Itaú Unibanco, BayBrazil Corporate Member, and Redpoint e.ventures continue at the forefront of tech innovation with the launch of Cubo, a non-profit initiative that goes to market as the hub for tech startups in Brazil, beginning in September 2015. Located in Vila Olimpia, in the southern part of São Paulo, Cubo offers more than 50,000…
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…
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…
Suelen 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…
TruckPad was accelerated by Abril Plug and Play and won competition against 30 local and international startups Suelen Vale “Truckers are the taxi drivers of cargo and there is no other professional who needs more technology to move than these road workers,” says Carlos Mira, founder of TruckPad. The startup offers a platform that…
Suelen Vale OneTwo helps stores that are not online connect with customers OneTwo is an app that allows consumers to find the desired clothing at nearby stores, query the available sizes and even book the product for 48 hours. The system is possible through partnerships with retailers that allow the installation of a tablet…
The Brazilian-American initiative accelerated four Brazilian startups, one of them winner of the Winter Expo Suélen Vale The first four Brazilian startups selected by the acceleration program April Plug and Play, created to unite Brazil to Silicon Valley, ended its activities last week, at Plug and Play headquarters. From here, the driven entrepreneurs of…
As you know, during our annual conference Brazil in the 21st Century, at Stanford, we launched a campaign for the direct flight between San Francisco and Sao Paulo. The initiative has had a strong support from our tech community, the Consulate of Brazil in SF and our partner organizations LatinSF and TravelSF. In the last…
Many businesses in the BayBrazil community have inquired about the impact of the globalized market on Brazilian professionals. Our member Belisa Amaro, a Brazilian journalist living in the Bay Area, spoke with some experts about the topic and wrote this special report. The appetite for Brazilian businesses professionals in the U.S. has grown exponentially in…
Our Oct 21st event featured an international panel to discuss the impact of mobile devices on children’s education and entertainment around the world. Here are the highlights of the presentations and conversation. Brazil, Israel, Germany, and China’s entrepreneurs present their experience about Kids’ learning through technology Suelen Vale Many parents have had the experience of using…
This week, the Gates Foundation announced a new program that includes a US$5 mi fund for child development research in Brazil. Our member Ricardo Sardenberg was there. This last Tuesday I had the honor of representing BayBrazil in an event in Seattle commemorating the tenth anniversary of Grand Challenges, a family of initiatives fostering innovation…
BayBrazil members are constantly traveling to various regions and contributing to inform our community on news related to Brazil & technology. This week, our member Cynthia Lang is participating in the TED Global 2014 in Rio de Janeiro. This is first ever TED conference and I am thrilled it’s being held in Rio! There is…