Marcelo Franco

Founder, Verve Capital | Ex-fundador Sack’s (adquirida pela LVMH/Sephora) | VC Pre-seed & Seed no Brasil

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2019
VC🌍 United States
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Board Observer
Dec 2019
Rei do Pitaco is building the future of sports entertainment, if you are in for a fun ride, were the right place for you. With more than 2 million customers around Brazil, a very talented team and a strong purpose, were here to help you learn and work with the best, have fun along the way and build something thats gonna be truly revolutionary!
early stageSpectator Sports
Investor
Nov 2019
Plug is now Malga! More than a payments platform, we want to be a community that empowers digital businesses. The only and ultimate payment integration platform. Agnostic, adaptable and resilient. Developing the best experiences for businesses, developers and consumers. Simplifying what is complex and evolving every day. We are a startup backed by tech-focused investors with a mission to help digital companies unlock the full potential of payments. We were accelerated by Y Combinator, founded in 2005 in Silicon Valley (USA) and considered the best technology accelerator in the world. Therefore, we are very proud to put this small, but significant, acronym in our name: YC S21.
Angel Investor
Apr 2015
Smash! is the complete tool for recreational tennis players. It improves every players​ experience with tennis and encourages competitiveness and social networking. Download on the App Store and Google Play . Stay tuned!
early stageSpectator Sports
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2019
Board Observer
Dec 2019
Rei do Pitaco is building the future of sports entertainment, if you are in for a fun ride, were the right place for you. With more than 2 million customers around Brazil, a very talented team and a strong purpose, were here to help you learn and work with the best, have fun along the way and build something thats gonna be truly revolutionary!
early stageSpectator Sports
Investor
Nov 2019
Plug is now Malga! More than a payments platform, we want to be a community that empowers digital businesses. The only and ultimate payment integration platform. Agnostic, adaptable and resilient. Developing the best experiences for businesses, developers and consumers. Simplifying what is complex and evolving every day. We are a startup backed by tech-focused investors with a mission to help digital companies unlock the full potential of payments. We were accelerated by Y Combinator, founded in 2005 in Silicon Valley (USA) and considered the best technology accelerator in the world. Therefore, we are very proud to put this small, but significant, acronym in our name: YC S21.
Founder
Jan 2019
Verve Capital is a dynamic Micro VC fund established in 2020, dedicated to fueling innovation in Latin Americas tech ecosystem, with a particular emphasis on Brazil 🇧🇷 Specializing in Pre-Seed stage investments, we are committed to supporting visionary entrepreneurs and groundbreaking startups, fostering growth and driving technological advancements across the region.
2015
Angel Investor
Apr 2015
Smash! is the complete tool for recreational tennis players. It improves every players​ experience with tennis and encourages competitiveness and social networking. Download on the App Store and Google Play . Stay tuned!
early stageSpectator Sports
1999
Sack's.com / Sephora Brasil E-commerce
Co-Founder
Jan 1999
Investment activity
2015–2019 · 3 investments
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