The unique intersection of music & tech. Born and raised in a family of musicians, Daniel Dalarossa, Founder & CEO of ChoroMusic and former board member of BayBrazil, give us a candid view on transitioning from leading a successful IT business to building a company dedicated to share Brazilian instrumental music with the world. He launched ChoroMusic in 2006 and…
Despite a slow-growth economy, Brazilian startups are closing a historic year. As of October, venture capital funds surpassed US$6 billion, a record-breaking amount, with fintechs attracting most of it. With an extensive track record in agricultural credit, Martha de Sá leveraged her relationships with the fintech ecosystem to put VERT Capital among the top social and green…
A pioneer among women investing in Venture Capital in Latin America, Laura launched Astella Investimentos in 2008 along with Co-founder Edson Rigonatti. She has seen the entrepreneurial evolution in Brazil from its infancy and, in this conversation, Laura reflects on the current startup boom, the opportunities and unmet needs of female consumers, and offers a…
The internet has radically changed the mass broadcast media industry and, as a result, the way businesses advertise and communicate with consumers. A recent study ranks Brazil fifth among countries with highest internet users. We wonder how new platforms such as TikTok and Instagram are transforming Latin America’s media landscape. Carlos Moreira offers insights on it, the new technologies…
Venture-backed Brazilian startups had their best half-year ever in 2021. Investments by local and global players surpassed $5 billion. To help us understand the main elements that is fueling this trend, we spoke with an entrepreneur-turned-investor. Back in 1998, Rodrigo Borges co-founded comparison shopping service Buscapé and participated in all investments rounds with Unibanco and Merrill…
In June of 2021, Brazilian fintech companies received record amounts of funding by both local and global investors. Among the largest investments, payments company EBANX received $430 million by funds managed by Advent International. We wanted to find out about the company’s plans so, we reached out to Paulo Shargorodsky, VP of Global Merchant Success…
Latin American IoT startup founders received a welcoming news on May of 2021: a group of investors launched the sector’s very first dedicated fund in the region. Fabio Iunis de Paula, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Indicator Capital, gives details on the initiative and explains why companies in the region are competitive enough to acquire…
In 2003, Brian Requarth got in his car and drove from his hometown in California to Costa Rica, crisscrossing through Mexico and Central America, eventually making his way to Colombia. It was a life-changing 6-month experience that made him fall in love with LatAm and identify unique opportunities for businesses in the region. After starting…
Brazilian businesses are having to adapt as the country faces the pandemic’s second year with a surge in Covid19 infection and deaths. Professor Heiko Spitzeck, Director of the Sustainability Research Center at Fundação Dom Cabral, led a study with several corporate leaders and shares some of his findings with us, including his perspective for economic…
BayBrazil team noticed that in the past 12-18 months new companies founded by Brazilians launched operations in the San Francisco Bay Area region. So, we are currently updating our survey with founders and will publicize it soon. Meanwhile, we caught up with one of these firms: early stage VC firm Positive Ventures, founded in Sao…
Nina Silva is an IT expert who embodies all faces of diversity: black, woman and poor. After a burnout, she turned her career around with a purpose driven action. She co-founded the Black Money Movement in Brazil, with her partner Alan Soares, to empower black people, foster education and entrepreneurship, and create business opportunities for the Brazilian…
Corporate Venture Capital investments represent most of the money invested in startups around the world. To understand how is Brazil positioned in the sector we spoke with entrepreneur turned investor & the designer and first leader of CUBO Flavio Pripas, Corporate Venture Officer at Redpoint eventures. With a broad experience in corporate development and as…