21212 Demo Day - October 2012
OCTOBER 19, 2012
ESPAÇO MAM - RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
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Check out our first Demo Day
21212 Demo Day is the official unveiling of the newest graduates of the 21212 Digital Accelerator program, Brazil's leading seed accelerator program. While hundreds of companies apply to 21212, but only the best are invited to participate in the 6-month program located in Rio (21) and NYC (212).
The Demo Day will feature presentations from each of the accelerated companies, Brazil's most promising tech startups. It will also include exceptional keynote presenters who will offer a window into the future of technology in Brazil and introduce you to the people and companies that are paving the way.
This event provides exclusive access to a special group of innovators and thought leaders who are shaping the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Brazil. Attendees include leading international and Brazilian angel investors, VCs, thought leaders, media, and market insiders.
Welcome to Rio!
21212 Crew.
2:00 pm Doors Open / Registration
3:00 pm Welcome by 21212 Team
Remarks by Adriana Cisneros
3:55 pm Pitches by 21212 Startups
4:30 pm Presentation by Davis Smith, Co-CEO and Founder of Baby.com.br
5:00 pm Coffee Break
5:35 pm Panel: A discussion of the brazilian startup ecosystem
Cassio Spina (Anjos do Brasil), Marcio Campos (PagPop), Yann de Vries (Redpoint eVentures).
Moderated by: Pedro Doria (O Globo)
6:10 pm Pitches by 21212 Startups
7:00 pm Closing Remarks by 21212 Team
7:10 pm onward Cocktails and Networking
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Adriana Cisneros
Cisneros Group of Companies
Adriana Cisneros is Vice Chairman and Director of Strategy of the Cisneros Group of Companies, one of the leading privately held media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products organizations in the world. She is also President of the Fundación Cisneros, an NGO dedicated to improving access to quality education in Latin America.
As the head of strategy she is overseeing the company’s transformation from a regional enterprise to one increasingly focused on global markets. In addition she is heading the organization’s innovation and adaptation of digital technologies and new media.
Davis Smith
Baby.com.br
Davis Smith is the Co-CEO and founder of Baby.com.br, Brazil's leading e-commerce company focused on the baby care space. Davis co-founded Baby.com.br in October 2011 and has since raised $23 million in venture capital led by Accel Partners and Tiger Global. With over 1 million Facebook fans and Brazil's best-known female celebrity as their CMO (Chief Mommy Officer), Baby.com.br is revolutionizing e-commerce in Brazil.
Prior to starting Baby, Davis founded, and later sold, PoolTables.com, America’s largest pool table retailer. Davis has spent 13 years living in Latin America. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University (BA in International Studies), the University of Pennsylvania's Lauder Institute (MA in International Studies) and Wharton School (MBA). He is married with two children and lives with his family in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Cassio Spina
Anjos do Brasil
Graduated in electronic engineering by Escola Politécnica of USP, was an entrepreneur for 25 years in tech sector and currently is an angel investor for innovative startups. Cassio is also the founder of Anjos do Brasil a non profit organization for fostering angel investment, and Altivia Ventures an investment and advisoring company.
He is also columnist of Exame, INFO and Endeavor, board member of companies and author of the book "Angel-Investor - A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs and Investors".
Marcio Campos
PagPop
Marcio Campos is founder and CEO of PagPop Mobile Payments, a Brazilian startup focused on mobile payments in the Brazilian market. He has B.A in Dentistry at USP and MBA, and has been an entrepreneur since he was 19 years old.
After building PagPop for 4 years and learning everything about payments, participating in the 21212 Acceleration program, and raising fund from Cetus Investimentos and Intel Capital, he feels that with his strong team and great shareholders, PagPop is ready to be the leading mobile payments services and solutions in Brazil and Latin America, improving and developing a new way to accept payments and including people in a new socioeconomic environment.
Yann de Vries
Redpoint eVentures
Yann de Vries is a Founding Partner of Redpoint eVentures. Yann brings to Brazil more than 15 years of international experience in the high tech industry across a variety of positions. Before co-founding Redpoint e.ventures, Yann spent five years heading Cisco’s Corporate Business Development activities (investments, M&A and corporate strategy) in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
He also worked for six years in Silicon Valley with venture capital firm e.ventures, in a start-up with Sonim and in management consulting with Bain’s technology practice. He started his career as an engineer with Alcatel in Cairo and Agilent Technologies in Hong Kong. Yann holds a MSEE from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Matt Coffin
Coffin Capital
Matt is a serial investor and entrepreneur, having started and invested in a number of Internet companies around the world.
Matt was CEO and Founder of LowerMyBills.com, a company that was sold to Experian for $350 million in 2005. Matt is on the board and an investor in Machinima (#1 gaming network on YouTube), eBureau (predictive analytics), Mahalo (learning based apps) and Brighter.com (healthcare marketplace for dental care).
Thru his investment firm, Coffin Capital and Ventures, Matt co-founded Brighter.com and has invested in over thirty early stage digital companies. Investments include ShoeDazzle, Rubicon Project, Hautelook (sold to Nordstrom), Goldstar, Demand Media (IPO), InAdco, Mahalo, eBureau, Buscape (sold to Naspers), DocStoc, 2tor, Caring.com, and GraphEffect.
Matt graduated from Babson College with a BA in Finance and Entrepreneurial Studies and soon after, began his career at Miller Publishing Group, the company which owned titles such as Vibe, Spin, Tennis, Sailing World, Where and several other special interest magazines.
Matt’s forward thinking business ideas earned him the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2007 and was Southern California Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006.
Currently, Matt lives in the Hampton’s and Park City with his wife and two children.
We thank our lovely sponsors and media partners of 21212 Digital Accelerator Program for their support and dedication to our mission of enhancing the digital market in Brazil.
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