2018 was a very special year for BayBrazil. Our tech hub surpassed 9k individuals who work at some of the most innovative organizations in the world. Together with you, our partners and supporters we promoted new business opportunities, meaningful connections, meetings, and events in Silicon Valley & Brazil. Thank you for your continued participation! Here…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in December. Dec 18 BNDES announced it’ll invest up to R$ 2.2 billion in venture capital and private equity funds. The participation in each fund will be up to 40%, limited to R$ 150 million for venture capital funds. For private equity…
With a career spanning more than 30 years at Embraer, Antonio Campello leads innovation teams based in Silicon Valley and in Boston to seek disruptive innovation, explore business opportunities in the future of air transportation and procure partnerships that will enable new business models and technologies. In this conversation, he talks about the company’s…
Watch the recordings of our live chat PART 1 & PART 2 Our new program TÊTE-A-TECH starts this Tuesday, Dec 4th! Mike Krieger is a Brazilian entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Instagram. Mike talked about his journey as an entrepreneur, his vision on tech innovation and answered questions from BayBrazil partners in Sao Paulo & Belo…
Let’s keep the dialogue going! We are in contact with tech leaders in Brazil & Silicon Valley and scheduling a series of chats on how the coronavirus crisis is affecting business & life as we know it. The world has seen an unprecedented shift in information access and delivery. A wide range of new communication tools…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in November, a historic month when Movile’s iFood raised $500 million, the largest round for a tech startup in Latin America. Nov 28 Creditoo, an online payroll loan platform for employees of private companies, announced an investment round of $ 1.2 million. The…
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…