Explaining Brazil #242: Web Summit Rio special

This week, The Brazilian Report has been on the ground at Web Summit Rio, one of the world’s biggest tech events, being held outside of Europe for the first time. Over four days of panels, lectures, and events, Web Summit Rio has its full capacity, attracting more than 21,000 attendees from 91 countries.

The summit offers a great opportunity for startups to link up with investors, but Rio’s inaugural version of the event is coming at a difficult time for the startup ecosystem, in the middle of a bear market that is set to continue for some time.

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In this episode:

• In the first segment of this week’s Explaining Brazil podcast, deputy editor Fabiane Ziolla Menezes speaks with Laura Constantini, co-founder of Astella Investimentos, a Brazil-based venture capital firm.
• And then, in the second half of the episode, we take a look at what has undoubtedly been the biggest topic at Web Summit Rio: AI. To do that, we have an interview with Dan Yamamura, co-founder of Fuse Capital, which has invested in AI startups and is now raising up to USD 50 million for its second fund dedicated to early-stage companies focused on Web3 and blockchain.

Background reading:

• Read our coverage on Web Summit Rio.

Watch Web Summit panels:

• How AI is going to give scale to your organization. With Bruno Guicardi, co-founder at CI&T, Alex Winetzki, founder & CEO at Woopi, and The Brazilian Report’s Deputy Editor Fabiane Ziolla Menezes. Watch here.
• AI: Future or fear? With Sarah Al-Hussaini, co-founder and COO at Ultimate, Aline Oliveira, co-founder of Traive, and Gustavo Ribeiro, editor-in-chief of The Brazilian Report.
• Teqball. The next breakout Olympic sport? With Victor Huszar, co-founder of Teqball, Natália Guitler, Teqball world champion, and The Brazilian Report’s Euan Marshall. Watch here.
• Can LatAm challenge Silicon Valley? Rodrigo Maroja, co-founder & COO of Daki, Ludmila Pontremolez, co-founder and CTO of Zippi, Brian Requarth, co-founder of Latitud, and Gustavo Ribeiro, founder and editor-in-chief of The Brazilian Report.

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