Brazilian software provider Starian announced Friday it has secured over $115 million in strategic funding from global growth equity giant General Atlantic, a partnership poised to reshape the competitive landscape of Latin America’s technology market.
Starian said the infusion of capital and global expertise will fuel both organic expansion and a wave of accretive mergers and acquisitions, strengthening its vertical software ecosystems and opening doors to untapped business sectors.
Starian’s Vertical SaaS Strategy
Starian has carved out a reputation in Brazil’s private sector with specialized SaaS platforms across three core verticals: construction, legal intelligence, and operational efficiency. With an existing base of 16,000 clients, the company sees the new investment as a springboard for scale and dominance in a market it says is still underserved.
“Over more than 30 years, we have built a solid foundation that validates our strategy of reinforcing the vertical SaaS model,” CEO Ionan Fernandes said. “Now, with a fully autonomous operation and General Atlantic’s funding — bringing not just capital, but also global expertise in technology — we can unlock our growth potential faster, strengthen leadership in our existing business units, and expand into new verticals.”
