Clicampo Lands Seed Round from Valor Capital and MAYA Capital to Help Trade Between Brazil’s Farmers and Retailers

Clicampo lands seed round led by Valor Capital. Brazilian Ag Marketplace Clicampo has closed a BRL 40 million seed round for its digital platform that connects the country’s farmers and food producers directly to retailers and restaurants, removing intermediaries in the supply chain.

Valor Capital Group led the round which was co-led by  MAYA Capital. Several angel investors, including Marcelo Abritta of Buser, Rafael Costa of Across Capital, and Luis Cascão of TruePay also participated along with the founding teams of two other Brazilian companies, Agrolend and Pier.

As Clicampo lands its seed round, the startup will use the seed funding for new hires to foster the development of new products and technology that support both rural farming communities and retailers, restaurant chains, and e-groceries.

According to CEO Victor Bernardino the company is the best channel for small and medium farmers in Brazil to sell their produce inside theirs cities.

Clicampo landing its seed round will give the company the financial strength to grow in a tough financial market conditions but it shows that the startup business model is sound and that investors are willing to bet on the Brazilian powerful agrobusiness.

Founded in 2021, Clicampo was created to solve one of the main inefficiencies of national agriculture: the logistical bottlenecks that cause disconnection between what is produced by small and medium-sized farmers and shopkeepers’ gondolas and restaurant menus in large capitals.

The Esquires and the Firms Behind the Deal

Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri & Potenza Advogados represented and acted as Brazilian legal counsel to Clicampo. 

Partner Eduardo Zilberberg led the Bronstein Zilberberg deal team, which included associates Paula Bobrow and Victoria Auada and intern Gabriela Garcia.

Bronstein Zilberberg is a full service law firm based in São Paulo and is highly recognized as one of the top M&A Venture Capital law firms in the country. 

Wilson Sonsini  acted as US legal counsel to Valor Capital. 

Salt Lake City/Seattle partner Matt Squires led the firm’s deal team with counsel Vanessa Jacob Hech and corporate associate José Corte-Real. 

Wilson Sonsini is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in 17 cities in the U.S. and abroad.