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UniPartners, a new fund created by five business people with 30 years experience in the market has already invested in six startups: Solutis, e-Z Vida, MTM Tecnologia, Gran TI, Smart Energia and CMS. The group is focused on investments in the IT sector that function in the areas  of health and sustainable use of natural resources. The founders are Ana Paula Costa Braun, Jack de Oliveira Cavalcanti Jr, João Francisco da Silva Mendes Neto, Likiso Hattori and Liliane Moura Bender (see their profiles here). Read more…

I interviewed Guilherme Cohn, financial analyst for FIEEI Horizon TI, a startup fund begun in December by Confrapar. It specifically targets startups in the state of Minas Gerais.

The big question (especially given the attention investors were giving startups at Campus Party) remains: so when are other experienced and successful people going to open startup funds in other states? Besides the four angel associations that we already have, that is.

Below, my questions for Guilherme Cohn: Read more…

If you are a graduate student (masters or doctorate) or are doing scientific research in your studies, you can benefit from UOL Research Fund. The grants will be given, after review, to students who are doing some type of high level research at their insititute, supervised by a faculty member.

The areas of interest for grant applicants range from studying social networks on the internet, blogs and digital journalism, computer viruses and their propagation, combating spam, search engines, and topics related to privacy law. That is, themes of interest to the internet business. Read more…