Tag Archives: venture capital

Clickpic: image & sound search made in Brazil

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Mark Hillary

Marco Vanossi is the founder of Clickpic, currently an iOS mobile application underpinned by image and sound recognition technology. A serial entrepreneur, he is now taking his latest venture to the next step of development. To get an idea of … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurship in Brazil: “still a lot to do”

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Internet business pioneer Paulo Humberg talks to IT Decisions about his experience as an entrepreneur, his perception of the Brazilian e-commerce scene and his future predictions for the internet business in Brazil.

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Samba Tech founder on “startup Brazil”

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Mark Hillary

IT Decisions recently reported that over 21.1m Brazilians are now engaged in entrepreneurial activity – more people than any other country, except China. And with all kinds of innovative new web-based services being frequently launched, the IT sector is clearly a place … Continue reading →

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Samba Tech: the story of a Brazilian market leader

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Samba Tech is a Brazilian company focused on online video distribution. Its  client portfolio includes iG, MTV, O Boticário, Playboy, and the top five TV networks in Brazil. The company really knows all about video content, but just a few years … Continue reading →

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Do Brazil stores compete with their own websites?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Patricia Timoner McManus is the Brazil and LatAm representative of GrowVC, a Finnish/English crowdsourcing tool that offers the opportunity for individuals to invest in the venture capital market.

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Davos comes to LatAm via Rio

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Mark Hillary

A little piece of Switzerland will be coming to Rio this week as the Latin America version of the World Economic Forum in Davos focuses attention on this part of the world for three days from Wednesday – IT Decisions … Continue reading →

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