Food Trucks Wins 2012 Latin Moot Corp
March 16, 2012, Sao Paulo, Brazil— Food Trucks, from Argentina, won the Latin Moot Corp® Investment Competition, the new venture competition hosted annually at Fundação Getulio Vargas. Food Truck, S.A. describes itself as dedicated to bringing a new eating experience to the citizens of big cities, using a network of trucks parked near to areas with a high density of workers and events.
As winner of the competition, Food Trucks lands a berth in this year’s Venture Labs Investment Competition (formerly Global Moot Corp Competition) and receives a package from the Centre for Entrepreneurship of FGV, featuring the opportunity for strategic business consulting services and mentoring from a team of industry experts. The Venture Labs Investment Competition will be held in Austin, TX, May 2 – 5.
Juan Rodrigues (right), IAE adviser and Franco Ferraro (left), IAE MBA, with Emerson Moraes Vieira and Renato Fonseca de Andrade, from Sebrae-SP. Photo: Carlos Alkmin.
The 1st Runner Up was prize was awarded to Bio-Fiend, from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Bio-Fiend’s product is Fragdust, a dust suppressor to prevent or reduce the action of wind in the storage and transportation of iron ore. It utilizes residual glycerine from the biodiesel production process to reduce the dispersion of iron dust in the atmosphere, which causes devastating effects to the environment and health related issues. The best written business plan was awarded to Air Executive Aviation, from Insper and the best presentation was awarded also to Food Trucks.
Bio-Fiend team members Jamerson, Pedro and Fernanda being awarded by mayor Eduardo Cury, from Sao Jose dos Campos. Photo: Carlos Alkmin.
This year’s judges were a group of experienced VCs, entrepreneurs, executives and consultants, including Rafael Levy, (Allagi), Emerson Duran (Confrapar), Diego Remus (Startupi), Roberta Rossetto (CoWorkers), Thais Filipelli (DGF), Renato Fonseca de Andrade (Sebrae-SP), Carlos Gamboa (Rio Forte), José Eduardo Nalini (IBM), Monique Shohet (Embryon Capital), Patrick Schetchmann (Criatec) and Rodrigo Baer (Warehouse).
2012 Latin Moot Corp® Competition
15 – 17, March, 2012
Centro de Empreendedorismo e Novos Negócios
Fundação Getulio Vargas – Sao Paolo
Have you ever dreamed of soaring to new heights and taking home the big prize for your entrepreneurial efforts? If the answer is yes, the Latin Moot Corp is for you. Open to graduate and undergraduate students (divided in a special track, not qualifying for the Venture Labs Investment Competition – Global Moot Corp) worldwide, the Latin Moot Corp Investment Competition offers you the opportunity to win a berth in the prestigious Venture Labs Investment Competition, held at the University of Texas while also having a shot at thousands of dollars in prizes.
Check the complete schedule at: http://bit.ly/xznoR2
Latin Moot Corp® Open Pitch
15, March, 2012
The Latin Moot Corp Investment Competition will hold for the second time an open session of pitches, in addition to traditional presentations of business plans with academic affiliation. This will be a unique opportunity for startups to present to investors, executives and entrepreneurs, receive feedback and have the chance to receive investment and attract potential customers and create networking. Will be selected entrepreneurs with no academic ties, already in early stage development, which show potential for investment.
The deadline to submit a one page executive summary (see model at bit.ly/esmodel) is March 11th (23:59). Send it to rene.rodrigues [at] fgv.br. Those selected will be known through the website www.latinmootcorp.com on March 12th. Presentations will occur during the competition in the Salão Nobre of FGV in Sao Paulo. Pitchers will 4 minutes to present and judges will have 5 minutes for feedback. Eight startups will be select.
