Autor: Consultoria de Investimentos
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Airbnb levanta US$ 1 bilhão em rodada de financiamento
A Airbnb informou nesta quinta-feira que levantou 1 bilhão de dólares em uma rodada de financiamento, o que levou o valor da companhia para 31 bilhões de dólares. A empresa captou 447,85 milhões de dólares, afirmou à Reuters uma fonte próxima da Airbnb. Em setembro, a empresa disse que tinha levantado cerca de 555 milhões de dólares,…
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When empowering women, we must include men
Hundreds looked on as proud young men, decked out in crisp uniforms, led their parents onto the campus that will help unlock their future. This January, the Kisaruni group of girls’ schools in Kenya’s Maasai Mara unveiled its first all-boys high school. After the opening ceremony, village elders christened it with a name. They chose Ngulot,…
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China pledges to transform, upgrade real economy through innovation
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — China will make greater efforts this year to implement innovation-driven development strategy, upgrade the structure of the real economy, and improve its performance and competitiveness, a government work report said Sunday. “The real economy has always been the foundation of China’s development; the task we now face is to speed…
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BASF sets up 50 million innovation campus in Mumbai
BASF Group inaugurated its new innovation campus in Mumbai with a total expected investment of up to €50 million from BASF Group, and marks the Group’s largest research and development (R&D) investment in South Asia. All global research operations at BASF Innovation Campus Asia Pacific (Mumbai) will be housed under BASF Chemicals India Private Limited,…
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Falta referência para motivar as startups
Por Thomaz Gomes, de São Francisco (EUA) | Da Pequenas Empresas & Grandes Negócios Roy Glasberg, do Launchpad Accelerator do Google: “A falta de casos de sucesso global acaba aumentando a percepção sobre o nível de risco da região” Responsável pelas iniciativas de apoio a startups do Google, o israelense Roy Glasberg, 40 anos, é…
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Vagas abertas para Hackaton em SP
Uma maratona de programação com o objetivo de incentivar o desenvolvimento de soluções tecnológicas aplicadas à saúde da mulher desde a infância até a terceira idade acontecerá em São Paulo nos dias 11 e 12 de março, no Clube Hebraica, em São Paulo. O primeiro Women’s Health Tech Weekend terá 30 horas de duração, com…
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EMBRACO compra startup catarinense de tecnologia disruptiva de dados
A Embraco, multinacional focada em inovação e fabricante mundial de compressores herméticos para refrigeração, aposta em novos modelos de negócio com o objetivo de antecipar tendências do mercado e diversificar seu modelo de atuação. A empresa adquiriu a start up brasileira UpPoints, que desenvolveu um sistema inovador de reconhecimento de imagem e análise da performance…
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3 of the best innovation team Formulas…and when to ignore them
You’ve heard this cliché many times before: innovation is all about people. Even if you’re an avid fan of artificial intelligence, you hardly expect robots replacing humans as innovators any time soon. And if you agree with another popular cliché, the one saying that innovation is a team sport, you will come to a natural…
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Girls’ Education Is Key To Fighting Global Poverty
Whether you go to school should not depend on your gender. Yet for 130million girls around the world, being female means they miss out on an education. The number of girls denied basic schooling is staggering – they would make up the tenth largest country in terms of population. This must end. Not only is…
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How can Brexit affect innovation ?
Britain has for centuries been a world centre for innovation. This has helped support our economy. Brexit provides us with a clear opportunity to ensure this continues. Post-Brexit, we can introduce differentiated business legislation that will support investments and innovations to help the country thrive. Historically, English property law has been the cornerstone of this,…