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…
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The article by CBInsights features BayBrazil’s Corporate Members. Redpoint e.ventures is investing in several of the top startups and Silicon Valley Bank has been working with most of them. Congrats to Anderson Thees, Managing Director of Redpoint e.ventures! Congrats to Andy Tsao, Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank! Read full article here
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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…
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Brazil is preparing for the Summer Olympics in the midst of a political crisis, economic meltdown and an epidemic of birth defects linked to Zika virus. In face of this gloomy scenario, we decided to check the spirits of BayBrazil members who are planning to travel to Rio de Janeiro. We spoke with Olympic Games…
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BayBrazil Corporate Members Banco Itau, Redpoint e-ventures and Silicon Valley Bank host San Francisco Mayor in São Paulo Here is the program’s description by Andy Tsao, Silicon Valley Managing Director and BayBrazil Board Member: SF Mayor Ed Lee and the city’s LatinSF office, which helps Latin companies set up in city, have organized a week…
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A few BayBrazilians will be part of Rio Olympics, both as staff or fans who plan to attend the Games. Our very own Adriana Garcia, journalist and co-founder of Orbital Midia, is the Rio 2016 Director of Communications. In our interview, she talks about the concerns around Zica virus, the tech innovations available to sports…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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As most companies around the world embrace a digital culture, we wonder what is the role of UX in this process. For that, we spoke with Daniela Jorge who manages a team of 500 designers at AT&T, the 2nd largest cell phone provider in the U.S. She talks about leadership, AT&T’s presence in Latin America…
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If you missed the fourth edition of our annual conference Brazil in the 21st Century, access our YouTube channel and watch the investors panel and the fireside chat with Alexandre Hohagen, former President of Google and Facebook. More videos coming up soon. Follow our channel!
The New Year comes with a lot of challenges for Brazilians. Are the challenges an opportunity for the investment community? Learn the perspective of Anderson Thees, Managing Director and co-founder of Redpoint e.ventures, the first Brazilian VC fund sponsored by Silicon Valley firms. BayBrazil: The Brazilian economy contracted for 3 straight quarters and inflation is accelerating.…
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