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Latin Moot Corp’s annual business plan competition is being held this week in São Paulo, Thursday through Saturday. The Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) holds this competition as a preliminary round in advance of the global Moot Corp, which is held at the University of Texas.

Among the eight finalists one is Argentine, one North American and another from New Zealand. The panelists include investors (Confrapar, Adrenax, Direct Talk and others) as well as experts in various fields (including myself and representatives from Sebrae, Universia, Poli-USP, FGV and Fiesp). The presentations for each startup are available on AngelSoft, an online system for viewing the proposals and creating relationships between entrepreneurs and investors. Read more…

Here is a look back at events from January and February. The events page lists the upcoming schedule for March, April and May, so you can plan ahead. (Note: the calendar and events section is only in Portuguese, since most of the events are taking place only in Brazil; specific events mentioned below have links to English articles about them when available.)

You can add the calendar to your Google Calendar or iCal, and let us know if there are other events to include which we have overlooked.

Your business, brand, product or event can also be a sponsor of the events page. Just contact us. Read more…

As everyone knows by now Campus Party Brazil took place the last week of January, here in São Paulo.

What no one has seen yet are the photos I took and the videos of statements by entrepreneurs - done as if pitching their business to investors - a project which we’ve dubbed Startupitch. Read more…

The Brazil Means Business Symposium is scheduled to take place in the Netherlands on March 29th. It brings together investors, entrepreneurs, small businesses and startups with the goal of discussing the facts about the Brazilian economy and attracting business to the region. Read more…

“The way they were inspired online to talk about connectivity was fantastic!” This was the opinion of Lígia Dutra (of Chat about E-Commerce and Social Media) on Fashion Week São Paulo, which happened the week before Campus Party.

She was actively involved in the event for two reasons: connectivity has everything to do with her work in fashion and with the mission of the business she has embraced recently: byMK, a network about fashion. Read more…

As you may know Startupi is one of the organizers of Social Media Week São Paulo, which begins today at 7pm in SP, and is also taking place in New York, San Francisco, Toronto, London and Berlin. Events start today and continue through Saturday.

Most events are full and we cannot guarantee any more spaces, however we will be livestreaming the events. Read more…