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"Flybridge Capital Partners has hired Sao Paulo-based American entrepreneur Daniel Hatkoff as an advisor, the early stage VC firm announced today.\r\n\r\nAs you may remember, Hatkoff is the founder of Pitzi,\u00A0an insurance club for mobile phones. Before starting his own company, he served as a financial analyst with Warburg Pincus and Morgan Stanley in New York City.\r\n\r\nWith this new hire, Boston-based Flybridge confirms its desire to broaden its operations in Brazil, where its general partner Jon Karlen\u00A0has spent some time over the past year\u00A0an.\u00A0Says Karlen:\r\n&amp;quot;Brazil has a vibrant emerging entrepreneur community, and we have had the opportunity to make a couple investments there already. As an entrepreneur based in Brazil, Daniel\u2019s strong network in the entrepreneur community there will be a huge asset to me and the firm as we look to grow the firm\u2019s footprint in the region.&amp;quot;\r\nAs a matter of fact, Flybridge has recently invested in Latin American Internet startups such as the Miami-based English learning startup Open English and the Brazilian fashion subscription club Shoes4U, which also raised financing from Accel Partners and Redpoint Ventures.\r\n\r\nFlybridge's growing interest in Brazil is indeed part of a bigger trend, as US VC firms are increasingly attracted to this emerging market where the\u00A0start-up ecosystem is exploding, Hatkoff says.\r\n\r\nLiked this? You may also want to read:\r\n\r\n\tIntel Capital invests in fashion startups Coquelux and Fashion.me\r\n\tDaily deal giant Peixe Urbano acquires restaurant booking startup Zuppa\r\n\t500 Startups in Latin America: Beyond Demo Day\r\n\tLatin American Startups: Nine \u2018Gringos\u2019 You Should Know\r\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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