Peter Norvig is a legendary A.I. researcher who co-authored Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, the leading textbook in the field, and he’s co-teacher of a class on A.I. that signed up 160,000 students and helped kick off the current round of massive open online classes. He was previously the head of Google’s core search algorithms…
Fabricio Bloisi turned Movile from a startup in a garage in Brazil into a leading global player in mobile marketplaces and content with more than 350 million customers worldwide. Its many businesses and brands include PlayKids, a leader in educational content for kids, and iFood, Latin America’s #1 food delivery service that’s raised nearly $600 million in…
As technology is transforming different economy sectors, government is not outside this trend. Thanks to entrepreneurs like Letícia Piccolotto, the Brazilian public sector is joining this transformation. Letícia is the founder of BrazilLAB, a B2G innovation hub that accelerates solutions and connects entrepreneurs with public management. According to Letícia, digital transformation in public sector should impact…
Shu Nyatta is co-leading SoftBank’s new $5B Latin America-focused technology growth fund. He will be a featured speaker at BayBrazil annual conference on August 22nd at SRI International in Menlo Park. In our conversation this week, Shu talks about what is driving the record investment growth in Latin America, the factors that differentiate Brazil from other emerging countries…
Using junk to teach Robotics. The initiative of Brazilian teacher Debora Garofalo was recognized at the 2019 Global Teacher Prize, presented annually to exceptional teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to their profession. Debora became the first Brazilian woman in the top 10 finalists selected around the world. Teaching at a school in the…
Creating a billion memorable experiences in healthcare. This is the dream of Brazilian entrepreneur Antônio Ermírio de Moraes Neto. After leading Vox Capital, the pioneer Brazilian VC fund focused on impact investing, he moved to the Bay Area to study and is now launching his new venture XP Health, a startup aimed at leveraging top…
A new approach to detect cancer was recently developed by an award-winning Brazilian scientist. Dr. Daniel De Carvalho, Associate Professor at the Dept. of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Senior Scientist and Canada Research chair at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, leads the development of a new early detection methodology that combines identification of DNA methylation changes and …
With a career spanning more than 30 years at Embraer, Antonio Campello leads innovation teams based in Silicon Valley and in Boston to seek disruptive innovation, explore business opportunities in the future of air transportation and procure partnerships that will enable new business models and technologies. In this conversation, he talks about the company’s…
BayBrazil is proud to welcome Uber as our Corporate Member! We’ll be supporting Engineering Director Nandu Ramani and his team to advance safety technology in Brazil through Uber’s new engineering center in Sao Paulo. In this interview, Nandu details some of his plans and why Uber chose Brazil for its first Development Center in Latin…
BayBrazil is delighted to announce our new Chairman of the Board: Vicente Silveira is a data, AI, engineering expert who’s been in the team from our early days. Vicente has held leadership positions at companies such as Uber, LinkedIn, VeriSign and CertiSign and now will work more closely with our staff in paving the path…
Choosing the right career in a changing world. Getting customers to engage with a product or service. Avoiding common communication mistakes. These are some of the topics of our conversation with Patrick Mork, an award-winning marketing professional with deep experience in mobile apps, content distribution, consumer packaged goods and video games. He’s led teams in high profile startups…
Hardera is the first Latin American sustainability-focused startup selected to join Singularity University Ventures program in Silicon Valley. Founded in Brazil, the company developed a product that transforms reforested wood into hardwood with superior strength and durability, which is scarce and in danger of extinction. Francisco Gomes, Co-Founder & CEO, talks about Hardera’s technology, the impact on…