Strategic clarity
You leave with a sharper read on where to focus the next 12 months — and what to cut.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Executive Immersion inSilicon Valley
4 days to turn AI, product and innovation into decisions you can apply to your business.
A boutique experience led by Lucas Estevão, a tech leader based in the Valley, with local curation, qualified conversations and a critical reading of what matters.
- For senior leaders and founders
- Local, adaptable curation
- Application-based participation
Who it's for
Leaders making strategic decisions
The immersion is built for people already in the decision seat who need to translate what is happening in the Valley into concrete moves for their business or career.
Who it's not for
- Anyone looking for a tourism package or a passive agenda.
- Anyone expecting guaranteed access to specific companies, executives or campuses.
- Anyone who only wants photos in front of famous companies.
- Anyone with no intention of applying the learnings afterward.
What changes after
Outcomes you take home
Each block of the immersion is designed to answer a practical question: what will you be able to decide, explain or execute better after these 4 days?
Positioning
This is not innovation tourism
The difference between a generic tour and a boutique immersion shows up in the design choices — who facilitates, who is in the room, what happens after each visit, and what is left for you to apply.
Generic innovation tour
Passive visits
Boutique executive immersion
Guided interpretation and discussion
Generic innovation tour
Large impersonal groups
Boutique executive immersion
Close facilitation
Generic innovation tour
Generic agenda
Boutique executive immersion
Curation adjusted to participant goals
Generic innovation tour
Visits to public spots with no exclusivity
Boutique executive immersion
Honest curation of companies, spaces and conversations that matter
Generic innovation tour
Trip ends at checkout
Boutique executive immersion
Next steps and follow-through
| Generic innovation tour | Boutique executive immersion |
|---|---|
| Passive visits | Guided interpretation and discussion |
| Large impersonal groups | Close facilitation |
| Generic agenda | Curation adjusted to participant goals |
| Visits to public spots with no exclusivity | Honest curation of companies, spaces and conversations that matter |
| Trip ends at checkout | Next steps and follow-through |
Why now
Why the Valley, why now?
The Valley still matters not because of the scenery, but because of a rare density of capital, talent, research, product and execution speed. These are the most useful cuts for a leader making decisions.
Four cuts from 2025–2026
It's not hype. The latest public data helps explain why senior leaders keep prioritizing time on the ground here.
Data reviewed in June 2026
45%
The Bay Area captured 45% of all US seed funding in 2025.
In 2025, the Bay Area expanded its seed funding dominance — rising from 33% in 2024 to 45% of all dollars — while the rest of the country saw its share shrink to a record low.
The immersion isn't about famous buildings. It's about being where capital, talent and investors are placing their most aggressive bets — and understanding why this concentration is accelerating.
View source: Crunchbase
75%+
The Bay Area captured over 75% of US AI funding in 2025.
AI startups raised $203 billion globally in 2025; $159 billion in the US. The San Francisco Bay Area alone took $122 billion — more than three quarters of the US total.
If the question is “where do you actually feel AI's impact?”, the Valley is still the answer — that's where the money, talent and labs are concentrated.
View source: Venture Capital Journal
$92B
$92 billion in VC and over 23,000 patents in one year.
The 2026 Silicon Valley Index reports $92 billion in venture capital, over 23,000 new patents and hundreds of unicorns — even amid serious cost-of-living and housing tensions.
The Valley isn't perfect, and that needs to be said. But it remains a productivity, research and company-creation engine.
View source: Joint Venture Silicon Valley
$10B
KKR, NVIDIA and Vistra launch a $10 billion AI infrastructure venture.
In June 2026, KKR announced a new AI infrastructure company with NVIDIA and Vistra, with $10 billion of committed capital for data centers and compute capacity dedicated to AI workloads.
The current AI cycle isn't happening only in demos and papers — it is being financed at billion-dollar scale by institutional capital. Decision-makers today need to understand where this infrastructure is being built and who controls it.
View source: ReutersMethod
The V.A.L.E. Method
An immersion is just a trip without a method. V.A.L.E. organizes the 4 days into four movements that connect and reinforce each other.
Program
How the 4 days unfold
Each day has a theme, a strategic question and an expected outcome. The intensity is intentional: 4 days instead of 7 to preserve executive focus.
The 4-day structure and the V.A.L.E. method are the core of the experience. Specific companies, guests and activities are presented as examples and may vary depending on availability, cohort profile and group goals.
Day 1Context, ecosystem and mindset
Calibrate how the Valley operates today and the mindset that drives the ecosystem.
Alignment of objectives, structured introduction to the ecosystem and the Valley's history, immersion in an academic/entrepreneurial environment, and guided discussion on what the Valley solves — and what it doesn't.
Expected outcome: You leave with a clear mental model of the ecosystem before diving into cases.
Why Lucas
Led by someone who lives in the ecosystem
The immersion is not operated by a travel agency. It is led by Lucas Estevão, a tech leader based in the Valley, directly responsible for curation, facilitation and debriefs.
Based in Silicon Valley
Lucas lives and works in the Bay Area. The reading of the ecosystem comes from daily practice, not occasional travel.
Career in technology and leadership
Experience in software development, leading digital teams and delivering products for global companies — not a career as a tour operator.
Translation to your context
Years translating global practices to the reality of professionals and companies, with frank discussions about what is hype and what is applicable.
Bilingual facilitation
Conversations, debriefs and materials delivered in English and Portuguese, adjusted to the cohort's profile.
Direct curation and facilitation
Lucas designs the agenda, runs the debriefs and joins the application sessions. There is no intermediary between you and the person leading the experience.
Testimonials
What People Say
Trusted by professionals and companies across Brazil
"The immersion with Lucas was perfect. I'd venture to say it wouldn't have been as exceptional if it hadn't been him — it had to be him. The care, the attention to detail and the dedication to the experience created a deeply positive impact on the Lidere Program."
"Hearing from Lucas — someone who has been living and breathing Silicon Valley for so long — was fantastic. Our group was deeply impacted by the message he delivered and we definitely came back with a lot of learning about culture, high performance, human behavior and the practical application of Artificial Intelligence."
Snapshots from the Valley
Photos from previous immersions and Bay Area visits
Real moments from people who experienced the Bay Area and Silicon Valley with Lucas.
Logistics
What's included and what's not
Curation and content
- Supporting materials and references
- Agenda design based on the cohort's profile
- Local curation of visits, conversations and experiences
Facilitation
- Facilitation in English and Portuguese
- Guided debriefs at the end of each day
- Direct accompaniment from Lucas during the 4 days
Logistics and preparation
- Reading and context materials before the trip
- Pre-immersion briefing on objectives and expectations
- Logistical support for meeting points and movements within the official agenda
Post-immersion
- Final application session and next steps
- Access to the post-immersion community to keep momentum
Not included
- US visa (B1/B2)
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
- Flights and lodging
- Meals and transportation
- Guaranteed access to specific companies not confirmed for the edition
Investment
Starting at
US$3,000 per participant
Reference price per participant for individual applications. Does not include flights, lodging, US visa, travel insurance or personal expenses. Closed corporate groups receive a custom proposal based on scope, objectives and curation level.
How it works
Selection process
To preserve the depth of the conversations, debriefs and curation, the experience is offered only to small groups. Applications are evaluated based on profile, objectives and compatibility with upcoming availability windows.
Upcoming availability windows are presented after the fit conversation. We do not publish open dates because curation depends on the cohort's profile.
Application
Qualified application
Submit your application to start the fit conversation. We review profile, objectives and compatibility with upcoming availability windows before presenting options.
Starting at
US$3,000 per participant
Reference price per participant for individual applications. Does not include flights, lodging, US visa, travel insurance or personal expenses. Closed corporate groups receive a custom proposal based on scope, objectives and curation level.
Corporate groups
Closed immersions for companies, schools and communities
The agenda can be designed around the group's goals: applied AI, leadership, product, corporate innovation, startups, venture capital, global career or digital transformation. Closed groups receive a custom proposal.
- Executive briefing before the trip
- Goal-driven agenda curation
- Facilitation in English and Portuguese
- Daily debriefs and final workshop
- Optional executive report
- Format for leadership teams, communities or educational groups
Frequently asked
FAQ
- Not necessarily. The immersion runs in English and Portuguese — Lucas adapts to the group. Local guest conversations are usually in English; Lucas helps bridge any gaps.
- Curation and agenda design, direct accompaniment from Lucas during the 4 days, EN/PT facilitation, guided debriefs, supporting materials, official-agenda logistical support, pre-immersion preparation and a final application session.
- No. Flights, lodging and personal expenses are the participant's responsibility. We can suggest windows and regions to make logistics easier.
- Yes. A valid B1/B2 visa is required — the US tourism and business visa that covers meetings, conferences and site visits like the ones in the immersion. We do not handle the application or guarantee approval: each participant is responsible for the full consular process. There is an optional visa advisory service with specialized partners, contracted separately.
- The 4-day structure and the method are guaranteed. Specific companies, guests and activities are presented as examples: they may vary depending on availability, cohort profile and group goals. We do not promise access to a specific company without confirmation for the edition in question.
- Upcoming windows are presented privately, after the application and the fit conversation. We do not publish open dates because curation depends on each cohort's profile.
- Four steps: application, fit conversation, presentation of window and conditions, and post-confirmation preparation. Selection considers profile, objectives and compatibility with upcoming windows.
- Starting at US$3,000 per participant for individual applications, not including flights, lodging, US visa, travel insurance or personal expenses. Closed corporate groups have custom pricing based on scope and objectives.
Does this fit your next strategic move?
If the immersion is aligned with what you need to decide now, the next step is a fit conversation. No public agenda, no artificial pressure — just an honest evaluation of fit.