On April 26, 2023, BayBrazil partners and executive members joined an exclusive conversation on the hottest artificial intelligence technologies. The meeting brought together Brazil & Silicon Valley-based founders of AI-focused startups, data science engineers and investors to exchange views on applications of language models concepts that are setting record on user growth and impacting business…
Feb 28 Brazilian corporations and startups laid off over 2,700 employees this month. At neobank Neon and online language school Fluency Academy, 200 workers were impacted in each company, according to LayoffsBrasil. The list also includes Google, PetLove, C6 Bank, Loggi and others. Feb 24 inDrive, the global mobility and urban services platform which has…
A wave of layoffs has sharply hit startups and corporations across the U.S. According to Crunchbase, over “58,000 workers in U.S.-based tech companies have been laid off in mass job cuts” as of January 27, 2023. With the global economic downturn and signs of recession, layoffs stretched well beyond the U.S. In Brazil, tech companies have slashed 5,6 thousand…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in January: Jan 30 Fintech Paketá, specialized in credit services, received R$ 16 million in the extension of the Series A round. The investment was led by smart tech IOB and followed Kinea, CVC of Banco Itaú, which recently added a total of R$ 43…
Here are the highlights on Brazil’s tech and business scene in December: Dec 29 Brazilian health group Dasa invested an undisclosed amount on GoGood. Headquartered in Santa Catarina, the startup offers reward-based employee health, wellness programs It’s app provides healthy habits for its 25K+ clients to manage fitness, eating, sleep and stress. Dec 27 Former Formula…