Brazil Foodtech Startups

Brazilian startup Apptite connects local chefs with neighbouring customers through healthy homemade food

By Sophie Foggin December 23, 2018

Apptite is the Brazilian startup aiming to take the everyday stress of preparing meals out of...

AppProva Brazil Education
Brazil Startups

Brazil’s AppProva leads “teaching evolution” using digital assessments for school children

By Sophie Foggin December 18, 2018

Recently named one of 2018’s top 35 entrepreneurs for the Spanish MIT Technology Review,...

Lusophone Africa Innovation Startup
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Innovation in Lusophone Africa: Could Brazil provide the boost it needs?

By Sophie Foggin November 27, 2018

Although they speak the same language as innovation giants Brazil and Portugal, the entrepreneurs...

Brazilian startups challenge Silicon Valley
Brazil News

Brazil is home to 33% of Latin America’s fintech companies

By Frances Jenner November 9, 2018

In the last 12 months, the number of fintech startups in Latin America has grown from 703 to 1,166,...

Bird Electric SCooters
Brazil Mexico Startups

Amidst controversy, Bird electric scooters break into Latin America

By Sophie Foggin November 1, 2018

Electric scooter startup Bird has announced its expansion to the continent of Latin America....

Brazil Startups

Could Bolsonaro’s victory inadvertently benefit the startup environment across Latin America?

By Santiago Calad November 1, 2018

Bolsonaro’s recent victory in the 2018 Brazil election is still on everyone’s mind. It has...

Brazil space tech
Brazil Society and Tech

Space tech: Could Brazil become the new industry epicentre?

By Sophie Foggin October 26, 2018

Valued at US $360 billion this year and expected to grow to $558 billion by 2019, the global space...

Docket Brazil Startup
Brazil Startups

Docket: the Brazilian startup providing “cutting-edge solutions” to help businesses manage their documents

By Sophie Foggin September 28, 2018

Recently voted the 4th most attractive Brazilian startup to work for by LinkedIn, Docket is the...

MaxMilhas Air Travel Startup Brazil
Brazil Startups

MaxMilhas: Brazil’s number one marketplace for air travel that made it on its own

By Sophie Foggin September 24, 2018

With Brazil gripped by economic crisis and financial growth at an all-time low, numbers of...