The Global Mobile Internet Conference hosts mobile executives, entrepreneurs, developers, and investors from around the globe and across platforms to build partnerships, to learn from industry thought leaders, to better understand mobile technology trends, and to shed light on how mobile is positively changing the world. Global Mobile Internet Conference When: Oct 22-23, 2013 Location: Moscone Center,…
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BayBrazil & partner organization GABA present: Connected Cities Creating New Business Opportunities Date: Thursday, Oct 10, 2013, 6pm-9pm Location: SAP 3410 Hillview Avenue, building 1, Palo Alto, CA Technology is transforming our communities. As mobile communications and sensors pervade our surroundings, vast new data streams will be generated about economic activity and environmental conditions. Cloud computing promises…
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BayBrazil, Silicon Valley Bank & DLA Piper present: VC funding in Brazil, a conversation with Eric Acher When: Sep 23, 2013, 6pm-9pm Location: DLA Piper, 2000 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA Plase note this event is open exclusively to BayBrazil members. Become a member today! There have been over 50 IPOs in Brazil over…
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BayBrazil & Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance present: Brazil in the 21st Century Date: Sep 13 2013, 9am – 5:00pm Location: Rock Center at Stanford University Law School, 559 Nathan Abbott Way room 290, Stanford Massive protests across the country, the steep cost of living, currency devaluation, concerns over inflation. 2013 has proven to be…
DetailsFor the second consecutive year, BayBrazil organized a special networking event to welcome over one hundred entrepreneurs that traveled from Brazil to participate in the TC Disrupt San Francisco 2013. Special thanks to Tagged for hosting our event! Big thanks to our partners ApexBrasil, Derraik & Menezes, Initial Capital, Performa Investimentos, SendGrid and StartupBrasil!
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BayBrazil, Silicon Valley Bank and O’Melveny & Myers present: VC funding in Brazil, a conversation with Anderson Thees When: Wednesday, Aug 14, 2013, 6pm-8:30pm Location: Kellogg Auditorium, Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 There have been over 50 IPOs in Brazil over the last decade across a number of different sectors. Investments…
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On July 2nd, we spoke with Chris Varelas, Founding Partner of Riverwood Capital to get a sense of his current deals and perspective on Brazil’s economy. Chris has kindly participated as speaker in BayBrazil’s events and before launching Riverwood, he was the Global Head of Technology, Media & Telecom Investment Banking at Citigroup Global Markets. BayBrazil: Riverwood…
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BayBrazil, Veirano Advogados and Fenwick & West present: Investment trends in Brazil When: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 6pm-9pm Location: Fenwick & West, 801 California Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 Brazil’s growing middle class and tech-savvy consumers are contributing to make the country a top destination for investments in Latin America. Out of the $7.9 billion…
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BayBrazil & Silicon Valley Bank present: Porto Alegre, the new gateway to Brazil When: Thursday, May 23, 8am-10:30am Location: Kellogg Auditorium, Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054, CA The capital city of Porto Alegre is at the center of Brazil’s fourth largest metropolitan area with over 4.5 inhabitants. Representing in one of the…
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A workshop on Brazil’s e-commerce trends & case studies of key industry payers When: April 25, 2013, 8:00am-11:00am Location: O’Melveny & Myers, 2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Despite a sharp economic slowdown, foreign direct investment remains steady in Brazil: $65.272 billion in 2012, down slightly from $66.6 billion in 2011. The country…
DetailsBayBrazil & Silicon Valley Bank present: Rio, the marvelous digital city When: Wed, April 24, 6pm-9pm Location: Kellogg Auditorium, Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 Known as the marvelous city because of its stunning natural landscapes, the city of Rio de Janeiro has reached a new milestone: the home of…
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This week BayBrazil is saying good-bye to two startups that we hosted in the valley, in partnership with Plug and Play Tech Center. The founders and teams of Eventick and SocialBase stayed in the region for three months participating in various meetings and events organized by P&P and BayBrazil. BayBrazil: What makes your company different…
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