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#188: Major AI announcements, top unicorn backers, key deals of the week… and much more!

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Happy Sunday!

If you follow the technology world — and especially artificial intelligence — you know that this week was pivotal. Several major players hosted landmark events: Microsoft Build, Google I/O 2025, Anthropic’s Code with Claude launch, and recent blockbuster announcements from both OpenAI and NVIDIA.

What feels markedly different from previous years is how these companies are no longer “saving” their biggest releases exclusively for their headline events. The pace of competition is so intense that they’re now unveiling new models and products as soon as they’re ready, regardless of timing.

A prime example: just days before Google I/O, Google announced the release of Gemini 1.5 Pro’s wider availability and updates to Gemini Nano, along with major integrations of Gemini into Android and Workspace. This pre-announcement shifted expectations for the event itself and sent shockwaves across the market, demonstrating how Google — like others — is now operating in a mode of continuous deployment rather than event-based releases.

Personally, I’ll share a feeling that was overwhelming for me this week: I couldn’t fully grasp or process the flood of announcements. I was reading about them non-stop, but I struggled to mentally categorize what each company had launched. It was as if the sheer velocity of the news outpaced my ability to absorb and make sense of it all.

Then, in the middle of this cognitive overload, I listened to the Daily AI podcast. The host shared a simple yet powerful framework that completely reframed how I thought about the week: a diagram breaking down the multiple vectors of AI competition. He suggested that the best way to approach this relentless wave of updates is to categorize them within these strategic vectors.

That was a game changer for me. So, with that in mind, I’ll walk you through the key developments of this past week using that framework. I’ve found it enormously helpful to bring structure to the chaos — and if it helped me, I hope it might help you too.

Let’s dive in.

Here’s a structured overview of the most critical AI developments announced this week across Microsoft Build, Google I/O 2025, Anthropic’s debut developer conference, and OpenAI’s latest strategic moves. To help navigate the overwhelming flood of updates, I’ve organized them using the five key vectors of AI competition: Coding, Agents, Enterprise, Benchmarks, and Consumer.

Coding

• Anthropic: Introduced Claude Opus 4, now acclaimed as the world’s leading coding model. It set new records on SWE-bench (72.5%) and Terminal-bench (43.2%), demonstrating autonomous coding capabilities for up to seven hours on complex tasks — a significant leap in code generation endurance.

• OpenAI: Launched a new AI coding agent and acquired Windsurf (formerly Codeium) for US$3 billion, signaling a major bet on AI-assisted software development and the growing importance of autonomous coding tools.

• Microsoft: Enhanced GitHub Copilot into a more autonomous agent, integrating it with Azure AI Foundry and introducing Copilot Tuning, allowing developers to fine-tune Copilot to their specific workflows and enterprise needs.

• Google: Unveiled Jules, an AI-powered coding assistant, and expanded Gemini’s capabilities to support developers with AI-assisted code generation across Google Cloud and Android Studio.

Agents

• Anthropic: At its first developer conference, Anthropic emphasized the deployment of AI agents as virtual collaborators — augmenting human work rather than replacing it. The Claude 4 models now support advanced agent functionalities, including tool use, memory, and extended reasoning.

• Microsoft: Focused on the “explosion” of AI agents, introducing multi-agent orchestration in Copilot Studio and promoting the vision of an open “agentic web” — enabling autonomous agents to collaborate across platforms and services.

• Google: Showcased Project Astra, a universal AI assistant prototype designed for real-time context understanding, planning, and execution. Also introduced Project Mariner, aimed at developing proactive AI agents for complex task management.

• OpenAI: Upgraded its Operator agent, improving efficiency and real-world task execution capabilities, though specific technical details remain limited.

Enterprise

• Anthropic: Reported growing demand in Europe, especially the UK, with plans to create 100 new roles across the region. Also offering up to US$20,000 in API credits for researchers to encourage experimentation with Claude models across industries.

• Microsoft: Expanded Azure AI Foundry with access to over 1,900 models and launched the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit for Visual Studio, making it easier for enterprises to develop and deploy AI agents at scale.

• Google: Rolled out tiered AI subscriptions — AI Pro at US$20/month and AI Ultra at US$250/month — providing differentiated access to advanced Gemini features for enterprise and power users.

• OpenAI: The acquisition of Windsurf and the AI device startup from Jony Ive’s design firm signals OpenAI’s push toward integrating AI into enterprise hardware and software ecosystems.

Benchmarks

• Anthropic: Claude Opus 4 leads industry benchmarks, topping SWE-bench and Terminal-bench, with strong results in MMLU and GPQA. These achievements position it as a frontrunner in coding and general reasoning performance.

• Google: Gemini 1.5 Pro now dominates leaderboards such as WebDev Arena and LMArena, outperforming competitors across multiple evaluation categories, further validating Google’s strategy of rapid, iterative model releases.

• Microsoft: While specific benchmark scores were not disclosed, Microsoft highlighted major capability enhancements to its AI agents within Azure AI Foundry and GitHub Copilot, with a clear focus on enterprise-grade reliability.

• OpenAI: While no new benchmarks were explicitly shared, OpenAI’s recent acquisitions and product upgrades underscore a commitment to improving real-world performance and user experience.

Consumer

• Google: Revamped Google Search with “AI Overviews”, replacing standard search results with AI-generated summaries — now live by default for all U.S. users. Also introduced Android XR glasses, enhanced by Gemini, signaling a push toward AI-integrated wearable experiences.

• Microsoft: Added new AI productivity features to Microsoft 365, including Copilot Tuning and multi-agent orchestration, aimed at making everyday workflows more intuitive and automated.

• Anthropic: While primarily enterprise-focused, Anthropic’s advancements in coding models and agents are likely to influence future consumer-facing tools, especially in enhancing digital assistant experiences.

• OpenAI: The acquisition of the AI hardware startup suggests a move toward consumer-oriented devices, possibly leading to the development of new AI-integrated products for everyday use.

Key takeaway:

The velocity of innovation is staggering, with AI companies no longer pacing their releases by conference schedules, but instead operating in a continuous deployment mode. This week, across all vectors — from coding and agents to enterprise, benchmarks, and consumer products — we’ve witnessed significant shifts that are redefining how AI is developed, deployed, and experienced.

Personally, applying this framework helped me make sense of the chaos. I hope it does the same for you…

Moving on to more venture capital focused news, a piece from Crunchbase was very interesting - they did a deep dive into the leading investors in unicorns minted since 2023. Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners stand out as the leading firms in both the number of portfolio companies and funding rounds among the latest wave of unicorns. Other major backers include Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and Nvidia — the semiconductor powerhouse driving much of the current AI boom.

Each of these investors has added at least a dozen new unicorns to their portfolios in this period.

This recently funded group of unicorns — and the investors behind them — is especially noteworthy in today’s more cautious funding climate. Many of these companies are positioned at the forefront of the AI revolution or are demonstrating impressive revenue growth. Notably, just over 50% of these startups are headquartered in the U.S., while 17% originate from China.

Among the most active in China are HSG (formerly Sequoia Capital China) and Tencent. The rest of the top unicorn investors are predominantly U.S.-based, including leading multistage VCs, corporate investors, and select growth equity firms. Y Combinator is the only accelerator represented among the most active investors in this cohort.

General news:

• Broto was born out of Banco do Brasil’s intrapreneurship and has grown into a major agritech platform with 250K registered farmers and 1M monthly visits. Now a spin-off, it offers an integrated ecosystem of credit, insurance, digital tools, and a B2B marketplace. Over half of its users aren’t Banco do Brasil clients. The new “Clube Broto” aims for 100K members by 2027, driving rural digitalization with personalized, data-driven solutions. 🇧🇷

• Softplan is entering a new phase in its Operational Efficiency Unit with Marcelo Ferreira as Executive Director and the acquisition of Runrun.it. Since launching in 2021 with Checklist Fácil, this vertical has grown at an average of 41.75% annually. Runrun.it adds 1,200+ clients to the portfolio, fueling scale, synergy, and customer-focused innovation. 🇧🇷

• Firecrawl, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is hiring three fully autonomous AI agents with a $1M budget for roles in content creation, customer support, and software engineering. Each “position” pays $5K/month, signaling the growing trend of AI agents performing real-world jobs independently. 🇺🇸

• Cainvest, led by CEO Charles Aboulafia, is pivoting toward crypto, providing about 40% of Brazil’s institutional crypto liquidity. Known as a "bank of banks" in the Cayman Islands, Cainvest pioneered tokenization projects like BRLI and aims to streamline crypto transactions regionally. 🇧🇷🇰🇾

• Pine appointed Gabriel Ferreira as Head of Content at Pine On, its new B2B and professional services content agency. Ferreira, with a background in journalism, marketing, and startups, will lead strategy-driven editorial operations to align with business goals. 🇧🇷

• Prestamype, a Peruvian fintech, aims to become a digital bank by 2027. With 6,500 clients, it plans to secure a SAFI license in 2025 and raise $15M in Series A by 2026. The company expects to triple revenue as it expands regionally to Mexico and Colombia. 🇵🇪

• Zerviz, a Chilean CX tech startup, is expanding its alliance with U.S.-based Five9 to drive AI-powered customer service across Latin America. The partnership targets key markets like Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Peru, combining regional expertise with cloud infrastructure. 🇨🇱

• Bitcoin surged past $100K in 2025, driven by JP Morgan’s bullish forecast and stronger U.S. crypto regulations. Analysts expect BTC to outperform gold, with predictions of it reaching $1M as institutional support grows. 🇺🇸

• Prometeo is expanding its Account Validation product across Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, now covering 80–95% of these markets. The tool instantly verifies account ownership, helping reduce fraud and compliance risks across Latin America and the U.S. 🇺🇾

• Fraccional.cl, a Chilean fintech, launched in Paraguay with its first fractional real estate investment project in Asunción, raising $500K in its first month. The platform offers shared ownership with annual returns of 7–10%, targeting young professionals in emerging neighborhoods. 🇨🇱🇵🇾

Deals:

• re.green secured R$80M from Brazil’s Climate Fund via BNDES to restore over 16,000 hectares across the Amazon and Atlantic Forest. It’s the first biodiversity-labeled restoration project in Brazil, earning S&P’s highest “Dark Green” rating. 🇧🇷

• Regeneron is acquiring 23andMe for $256M after the once-hyped genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy. The deal includes its consumer DNA tech and a database of 15M genetic profiles. Once valued at $6B, 23andMe collapsed amid plummeting demand and a major data breach, sparking privacy concerns. 🇺🇸

• Blips, a fintech supporting small Brazilian entrepreneurs, raised R$50M in a round led by Headline and XP. Valued at R$500M, it offers equipment financing and rental in sectors like beauty and construction, with 5,000 machines in use and R$200M in 2024 revenue. Blips has grown 3,700% since launch, boasting a 0.4% default rate through AI-driven credit models. 🇧🇷

• SuaQuadra, a commercial real estate rental platform, partnered with BS2 Seguros to launch embedded insurance products. Backed by Kaszek and Canary, SuaQuadra has raised over R$40M and grown 400% in the past year. The new insurance covers rent guarantees, fire, and property damage—approved in minutes without guarantors or deposits. 🇧🇷

General news:

• Onkos developed mir-THYpe, an AI-powered test that can prevent unnecessary thyroid surgeries, potentially saving Brazil’s healthcare system up to R$385M. Already in use at hospitals like Albert Einstein and Sírio-Libanês, the tech is expanding globally and into diagnostics for breast, prostate, and metastatic cancers, with a new breast cancer test poised to reduce unnecessary chemo at lower costs than U.S. alternatives. 🇧🇷

• Turbi announced Mario Liao as CFO and Ana Mantovan as CTO to fuel growth. Liao will focus on fleet expansion and financial restructuring, while Mantovan will lead tech innovation. Turbi operates 5,700 vehicles, aiming for 10,000 by 2025 as it expands digital rental and subscription services across São Paulo and beyond. 🇧🇷

• Brex partnered with Zip to integrate virtual cards into Zip’s platform, streamlining payments and expense control for over 30,000 shared customers. After slashing its cash burn by 90% in early 2024, Brex is preparing for an IPO, focusing on partnerships to drive growth and optimize operations. 🇺🇸

• 99Pay has issued R$3.5B in loans but sees vast untapped demand, approving just 900K of 8M applicants. With 22M users and a return to food delivery this year, it plans to deepen credit use among restaurants and microentrepreneurs. Backed by a new SCD license, 99Pay is promoting responsible lending and eyeing further market expansion with a R$1B investment. 🇧🇷

• Brazil’s AI regulation bill moves to the Chamber of Deputies for debate. The proposal sets up a national AI governance system led by the data protection authority, with sanctions up to R$50M or 2% of revenue. Key provisions, especially on generative AI, will take effect within 180 days after publication. 🇧🇷

• Nik Storonsky, CEO of Revolut, co-founded QuantumLight, a VC fund that raised $250M to make AI-driven investment decisions. All 17 investments so far have been selected by AI, focusing on later-stage startups in AI, fintech, and SaaS. The approach draws from Revolut’s own data-driven growth playbook. 🇺🇸

• Promova, a Ukrainian edtech, is expanding aggressively in Brazil with over 1M users and plans to quadruple that number this year. Using AI-powered personalized language learning, Promova aims to address Brazil’s low English proficiency by providing contextualized education, while hiring locally and exploring VC funding to scale further. 🇧🇷🇺🇦

• Creditas appointed Julia Barroso as VP of Benefits and Private Payroll Loans. With experience at iFood, Kroton, and C&A, Barroso will lead product innovation as Creditas expands its role in Brazil’s new Crédito do Trabalhador program, managing R$6B in credit. 🇧🇷

• Elon Musk confirmed at the Qatar Economic Forum that he will lead Tesla through 2030, easing investor concerns and boosting shares by 0.65%. Musk also announced Tesla's robotaxi debut in Austin next month, marking a significant step in autonomous mobility. 🇺🇸

• Drex continues evolving from a digital real to the backbone of Brazil’s financial infrastructure. João Gianvecchio of BV emphasized its role in tokenizing real-world assets and unlocking operational gains in sectors like auto sales. Despite still being in testing, progress is steady and seen as a natural evolution. 🇧🇷

Deals:

• Next Fit raised R$50M in a Series A round led by Cloud9 and Parceiro Ventures to expand its all-in-one ERP for fitness businesses. With 13K+ clients and 1M+ app users, the company now controls 18% of the market and plans to triple its team while enhancing its product suite. 🇧🇷

• Plaza raised R$2M to expand Maya, its AI-powered virtual agent for real estate. Maya automates tasks like invoicing, contracts, and maintenance via WhatsApp, with over half of interactions resolved without human assistance. Plaza plans to grow Maya’s reach and launch new rental risk management tools. 🇧🇷

• SP Ventures made its first AgVentures III investment, leading a $2.6M round in Mexican agfintech Blooms. Using AI, Blooms offers financing and FX solutions to Latin American ag exporters, with expansion plans for Colombia and Brazil. 🇲🇽

General News:

• Marcos Galperin will step down as Mercado Livre CEO on January 1, 2026, after 25 years, transitioning to executive chairman. Commerce president Ariel Szarfsztejn will become CEO. The company plans to invest R$34B in Brazil in 2025 as it continues expanding its $132B market cap leadership in Latin America. 🇦🇷🇧🇷

• BRQ has become a key tech and open innovation partner for 150+ companies across 12 countries. Since 2016, its Innovation Hub has blended internal expertise with startup partnerships, investing ~R$20M in 15 SaaS startups focused on AI, Web3, and finance. By 2025, BRQ aims to invest R$30M and expand its AI-driven offerings. 🇧🇷

• Klavi appointed Bernardo Meirelles as its new Head of Sales to scale adoption of its Open Finance data solutions. Meirelles previously helped grow Neoway to its R$1.8B exit to B3 and will now drive Klavi’s mission to unlock business value through data intelligence. 🇧🇷

• Brazil’s Congress launched its Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence to review Bill 2338/23, already approved by the Senate. Deputy Luisa Canziani will lead the group, with Aguinaldo Ribeiro as rapporteur, aiming to balance innovation with regulation amid rising AI-related risks. 🇧🇷

• Natura’s Emana Pay is scaling up its microcredit roots into a new digital bank. With over 3.5M consultants and R$762M in credit in Q1 2025, Natura uses data to personalize cash flow and credit solutions, but faces low Open Finance opt-in rates due to its offline origins. 🇧🇷

• Binance integrated Brazil’s Pix system into Binance Pay, enabling crypto users to make instant payments in reais. This is Binance’s first official link with a national payment network, simplifying everyday crypto use in one of the world’s top crypto adoption markets. 🇧🇷

• Open Finance in Brazil now reaches 55M users—one-third of the banked population—with 3.3B API calls weekly. The ecosystem has enabled R$18B in credit across 139 use cases, with innovations like no-redirect Pix journeys gaining traction. 🇧🇷

Deals:

• Airwallex hit a $6.2B valuation after raising $300M in a Series F round backed by Visa, Salesforce Ventures, and Australian pension funds. Now operating in Brazil and Mexico, the fintech plans further Latin American expansion after reaching $130B in annual payment volume. 🇦🇺🇧🇷🇲🇽

• Colegium acquired KidsBook, marking its fifth strategic purchase since 2020. Serving over 1,000 institutions across 14 countries, the Chilean edtech aims to unify early childhood tools and expand into the university market by 2028. 🇨🇱

• Veesion raised R$243M to expand its AI-based retail theft detection technology, which uses gesture analysis and works with existing security cameras. Already serving 5,000 retailers across 25 countries, Brazil is its largest market with 400 clients. 🇫🇷🇧🇷

• XP invested R$197M to increase its stake in Grupo Primo to 17.3%, valuing the company at over R$1B. While XP lost voting rights, it remains a key economic partner as Grupo Primo targets R$100B in assets under custody within five years. 🇧🇷

• Jony Ive sold his startup io Products to OpenAI for $6.5B in stock. The deal marks OpenAI’s biggest move into AI hardware, with Ive’s LoveFrom studio set to lead creative direction while remaining independent. The first devices are expected in 2026. 🇺🇸

General news:

• Dara Venture has launched, led by Matheus Beirão after scaling and selling Queima Diária to SmartFit. The venture builder will invest up to R$10M per startup in health, education, and tech, aiming to grow companies from R$2M to R$100M in revenue with strategic support beyond capital. 🇧🇷

• TotalPass appointed Vitor Mizukawa as COO Latam to oversee Gyms, Marketing, and Customer Experience across Brazil and Mexico. Mizukawa aims to double revenue as TotalPass, now in over 1,500 cities, continues its aggressive growth. 🇧🇷🇲🇽

• Adyen is now certified to operate as a Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) under Brazil’s Open Finance, enabling seamless Pix transactions without copy-pasting. The company already powers payments for Uber, iFood, and Magazine Luiza in Brazil. 🇧🇷🇳🇱

• Interconnected 2025 in São Paulo opened with AI ethicist Kay Firth-Butterfield calling for clear rules, diversity, and shared responsibility in AI development. She warned that without governance, AI risks bias, exclusion, and legal fallout. 🇧🇷

• Brazil’s CVM delayed the "Pix of investments" rules to January 2026, allowing smoother rollout of quick, secure asset transfers as part of the Open Capital Market agenda. 🇧🇷

• Yalla Car, a ride-hailing and delivery startup, is expanding to Guarulhos and Viracopos, operating 1,200 vehicles. The company, with 90% fleet occupancy, targets R$70M in revenue this year and future equity moves. 🇧🇷

• Argentina has approved the use of undeclared U.S. dollars for high-value purchases to boost consumption and formalize capital. The government estimates $400B in cash held informally, two-thirds of the country’s GDP. 🇦🇷

• Brazil approved new rules exempting import taxes on key crypto mining equipment starting May 2025. The policy aims to boost digital infrastructure and position Brazil as a crypto mining hub. 🇧🇷

• Liquitech partnered with Kredit Plus to revolutionize electronic factoring in Colombia. Kredit Plus becomes a shareholder, bringing financial strength and governance expertise to Liquitech’s advanced credit asset management platform. 🇨🇴

• Grupo Braza launched USDB, a dollar-pegged stablecoin on the XRP Ledger, alongside its real-backed BBRL. Braza moved $1.08B in 24 hours, ranking sixth in Brazil’s interbank operations, with USDB projected to capture 30% of Brazil's stablecoin market by 2026. 🇧🇷

Deals:

• Strava acquired The Breakaway, a personalized cycling training app, shortly after acquiring Runna. This push to build a smarter fitness ecosystem raised Strava’s valuation to $2.2B as it now serves over 150M users globally. 🇺🇸

• Clash acquired GRB Services Brasil, adding R$220M in revenue and scaling its tech-driven debt recovery operations. Clash aims to combine GenAI with empathetic collections to hit R$1B+ in revenue by end of 2025. 🇧🇷

• Avenia (formerly BRLA Digital) raised R$12M in seed funding led by Big Bets and Fluent Ventures. The rebrand marks a new growth phase, with Avenia targeting leadership in Latin American cross-border payment infrastructure. 🇧🇷

• Nuvini acquired Munddi, a Brazilian digital marketplace connecting brands and retailers. The move strengthens Nuvini’s SaaS B2B portfolio and unlocks cross-sell synergies with platforms like Mercos and Leadlovers. 🇧🇷

General news:

• ImpulsoGov secured a $100K grant from the Mulago Foundation to scale Impulso Previne, its data-driven platform that helps identify care gaps in public healthcare. The goal: smarter preventive care across all 5,500 Brazilian municipalities. 🇧🇷

• Kushki reported a 300% surge in payment volume in Chile during Q1 2025, processing over $250M monthly. Now Chile’s 4th largest acquirer, it’s expanding into education and travel after a 91% growth in 2024. 🇨🇱

• Banco Pine posted a record R$73.5M Q1 profit, up 17% YoY, driven by strong wholesale and retail lending growth. Its credit portfolio expanded 32% YoY to R$15.4B, with ROE reaching 25%. 🇧🇷

• Napster is back—reborn as Napster Corporation under Infinite Reality, shifting from streaming to AI-powered digital fan experiences. Despite its $18B valuation pitch, skeptics question whether promises outpace delivery. 🇺🇸

• Inter Bank rebranded its high-income segment from “Black” to “Prime,” lowering entry to R$150K. New perks include global lounge access and interest on USD balances via credit card use, positioning Inter for rapid Prime client growth. 🇧🇷

• Oracle is buying 400K Nvidia GB200 chips for $40B to power OpenAI’s Texas data center—a key part of the $500B Stargate AI infrastructure plan backed by Trump. The UAE campus is next, with 100K chips. 🇺🇸🇦🇪

• Brazil hit a record 7.2 million delinquent businesses, representing 31% of all active companies. Micro and small firms lead defaults, amid R$141.6B in unpaid debts and soaring interest rates at 14.75%. 🇧🇷

Deals:

• Calice raised $2.5M to scale its AI-driven agtech platform NODES across Brazil and the U.S. Originally from Argentina, Calice is expanding its data-powered solutions for smarter, sustainable agriculture. 🇧🇷🇺🇸🇦🇷

• TC TradersClub sold 49.9% of Economatica to REAG for R$60M to help fund the launch of its digital brokerage in June. Economatica will operate independently under REAG's influence as TC pivots toward integrated investment services. 🇧🇷

• Omni Saúde App raised $1M in its fourth round to expand affordable medication benefits across Brazil. Companies can offer flexible drug plans usable at any pharmacy, making Omni a rising healthtech player. 🇧🇷

• Foliume raised $1M to scale its AI-powered insurance automation platform across Europe. Founded in Uruguay in 2022, Foliume already serves clients in Spain, Germany, and Portugal, replacing manual workflows with intelligent assistants. 🇺🇾🇪🇸🇩🇪🇵🇹

• Preventix raised seed funding from Impact Ventures to expand its non-invasive cervical cancer screening across Latin America. The Mexican healthtech’s patented test detects pre-cancerous lesions with over 85% accuracy. 🇲🇽

You will see below an updated list of events, including for the second half of the year. If I forgot your event, and you want to include it - please sure to send those my way asap!

• AI Summit Brasil 2025
  Date: May 29–30, 2025
  Location: Florianópolis, SC
  Description: One of the largest artificial intelligence events in Latin America, AI Summit brings together experts, companies, and professionals to discuss the safe, ethical, and innovative development of AI. It fosters high-level networking and showcases cutting-edge trends.
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• VTEX Day

  Date: June 2-3

  Location: São Paulo

  Description: Considered one of the largest digital commerce events in the world, VTEX Day brings together big names in retail, including customers, suppliers and influencers, in an environment dedicated to innovation and knowledge. The event is an opportunity to explore solutions, discuss trends, strengthen connections and gain valuable insights to boost business.

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• Gramado Summit

  Date: June 4–6, 2025

  Location: Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  Description: Gramado Summit is a prominent event in entrepreneurship and innovation held annually in southern Brazil. Focused on startups, technology, and business, it gathers entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders to share knowledge, foster connections, and drive the innovation ecosystem. It also includes a business expo where startups showcase their solutions and explore partnership and investment opportunities.
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• ABVCAP Experience 2025
  Location: São Paulo, SP
  Date: June 9–12, 2025
  Description: Brazil’s premier private capital event, ABVCAP Experience brings together over a thousand delegates, including national and international LPs, for networking and discussions on the latest trends in private equity and venture capital. The event features LP Day, investment rounds, and panels on industry developments.
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• FEBRABAN Tech

  Date: June 10-12

  Location: São Paulo

  Description: FEBRABAN Tech is a fundamental event for the financial sector, bringing together banks, fintechs, financial institutions and experts to debate the innovations that are shaping the future of the market. Held annually by the Brazilian Federation of Banks (FEBRABAN), the event reached a record of 55 thousand visitors in 2024.

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• Cubo Conecta 2025

  Date: September 2025 (exact dates to be announced)

  Location: São Paulo, SP

  Description: Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Cubo Conecta is the flagship event of Cubo Itaú, bringing together thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, and innovation leaders from across Latin America. The event offers over 90 hours of content and facilitates more than 5,000 digital connections, highlighting the potential of the technology and innovation ecosystem in the region.

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• Brazil Climate Summit 2025
  Date: September 13–14, 2025
  Location: New York, NY, USA
  Description: The Brazil Climate Summit focuses on Brazil's role in the global green transition, emphasizing the importance of private sector involvement and international capital to accelerate low-carbon businesses. The event gathers leaders from various sectors to discuss sustainable development strategies.
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• Gartner CIO & IT Executive Conference 2025
  Date: September 22–24, 2025
  Location: São Paulo, SP
  Description: A gathering of CIOs and IT leaders to discuss digital transformation, organizational leadership, and innovation strategies across industries.
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• Web Summit Lisbon 2025
  Date: November 10–13, 2025
  Location: Lisbon, Portugal
  Description: One of the world’s most influential tech conferences, Web Summit Lisbon connects 70,000+ attendees from startups, enterprises, and media to discuss trends shaping the tech industry.
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• Brazil Tech Summit 2025
  Date: December 9, 2025
  Location: São Paulo, SP
  Description: Part of the Global Startup Ecosystem Series, Brazil Tech Summit brings together entrepreneurs, government leaders, and investors to foster tech-driven innovation across Latin America.
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