Niu Ventures的动态

Leg 1/10 of my journey at Niu Ventures to connect Brazil / LATAM with markets outside the United States: Cape Town, South Africa. I've learned a lot about the local tech ecosystem by meeting with entrepreneurs and investors such as Marlon Parker, Alan Knott-Craig, Dries Mellet and Catherine Lückhoff. My initial impressions in a very short trip: South Africa is the largest economy in Africa and has many characteristics in common with Brazil such as population diversity, inequality, hustle, smiles and opportunities. The tech verticals that seem to be the best fit for Brazilian startups seem to be finance (and crypto), logistics, education and healthcare. In other words, tech enabled infrastructure companies that can help solve the largest and most pressing problems. Although much smaller in size and GDP than Brazil, SA could also be a gateway to the whole African continent (1.4B people and growing quickly, 54 countries) due to English being largely spoken, good infrastructure and education, a sophisticated regulatory environment and westernized culture. I'll be back! Thanks Paul Bragiel for the great intros!