Brazilian biometric firm leaving its prints on the global market
In 2002, Iron Daher, a businessman from the state of Goiás, decided to invest in what he saw as (...) READ MORE
Startups March 20, 2019
The growing pains of Brazil’s fintech market
The Brazilian Ministry of Finance has entered as an involved party in a lawsuit filed in 2016 by Bradesco, (...) READ MORE
Brazilian fintechs offer credit to small businesses ignored by big banks
According to a recent survey by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), in Brazil, 41 percent of entrepreneurs (...) READ MORE
Google Brazil chooses official Brazilian partner for startups
Google Developers Launchpad chose Brazilian accelerator ACE Startups as its official partner in Brazil. The initiative selects and helps (...) READ MORE
Tax changes in Brazil lead to double-digit angel investment growth
Brazil is not the easiest place to be an entrepreneur. The excessive amount of regulation and taxes can sometimes (...) READ MORE
Brazilian doctor develops gel to recreate human organs
In Brazil, 40,000 people (between adults and children) are on the waiting lists for organ transplants. Patients are placed (...) READ MORE
The limits to innovation in Brazil
Today’s world relies on new technologies and innovative solutions to old problems. In order to be truly competitive, countries (...) READ MORE
Threatened by the competition, Uber Brazil changes its business model
In January 2017, soon after announcing a USD 100 million investment from China’s Didi Chuxing, ridesharing app 99 set (...) READ MORE
Brazilian companies look to startups for innovation
In August, Portugal’s Fábrica de Startups (literally “Startup Factory”) will begin operating in Rio de Janeiro. It chose the (...) READ MORE
Brazilians might be creative, but can they innovate?
Brazilians are proud to talk about their creativity. Brazilian art – from music, to architecture, to advertising – is (...) READ MORE
