Just six Brazilian tech startups landed venture capital investments in 2009, but that number grew to 17 in 2010 and to 45 last year, according to Diogo Gomes, an online entrepreneur and blogger based in Brazil.

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Nicolás Szekasy has joined Open English’s board in connection with an investment in the company by Kaszek Ventures. Szekasy is a managing partner of Kaszek Ventures. Miami-based Open English is an “online school” that helps users speak English.