# Méliuz

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-Q4**: First Cohort Deployment — Expected completion of initial 'Star' team selections and stipend disbursements.
- **2026-03-09**: Shiva Fund Launch — Shiva announces $10M fund to back AI-driven micro-teams in Brazil.
- **2021-06-15**: NGO Launch — Marques founds Programadores do Amanhã to provide coding education to low-income youth.
- **2020-11-01**: Méliuz IPO — Lucas Marques helps lead Méliuz to one of Brazil's first major startup IPOs.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Shiva Raises $10M to Pioneer "Tiny Team" AI Venture Model in Brazil
2026-03-10 00:47:48 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Brazilian venture fund Shiva has secured $10 million to back micro-teams of one to three people leveraging AI to build lean, profitable software companies. Founded by Lucas Marques and backed by Monashees, the fund prioritizes monthly stipends over massive upfront capital, targeting sustainable $20 million to $50 million exits.
Full story: https://getsaasbrief.com/story/shiva-brazil-ai-fund-tiny-teams

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