Investments in online education technologies in the U.S. hit a record $1.36 billion, up from $1.2 billion in 2013, aimed largely at Silicon Valley companies such as Coursera. The company just launched a series of new courses in Brazil, its third largest market outside the U.S. In a conversation with BayBrazil, Stéphanie Durand, Coursera’s Market…
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Brazil faces many challenges such as poverty, income inequality, and social unbalance. Some entrepreneurs in the country are dedicated to address these issues and promote better lives for fellow Brazilians. You will meet some of them in a series of stories published on BayBrazil. In the first article of the series, meet leading organizations and…
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BayBrazil & Silicon Valley Bank present: VC funding in Brazil, a conversation with Antoine Colaco When: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 6pm-8:30pm Location: Palo Alto office of Silicon Valley Bank, 2400 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA Entrepreneurs around the world are riding a favorable wave. There has never been so much interest and seed capital available for new…
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San Jose Earthquakes x Orlando Date: Sunday, May 24th, 4pm Location: Levi’s Stadium This is the third edition of BayBrazil’s exclusive joint event with the Quakes. We are particularly excited that Kaka is in the Orlando’s squad and that 11 Brazilian-American kids will escort the players. Bring family & friends! Kaka made his debut in the…
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Carolina is an entrepreneur, a business developer and an enthusiast of the financial sector. Despite the young age, she has acquired experience founding startups and managing projects at Endeavor. Graduated in business management from Boston University, she has now the challenge to expand EBANX in the US. BayBrazil: You just moved from São Paulo to…
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Attorney-turned-entrepreneur found her place in the tech world. Meet Camille Levi, co-founder of Imperio Tech, a startup developing educational apps for kids. Its first product, Lallalandia, brings content in Portuguese, Spanish, French and English. BayBrazil: You are an experienced lawyer and less than a year ago you co-founded Imperio Tech, a startup that develops…
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Suelen Vale Discuss the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Brazil is not an easy task. But professionals with experience on investing and creating companies in that market, have learned enough about the biggest country in LatAm and know exactly which are the factors to weigh in that business environment. Fear of failure, lack of successful stories, and…
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As a child, Patrick Muggler loved taking objects apart to discover how they worked. His curiosity and drive to create new things brought him to his most recent project: Amby Gear, a smartwatch for kids with GPS and educational games based on physical movement. Raised in Brazil and Switzerland, Patrick is one of the BayBrazilians who…
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When: Friday, March 27, 6pm-9pm Location: LinkedIn headquarters, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View Exceptionally, the language in this event will be Portuguese. Non-Portuguese speakers interested to listen to the language are welcome to attend. The event is part of BayBrazil’s goals to bring the Brazilian tech community in the region together. A BayBrazil visa aproximar…
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Global Women’s Journey – a series on female business leaders from around the world When: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 6pm-8:30pm Location: Cisco Systems, 3600 Cisco Way, San Jose Coding Around the World BayBrazil launched the Global Women’s Journey series in March of 2011 in celebration of the International Women’s Day. Since then, we’ve hosted several inspiring…
DetailsBayBrazil & Apigee present: Entrepreneurship in Brazil When: Thursday, Feb 19, 6pm-9pm Location: Apigee, 10 South Almaden Boulevard, San Jose. Free parking available. If you plan to attend the event make sure you pre-register. Price at the door will be: $25 Members, $45 Non-Members According to Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Brazil is one of the most…
DetailsSuelen Vale The devaluation of the real, the political crisis, and inflation of 6.4% in 2014 are some aspects that do not count in favor of Brazil. However, when it comes to consumption and development of new opportunities, representatives of Evernote, Netflix, EBANX, and Silicon Valley Bank all agree that the current economic turbulence in…
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