INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Manoel Lemos is a managing partner of Redpoint eventures, the Brazilian-focused arm of the Silicon Valley venture firm Redpoint.
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their only frontier to conquer
Based on conversations with founders and in tracking the news, dozens of startups born in Brazil have realized they can compete on a global
scale and expand their companies quickly by exporting their business models to other regional markets around the world, including Canada,
Colombia, Europe, Japan, Mexico, the U.K
and the United States Traditionally, many Brazilian startups have been content to focus on growing their revenues and market share on the
a population of nearly 211,000,000
Entrepreneurial expansion outside the country is on the rise as the startup ecosystem becomes more mature, and against a backdrop of
unprecedented levels of global investment coming into Brazil from China, Japan, Europe, Silicon Valley and beyond
was originally based in Curitiba, Brazil, has recently relocated its global HQ to San Francisco
security, privacy and performance platform company, moved its global headquarters to San Francisco last August and now has more than half of
fit and healthy, has quietly grown into a global business in less than six years
network of multiple gyms and pay less than half the normal monthly fee
Its corporate partners include Accenture, Deloitte, Metlife, PayPal and PG.
The spirit of entrepreneurism in Brazil is as infectious as
courses and software that was founded in 2011, has expanded into Europe, including opening new offices in Madrid, Paris and the Netherlands
billion people through mobile apps, has seen tremendous growth since its founding in 1998
It now employs more than 1,500 people and impacts the lives of more than 100 million people around the globe
accomplish more than 20 mergers, acquisitions and investments in startups beyond iFood, including Maplink, PlayKids, Pointer, Rapiddo,
SuperPlayer and Sympla, among others.Smart strategy and networking resources boost successWith the advent and growth of SaaS platforms, a
fast-emerging global on-demand economy and some entirely original business models, many Brazilian startups are poised for success as they
scale from being regional plays to any number of international markets
strategy for tech startup founders is to analyze those regions that possess high broadband and mobile-device adoption, readily available
payment infrastructures, political stability, level socioeconomic playing fields, fair tax requirements and an easy-to-navigate regulatory
One useful rule of thumb to help obtain a basic understanding is to compare the overall internet population by country versus GDP per capita
This exercise will generate a model to prioritize countries with larger numbers of prospects with high levels of disposable income.Another
from cultural nuances to regulatory impacts to diverse approaches to conducting business
Identifying and tapping local network resources early on can make a world of difference.The maturing startup ecosystem in Brazil has
and building a tight-knit community of Brazilian and United States professionals, founders and scholars living and working in the San
entrepreneurism in Brazil is as infectious as its natural resources are vast
A recent rise in startups born and bred in Brazil that are being exported to international markets around the globe to further scale and
