Podcasts about valor capital

Venture Capital sempre foi um jogo de longo prazo, mas nos últimos anos o mercado passou por uma transformação importante. O boom de liquidez ficou para trás, os valuations se ajustaram e os investidores estão muito mais seletivos. O que isso significa para as startups e para quem quer investir nesse mercado? Neste episódio do Outliers InfoMoney, Clara Sodré e Amabile Rabeschini recebem Paulo Passoni, um dos principais nomes do Venture Capital na América Latina, com passagens pelo SoftBank e, agora, sócio-diretor na Valor Capital.

Conversé con Felipe Delgado, cofundador y presidente de Merama, una empresa que se enfoca en adquirir e impulsar marcas de e-commerce.En 2021, Merama levantó $225M en la Serie B más grande de LatAm, alcanzando una valuación de $1,200M a finales de ese año. En 2023, reportaron ventas de +$600M, EBITDA positivo y han adquirido participaciones en +30 marcas de e-commerce.-Este episodio es presentado por Zendesk, la plataforma todo-en-uno para la gestión de atención al cliente, en la que confían miles de startups y empresas globales como Slack, Shopify y Airbnb.Prueba Zendesk completamente gratis por 6 meses aquí: https://rebrand.ly/SSPZNSP-Por favor ayúdame dejando una reseña en Spotify o Apple Podcasts: https://ratethispodcast.com/startupeable-Desde su fundación, entre deuda y capital, han recaudado $525M de inversionistas como J.P. Morgan, SoftBank, Advent, Monashees y Valor Capital.Hoy Felipe y yo hablamos sobre:La ciencia detrás de evaluar y comprar empresasCómo unir múltiples empresas en una operación eficienteEl secreto para integrar culturas post-adquisiciónSu visión de crear las primeras "billion dollar brands" latinoamericanasNotas del episodio: https://startupeable.com/meramaPara más contenido síguenos en:YouTube  | Sitio Web Startupeable es presentado por Zendesk, la plataforma todo-en-uno para la gestión de atención al cliente, en la que confían miles de startups y empresas globales como Slack, Shopify y Airbnb.Prueba Zendesk completamente gratis por 6 meses aquí: https://rebrand.ly/SSPZNSP-Distribuido por Genuina Media

Welcome to Season 4 of The J Curve 

Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America with me, Olga Maslikhova. My guest today is Adhemar Milani Neto, founder and CEO of Kovi, an ‘all-inclusive' car subscription platform for gig workers. Kovi has raised $145M from top investors like Valor Capital, Prosus Ventures, Quona, Monashees, Norte, Maya Capital, Globo Ventures, and Peter Thiel's family office. In this episode, we talk about Brazil's unique mobility landscape, the lessons from transforming Kovi from a pure tech company to an operational technology business, and how Adhemar is building a holistic company culture—plus so much more.In today's episode we discuss:​ Driving innovation: how Brazil's mobility challenges are reshaping the market with subscriptions and connected technology​ Connect the dots: how transparency and proactive communication build stronger founder/VC partnerships?​ Complexity doesn't scale: how to build scalable operations with purpose and precision?​ Break down silos: how to create synergy between tech-driven culture and operations in a startup​ Clean win: how Brazil's renewable edge and gig economy fuel EV growth?If you would like to get more insight from LatAm's leading tech founders and investors, subscribe to our new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Olga on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The J Curve⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass).

In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with Michael Nicklas, Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group, a Brazil-based cross-border venture fund. Valor's fintech and crypto portfolio companies include cross-border payment and trade finance network Hamsa, crypto exchanges Bitso and Coinbase, and stablecoin infrastructure company Circle, among many others. Michael and I had the chance to talk about:* Unique aspects of Latin American that shape the market for financial services* The role the Brazilian central bank plays in fostering progress and innovation in financial services in the country (yes, that includes Pix)* What Valor means when it describes its investing strategy as being “cross border”* How Valor takes into account evolving geopolitical risks as it considers its investing approach* And more! Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guests today are Marcelo Maziero and Fernando Fontes, founders at Brazil's leading financial market infrastructure provider Cerc, that has raised up to $100m in a round led by Abu Dhabi's sovereign investor Mubadala Capital with a follow on from Valor Capital. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in fintech innovation across Latin America and other emerging economies. We explore the complexities of scaling in highly regulated market, the importance of building a strong partnership, and the critical role that understanding local market dynamics played in their success. In today's episode we discuss: 1. CERC's $5 trillion bet: how reinventing receivables is transforming Brazil's financial infrastructure? 2. Regulation as strategy: how CERC turned compliance into a competitive advantage in Brazil's fintech landscape? 3. Brazil-specific strategy: how deep understanding of industry pain points can fuel innovation? 4. Co-founder chemistry: how the right partnership drives startup success? 5. Long-horizon funding: how CERC secured $100M by aligning with investors who understand infrastructure and share a long-term vision? If you would like to get more insight from LatAm's leading tech founders and investors, subscribe to our new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow Olga on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The J Curve⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass).

Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Alexandre Zolko, founder and CEO at CRM&BONUS, Brazilian customer loyalty management platform that has just raised $80m in Series B led by Bond Capital with the participation from Valor Capital. This round valued the company at 2.2B Brazilian reais or over $400M dollars, more than doubling its Series A valuation. Bond Capital is the fund that was created by Mary Meeker, a former Kleiner Perkins partner, whose internet trends report is considered one of the most influential reports in the world of tech and venture capital. With CRM&BONUS Bond makes its first bet in Latin America. The list of CRM&BONUS's prior backers includes the likes of Softbank, Riverwood Capital, Volpe Capital and Igah Ventures. The company, which is Alexandre's 8th entrepreneurial adventure, was started in 2018, been profitable since the third month of operations and was bootstrapped until the Series A in 2021. Together we explore Alexandre's early fascination with sales, learnings from his prior entrepreneurial experiences, his approach towards building the ecosystem of products in customer loyalty space and what it takes to raise capital from some of the best investors in the world. In today's episode we discuss:  1. Ownership mentality: how to build a company that puts customer first? 2. Profitability as a fundraising strategy: how to attract high quality VC investments in a startup? 3. The CRM&BONUS playbook: how to strategically build a product ecosystem? 4. Speed: The Power of focus in accelerating startup growth 5. Beyond AI: what is the future of customer loyalty market? If you would like to get more insight from LatAm's leading tech founders and investors, subscribe to our new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow Olga on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The J Curve⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/olgamaslikhova/message

Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Joao Barbosa, co-founder at corporate wellness platform Gympass (now Wellhub), that has raised over $600M from the likes of EQT Growth, Softbank, General Atlantic and Valor Capital. In today's episode we will discuss:  1. The global leap: key challenges of scaling in different markets 2. The art of the pivot: how to find a business model that fits? 3. Building a winning team: how to hire and fire at scale? 4. Pricing strategy in B2B: how to approach it? 5. Economies of scale: what are they really? If you would like to get more insight from LatAm's leading tech founders and investors, subscribe to our new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow Olga on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The J Curve⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/olgamaslikhova/message

Welcome to Season 3 of The J Curve, a podcast about entrepreneurship in Latin America. My guest today is Marcelo Sampaio, founder and CEO at Hashdex, Brazilian crypto asset manager backed by the likes of Coinbase Ventures, SoftBank and Valor Capital. Hashdex is the only LatAm spot bitcoin ETF among 11 ETFs recently cleared by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in the event that some called a watershed moment for crypto adoption. Please note, that this is a two-part conversation. The first part follows our regular format in which we deconstruct Marcelo's personal leadership and talk about the pivotal stages and critical lessons of his career. In the second part of our conversation, we talk about what the recent SEC approval means for the industry, its pros and cons as well as the real-world application of crypto and bitcoins. In today's episode we will discuss:  1. Lessons from Oracle: how to win at enterprise sales? 2. Bitcoin fundamentals: why open-source is important for blockchain and vice versa? 3. From LatAm to the world: what's the next billion dollar company nobody's building yet? 4. AI or Crypto: which will have the bigger Impact? 5. The game of law: why cryptocurrencies should be regulated? If you would like to get more insight from LatAm's leading tech founders and investors, subscribe to our new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow Olga on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The J Curve⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/olgamaslikhova/message

Miguel Armaza sits down with Luis Silva, CEO & Founder of Cloudwalk, where they are building an interplanetary payment network. Headquartered in Brazil, Cloudwalk has now expanded internationally, is profitable, and recently crossed annual revenue of $400 million. They are backed by Valor Capital, Coatue, DST, FIS, Plug and Play, The Hive, and many more.We discuss:Benefits of extreme long-term planning – why you should think in thousands of years, not just in quarters or decades.An optimistic take on AI – why Luis is convinced this technology will help humans become better humans and improve societyHow treating GenAI as an ally can help you massively accelerate and improve productivityFrom humble beginnings in a small town in Brazil to building a global fintech giant… and a lot more!Want more podcast episodes? Join me and follow Fintech Leaders today on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app for weekly conversations with today's global leaders that will dominate the 21st century in fintech, business, and beyond.Do you prefer a written summary, instead? Check out the Fintech Leaders newsletter and join 60,000+ readers and listeners worldwide!Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder and General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.Miguel on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nKha4ZMiguel on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Jb5oBcFintech Leaders Newsletter: bit.ly/3jWIp

For this in studio episode I am thrilled to welcome Fabio Carrara, founder and CEO at Brazilian renewable energy firm Solfacil⁠, that has raised over $130m from the likes of QED, Fifth Wall, Softbank, VEF and Valor Capital. In today's episode we will discuss: 1. Window of opportunity: why market timing is everything? 2. The heat of the crowd: how to thrive in commoditized market? 3. Go slow to go fast: how to become an ecosystem player? 4. Solar space market in Brazil: market opportunity, key profit pools and obstacles to adoption. 5. First principles thinking: structured approach to disrupting complex markets. If you would like to get more insight from LatAm's leading tech founders and investors, subscribe to our new ⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠.  Follow Olga on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at ⁠The J Curve⁠, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/olgamaslikhova/message

For this in studio episode I am thrilled to welcome Eduardo della Maggiora, founder and CEO at LatAm's first social unicorn Betterfly, that hit $1b valuation after raising $125m in a Series C funding round led by Glade Brook Capital and joined by Greycroft, Mundi Ventures, Lightrock, QED Investors and DST Global Partners. The list of Betterfly's prior backers also includes the likes of Valor Capital, Endeavor Catalyst and the SoftBank Latin America Fund. Eduardo has represented Chile in six occasions at the Ironman World Championships. He is a two-time world champion runner-up in his category at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, as well as a three-time finisher of the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. In 2022 he was awarded as "Entrepreneur of the Year" in Chile by Ernst & Young and in 2022 and 2021 he was recognized among the 500 most influential people in Latin America by Bloomberg. In today's episode we will discuss: 1. The Ironman Mindset: lessons from triathlon every entrepreneur should learn. 2. From 0 to $1B: how to scale yourself as a startup leader? 3. The purpose-driven business: how to embed impact in your startup's DNA? 4. From LatAm to the world: key pitfalls to avoid when scaling a startup globally. 5. Leaving $4M on a table: when, why and how to pivot a startup? If you would like to get more insight from LatAm's leading tech founders and investors, subscribe to our new ⁠YouTube channel⁠ and follow us on ⁠Spotify⁠ or ⁠Apple⁠.  Follow Olga on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ or ⁠Instagram⁠ Olga is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, mentor at Techstars and founder at The J Curve, Latin America's leading English speaking podcast about tech builders. She's been investing in the USA, SEA and Latin America for over 13 years. Companies she backed include tech unicorn ClassPass (acquired by Mindbody) and Vitalk (acquired by Gympass). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/olgamaslikhova/message

There have been plenty of headlines over the years heralding the demise of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency of choice, with an increasing number of countries looking at alternatives. Not to mention, of course, the rise of crypto and decentralized coins that don't rely on governments at all. In 2001, USD assets represented nearly 73% of global bank reserves. Now that figure has fallen to around 58% according to RBC Wealth Management. Joining Julia to discuss is Valor Capital Group partner Brian Brooks. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Capital Allocation escrito por Jacob McDonough se centra en la faceta de Warren Buffett como empresario. El Warren empresario sigue la lógica de la asignación del capital – que consiste en emplear los recursos de la empresa para maximizar los retornos de sus propietarios. Pepe Díaz y Marta Vila comentan la importancia de combinar el rol de inversor con el de empresario.

  CCCT with Moises Agami, CEO from Valor Capital Video     CCCT sat down with Moises Agami, CEO of Valor Capital that was formed by a team of entrepreneurs with a passion for creating world-class real estate developments. With over 35 years of experience, they have collectively developed approximately one billion dollars in properties around the world including condominium towers, residential lots, golf courses and shopping centers. Valor Capital leverages their international expertise to introduce innovative developments into the U.S. market. Their principal location of focus has been Clearwater, Florida, where they will soon start construction on their second luxury residential development. Future areas of interest include the rest of the Gulf Coast, North Carolina, and Texas. As they expand their operations into the United States, we're committed to elevating local communities and driving their economic growth through world-class developments that bring an infusion of capital and opportunity.  

Conversamos con una startup dedicada a la formación de oficios manuales, como gastronomía, mecánica o plomería.Martin Claure es fundador y CEO de Aprende Institute, una plataforma de educación en línea de habilidades técnicas no digitales para hispanos de Estados Unidos. Hablamos sobre la oportunidad en el mercado de carreras u oficios no digitales, su metodología para enseñarlas de manera efectiva y cuáles han sido sus aprendizajes de aliarse con Univisión, uno de los canales más grandes de televisión en EEUU, para adquirir nuevos clientes. A la fecha, ha levantado cerca de 30 millones de dólares de inversionistas como Valor Capital, Reach Capital, Angel Ventures y MatterScale.La manera más sencilla de ayudarnos es dejando una reseña en Apple Podcasts: https://ratethispodcast.com/startupeableEste episodio es presentada por:• Talently Hire te conecta en 72 horas con desarrolladores de software con al menos 3 años de experiencia. Conoce más en https://talently.tech/hire/• Collective Academy, la neo-universidad de negocios que está re-evolucionando el aprendizaje para líderes en Latinoamérica, presenta su nueva oferta de la mano de los practitioners más top de cada industria, y en combinación con experiencias para impulsar tu diversidad cognitiva en comunidad.Notas del episodio: https://startupeable.com/aprende/Síguenos en:• Página Web: https://startupeable.com/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startupeable/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/startupeable • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupeable/ • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Startupeable

This week's Espresso covers updates from Kushki, Vixtra, Lara AI, and more!Outline of this episode:[00:28] - Yaydoo acquires Oyster Financial[00:48] - Vixtra raises $3M in a pre-Series A round[01:15] - BBVA Mexico launches “Digital Economy Fund”[01:38] - Kukun closes $4.5M seed round[02:08] - Kushki launches Kushki Mundial[02:33] - Lara AI closes $1.1M funding round[02:55] - Mattilda raises $10 million seed round[03:15] - New episode of Crossing BordersResources & people mentioned:Companies & Startups: Yaydoo, Oyster Financial, Vixtra, Kukun, Kushki, Lara AI.VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: 99 Startups, Valor Capital, BBVA Mexico, Antelo Capital, View Capital, FJ Labs, Bridge Partners, Newtopia VC, 500 LatAm.People: Nathan Lustig, Sergio Almaguer, Alejandro Gálvez.

October 17: For this episode of the J Curve I am thrilled to bring you my conversation with Rodrigo Tognini, a founder and CEO at Conta Simples, a São Paulo based financial platform for SMBs that has recently raised $24M Series A from Tinder founders Justin Mateen's JAM Fund, Valor Capital, Base10 Partners, Y Combinator and Big Bets.In today's episode we will learn:  1. How do you define a product market fit? What are the actual signs of it?2. How to think about market segmentation when launching fintech for SMBs?3. What are the potential consequences of the inter charge fee reduction introduced by Brazilian Central bank for the fintech ecosystem in Brazil?4. What's the most counter intuitive thing Rodrigo learned while doing business in Brazil? 5. How being an athlete impacts Rodrigo's entrepreneurial mindset? 

Maxim Piessen is the chief technology at Credix, a decentralized credit marketplace that is one of the most intriguing crypto startups to emerge out of Brazil recently and one of just a handful of companies out there that are connecting decentralized finance with real-world assets. Credix is a Solana-based marketplace that connects institutional investors with fintechs and non-bank loan originators in Latam markets, who are themselves providing loans to small businesses and local borrowers. Since launching in January, the platform now has 25 investors and 10 fintechs participating, 20 employees and more than US$25 million in total credit issued - with a goal of $100 million by the end of 2022. Since forming last November, the team recently raised R$50 million (US$11.25 million) in a Series A round announced earlier this month. The round was led by Motive Partners and ParaFi Capital, with Valor Capital, Fuse Capital, Circle Ventures and several others contributing. Please note: we recorded this episode before the round was formally announced. I highly encourage you to learn more about this project at credix.finance. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem.

August 31: For this episode of the JCurve I am thrilled to bring you my conversation with Parker Treacy, founder and CEO at Cobli, Brazilian telematics and fleet management platform that has recently raised $35M Series B from the likes of Softbank, Fifth Wall, Qualcomm Ventures and Valor Capital. Prior to that, Parker founded First Help Financial now one of the largest independent auto finance companies in the United States.In today's episode we will learn: 1. What are Parker's key learnings of starting First Help Financial fresh out of college?2. How to build a high performing sales organization for SaaS companies?3. Why founders' competitive advantage is their pace of learning?4. What would be Parker's approach towards fundraising and running operations if he were to raise Series B during recession?5. What are the next billion dollar company building opportunities nobody's pursuing yet? 

Monday, August 8: For this episode of The JCurve I am thrilled to bring you my conversation with Antoine Colaço, a managing partner at Valor Capital, the leading US / Brazil cross-border multi-stage VC firm, whose portfolio includes over 15 tech unicorns including the likes of Gympass, CargoX, Olist and Loft. Prior to that, Antoine spend 9 years in Google, launching operations for various divisions of the company in India, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.In today's episode we will learn:1. What are the key advantages of being a cross-border VC and why so few funds in LatAm are doing that?2. What are the major headwinds that still inhibit the growth of tech & VC ecosystem in Brazil?3. Why delivering venture rate of growth and building sustainable tech businesses are not mutually exclusive?4. What are the similarities and differences between the current recession and the the prior market crises?5. What are the key pillars of a productive  VC / founder partnership?

This week's Espresso covers updates from Betterfly, Stori, DEUNA, and more!Outline of this episode:[00:28] - eCommerce startup DEUNA raises $30M in Series A round[01:11] -Mexican fintech Stori reaches unicorn status after $150M round[01:52] -Creditas extends Series F round and closes in $310M[02:25] -Mexican startup Urbvan is acquired by Swvl[02:55] -Chilean Insurtech Betterfly acquires the Spanish fintech Flexoh[03:40] -Argentinian startup Ucrop.it raises $3.1M in a funding round[04:14] -New episode of Hacking Insurance with Federico Suarez and Marisol Sanchez[04:36] -Alejandro Guízar's latest article on The startup ecosystem in Mexico's largest entrepreneurship hubs: Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey[04:57] -New episode of Crossing BordersResources & people mentioned:Companies & Startups: DEUNA, Stori, Creditas, Urbvan, Swvl, Betterfly, Flexoh, Ucrop.it, Open Banking Exchange, Clupp, Andbank, QuansaVCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Insurtech Association Mexico, Aluna Partners, Activant Capital, Valor Capital, Abstract Ventures, Acrew Capital, Upload Ventures, BAI Capital, GIC, GGV Capital, Yugen Partners, The Yield LabPeople: Rodrigo Alfonso, Federico Suárez, Marisol Sánchez, Alejandro Guízar, Gonzalo Blanco

Tuesday, May 31: For this episode of The J Curve I am thrilled to bring you my conversation with Jorge Vargas Neto and Vanessa Muglia, co-founders at BHub a Brazilian startup that offers full back-office SaaS for small and medium businesses in Latin America, that has recently raised $20m in Series A from the lines of Monashees, Valor Capital and QED Investors.  Prior to BHub, Jorge co-founded Zen Finance that was sold to Rappi and Biva that was acquired by PágSeguro. Vanessa was a co-founder at Civi, an app that makes cities safer by providing security-related information and notifications in real time and prior to that she spent a decade as a lawyer. In today's episode we will learn:1) What are most challenging aspects of managing growth?2) How did the fundraising environment change with rising interest rates and inflation? 3) What's Jorge and Vanessa's fundraising advice for tech founders?4) What are the out-of-the-box go-to-market hacks that BHub used to launch?5) What are the key learnings of building and selling  Zen Finance and Biva that Jorge brought to BHub?6) How big of a role luck plays in startup success?

Já pensou como planejar suas compras de Natal sem comprometer o seu orçamento do mês? No bate papo mediado pelo editor da Vai Investir, Thiago Goulart, junto com Pablo Alencar, Head da Valor Capital, e Hishan Vassem, Planejador Financeiro, vamos trazer dicas de como fazer as compras de final de ano de modo consciente, evitando gastos exagerados. E lembrando sempre da importância do planejamento financeiro. Acompanhe mais!

Em Junho de 2021, entrevistamos Tiago Dalvi, fundador e CEO da Olist, uma das startups mais promissoras brasileiras no varejo. Após se formar em Administração na UFPR, Tiago começou sua primeira startup, a Solidarium, para revolucionar o mercado de artes na cidade de Curitiba, chegando a varejistas como Walmart, Ikea, e Mercado Livre. Em 2012, Tiago lançou seu primeiro projeto digital - um marketplace que conectava artistas com compradores de arte. Em 2014, após ser selecionado para o nono batch da renomada aceleradora 500 startups, criou a Olist, que se tornou uma ferramenta de compra, venda e logística para o mundo todo. Sete anos depois, com crescimento exponencial, a Olist tem presença em mais de 165 países, com mais de 90.000 clientes, e conta com investidores de grande renome, como Softbank e Valor Capital, patrocinadores da BSV, bem como Goldman Sachs, Velt Partners, Redpoint Ventures e Kevin Efrusy.

Thursday: For the very first episode, I am thrilled to bring you my conversation with Michael Kapps, the founder and CEO at Vitalk, Sao-Paulo, Brazil based digital health startup that aims to make mental healthcare accessible for the underserved population in Brazil. Vitalk has recently raised Series A from the likes of Vox Capital, Valor Capital, Green Rock and Goodwater Capital.In today's episode we will learn:1) How Michael made his way in the world of impact-driven entrepreneurship by first becoming a cowboy and learning Portuguese on a ranch?2) How to optimize organization for scalable leadership and nurture the culture of experimentation and failure tolerance?3) What are the critical things to know for anyone building tech business in Brazil?4) What are the things entrepreneurs should not be doing when fundraising? 5) What are the things VCs get wrong when evaluating startups in Brazil?

On this episode host Patrick Alex sat down with Mario Mello, Operating Partner at American- Brazilian fund Valor Capital to discuss their latest US$ 230M SPAC vehicle, how it came into being, the nitty gritty aspects of SPAC structuring and why they are an opportunity for emerging markets to provide more liquidity. During the session, we dive also into Mario experience concerning board structure, dynamics and the role of board observers. On this episode you will learn: Nitty gritty aspects of SPAC structuring and Valor's ownThe importance of Board transitions ("It is eternal till it lasts")Insurtech trends in the region (before their latest investment in Chilean insurtech scale-up Betterfly was announced) Importance of being humble and Mario's take on success in life and how to contribute to society You can follow Mario on LinkedIn and Twitter.  More on Mario Mello's biography below: Mr. Mello is a Board Member and Operating Partner at Valor Capital Group. Mr. Mello has over 30 years of experience in the financial services and technology industries. Prior to joining Valor, Mr. Mello served as General Manager and General Director for Paypal Latin America for 8 years. In addition, he has served as Executive Vice President at Visa Latin America, Statutory Director of Banco Real (acquired by Santander) and also a member of the Board of Directors of Cielo, CBSS and Fidelity Systems. Mr. Mello is currently a Board Member of Developer company Tenda and Founder and President of Civic Nonprofit Start Up – O Poder do Voto. Mr. Mello received a BSE in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic School at the University of São Paulo

Miguel Armaza sits down with Scott Sobel, Co-founder & Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, a cross-border venture fund focused on Brazil and United States opportunities, with offices in New York, Silicon Valley, and São Paulo. In this episode, we discuss: - Scott’s journey and why he and his father, Ambassador Clifford Sobel, decided to launch Valor focusing on the Brazilian market - Investing strategy and case studies from some of their most exciting portfolio companies - The incredible fintech opportunity in Brazil and Latin America - What’s driving their big bets in the crypto space - Lessons learned from over a decade of investing and the importance of staying with your winners - And a lot more! Scott Sobel Scott Sobel, Co-founder & Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, was part of the founding team of the pioneer Internet Telephony company Net2Phone; Scott helped take the company from a piece of software that was first to bridge the PC and the Public Switch Telephony Network to acquiring millions of users, generating over $200M in revenue, an IPO (1999) and the strategic sale of the company to AT&T for $1.4 Billion (2000). Scott went on to hold executives positions in Symbol Technologies working with the Mobile Computing and Wireless Divisions and NCR Corporation based in Singapore responsible for Corporate Development and later the P&L for the Financial Line of Business in the Emerging Markets. Scott was fortunate to be in a position to bring his skill sets, passions, and experiences to support other entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Brazil reach their visions. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University. Scott has primarily lived and worked in the emerging markets (China, India, and Brazil) for the past decade, who is a passionate surfer and practices Jiu Jitsu. Valor Capital Group Founded in 2011, Valor Capital Group is the pioneer cross-border venture fund focused on Brazil and United States opportunities, with offices in New York, Silicon Valley, and São Paulo. The firm partners with visionary entrepreneurs building transformative businesses from startup to scale-up. Valor is committed to the success of their portfolio companies by providing capital, operational support and connectivity to global markets. The firm operates in two investment strategies: Growth Equity and Venture Capital. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Miguel's Twitter: twitter.com/MiguelArmaza Miguel's Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3jWIpqp

A Merama foi fundada em dezembro de 2020 e está em operação desde fevereiro e sua proposta é criar a maior plataforma de marcas digitais da América Latina. Ela já conseguiu atrair o interesse de investidores e anunciou ontem, 28, seu aporte de US$ 160 milhões, liderado pelos fundos Monashees, Valor Capital e Balderton. ***Assine gratuitamente no Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3sEG6rOLvz6bLrMxEIcKRq See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tembici, which says it owns 80% of the market share in Latin America's micromobility space, now has $47 million more in capital to double down on its docked ebike offering.  The Series B round was led by Valor Capital and Redpoint eventures. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, and Joá […]

Andre Ferraz, Co-Fundador e CEO da InLoco, é sem dúvidas um daqueles empreendedores que vieram do futuro. Baseado na teoria da computação ubíqua, André e seus sócios criaram uma tecnologia 10 vezes mais potente que o GPS que criará uma identidade digital baseada em hábitos de geolocalização e IoT, sem comprometer nossa privacidade e com segurança de dados. Criaram produtos que vão de serviços de geolocalização para marketing até soluções antifraude para serviços financeiros. A história de empeendedorismo é tipo aquelas de filme, na qual ou decretavam falência ou acertavam a mão do modelo de negócios, e funcionou. A empresa recebeu 3 aportes financeiros contabilizando mais de 25 milhões de dólares. O último, em 2019, de 20 milhões de dólares liderado pelo Valor Capital e Unbox Capital. Hoje, a InLoco está em sua expansão internacional já tendo esritório nos EUA e vem atuando fortemente contra a pandemia medindo a taxa de isolamento social. Prepare-se para um papo futurístico, que já pode ser considerado presente. Nesse episódio, você vai descobrir: A história de persistência que levou a empresa da beira da falência até sua expansão internacional O futuro da geolocalização e IoT em nossos hábitos online O que está vindo com a revolução do 5G, considerada por ele a maior depois do surgimento da Internet Como lidar com fundos de investimentos e a visão de curto versus longo prazo Como a InLoco vem ajudando mais de 20 estados brasileiros no combate a pandemia do Covid-19 Caso tenha gostado, adicione o Na Linha de Frente em seus favoritos e seja notificado(a) dos próximos episódios. Sugestões de leitura e informações desse episódio: Artigo: O computador do século XXI: https://bit.ly/2Wdih17 O lado difícil das situações difíceis: https://amzn.to/39UjPkr Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility: https://amzn.to/3chEReI That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea: https://amzn.to/2YLjO0c Conheça a EqSeed, a maior plataforma de investimentos online em Startups do Brasil: site: eqseed.com/ blog: blog.eqseed.com/ linkedin: linkedin.com/company/eqseed instagram: instagram.com/eqseedinvestimentos/

Marcelo teve 2 empresas antes de fundar Buser, uma que deu razoavelmente certo e outra que deu errado. No entanto, o fato de ambas não terem sido idéias muito ambiciosas, serviram para seu aprendizado de focar na resolução de um grande problema sociedade. Hoje, como Co-fundador e CEO da Buser, ajudou a disruptir um mercado onde não se via inovação há 70 anos. A plataforma online de fretamento colaborativo de onibus conecta um grupo de pessoas que quer fazer uma mesma viagem com a operadores de serviço. Trazendo inúmeras inovações pro mercado, a Buser vinha num crescimento de 10% por semana e em menos de 3 anos a Startup já recebeu 3 aportes financeiros de fundos como Canary, Yellow Ventures, Valor Capital, Monashees e SoftBank. Engenheiro do ITA, Marcelo é direto ao ponto sobre os problemas da indústrias, as inovações da Startup e o que vem pela frente. No episódio de hoje, você vai descobrir: As vantagens de se solucionar um grande problema da sociedade O mercado de reservas de Ônibus, seus principais problemas e oportunidades As inovações por trás da Buser e sua historia de crescimento acelerado O que vem pela frente no mercado de viagens de Ônibus Onde tem processo, tem sucesso! Sugestões de leitura e informações desse episódio: Podcast Reid Roffman - Masters of Scale: https://mastersofscale.com/ - Invest like the best Podcast: http://investorfieldguide.com/podcast/ - How to Win Friends and Influence People: https://amzn.to/3f1Qqbx - Dobre seus lucros: https://amzn.to/3aDURWM - The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win: https://amzn.to/35aKuZg Caso tenha gostado, adicione o Na Linha de Frente em seus favoritos e seja notificado(a) dos próximos episódios. Conheça a EqSeed, a maior plataforma de investimentos online em Startups do Brasil: site: eqseed.com/ blog: blog.eqseed.com/ linkedin: linkedin.com/company/eqseed instagram: instagram.com/eqseedinvestimentos/