At 41 years of age, Eduardo Saverin, from São Paulo, has overtaken the Safra family and become the richest person in Brazil.
The origin of his wealth, estimated at US$17.6 billion, is on the Harvard University campus: it was there that he created, together with Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook.
According to Forbes, this makes him a member of the club of the 100 richest people in the world.
Saverin and his management company, B Capital Group, are negotiating to raise US$500 million to invest in startups, especially fintechs and technology startups.
B Capital Group wants to create . . .
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