Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene from the end of June through July 2017: June 28 The 25 most innovative ag tech companies that have more than US$400 million in financing. Brazil-based BovControl and Strider are included. June 29 Criatec 2, a venture capital fund managed by Bozano Investimentos and Triaxis Capital, will invest…
May 30: Kaszek Ventures has raised US$200 million fund and expectations are that most of it will go to Brazil, the largest capital recipient of the firm. June 2: The anti-fraud startup Konduto received an investment of R$ 2.5 Million from the Fund Criatec 2, managed by Bozano Investimentos and Triaxis Capital. (in Portuguese) June…
TOTVS, Latin American’s leader in the SMB market, gathered it’s top executives and the Brazilian press in its Sao Paulo HQ to launch Carol, the company’s platform for quality data and artificial intelligence. This technology marks the beginning of a new era of innovation in the enterprise and will enhance the ownership of data in…
It’s been a good week for Brazilian startups 99 and Nibo. The NY Times reported on May 24th that 99, Uber competitor in Brazil, raised US$100 million from Japanese firm Soft Bank, major investor in the Chinese company Didi Chuxing. Swedish firm Vostock Emerging Finance announced on May 15th that it invested US$3.3 million into Nibo,…
A number of BayBrazil partners and members travel often to Brazil to participate in events, visit local clients and deepen their ties with the local tech community. Jackie Hyland, Silicon Valley Bank’s Director for Latin America, wrote this article for BayBrazil on her recent trip to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Last week,…
On Sep 14 & 15, 2016, BayBrazil & Google Developers Launchpad organized a unique workshop to help Brazilian startups with training and mentorship. On Day 1, startups CEOs, CTOs, founders gathered at Google headquarters in Mountain View where they met with Google engineers, product managers for a series of discussions on product development and mentors…
The Bay Area is becoming a bit more Brazilian. Dozens of Brazilian entrepreneurs are flocking to San Francisco and Silicon Valley, arriving now through next week, to attend a series of events, including our annual conference. Among the week’s highlights is the Demo Day of Apex-Brasil, on Sep 12. Apex-Brasil will present 11 startups selected…
Wednesday, August 31st, 2016: Brazil’s Senate voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. Michel Temer is the new President. Media outlets all over the world are covering the historic vote. San Francisco Chronicle: Tough economic outlook in Brazil after president removed NYT : Dilma Rousseff is ousted as Brazil’s President in Impeachment vote WSJ : Dilma Rousseff Ousted…
For the past 6 years BayBrazil has played a leading role in building the Brazilian-American tech hub in Silicon Valley. Through exclusive programs, events & conversations we’ve been facilitating new opportunities, partnerships, connections among over 8 thousand entrepreneurs, investors, academics, business leaders and government representatives. BayBrazil has been also mapping the Brazilian diaspora in Silicon…
On April 10th 2016, BayBrazil and various entrepreneurs who are active members in our organization were featured in Sunday’s edition of Veja, a weekly news magazine, one of the most influential in the country. The story is about Brazilian entrepreneurs who moved to Silicon Valley recently, their plans and investments. BayBrazil CEO, Margarise Correa, and…
The article by CBInsights features BayBrazil’s Corporate Members. Redpoint e.ventures is investing in several of the top startups and Silicon Valley Bank has been working with most of them. Congrats to Anderson Thees, Managing Director of Redpoint e.ventures! Congrats to Andy Tsao, Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank! Read full article here
BayBrazil Corporate Members Banco Itau, Redpoint e-ventures and Silicon Valley Bank host San Francisco Mayor in São Paulo Here is the program’s description by Andy Tsao, Silicon Valley Managing Director and BayBrazil Board Member: SF Mayor Ed Lee and the city’s LatinSF office, which helps Latin companies set up in city, have organized a week…