VNN is a Venture Capital and Private Equity company belonging to Votorantim Group

Votorantim Group

Votorantim Group is one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Latin America, operating in various sectors such as finance, energy, siderurgy, steel, pulp and paper among others...

. The company its based in São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

 and currently has investments in eight companies: Amyris Biotech

Amyris Biotech

Amyris is an integrated renewable products company providing sustainable alternatives to a broad range of petroleum-sourced products. Amyris uses its industrial synthetic biology platform to convert plant sugars into a variety of hydrocarbon molecules, flexible building blocks which can be used in...

, Anfreixo, Base Metals, Moksha8, Nitro Química

Nitro Química

Nitro Química is a chemical company controlled by Votorantim Group, one of biggest Brazilian conglomerates. Was founded in 1935 and is based in São Paulo....

, Quadrem

Quadrem

Quadrem is a commercial corporation originating from the Mining Industry. It is one of the eMarketplace launched in the early year 2000 to support the purchasing process of industries with similar interests. Collaboration in the purchasing practices and creation of international standards were now...

 and SAM.

The company invests in companies in early stage of development with high growth potential and also in more mature businesses, where value creation stems from the renewal of the operating model or business.

VNN has experience in business structuring, mergers and acquisitions, practice in strategic management, financial, operational and human resources and expertise of business sectors such as life sciences, technology services and mineral exploration.