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#34 - Dreaming big and achieving big: Henrique Dubugras, Brex

#34 - Dreaming big and achieving big: Henrique Dubugras, Brex

FromLatitud Podcast


#34 - Dreaming big and achieving big: Henrique Dubugras, Brex

FromLatitud Podcast

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Henrique Dubugras taught himself how to code as a teenager. He met his co-founder, Pedro Franceschi, over an argument on Twitter, which ended up turning them into best friends. The Brazilian tech duo went on to join teams at different startups and even start a few business projects. In 2013, they founded payments company Pagar.me — the Stripe of Brazil — when he was only sixteen years old.Pagar.me was sold in 2016, and Henrique enrolled at Stanford University. But he left after just a few months to follow his entrepreneurial instincts. In YC, him and Pedro started Brex, a B2B fintech that is an all-in-one finance for business, disrupting the century-old industry of banking small companies.Brex became a unicorn in record time. One year after its first product was released, it was valued at US$2.6Bn. Today, it's worth US$7Bn.In this episode, learn more about:Henrique's thoughts on fundraising and super high valuationsHow Henrique and Pedro make it work as co-CEOsAnd what is harder and easier about founding a company in the US vs in BrazilStarting something new?Visit latitud.com to learn about the Latitud Fellowship program.Set up an international corporate structure accepted by international investors with Latitud Go.
Released:
May 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Follow the biggest innovators and tech founders in Latin America as they cover valuable insights and inspire entrepreneurs facing challenges in scaling their business and raising capital. Presented by Brian Requarth, co-founder at Latitud.