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Brazil’s State Bank BNDES Builds a Fund to Pull Foreign Money Into Startups
Brazil’s state bank BNDES and its innovation agency Finep launched a R$250m ($49m) fund to support growth-stage startups. The initiative aims to bridge the gap between early-stage accelerators/grants and venture capital funding.
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