Nekt raises USD$230K from Norte Ventures to boost AI platform
Nekt has raised an additional US$230,000 from Norte Ventures. This new funding reinforces Nekt’s strategic momentum as the company continues to scale.
Nekt, a Brazilian AI and data platform that simplifies access to business intelligence for growing companies, has raised an additional US$230,000 (R$1.3 million) from Norte Ventures. The investment comes just three months after its first round of US$920,000 (R$5 million) led by Alexia Ventures and founders from RD Station, Trybe, Hapana, and Luxor Group.
This new funding reinforces Nekt’s strategic momentum as the company continues to scale. Currently serving over 60 clients, Nekt aims to reach 100 by the end of 2025 and 400 by 2026. Interestingly, Norte Ventures was already a Nekt client before investing, a partnership that provides the fund with firsthand insight into the platform’s performance and value.
“We are honored to welcome Norte as a partner. They have an inside-out understanding of our product and evolution, having been clients since the beginning of the year,” said Antonio Duarte, CEO and co-founder of Nekt. “This move reinforces our commitment to continuously evolve the platform, expand our impact alongside partner companies, and consolidate Nekt’s leadership in the market.”
When Clients Become Investors
Nekt unifies data engineering, analytics, and activation in a single environment. Companies such as Norte Ventures use it to centralize data from multiple sources, organize it in their own cloud, and run transformations ranging from consolidation to advanced analysis powered by AI models and predictive algorithms.
With native AI, the platform supports data analysis, organization, and insight generation, providing ready-to-use data for internal use or external systems, business intelligence tools, and AI assistants.
“We experienced Nekt’s solution firsthand and have seen portfolio companies benefit from it,” said Pedro Teo, Partner at Norte Ventures. “The platform’s technological robustness, backed by a senior team that has worked together for years, and its real impact on data and AI strategies are highly significant.”
Teo added that Norte Ventures plans to help expand Nekt’s solution across its 100+ portfolio companies, its 400 limited partners, and broader connections, further positioning Nekt as a leading AI and data platform in Brazil and beyond.
140% Growth and Global Reach
Founded with a global mindset, Nekt already operates in Brazil, the United States, and Australia. In 2025, the startup reported 140% growth, serving more than 60 companies, including Softplan, AltoQi, Azzas 2154, Seazone, Hapana, Lastro, and OneBlinc, as well as its first European clients.
“Nekt is a pragmatic solution that helps businesses turn data into value without losing focus on their core operations,” explained Duarte. “With our platform, teams can combine marketing, sales, CS, product, and operations data, automate pipelines, and achieve complete analyses up to ten times faster than with traditional tools.”
According to Duarte, the data managed through Nekt is not limited to technical teams, it can be activated across systems and workflows, enriched by AI.
“This new investment strengthens our ability to keep innovating, accelerate product development, and ensure more companies can transform data into a real competitive advantage,” he concluded.
Nekt’s Vision: Building the Future of Data-Driven Business
With its combination of AI-driven analytics and scalable infrastructure, Nekt is positioning itself as a key player in Latin America’s data transformation ecosystem. Its rapid growth, strong investor backing, and practical approach to AI-powered data management are turning it into one of the most promising startups shaping the next generation of intelligent business solutions.
