A quick chat with Juliana Barbiero, CEO at Lexly Brasil Published: November 16, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies We sat down with Juliana Barbiero, the Co-founder and CEO of Lexly Brasil, to learn more about her motivations to founding Lexly Brasil, how Webrock Ventures support Lexly's operations and how covid-19 has impacted the business.
A quick chat with Ian Bonde, CEO at ViBe Saúde Published: November 2, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies Born in Tokyo to a Swedish father and Argentine mother, Ian has lived in many countries including South Africa, United States and Brazil. The latter since 2001.
A quick chat with Olle Widén, CEO at FinanZero Published: November 2, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies We sat down with one of our portfolio’s most impressive founders, Olle Widén, to learn more about why he decided to co-found FinanZero, and how covid-19 has impacted the business.
Introducing Lexly Brazil, a pioneer in the second-largest legal market in the world Published: October 12, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies We are proud to present our legal tech portfolio company Lexly Brazil, a pioneer in the second-largest legal market in the world. With the use of technology, Lexly is on a mission to make high-quality legal services accessible for all Brazilians.
ViBe featured in Exame Published: October 8, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies Our portfolio company ViBe is featured in the leading business magazine in Brazil, Exame. In the article, the co-founders Ian Bonde and Ricardo Joseph talks about ViBe's success so far and its plans going forward. “The partnership with one of the European leaders in telemedicine allowed us to develop a platform that is unique in the market and is totally focused on the user."
FinanZero witness a boost in consumer loans demand Published: September 25, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies Our fintech company FinanZero is featured in LABS, the publication for LATAM business news in English. In the article, CEO Olle Widén talks about FinanZero's growth amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “We want to have the best possible user experience, and with open banking it is easier (to have that), since the consumer will be willing to share its data,” says Widén.
MercadoJá acquires Konkero and KeroGrana in Brazil Published: September 2, 2020 Categories: Brazil, Portfolio Companies MercadoJá, a Swedish-backed marketplace for financial products in Brazil, is today announcing the acquisition of Konkero, a platform for comparing financial products and personal finance options, and KeroGrana, a platform that offers personal loans online.
VivaBem partners with Doktor.se and raises USD 2.5 million Published: February 26, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies Brazilian digital health tech start-up, VivaBem, partners with Sweden’s leading telemedicine provider Doktor.se, and raises USD 2.5 million to expand its digital primary care services in Brazil.
Brazil Fintech Day Published: January 30, 2020 Category: Portfolio Companies Webrock Ventures, together with Vostok Emerging Finance, hosted a Brazil Fintech Day at Pareto Securities in Stockholm on January 30th, 2020.
Qred and Webrock launch Joint Venture in Brazil Published: September 26, 2019 Category: Portfolio Companies Fintech scale-up Qred and investment company Webrock Ventures today announce a joint venture in Brazil. Qred’s digital technology for SME lending will be combined with local expertise and financing from Webrock Ventures and Swedish investment fund manager Atlant Fonder.
