When: Friday, April 21st, 6pm-9pm Location: Facebook, 1 Hacker Way-Bld.15, Menlo Park, CA Corporate tech companies in the Bay Area continue to attract high-skilled Brazilian talent. Although there aren’t statistics data to clearly illustrate this trend, in these past years we’ve seen an increasing number of Brazilian professionals moving to the region. That’s why since…
When: Wed, Feb 8th, 6pm-8:30pm Location: DLA Piper, 2000 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Although in a slower growth pace than many would like to see, the Brazilian entrepreneurial ecosystem has been evolving in the last few years thanks to both private and public initiatives & the work of talented founders, teams, investors and…
When: Wed, Jan 18, 2017, 6pm-9pm Location: Google SF Startup Space, 301 Howard, San Francisco While 2015’s challenges are not yet behind, economies around the world are ending 2016 with a new set of troubles. A recent IMF study reviewed that global debt reached a record $152 trillion last year, a much higher amount than…
Date: Friday, Nov 4th – 6pm-8:30pm Location: Pillsbury, 2550 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA Pre-registration The intersection of data & media has revolutionized the advertising industry. According to PwC, digital advertising is poised to grow from $135 billion in 2014 to $240 billion in 2019. A recent e.Marketers report shows that digital ad spending…
Date: Thu, Oct 13, 6pm–8:30pm Location: Udemy headquarters, 600 Harrison Street – San Francisco, CA Investments in startups focused on education technologies were getting traction in the last few years, reaching a record high in 2015 when funding was over $3 billion. However, according to CB Insights, in Q1 2016 funding dropped to…
BAYBRAZIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE EDITION #5 From a 7.5% GDP growth, in 2011, to the worst recession in history, in 2016. The backwards turn Brazil took in just about 5 years was unimaginable by many. It shocked even Brazilians who have experienced past crisis. The troubling economy coupled with the largest corruption scandal in the country’s history…
VC Funding in Brazil, a conversation with Anderson Thees When: Tuesday, July 19, 6pm-8:39pm Location: AIG Innovation Center, 121 Spear St., San Francisco, CA Parking: Rincon garage in the building or nearby Howard Street Garage By BART: building located 1 block away from the Embarcadero station Reserve your…
When: July 20, 6pm-8:30pm Location: Silicon Valley Bank, 2400 Hanover St., Palo Alto Pre-registration Space is limited and BayBrazil members have priority. A few years before its deepest recession in decades, Brazil was attracting a number of foreign investors and entrepreneurs keen to explore opportunities in the fifth largest tech market in the world. Among…
When: Thursday, May 12, 6pm-8:30pm Location: Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA Pre-registration Brazil is in the midst of a severe crisis. The economy contracted 3.8% in 2015 and is expected to decline another 3.5% this year. Inflation and unemployment have soared with 10 million Brazilians currently unemployed, 3 million more than a year ago. On…
When: Thursday, April 28th, 6pm-8:30pm Location: HeartFlow 1400 Seaport Blvd., Building B, Redwood City, CA Pre-registration Medical technology continues to advance at a rapid pace and represents a leading investment sector. According to the MoneyTree report, VCs invested $12.1 billion in 969 deals in the first quarter of 2016, with the highest amounts going to the software industry. The second largest…
Brazilians in Silicon Valley It’s time for one more networking evening featuring Brazilian tech professionals in the region! The event format will be a cocktail reception with brief introduction of all attendees, followed by a conversation with two special guests. Meet new members in our tech hub & mingle with BayBrazilians! When: Friday, April 8th, 6pm-9pm Location: YouTube…
Date: Tuesday, March 22nd, 6pm-9pm Location: Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 Pre-registration Corporations are playing an increasingly active role in entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world. As technology keeps evolving across all industry sectors, corporations are dedicating teams and resources to find and invest in new tools and business models. According to…