft-landing in Brazil.
• ACE VenturesmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStrategic execution partner for Inova+Invest program, focused on activating startup ecosystems in Brazil's Northeast and North regions.
• BNDESmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBNDES participates in ABVCAP's Sustainability Committee, contributing to sustainable investment discussions and Forum de Investimento Sustentável (FIS).
• B3majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerB3 (Brazil's stock exchange) participates in the Advisory Council and collaborates on capital markets development initiatives.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LAVCA (Latin American Venture Capital & Private Equity Association): Regional industry association for Latin American PE/VC, directly comparable as a trade body serving fund managers, LPs, and ecosystem participants. ABVCAP and LAVCA already co-organize VC Day, making them close peer/partners in the same asset-class advocacy space.
• NVCA (National Venture Capital Association): Premier US venture capital industry association, comparable as a national trade body providing advocacy, data, networking, and policy work for VC and growth-equity managers. Strong analog for ABVCAP's role at country scale.
• CVCA (Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association): Canadian PE/VC industry association offering advocacy, data, networking, and educational programs to members. Comparable to ABVCAP as a national trade body with comparable mandate and member profile.
• BVCA (British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association): UK PE/VC industry association representing fund managers and investors, comparable as a mature, member-driven trade body that combines advocacy, research, networking events, and educational programs similar to ABVCAP's offering.
• Invest Europe (formerly EVCA): Pan-European PE/VC trade association providing policy advocacy, statistics, and industry guidelines. Comparable as a higher-tier regional industry body with similar advocacy and data-driven mandate to ABVCAP.
• AMEXCAP (Asociación Mexicana de Capital Privado): Mexico's PE/VC industry association, a direct regional peer serving a Latin American fund-manager ecosystem with comparable advocacy, networking, and data missions to ABVCAP.
• France Invest (formerly AFIC): French PE/VC industry association serving French fund managers and investors with policy and data work. Comparable as a national industry body with similar statistics-publishing and advocacy mandate.
• ASCRI (Spanish Association of Venture Capital & Private Equity): Spanish PE/VC trade association representing alternative-investment firms with research, advocacy, and event programs; comparable to ABVCAP at country level in a different European jurisdiction.

Broad incumbents

• AIMA (Alternative Investment Management Association): Global association for alternative investment managers covering hedge funds, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, and PE/VC. Comparable as a broader trade body operating in adjacent alternative-asset classes ABVCAP members also serve.

Others

• ANBIMA (Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais): Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Investors Association; an adjacent (not directly competitive) trade body that co-developed the ABVCAP-ANBIMA FIP Regulatory Code and serves broader fixed-income/capital-markets members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ABVCAPVideos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abvcap
• Xx.com/ABVCAP

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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