Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in May: May 31 Former U.S. President Barack Obama is in Brazil. In an event in Sao Paulo he said that the major force of the United States and Brazil is diversity. Reflecting on his administration he said: “it’s possible to achieve great power…
Creating a billion memorable experiences in healthcare. This is the dream of Brazilian entrepreneur Antônio Ermírio de Moraes Neto. After leading Vox Capital, the pioneer Brazilian VC fund focused on impact investing, he moved to the Bay Area to study and is now launching his new venture XP Health, a startup aimed at leveraging top…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in April: April 29 Brazil’s Magazine Luiza agrees to buy retailer Netshoes for US$62 million. The acquisition is aligned with the retailer’s efforts to increase its footprint in Brazilian e-commerce. April 29 According to LAVCA, VC funding into LatAm nearly doubled in 2018, co-investments…