Select startups will receive mentorship, a spot in the Google Developers Launchpad program, and the chance to pitch their business to around 30 investors.
Lorenzo Garavito believes the best investment in Colombia is to bet on the consumer. Retail, restaurants, and grocery stores are all low-risk plays with good returns.
"This service business is going to be the new starting point that will make Medellín a more modern, more digital, less polluted city," says Sergio Escobar of ACI Medellín.