Ari Lisjak

🚀 In a Fireside Chat at South Summit Brazil, Santiago Tamayo offered an inside look at how family offices build long-term relationships with startups — beyond just capital. We don’t put you in a box — we build around you. From SAFE notes to debt to revenue-based financing… At Santa María Investments, Santiago Tamayo and his team structure deals around what founders actually need — not what’s standard. 💬 “It’s not about the check size. It’s about helping you grow without complicating your future.” 🔧 Flexible. Strategic. Founder-friendly. That’s the family office difference. 📌 Save this if you’re structuring your next round 🙌 #StartupFinance #DealStructuring #SmartMoney #FamilyOffice #FounderFriendly #LatamStartups

4

Caf announces a R$ 50 million funding round led by L4 Venture Builder, an independent fund backed by B3. The investment comes after a year of strong results, with new products, strategic partnerships, and over 80% year-on-year growth, demonstrating the business’s solidity and scalability potential. With AI-powered fraud prevention solutions, the company ensures security and trust for businesses and clients, reinforcing the value of this investment. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/dSVSCPwm

81

2 Comments

Representing Acre and the Amazon at 4YFN 2026 🇧🇷 As founder of Wood Chat, it is meaningful to stand alongside Brazilian startups from different regions while bringing a solution built in the North of Brazil to an international stage. We started as a research project in the Amazon. Today, we work with forest education via WhatsApp and technology for timber traceability, connecting territory, science and global markets. Innovation can grow from where we are. And we are in the Amazon. ✊ 💚

5

Today, our founder represented UINQO at a mentoring session hosted by StartUp Barreiro. As a venture built and owned by Jetboosters, UINQO is transforming how professionals and businesses manage and share their digital presence through a smart, structured networking platform. With one dynamic identity, users can present multiple profiles, track interactions, and keep their information updated in real time. Sessions like this strengthen our positioning, sharpen our strategy, and accelerate execution as we continue building a scalable and impactful solution.

2

1 Comment

Growing a company to $1M proves your business works. Scaling it to $10M and beyond proves your business can lead, adapt, and sustain complexity. As ProCFO Partners CFO Cruz Gamboa explains, the biggest obstacles to scaling aren’t market demand or effort - they’re leadership bottlenecks, lack of systems, and decisions being made without financial clarity. The strategies that get a company off the ground are rarely the ones that carry it through its next stage of growth. By shifting from founder-driven execution to leader-driven strategy, building teams and processes that scale, and aligning growth plans with cash flow and financial discipline, leadership teams can turn momentum into durable progress. When finance becomes a strategic part of how a company plans, prioritizes, and invests, organizations gain the clarity and confidence needed to grow beyond the founder and build something that truly lasts. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gkuaaBEG

13

We are excited to share a new collaboration that feels deeply aligned with the heart of MindyPlay MindyPlay is partnering with Jirafasychacales A thoughtful card game created to help workspaces become emotionally safe Open Connected And grounded in real human communication If you know the creative world of Ciudad de la Sombra You already understand the emotional richness and artistic depth behind their projects Now imagine bringing that same presence into your workplace Through play Through guided conversations Through gentle shared experiences that strengthen trust This collaboration opens a new path for Games a la carta by MindyPlay Custom games crafted to support teams Soft stories Warm mechanics Tools that help people grow together while enjoying the moment We look forward to building meaningful experiences with Jose Abellán Fernández and the wonderful team at CIUDAD de la SOMBRA If you want to co create Design a game for your community or workspace Or explore the possibilities of mindful play 💙 Contact us at core@mindycore.com 💙 Explore MindyPlay at Mindycore.com/mindyplay Play with heart Grow with presence Create spaces where every mind feels held 💙🧠✨

15

"Brazil is one of the world’s most important markets for voice-driven experiences." As an AI Consultant, I deal with cultural and language nuances that require adapting strategies and tools across markets. ElevenLabs’ investment in Brazil will help close these gaps and raise solution quality regionally.

9