Sao Paulo, May 25, 2019 - When health organizations indicated social isolation to contain the advances of the new coranavirus, many companies raised concerns about the economic future of business. However, while for some startups the sentiment is accompanied by uncertainties and doubts about business continuity, for others it may be an opportunity Currently, this market faces reevaluations in strategic planning, redefinition of investments and cost reductions, but also an opportunity to receive investment funds, depending on the market in which the startup operates.
Faced with this scenario, ABES - Brazilian Association of Software Companies, in partnership with KPMG - one of the largest companies providing professional services that include Audit, Tax and Advisory Services - brings together specialists to discuss the future of startups. One of them is Tiago Fabris, from the investor Bossa Nova Investimentos, who will discuss how the day-to-day of startups is going in these new times. The webinar will take place on May 27, at 2:30 pm, and there are free registrations available on the website http://www.sympla.com.br/ABESSOFTWARE.
According to Rodolfo Fücher, president of ABES, these companies can contribute to the country's economy due to the rapid adaptation of the services they offer to society. "One of our goals is to help build a more digital and less unequal Brazil and, in this delicate moment that we face, strengthening startups is one of the ways to mitigate the negative impacts caused by the pandemic on the economy", he comments.
Felipe M. Catharino, Managing Partner in the Markets area at KPMG, adds: "The challenge for accelerators is to prioritize and coordinate these initiatives that will contribute to the country's economic future. However, it is important to plan a quicker route to recover from the crisis and save your business in this period that disoriented all entrepreneurs ", he reveals.
Tiago Fabri, from Bossa Nova Investimentos, points out that the Venture Capital market has already carried out several deals over the first four months of the year. "In Bossa Nova, we used the first weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic to individually guide each Startup in our portfolio, understand the runaway time of each one, and carry out the necessary pivots. Taking these actions, at the end of April we carried out three new investments through our first round of online investment. We understand that there are many new innovative solutions at this time at an attractive price, and we don’t want to let them pass, "he reveals.
The mediation of this webinar will be from the publisher of The Shift , Silvia Bassi, a journalist specializing in technology and the internet, who works with content, creating editorial brands and developing business strategies and monetizing audiences for multiplatform media companies.
And, to compose the debate table, the following will be present:
Felipe M. Catharino - Managing partner in the Markets area at KPMG, he leads business development initiatives in the technology segment, which includes the software industry, Customer Experience, semiconductors and equipment and device manufacturers.
Rodolfo Fücher - President of the Brazilian Association of Software Companies - ABES, founding partner of FEMP Participações, whose objective is to foster entrepreneurship, and member of the board of SOFTEX.
Robson Del Fiol - Managing Partner Head of Emerging Giants & Digital Marketing Strategist at KPMG Brasil.
Tiago Fabris - Operates in the relationship with investors of Bossa Nova Investimentos. Graduated in Business Administration from PUC-RS, with an MBA in Finance from FGV.
Oliver Cunningham - Partner at KPMG and Advisory, Transformation & Innovation Consulting.
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New Times: How are startups?
Date: may, 27
Hour: 2:30 pm
Registrations: http://www.sympla.com.br/ABESSOFTWARE
About ABES
ABES, Brazilian Association of Software Companies, aims to contribute to the construction of a more digital and less unequal Brazil, in which information technology plays a fundamental role in the democratization of knowledge and the creation of new opportunities for all. In this sense, it aims to ensure a business environment conducive to innovation, ethical, dynamic and globally competitive, always aligned with its mission of connecting, guiding, protecting and developing the Brazilian information technology market.
Since its foundation in September 1986, ABES has sought to be relevant to its associates and a national and international reference in the technology sector. Currently, the entity represents approximately 2 thousand companies, totaling around 85% of the software and services segment revenue in Brazil, distributed in 23 Brazilian states and the Federal District, responsible for the generation of more than 205 thousand direct jobs and an annual revenue of the order of R$ 61 billion in 2018.
Access the ABES Portal – http://www.abes.org.br or contact the Relationship Center: +55 (11) 2161-2833.
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