Best Auto Companies in Brazil
The 137 best Auto companies in Brazil in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Chevrolet Servicos Financeiros.
Brazil's Auto sector has more momentum than the funding headline suggests. We track 137 companies here, with $539M in total disclosed equity across the directory, and the spread tells you everything: Chevrolet Servicos Financeiros leads at $252M, CantuStore sits at $112M, and InstaCarro has pulled $67M, while dozens of smaller players are still pre-institutional. No unicorns yet, but the capital is concentrating fast around a few clear bets. App engagement backs that up, with median install growth running at roughly +22% YoY across 552 automotive and related apps, which isn't a blip. And middle-income buyers shifting toward used cars is the structural tailwind that makes platforms like InstaCarro and Market Parts worth watching closely right now.
So what's actually moving the needle this quarter? Vehicle sales forecasts and automotive segment growth are the hot editorial themes, and investors like Kaszek and Spectra Investments are circling accordingly. I'd also flag that auto sales satisfaction just dropped for the first time in eight years, which tends to accelerate demand for tech-forward alternatives, exactly the gap the better-funded names here are built to fill. Coverage is rising, the active investor list is deepening, and this directory gives you the clearest ranked view of where the real money has actually landed.
Our analysis of 256 Auto companies
$29.3b in tracked funding; 77% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Auto companies in Brazil
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123carros Online platform to buy & sell pre-owned cars | — | — | — | 2016 | Athus Formiga Founder | — | — |
| 2 | Addiante Developer of a rental service platform designed to offer services in leasing and leasing heavy vehicles. | — | — | 9 | 2022 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 3 | Aethra Group Manufacturer and supplier of major auto components to OEMs | — | — | — | 1974 | Ismael Francisco Quinteros CEO | Cart FunctionalityPHPCentOS+10 | 1 job opening |
| 4 | Affinia Manufacturer and distributor of automotive replacement products. | — | — | 11,000 | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Agrale Brand of commercial vehicles | — | — | — | 1962 | Hugo Zattera CEO | PHPAnimate.cssBootstrap+13 | — |
| 6 | Amphenol Manufacturer and supplier of electrical & electronic components | — | — | — | 1999 | Richard Adam Norwitt CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — |
| 7 | Andi Rose Manufacturer of wooden bicycles with focus on design and performance | — | — | — | 2020 | Victor Mazzuco Co-Founder | — | — |
| 8 | Auto Avaliar B2B marketplace for pre-owned car trading | — | — | — | 2015 | J R Caporal Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — |
Top 12 Auto companies in Brazil
#1
Series A · Pinheiros, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2020 · 84 employees$45Mraised▾
Provider of an app-based auto insurance platform for individuals. It offers auto insurance including vehicle damage, mileage coverage, and auto repair. Its app is available for Android and iOS platforms.
- Jun 2025Series A$16.5M
- Apr 2023Series A$6.4M
- Oct 2021Series A$35.8M
- May 2021Seed$2.8M
#2
Seed · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo · founded 2021$388.8Kraised▾
Provider of fleet and rental car maintenance parts and tire solutions. It offers fulfillment operations, providing on-site inventory for maintenance needs. The company also provides spot quotations via messaging with a specialized team. It uses data to offer options for brands and values. The company aims to reduce incorrect part orders and increase order completion speed.
- Feb 2026Seed$388.8K
#3
Series C · Sao Paulo, Brazil · founded 2015 · 178 employees$66.9Mraised▾
InstaCarro is an online C2B marketplace that enables individuals to sell their used cars directly to professional traders. Sellers can specify their vehicle to get an online quotation agreeing with which they can schedule a physical inspection at their preferred location. The platform also provides multiple offers from dealers in a competitive bidding environment. The seller can select the best offer & sell their vehicle to the prospective buyer.
- Apr 2024Conventional Debt—
- Apr 2024Series C$10.9M
- Aug 2021Series B$23M
- Jul 2018Series A$7.5M
#4
Late Stage · Itajai, Santa Catarina · founded 1969 · 1000 employees$112.4Mraised▾
Provider of tire maintenance solutions for fleet operators
#5
Funding Raised · Sao Paulo, Brazil · founded 2013$251.6Mraised▾
Auto loans provider
- Jun 2019Conventional Debt$124.1M
- Dec 2018Conventional Debt$127.5M
#6
Series A · Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais · founded 2019$9.2Mraised▾
Provider of tech hardware-based vehicle tracking solution. It provides users with products for tracking vehicles and analysing the movement of cars. It also provides users with time tracking and vehicle information management. Its app is available across Android and iOS platforms.
- Dec 2023Series A$9.2M
#7
Series B · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2018 · 26 employees$6.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of automotive aftermarket accessories
- Dec 2023Series B$5.5M
- Oct 2022Series A$853.3K
#8
Seed · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2022 · 34 employees$8.5Mraised▾
Developer of electric two-wheeler battery-swapping network. It is involved in developing a high-density battery-swapping network that allows users to swap a fully-charged battery in less time. It also offers subscription-based EV rental services along with finance options for buying.
- Sep 2022Seed$8.5M
#9
Acquired · Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro · founded 2016 · 100 employees$19.7Mraised▾
Volanty is an online peer-to-peer marketplace for used cars. Sellers can set an appointment online to get their cars inspected physically. Its professional mechanics inspect the cars and take professional photos to list them on multiple websites including its own platform. Prospective buyers can search and browse the cars listed on its online platform and choose to purchase the one they like. The company takes care of the paperwork and delivery and charges a 5% commission from the sellers once the cars get sold.
- Aug 2019Series B$17.6M
- Jun 2018Series A$1.4M
- 2017Seed$630K
#10
Series A · Marilia, Sao Paulo · founded 2006 · 230 employees$8.7Mraised▾
Connect Parts is an online retailer of automotive parts and accessories. The online store offers spare parts of cars and motorcycles of various makes & models along with products and accessories across various categories including alarms & security, sound & video, external & internal accessories, GPS accessories, and much more.
- Feb 2012Series A$8.7M
#11
Series A · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2017 · 23 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Carflix is an online marketplace for second-hand cars. Sellers can provide their vehicle information on the platform to sell it. Buyers can search for cars they want to buy, book via the platform & can make an online payment.
- Jun 2020Series A$2.7M
- 2019Seed$497.6K
#12
Series A · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo · founded 2009 · 11 employees$4Mraised▾
WebPesados is an online marketplace for heavy equipment in Brazil. Product categories available on the platform include trucks, agricultural machinery, tractors, excavators, backhoes, bulldozers, construction machinery and watercraft, and implements for heavy equipment. The platform allows sellers to list their commercial heavy equipment via classifieds and auction. They also perform a physical inspection of the equipment listed and provide a report with high-quality photos & videos to the potential buyers in the auction. They also facilitate the payment process and charge a service fee on all the auction deals made through the platform.
- Jul 2009Series A$4M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Auto coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Brazil
A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 7,323 Brazil-affiliated papers.
- Universidade de São Paulo352
- Universidade Estadual Paulista205
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais203
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas202
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul197
- Humanities1→7
- Computer vision1→4
- Humanities34→585
- Philosophy16→375
- Qualitative research1→39
- Gynecology5→33
- Horticulture23→45
- Humanities33→890
- Philosophy26→615
- Population2→59
- Gynecology4→49
- Politics1→37
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Brazil
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.