en/about – Bolt Software

We help niche software companies to reach new heights of growth by offering capital, talents and processes to go beyond

We believe that there are great niche software businesses that won’t fit in the criteria of venture capital and private equity funds, or whose founders don’t share the same values or long-term alignments for their companies

Out of the radar, these companies offer clear opportunities for growth and consolidation within their respective niche markets

Beyond a financial partner, we are former entrepreneurs, investors and startup and company operators that have experienced different growth stages and scalability challenges. Such multidisciplinary experiences are complementary to the development of our partners

These are the values that guide our actions

We win together by:

Debate

Debating different points of view beyond authority and free of bias

Commitment

Committing ourselves towards the defined direction

Motivation

Building the necessary conditions to achieve our goals

Respect

Leading by example with consistency, integrity, and respect

Our team

Vinicius Vazquez

Founder e CEO

Vinicius Vazquez founded Bolt Software in 2021. Previously he was an investor and partner at a “buy and build” private equity fund, Virtu Equity Partners, executing an aggregation thesis of e-commerce brands and contract manufacturing in the US middle market with more than $50m in AuM. Before that, he had passages in venture capital at Redpoint e.ventures, launched and scaled Magnetis, the first wealth management fintech in Brazil as a Partner and Director (Redpoint, Monashees, Vostok EF and Julius Baer), and was Territory Manager at Cisco Systems. He began his career at L'Oréal, launching new products.

Vinicius graduated from PUC-Rio in Advertising, Finance in COPPEAD/UFRJ and has an MBA from The University of Chicago.

Omar Sarout

Partner, Operations & Value Creation

Omar Sarout specializes in corporate strategy and business diligence for Private Equity funds. He was the head of product strategy at the fintech Ame (R$1bn revenue) from Grupo Americanas, leading Open Finance projects. Before that, he had stints as an Associate at L.E.K and Alvarez & Marsal, participating in over 20 projects across different industries on topics of financial restructuring, strategic consulting, and investment diligence for Private Equity funds. He also had experiences at Cobli and Itau Private Bank.

Omar has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo.