QR Capital

What QR Capital does

QR Capital (legal entity: Quick Response Capital Serviços de Intermediação e Tecnologia LTDA) is a private blockchain investment holding company headquartered in São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company operates as a portfolio holding structure, building, supporting, and operating subsidiaries that provide blockchain and digital asset solutions to financial markets in Latin America. Its stated mission is to create, develop, build and invest in companies that promote a healthy ecosystem for digital assets in Brazil, with the broader strategic intent of disrupting traditional financial markets through blockchain technology. The company claims to serve over 100,000 direct and indirect customers and has approximately $200 million in assets under management.

The company's operating footprint is concentrated in two wholly-owned subsidiaries. QR Asset Management is the largest 100% cryptoasset manager in Latin America and is regulated by CVM (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) and Anbima. QR Asset has pioneered the launch of the first Bitcoin ETF in Latin America (QBTC11), the first Ethereum ETF in Latin America (QETH11), and the first DeFi ETF globally (QDFI11). BlockTrends operates as the group's education arm, delivering info-products and an insights portal covering blockchain industry developments and traditional financial market analysis. The underlying technology stack is centered on blockchain infrastructure for digital asset custody, ETF structuring, and distribution. The holding company also operates an Investor Relations Hub for restricted-access financial information disclosure.

QR Capital's revenue mechanics flow primarily through its asset management subsidiary QR Asset, which earns management fees on the approximately $200M AUM across its ETF products, alongside any performance-based fees typical of Brazilian regulated cryptoasset managers. The go-to-market is a hybrid of direct investor relations through the IR hub and broad organic social distribution (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube). Customer segments are horizontal — investors and financial market participants across Latin America seeking regulated exposure to digital assets — with no disclosed enterprise or institutional anchors. No pricing, headcount, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed, and there is no external institutional funding or parent company disclosed in the available data.

Name

QR Capital

Legal name

Quick Response Capital Serviços de Intermediação e Tecnologia LTDA

Website

https://qr.capital

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QR Capital is a Rio de Janeiro-based private blockchain investment holding company operating portfolio companies QR Asset (Latin America's largest 100% cryptoasset manager offering the region's first Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs) and BlockTrends (blockchain education platform), serving over 100,000 customers with approximately $200 million in AUM.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Asset Management

NAICS

Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Finance Services (6199), Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional DeFi & On-Chain Liquidity Infrastructure (Permissioned DeFi, Lending) (FSAGAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Decentralized Lending Protocols (DeFi Money Markets) (FSADAFAB), Private Credit & Loan Tokenization Platforms (FSADAEAD)

Keywords

• Cryptoasset management
• Blockchain investments
• Cryptocurrency ETFs
• Digital asset management
• Blockchain education

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

QR Capital is a blockchain investment holding company that builds, supports, and operates portfolio companies offering regulated digital asset and blockchain solutions for financial markets. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary QR Asset Management, it offers the first Bitcoin, Ethereum, and DeFi ETFs in Latin America (QBTC11, QETH11, QDFI11), regulated by CVM and Anbima. Through subsidiary BlockTrends, it delivers blockchain education and an insights portal covering digital assets and traditional financial markets.

Product overview

QR Capital is a blockchain investment holding company that builds, supports, and operates companies providing multiple blockchain and digital asset solutions for financial markets. The portfolio consists of QR Asset (the largest 100% cryptoasset manager in Latin America, offering regulated ETFs including QBTC11, QETH11, and QDFI11) and BlockTrends (blockchain education and insights platform). The company also provides an Investor Relations Hub for financial information access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• QR Asset Management QR Asset Management is the largest 100% cryptoasset manager in Latin America, regulated by CVM and Anbima. It provides regulated investment funds and ETFs giving investors exposure to digital assets.
• QBTC11 (Bitcoin ETF) QBTC11 is the first Bitcoin ETF in Latin America, offering regulated exchange-traded exposure to Bitcoin for investors in the region.
• QETH11 (Ethereum ETF) QETH11 is the first Ethereum ETF in Latin America, offering regulated exchange-traded exposure to Ethereum for investors in the region.
• QDFI11 (DeFi ETF) QDFI11 is the first DeFi ETF in the world, offering regulated exchange-traded exposure to decentralized finance (DeFi) sector assets.
• BlockTrends BlockTrends is the education arm of QR Capital that offers a complete info-product solution covering blockchain industry developments and traditional financial market insights through an insights portal.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• QR AssetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary company of QR Capital, regulated by CVM and Anbima. Largest 100% cryptoasset manager in Latin America. Launched the first Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in Latin America (QBTC11 and QETH11) and the first DeFi ETF of the world (QDFI11).
• BlockTrendscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation arm of QR Capital group offering complete info-product solution. Provides context on blockchain industry developments and traditional financial market insights through an insights portal.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 21Shares: Swiss-based issuer of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed across European and select global exchanges. Operates a broad suite of single-asset and thematic crypto ETPs that closely parallels QR Asset's QBTC11/QETH11/QDFI11 product model in a regulated wrapper.
• Grayscale Investments: U.S.-based digital asset manager that pioneered crypto investment trusts (GBTC, ETHE) and has subsequently launched spot crypto ETFs. Closely comparable business model of regulated crypto investment vehicles aimed at institutional and retail allocators.
• CoinShares: European digital asset investment firm offering crypto ETPs and active management strategies across European exchanges. Comparable specialist crypto asset manager with ETP-led product model similar to QR Asset.
• Bitwise Asset Management: U.S. crypto asset manager offering spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs plus a crypto index fund. Comparable to QR Asset as a specialist crypto asset manager building a product line of regulated crypto investment vehicles.
• Valkyrie Funds: U.S. digital asset manager that operates spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs as well as thematic crypto funds. Directly comparable as a regulated specialist crypto asset manager with an ETF-anchored product strategy.
• Hashdex: Brazilian crypto asset manager that launched multiple crypto ETFs in Brazil including the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index ETF and partnered with Nasdaq. Direct competitor to QR Asset in the regulated Brazilian crypto ETF market with similar CVM-licensed product suite.

Broad incumbents

• WisdomTree: Global asset manager offering crypto-linked ETPs and ETFs (including Bitcoin and Ethereum exposures) as part of a much broader multi-asset product line. Comparable because it competes for the same crypto-allocator wallet, but operates as a multi-asset incumbent rather than a specialist.
• VanEck: Global asset manager with a long-standing crypto product suite including spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and thematic crypto funds. Competes with QR Asset in crypto investment products but operates as a diversified, multi-decade incumbent.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/qrcapital
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/QRCapital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qrcapital
• Instagraminstagram.com/qrcapital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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