Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene from the end of Jan through Feb 26: Jan 30 Embrapa and Cedro Capital selected seven agritechs to receive up to R$ 5 million each. The total amount invested in the companies could reach R$ 35 million. Some startups selected: Gira, Agronow, Agrorobótica, Agrosmart,…
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Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in January 2018: Jan 3 First Brazilian unicorn: Didi acquired 99, Uber competitor in Brazil, as part of the plans to expand its service into Latin America. The acquisition gave the company a valuation of U$1 billion – U$600 million to buy out investors, plus…
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When: March 15th, 1:30pm-7pm Location: Box headquarters, 900 Jefferson Ave, Redwood City It will take a century to close the current global gender gap! That’s the conclusion of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report released at the end of 2017. Despite a number of initiatives by both public and private sectors to promote equality,…
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Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene, from Dec 2017 through Jan 3, 2018: Dec 5 Brazilian startup Gympass received an investment from General Atlantic. The gym membership platform allows users to access to multiple gyms. The company has activities in 10 countries, including France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom and…
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Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in November of 2017: Nov 1 TheVentureCity launched a $100 million fund for tech entrepreneurs. Investments in Brazil include RecargaPay, Emprego Ligado e Stayfilm. Nov 5 The Brazilian Senate tacked on amendments on a bill that could cripple the Uber’s model due…
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Grupo SEB (Educational Brazilian System) is the largest K-12 private group in Brazil with over 80.000 students. It was founded 50 years ago by Chaim Zaher, son of Lebanese immigrants who moved to Brazil looking for new opportunities. This year, Chaim Zaher initiated the group’s international expansion with the 95% acquisition of Canada’s Maple Bear operations in…
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Brazilian entrepreneur Carlos Pereira, CEO and Founder of Livox, is among the laureates of The Tech for Global Good. The program recognizes innovators solving the world’s biggest problems. This year’s focus is Technology & Health and Livox was included for being a software platform that enables non-verbal disabled people to communicate and learn. Carlos’s work has received…
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Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene during October of 2017: Oct 2 São Paulo has the largest Google Campus in the world, with 89 thousand members. According André Barrence, Head of Campus SP, Google campus size shows the strength of the startups ecosystem in Brazil. Oct 2 SPRO IT Solutions made an…
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When: Tuesday, Nov 14, 6pm-8:30pm Location: eBay Headquarters – 2065 Hamilton Avenue, Bld. 7, San Jose Pre-registration In the past 5 years technology has been transforming the traditional financial industry across the globe. Fintech startups in various regions are disrupting the way in which businesses and consumers make payments, transfer money, obtain loans and manage…
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Eastern Supremacy in Global Financial Markets – Oct 2017 Author: Daniel Augusto Motta, PhD, MSc, CEO of BMI Blue Management Institute The Eastern resurgence led by China and India permeates several dimensions, industries and regions. From increasingly mighty super conglomerates to international trade pervasiveness, the Chinese and Indians are essentially omnipresent in the world’s competitive environment, and they are…
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Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene from end of August through September, 2017: Aug 28 Facebook will open Estação Hack, a training center in São Paulo for coders and entrepreneurs, encouraging technology careers for young Brazilians. Aug 29 500 Startups made an investment of US$ 100,000 in Quero Educação, a Brazilian company…
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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 21st, 2017, we will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, government representatives and private-sector leaders to take a deep dive in the latest tech…
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