RIO24 Brazil Spotlight

Why attend Web Summit Rio?

Three reasons: incredible speakers eager to share expertise, unparalleled networking opportunities with entrepreneurs, and the chance to join 30,000+ other people at the forefront of Brazilian tech.

South American tech is blossoming, and the startup ecosystem in Brazil is holding its own amid a LatAm funding downturn. That’s why we think there’s no better city to host a South American gathering of the global tech community than Rio.

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13,000

475,000 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS STARTUPS

14 UNICORNS

Brazil factsheet:

203 million POPULATION

9th

27th

LARGEST TECH ECOSYSTEM IN THE WORLD

LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD BY GDP

Largest economy IN LATIN AMERICA

Top Brazilian speakers

Bianca Andrade Influencer

Gabriel Braga Co-founder & CEO, QuintoAndar

Kondzilla Influencer

Txai Suruí Activist

Tarciana Medeiros CEO, Banco do Brasil

Web Summit Rio in numbers

30,000+ ATTENDEES

1,000+

STARTUPS

100+ COUNTRIES

900+ MEDIA

210+ PARTNERS

600+ SPEAKERS

700+ INVESTORS

Pierre Schurmann Bossa Nova Investimentos

Izabel Gallera

Top investors in Brazil who attend our event

Gabriel Vasquez Andreessen

Redpoint Ventures

Anderson Thees

Latitud

Gina Gotthilf

Renata Quintini Renegade Partners Monashees

Eric Acher

Hernan Kazah Kaszek Ventures

Patrick Arippol Alexia Ventures

Astella Investments

Laura Constantini

Top 10 industries at Web Summit Rio

FINTECH & FINANCIAL SERVICES

E-COMMERCE & RETAIL

TELECOMMUNICATIONS & IT

ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA

EDUCATION

VENTURE CAPITAL & PRIVATE EQUITY

SAAS

ENERGY & UTILITIES

LEGAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

ADVERTISING, CONTENT & MARKETING

Building a Brazilian ‘startup mafia’

The Brazilian startup ecosystem has matured since 2010, when –according to Monashees founder and managing general partner Eric Acher–“entrepreneurs had basically no capital at all and had to be incredibly resilient” Now, as Race Capital general partner Edith Yeung pointed out, the country is pulling in one-third of all VC funding in Latin America.

Edith expressed an interest in meeting “the next generation of the Brazilian founder mafia” at Web Summit Rio – a reference to the

success of the PayPal Mafia – the founders and former employees of PayPal who went on to build other fruitful startups, including Tesla, YouTube and Yelp.

“It’s great to see Brazilian founders with good outcomes who can go back and be angel investors; fund the ecosystem. And so much of it is connections,” said Renata Quintini, co-founder of Renegade Partners.

“It’s great to see Brazilian founders with good outcomes who can go back and be angel investors; fund the ecosystem. And so much of it is connections.”

Renata Quintini Renegade Partners

Brazil

Edith Yeung Race Capital

Top Brazilian startups joining Web Summit Rio in 2024

Inspira

At Web Summit in Lisbon in 2023, São Paulo-based startup Inspira was named winner of PITCH, seeing off more than 100 rival businesses to secure the Web Summit startup prize.

“We’ve been seeing huge growth of the legal ecosystem in terms of investment.”

Henrique Ferreira Inspira

The final, held on Web Summit’s Centre Stage on Day 3 of the event, ended with the Brazilian legal software business crowned as winner.

Inspira aims to disrupt the legal market through the use of technology, democratizing legal information to make it more accessible for everyone.

Inspira co-founder Henrique Ferreira hailed the “spectacular event”, claiming the victory is enormous for his company plans.

Having attended Web Summit before as an attendee, Henrique returned this year as an ALPHA startup with his three cofounders.

“It is beyond words,” said Henrique. “If you see people shouting and screaming, it’s my co-founders.”

“We’ve been seeing huge growth of the legal ecosystem in terms of investment,” said Henrique. “And, for us, just being here is a dream come true.”

Henrique Ferreira Inspira

Bee2Be Startup Spotlight

Conversation with founder and CEO Simone Ponce

Can you tell us what Bee2Be does?

Our mission is to unlock the power of bees to promote biodiversity, and personal and community wellbeing, while developing scalable apiculture solutions to foster environmental sustainability.

Bee2Be’s circular business model focuses on pollination services that bolster the agricultural output of local farmers, as well as reforestation

“My journey with Web Summit is synonymous with agile learning and transformative growth.”

Simone Ponce Bee2Be

efforts in ecological risk areas, while simultaneously unlocking a high-yield supply chain of nutrient-rich bee byproducts –including pollen, honey and red propolis – for commercial usage.

Did Web Summit events have any positive effect on the development of your business?

Absolutely! The diverse and global perspectives shared at Web Summit have been an invaluable source of inspiration, guiding the evolution of Bee2Be into a venture that not only embraces innovation but is also deeply rooted in the principles of sustainable impact.

Would you recommend Web Summit events to other founders?

I enthusiastically endorse Web Summit to every founder I encounter and collaborate with.

What advice would you give to other founders attending Web Summit?

I highly encourage fellow founders to view their participation in Web Summit not only as a valuable learning experience, but also as a strategic element for growth on a global scale.

I would also encourage attendees to seize every opportunity for learning and networking that the event offers. Engage actively in Impact-specific activities, participate in the Impact Showcase, and connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact.

Vitor Cruz and Simone Ponce Bee2Be

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