This study aims to investigate whether the presence of Venture Capital funds managers influence the growth curve of innovative companies based on an analysis of Finep - Innovation and Research- INOVAR Program portfolio companies. For this purpose, a questionnaire was developed and sent to 73 companies that were part of the INOVAR Program portfolio at the end of 2013, and 54 (74 percent) of them responded to the survey. The questionnaire sought to assess three main dimensions: Financial Results, Corporate Governance and Innovation, and other aspects of general characteristics. In 2013 the surveyed companies had aggregated gross revenues of 7,870 billion reais and a net profit of 419 million reais. The funds had an average share of 29.2 per cent of the equity in these companies. With regard to innovation, 83 per cent of the companies reported having inserted new product or service in the domestic market, while 4 per cent said they brought innovation to the world market. Besides the aspects mentioned above, the majority of entrepreneurs (70 per cent) estimates that the contribution of the funds to their companies promoted significant changes in their management processes, whose effects will remain after the exit of the funds.