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Rodrigo Baer

Um venture capitalist tirando duvidas dos empreendedores https://www.youtube.com/pergunteaovc

  1. May 28

    Can Brazilian companies compete globally with AI? (Pergunte ao VC 359)

    👉 Send questions for the next video: https://forms.gle/iGfVfiBHELzpAeVf6Insights: Brazilian companies do have a reason to exist in an AI-driven market and not just to solve local problems. Silicon Valley builds products assuming there's a developer on the other end. That assumption holds true there, but not for 95% of the world. A steel mill in rural Brazil or the American Midwest doesn't have a dev on the team, and that creates a massive opportunity for those who know how to build for that context. 14B believes that Brazil's specificity will generate exportable products: front-end AI security (monitoring individual behavior, not just APIs), social engineering fraud prevention (the Brazilian pattern, distinct from Eastern Europe's hacking-focused fraud), and solutions for the WhatsApp economy — where Brazil already holds 7 to 8 years of advantage over the American market. Different contexts build different companies. And some of those companies will be global. 📌 In this video:• Why the Brazilian context creates opportunities Silicon Valley overlooks• The "assumed developer" problem and how it opens space for more accessible products• Front-end AI security: why the risk lies with the employee, not the API• Social engineering fraud as an exportable thesis from Brazil to the world• Brazil's competitive edge in the WhatsApp economy• Which opportunities are local (tax, legal, logistics) and which can scale globally• Why LATAM can lead AI solutions for markets without developersFollow us on YouTube: / @pergunteaovcFollow us on Instagram: @pergunteaovc#venturecapital #latamstartups #artificialintelligence #founders #entrepreneurship #emergingmarkets #Brazil #LatinAmerica #AIstartups

    4 min
  2. May 21

    How do you generate exits in Brazil? (Pergunte ao VC 358)

    👉 Send questions for the next video: https://forms.gle/iGfVfiBHELzpAeVf6 Insights:Generating exits in Brazil remains one of venture capital's greatest challenges. With incumbents too small to acquire billion-dollar companies and local IPO markets suffering from adverse selection, 14B invests primarily in companies with global ambitions. By building products that integrate into international platforms — think Salesforce, SAP, or Visa — founders unlock access to larger acquirers and better valuations. This strategy has already proven successful: Auth0 (sold to Okta), Technisys (sold to SoFi), and Pismo (sold to Visa) exemplify the path forward. We discuss why selling "Brazil to the world" is preferable to building "HubSpot for Brazil," and how the best Latin American companies should target US listings or strategic M&A with global players rather than settling for local market exits. 📌 In this video:• Why liquidity is scarce in Latin America and the billion-dollar acquisition bottleneck• The limitations of selling regional products to local incumbents• How global platform integrations create richer exit opportunities• Examples of successful regional exits to international acquirers (Auth0, Technisys, Pismo)• Why "jabuticaba" products struggle in US public markets• The risks of adverse selection in local Brazilian IPO markets• Strategic M&A versus IPO as the preferred exit path for LatAm venture companies

    5 min

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