creditares

Creditares operates as a financial services hub focused on the Brazilian agribusiness sector, connecting rural producers with a wide range of financial products. The company was established in 2020 by co-founders José Octavio Vicenzotto Corral, the current CEO, and Daniel Latorraca, who serves as COO. Corral and Latorraca aimed to address inefficiencies in agricultural credit in Brazil. Latorraca's background includes a significant tenure as superintendent of the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (IMEA) and co-founding Agrihub, an innovation hub for agribusiness. The firm is headquartered in Florianópolis, with roots in Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso, a highly productive agricultural region.

The company's business model revolves around its digital platform and a network of accredited "Agro Bankers." These financial advisors, who can be independent professionals or companies, use the Creditares platform to offer rural producers financial solutions from over 20 partner institutions, including traditional banks, credit cooperatives, and investment managers. The platform performs a comprehensive financial diagnosis of the rural business, analyzing past performance and future projections to recommend suitable credit, consortium, and insurance products. For financial institutions, the platform provides a rich database for assessing potential clients, compiled from approximately 50 public and private sources. Revenue is generated through a share in the successfully closed transactions. The company also offers its credit analysis system as a B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) to clients like resellers.

Since beginning operations in 2022, Creditares has processed R$5 billion in credit applications, approved over R$1 billion in credit limits, and facilitated the release of R$150 million. The company serves a client base of approximately 2,500 registered producers, primarily grain and cattle farmers with properties ranging from 5,000 to 50,000 hectares in Brazil's Center-West and Matopiba regions. To further expand its operations, Creditares is planning to launch its own credit investment fund (FIDC), with an initial target of R$50 million to R$100 million. The firm has received backing from several institutional investors, including Darwin Startups, B Venture Capital, Brazil Venture Capital, and Ventiur.

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