Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in October: Oct 26 Grin, the Mexico City-based electric scooter company backed by Y Combinator, is merging with São Paulo-based Ride to further the company’s expansion across Latin America. This comes shortly after Grin raised a $45 million Series A round. Oct…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in September: Sept 29 A lot has changed since the Nubank, one of the best-funded startups in Brazil was founded five years ago. The fintech scene went from a handful of companies to about 400 startups countrywide, with many focusing on digital banking.…
When: Oct 11, 6pm-9pm Location: Sheraton Palo Alto, 625 El Camino Real, Palo alto Throughout this decade, the world has watched the booming of financial technologies and disruptive electronic payment solutions. In such a prosperous setting, Brazil has proven that it has the potential to expand its emerging market and become one of the leading…
When: Sep 20, 6pm-8:30pm Location: Silicon Valley Bank, 2400 Hanover St, Palo Alto Latin American startups received record high investments in the past 18 months. Most of it went to Brazilian companies such as ride-hailing 99, which closed the largest VC round to date, raising over $200 million in a Series C round. Another star company that…
BAYBRAZIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE Brazil in the 21st Century is a one-day conference to talk about science, technology, entrepreneurship & Brazil’s role in the global economy. It’s also a fantastic place for networking. On Sep 7th, 2018, we will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, and private-sector leaders to take a deep dive in the latest tech trends and…
BayBrazil is proud to welcome Uber as our Corporate Member! We’ll be supporting Engineering Director Nandu Ramani and his team to advance safety technology in Brazil through Uber’s new engineering center in Sao Paulo. In this interview, Nandu details some of his plans and why Uber chose Brazil for its first Development Center in Latin…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in August: Aug 30 There are 39 companies in the Bay Area founded by Brazilians, 35 in tech. In this article, our CEO Margarise puts things in perspective and gives details on the exclusive BayBrazil survey that mapped Brazilian founders in Silicon…
Diversity is one of the top reasons why Silicon Valley has become what it is. Some of the region’s well-known star companies were founded by immigrants or children of immigrants. A study by the NFAP (National Foundation for American Policy) reveals that more than half of U.S.’s unicorn startups have at least one immigrant founder and over…
BayBrazil is delighted to announce our new Chairman of the Board: Vicente Silveira is a data, AI, engineering expert who’s been in the team from our early days. Vicente has held leadership positions at companies such as Uber, LinkedIn, VeriSign and CertiSign and now will work more closely with our staff in paving the path…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in July: July 30 Facebook selects ten social impact startups for acceleration. The program, in partnership with the accelerator Artemisia, lasts six months and targets businesses with the potential to improve the lives of low-income citizens. July 23 Latin America faces a…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in June: June 26 Hi Technologies, a Brazilian healthcare startup, will receive an investment of R$ 14.7 million from VC funds Monashees and Qualcomm Ventures, according to the statement released by Positivo Tecnologia, who bought 50% of Hi Technologies in 2016. …
What are the effects of disruptive technologies on global trade? To help us understand the economics in the tech revolution, we interviewed Otaviano Canuto, a Brazilian economist and Executive Director at the Executive Board of Directors of the World Bank Group and its Affiliates. Experienced in multilateral affairs, relationships with governments and institutional relations,…