BAYBRAZIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE EDITION #5 From a 7.5% GDP growth, in 2011, to the worst recession in history, in 2016. The backwards turn Brazil took in just about 5 years was unimaginable by many. It shocked even Brazilians who have experienced past crisis. The troubling economy coupled with the largest corruption scandal in the country’s history…
VC Funding in Brazil, a conversation with Anderson Thees When: Tuesday, July 19, 6pm-8:39pm Location: AIG Innovation Center, 121 Spear St., San Francisco, CA Parking: Rincon garage in the building or nearby Howard Street Garage By BART: building located 1 block away from the Embarcadero station Reserve your…
When: July 20, 6pm-8:30pm Location: Silicon Valley Bank, 2400 Hanover St., Palo Alto Pre-registration Space is limited and BayBrazil members have priority. A few years before its deepest recession in decades, Brazil was attracting a number of foreign investors and entrepreneurs keen to explore opportunities in the fifth largest tech market in the world. Among…
When: Thursday, May 12, 6pm-8:30pm Location: Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA Pre-registration Brazil is in the midst of a severe crisis. The economy contracted 3.8% in 2015 and is expected to decline another 3.5% this year. Inflation and unemployment have soared with 10 million Brazilians currently unemployed, 3 million more than a year ago. On…
When: Thursday, April 28th, 6pm-8:30pm Location: HeartFlow 1400 Seaport Blvd., Building B, Redwood City, CA Pre-registration Medical technology continues to advance at a rapid pace and represents a leading investment sector. According to the MoneyTree report, VCs invested $12.1 billion in 969 deals in the first quarter of 2016, with the highest amounts going to the software industry. The second largest…
Brazilians in Silicon Valley It’s time for one more networking evening featuring Brazilian tech professionals in the region! The event format will be a cocktail reception with brief introduction of all attendees, followed by a conversation with two special guests. Meet new members in our tech hub & mingle with BayBrazilians! When: Friday, April 8th, 6pm-9pm Location: YouTube…
Date: Tuesday, March 22nd, 6pm-9pm Location: Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 Pre-registration Corporations are playing an increasingly active role in entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world. As technology keeps evolving across all industry sectors, corporations are dedicating teams and resources to find and invest in new tools and business models. According to…
On March 9th, BayBrazil will present the 8th edition of Global Women’s Journey, a series focused on female leadership around the world. Global Women’s Journey When: March 9th, 6pm-8:30pm Location: SAP, 3410 Hillview Ave, Palo Alto There has never been so much awareness about women’s rights. Governments around the world have increasingly acknowledged the need to advance…
BayBrazil & Zendesk present: Brazil in 2016 When: Wed, January 27, 2016, 6pm-9pm Location: Zendesk headquarters at 1019 Market Street, San Francisco, CA Pre-registration Brazil is in its worst recession in decades. The country’s GDP is projected to contract by 3.7% and, in these 12 months through mid-December, consumer prices jumped 10.7%. Adding pressure to the…
When: Wed, Nov 18, 6pm-9pm Where: Berkeley Haas School of Business, 2220 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA, room S480 Entrepreneurship has never been so popular across Latin America. A region that used to rely primarily on the exports of raw materials has been under a transformation in the last few years resulting in a surge of new tech…
When: Monday, Nov 2nd, 6pm-8:30pm Where: Silicon Valley Bank, 2770 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA Founded by Nicolas Szekasy, MercadoLibre’s former CFO, and Hernan Kazah, MercadoLibre’s co-founder, Kaszek Ventures is one of the most active VC firms in Brazil and Latin America. Beleza na Web, Dress & Go, GetNinjas, GuiaBolso, GymPass, Netshoes and Nubank are…
BAYBRAZIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE EDITION #4 Our annual conference will gather tech leaders to discuss the digital market, investment trends, entrepreneurship and Brazil’s role in the global economy. Date: Sep 25, 2015, 8:30am – 6:30pm Location: SRI International , 333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park, CA There has never been so many bad news coming from Brazil. Economic downturn…