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Author & Venture Capital Scout

Claire Diaz-Ortiz

Unicorns are a rare breed - and investors that can find them are just as rare. Join this session to learn from experienced investors about what they search for in a company, and how they approach hunting for those elusive unicorns.

Please note: This session will be taking place entirely in English. Listen along with live Portuguese translations by using LiveVoice, accessible via the menu in the Web Summit Rio mobile app.

Finding the next LatAm unicorn

Our eight group-round winners will take to Center Stage for the PITCH semi-final.

Each of the eight semi-finalists will have three minutes to pitch on stage. Our judges will then deliberate to choose three startups to battle it out in the PITCH final.

Semi-finalists will be revealed following the group rounds of the competition, which take place on Day 1 of the event.



PITCH semi-final

Meet the pitch doctors! In preparation for the PITCH final, learn some of the dos and don'ts of pitching – direct from founders who have raised funds this year, and an investor whose job it is to assess startups based on their pitches. What hot tips can these experts pass on? Let's hope the finalists backstage are paying attention...

Please note: This session will be taking place entirely in English. Listen along with live Portuguese translations by using LiveVoice, accessible via the menu in the Web Summit Rio mobile app.