We connect farmers and buyers making the agricultural commodities market more efficient and transparent for all players. This includes not only supporting trade, but also great future opportunities in financial products, market data, insurance, logistics, etc. This is a $60 billion USD market in Brazil, which is one of the world’s leading countries in agriculture. Problem Agriculture has faced a revolution over the last 20 years with modern harvesters, drones and more technology to increase productivity. However, in terms of trading, it continues doing business as before: using telephone (which is an archaic and inefficient process that generates a lot of information asymmetry in the physical market). Solution GRAO DIRETO creates a network between buyers and farmers connected in a more intelligent way. Through our technology, farmers receive notifications about opportunities registered by grain buyers, which can reach a much larger number of farmers using an easier and faster process
Location: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Uberaba
Investors 3
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| 14.09.2022 | Plug and P... | plugandpla... |
| - | Lanx Capit... | lanxcapita... |
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Mentions in press and media 9
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| 10.03.2025 | Grão Direto capta R$ 90 milhões para operações no agronegócio | A Grão Direto, especializada na comercialização de insumos agrícolas entre produtores e compradores de grãos, captou R$ 90 milhões em sua mais recente rodada de investimentos. Participaram do aporte a Kaszek, maior fundo de investimento da ... |
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| 10.03.2022 | Grão Direto fecha nova rodada de R$ 40 milhões | A Grão Direto, plataforma digital de comercialização de grãos da América Latina, fechou uma nova rodada de investimento de R$ 40 milhões que contará com Amaggi, ADM, Cargill e Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) se juntando aos já investidores: Bay... |
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| 23.05.2018 | Brazilian Ag Marketplace Raises $630k Seed Round from Monsanto Growth Ventures and Others | Grão Direto, a digital commodities trading platform based in Brazil, has raised R$ 2.3 million ($633k) in seed funding from Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV), Canary, and OpenVC. Grão Direto plans to use the funds to expand its operations acro... |
| - | Grão Direto fecha nova rodada de R$ 40 milhões | A Grão Direto, plataforma digital de comercialização de grãos da América Latina, fechou uma nova rodada de investimento de R$ 40 milhões que contará com Amaggi, ADM, Cargill e Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) se juntando aos já investidores: Bay... |
| - | Grão Direto | “Buy or sell grain easily and securely from your mobile. Track corn, soybean and sorghum prices in real time and check out the latest agribusiness market updates.” |