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Start Path Empodera: USAID & Mastercard Pledge $1.2 Million USD For Colombian Women Entrepreneurs

Start Path Empodera participants will receive direct mentorship from a select network of experts, business and leadership development training, networking opportunities, and financing of up to $20,000 USD per company, plus an additional $10,000 USD per company to invest ...

Posted OnJanuary 22, 2021

, ByLoren Moss

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Posted OnSeptember 1, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

CEO, Entire Board Of Medellín’s Ruta N Resign 1 Day After EPM’s Board, Deepening Crisis For Mayor Daniel Quintero

Just one day after the board of directors of Medellín utility EPM resigned in protest, Medellín technology incubator Ruta N’s entire board of directors, citing a lack of confidence in Quintero’s stewardship.

Posted OnAugust 17, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

ADDI co-founders Santiago Suarez, Daniel Vallejo, and Elmer Ortega (Photo: Globe Newswire)

Colombian Consumer Lender ADDI Raises $15 Million In VC Round

Bogotá firm ADDI has raised $15 million USD in venture capital to grow ADDI’s business in Colombia and to expand to new Latin American markets. Addi provides consumer point of sale financing for retail purchases as an alternative to credit cards.

Posted OnJune 10, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Fedex Launches Grant Program For Colombian Entrepreneurs

Fedex has announced that 10 deserving SMEs may compete to share a total of $66,767 USD worth of prize money based on innovative ideas.

Posted OnMay 4, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Colombian Airline Viva Air Offers $10,000 Prize For Innovative Ideas To Support The Aviation Sector

Viva Air today issued a challenge to find solutions that incentivize passengers to return the airways. The winning proposal will win a $10,000 USD prize, provided by Viva Air and its external innovation collaborators.

Posted OnApril 6, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Singularity Summit: Deloitte’s Duleesha Kulasooriya Examines Colombia’s Orange Economy Initiative

Finance Colombia's Loren Moss talks with Duleesha Kulasooriya, executive director of Deloitte's Center For The Edge on how disruptive transformation can benefit developing economies...but the right strategy is the key to success.

Posted OnMarch 28, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Colombian Event Platform Rebus Raises $415,000 Seed Round

Rebus, a Colombian event and ticketing platform launched in 2017 and led by co-founder Juliana Villalba Torres, has raised $415,000 in seed funding from several angel investors, including Angel Ventures, Magma Partners, Enlaces, Quake Capital, Avalancha Ventures and several...

Posted OnJanuary 29, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

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Rappi Sued In US Federal Court For Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

Case number 4:2019cv07415 filed in the Northern District of California names Jorge Uribe, Jose David Mendoza, Mauricio Paba Serje and Jose David Mendoza Macanaz as plaintiffs against Rappi, Inc., RAPPI S.A.S. and Simon Borrero Posada.

Posted OnJanuary 14, 2020

, ByLoren Moss