Innovation Programs
Connecting Brazilian Entrepreneurs with Silicon Valley Startups
Corporate Innovation Program
Brazilian companies are trying to create new innovation programs in an attempt to find the best ways to adapt to increasing competition in today’s global market. By connecting them with Silicon Valley startups we are able to minimize this increased technology gap and help them develop creative solutions in local and global markets.
University Innovation Program
Universities are struggling to create academic programs that match the complex challenges students face in today's world. By learning about Silicon Valley's mindset, faculty and staff from Brazil will enhance their university curricula and also create incentives for young entrepreneurs in Brazil.
Startup Acceleration
Due to both lack of knowledge of the business culture and the high cost of living in the S.F. Bay Area, Brazilian startups are having a hard time becoming part of this ecosystem. Valle Innovation wants to break this barrier and serve as a "port of entry" to Silicon Valley for Brazilian entrepreneurs.
Valle Innovation Team
Innovative Minds from Distinct Backgrounds
Fernando Figueiredo
Tech and Business Consultant
Inspired by his tenure at ApexBrasil, an agency of the Brazilian federal government, Fernando created Valle Innovation, the first Brazilian incubator in San Francisco.
Gloria Hunt
UC Berkeley Mentor
Passionately advising foreign companies, of all growth stages, on how to assimilate the Silicon Valley way of doing business.
Kevin Smith
CEO, The Vault
Founder of The Vault, a full stack innovation ecosystem based in SF. Cofounded Seedchange in 2012. Kevin led the development of new iShares products and businesses around the world.
Matt Svetich
CEO, Effectus Group
Matt has a strong background in entrepreneurship coupled with the foundation of Big 4 accounting experience.
Brett Yokom
UC Berkeley Professor
Communication and language instructor, focusing on raising the profile of “soft skills” in the workplace.
Nina Fernandes
Business Advisor
Trilingual and internationally experienced, Nina is our business adviser. During her free time she volunteers at Latinas in Tech, where she is responsible for helping raise funds for the organization.
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