Watch the recording of our live chat Venture capital investing in the U.S. hit $136 billion in 2019 and deal activity maintained momentum in 2020’s Q1. Now, with the fallout from COVID-19 and the uncertainty of the current economic environment, investments and IPO activity are expected to drop in 2020. “First-time fundraising will be felt the…
Watch the recording of our live chat The latest batch of Y Combinator’s acceleration program had a record number of Brazilian founders, a total of seven. Among them, founders Maria Fujihara, Alex Dubugras, and Rafael Stark, from Sao Paulo, and Cirdes Henrique, originally from Recife, who just completed the 3-month cycle. We are curious to learn…
The coronavirus crisis has drastically affected employment. According to the United Nations nearly 200 million people could end up out of work. It estimates that a total of 81% of the global workforce of 3.3 billion people have had their workplace fully or partly closed. In early March big tech companies started asking employees to work from home.…
Watch the recording of our live chat On April 7th, we presented Brazilian startups Botmaker, Incognia, Sanar and Vitalk Health. Key topics discussed: · Founders & CEOs of Botmaker, Incognia, Sanar and Vitalk Health talked about how their companies are helping in the fight against COVID-19 · Assistance startups are providing to educate the population on tools…
Watch the recording of our live chat On Friday, April 3rd, join us at 3pm PDT for a conversation with Gustavo Moura, Director of Engineering at Snap. He will talk about Snap’s access growth of the past few weeks, the company’s initiatives to raise awareness on COVID-19 prevention and the reasons why Snap was ranked…
Watch the recording of our live chat On Monday, March 30th join us at 1 pm PST for a conversation with Brazil’s acting Ambassador to the United States. Mr. Forster will discuss the impact of coronavirus on the Brazilian economy and society & share his recommendations for Americans who have a business in the country. He will also talk…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in March: March 30 Ambassador Nestor Forster, Brazil’s Chargé d’Affaires to the U.S., had an exclusive conversation with BayBrazil CEO to discuss the Impact of COVID-19 on Brazil’s economy, trade and society. He also discussed the severity of the pandemic in Brazil and the financial incentives the government…
Watch the recording of our live chat On March 24th, 4PM PST Tune in to BayBrazil channel & join the live chat with our Board Member Fred Aslan. He’ll discuss the coronavirus crisis impact on health care businesses and his perspective on a potential global slowdown. An entrepreneur and investor of health-focused startups he’ll also…
The COVID-19 outbreak has unleashed a chaotic week across the globe. Stock markets yesterday plunged in their worst fall since the financial crash of 1987. Across the U.S., schools shut down, large gatherings have been banned and a number of tech and arts events have been canceled. In California, the Governor declared statewide emergency after a…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in February: Feb 26 BlackRocks Startups Help Black Entrepreneurs Blossom In Brazil Feb 26 The blooming of Brazil’s tech ecosystem will peak in 2020. Fev 25 Banco Votorantim, the seventh largest bank in Brazil, recently announced an $18.38M (R$80M) investment in Weel, an accounts receivables…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in January: Jan 28 Sapore, a Brazilian multinational of corporate restaurants, announced that it has acquired a majority stake in three startups: Lucco Fit, from frozen lunchboxes; Shipp, for delivery; and Zaitt, an autonomous supermarket. Jan 28 Multiplan and brMalls invested R$ 69 million…
Corporate Venture Capital investments represent most of the money invested in startups around the world. To understand how is Brazil positioned in the sector we spoke with entrepreneur turned investor & the designer and first leader of CUBO Flavio Pripas, Corporate Venture Officer at Redpoint eventures. With a broad experience in corporate development and as…