We are inviting speakers to our 2017 annual conference and, among them, we will host one of the pioneers of Fintech in Brazil. Before joining Accenture in 2014, Guilherme Horn was an entrepreneur for more than 20 years. He founded 6 startups and among them two of the most successful cases in fintech space in…
Technology has enabled a growing community of makers in Brazil. A fierce advocate of this movement is Manoel Lemos, Managing Director at Redpoint e.ventures, who created a small maker lab at home to encourage his daughters to learn and build new things! Before RPEV, Manoel was the Chief Digital Officer of Abril Media. An entrepreneur,…
Margarise Correa moved to the Bay Area in the late nineties and founded BayBrazil in 2010. This week she was named 2017 Women of Influence by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, the only Brazilian woman ever nominated. She has a B.A. in Journalism and worked several years as news reporter in Brazil. BayBrazil: Why…
San Francisco has been a hub for immigrants from all over the world. When President Trump first issued the executive order on immigration, the city became the first in the nation to sue the Federal administration. Mayor Ed Lee has been a leading voice in this debate so, we had a conversation on his views…
As we get closer to the end of 2016, we wonder what is the perspective of recovery for the Brazilian economy and how the change in the U.S. Government may impact the country. To help us understand it, we had a conversation with Daniel Motta, CEO of BMI, PhD in Economics, professor, author and leader…
In these past few months there has been an increase in the number of Brazilian entrepreneurs contacting BayBrazil for advice on expanding their companies into the US. Market. We brought some of their questions to the experts! Here is our conversation with Matt Svetich, Partner at Drummond Advisors, who has extensive experience working with both…
Michelle Messina pioneered the Silicon Valley best practices training of startups in 2004 and has worked in more than 35 countries, including Brazil. In our interview, she talks about her new book and how she helps entrepreneurs to understand the what and how of building, scaling great companies and ways to successfully leverage the resources, capital and…
For the past two years Flavio Feferman has led an initiative to bring the Berkeley-Haas Lean Launchpad entrepreneurship training program to Brazil. In this interview, he discusses the program, how BayBrazil members can participate, as well as his new book on broadband internet in Brazil. BayBrazil: What is the vision for Berkeley’s…
Brazilian company Keppe Motor is in San Francisco competing in the Global Grand Challenges of Singularity University’s global summit. The event awards companies that can positively impact humanity, in various sectors. BayBrazil first heard about Keppe Motor last April, when we were contacted by its team. We helped the company with connections in Silicon Valley…
A Palo Alto-based company through ISDS official security supplier at Rio 2016 is providing entry greeting and screening . Right before the Opening ceremony, we spoke with Lisa Dolev, Founder and CEO of Qylur. She talks about innovations in mass security, the atmosphere in Rio and why the company launched first in Brazil. BayBrazil: What is…
In a few weeks, Brazilian programmers, designers, entrepreneurs and doctors will participate in a new program that aims to apply Stanford University Biodesign methodologies to develop health care solutions for the country. The program is result of the relentless work of Robson Capasso, passionate about bringing to Brazil what he’s been learning in Silicon Valley.…
BayBrazil’s tech hub includes a growing number of successful entrepreneurs who are actively involved in the process of helping Brazil innovate. Among them is Fred Aslan, former Vice President at Venrock, who received his M.D. from Yale and M.B.A. from Harvard. After years advising healthcare companies, he started his own. In our conversation, he talks…