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Startups and Innovation Ecosystems in Emerging Markets

A Brazilian Perspective

Palgrave Macmillan
  • First book that goes beyond anecdotes and case studies and looks at the successful development of the innovation ecosystems in the State of São Paulo
  • Presents an integrative and comprehensive approach to explain the blooming of startups and innovation ecosystems in the region
  • Discusses challenges in the venture capital industry

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction

    • Moacir de Miranda Oliveira Jr., Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen, Felipe Mendes Borini
    Pages 1-14
  3. High-Tech Startups

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
    2. Startups and Technology Transfer from Universities and Research Centers—An Analysis of the Impact on Launching New Products

      • Moacir de Miranda Oliveira Jr., Carolina Cristina Fernandes, Roberto Sbragia, Felipe Mendes Borini
      Pages 17-35
    3. Internationalization of Brazilian High-Tech Startups

      • Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen
      Pages 37-53
    4. The Background of the Entrepreneur in High-Tech Incubated Startups

      • Natan de Souza Marques, Roberto Sbragia, Moacir de Miranda Oliveira Jr., Felipe Mendes Borini
      Pages 55-68
    5. The Financing of the Startup Life Cycle

      • Liliam Sanchez Carrete, Aline Mariane de Faria
      Pages 69-95
  4. Innovation Ecosystems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
    2. The Contribution of Technology Parks to High-Tech Startups

      • Carlos Augusto França Vargas, Guilherme Ary Plonski
      Pages 99-118
    3. Evaluation and Challenges in Managing Business Incubators

      • Diego Bonaldo Coelho, Bruno Giovanni Mazzola, Carolina Cristina Fernandes, Moacir de Miranda Oliveira Jr.
      Pages 119-136
    4. Practices and Indicators of Sustainability in Business Incubators

      • Carolina Cristina Fernandes, Bruno Giovanni Mazzola, Karen Esteves, Moacir de Miranda Oliveira Jr.
      Pages 137-157
    5. Acceleration Programs in Brazil: A Government Case Study of SEED.MG

      • Silvia Novaes Zilber, Guilherme Padovani, Wellington dos Reis Lucena
      Pages 159-178
    6. Grassroots Movements: New Gears in the Engine of Brazilian University Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

      • Artur Tavares Vilas Boas Ribeiro, Guilherme Ary Plonski
      Pages 179-201
    7. Cases of University Spin-Offs

      • Claudia Pavani, Moacir de Miranda Oliveira Jr., Guilherme Ary Plonski
      Pages 203-223
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 225-231

About this book

This book examines the behavior of high-tech startups and important aspects of innovation ecosystems in Brazil. It discusses how the local business environment boosts startups and high-tech entrepreneurship, leading to the most successful implementation of technology parks and incubation movements in Latin America. In the first part, the chapters explore the experience of Brazilian high-tech startups with regard to innovation, funding, background of the entrepreneur and their efforts entering international markets. The second part is dedicated to innovation ecosystems and explains the role of business incubators, acceleration programs, and university entrepreneurship in the country. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Moacir de Miranda Oliveira, Jr., Felipe Mendes Borini

  • Centro Universitário da FEI, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen

About the editors

Moacir de Miranda Oliveira, Jr. is Full Professor and Head of the Business Administration Department at University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen is Visiting Researcher at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, USA - and Assistant Professor of Management at Centro Universitario FEI, Brazil.

Felipe Mendes Borini is Associate Professor at University of São Paulo, Brazil and at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM), Brazil.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Startups and Innovation Ecosystems in Emerging Markets

  • Book Subtitle: A Brazilian Perspective

  • Editors: Moacir de Miranda Oliveira, Jr., Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen, Felipe Mendes Borini

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10865-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10864-9Published: 18 June 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-10865-6Published: 04 May 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 231

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Entrepreneurship, Innovation/Technology Management, Emerging Markets/Globalization

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Buying options

eBook USD 99.00
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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