This week, we speak with Andre Frederico, general manager for Latin American data firm Semantix and Rafael Steinhauser, co-founder and CEO of Alpha Capital Acquisition Company (Nasdaq: ASPC).
Semantix entered into an $693 million dollar combination agreement with Alpha Capital Acquisition Company in November 2021.
Semantix is becoming a leading regional player in the Latin American cloud and data services market out of its base in Brazil. We also get into Alpha Capital’s search process and the benefits it found in focusing on the Latin American market exclusively from the start.
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