“The first house you buy is not going to be the house of your dreams, but it is the first step": Felipe Restrepo, CEO of Vecindario
2021 was dubbed “The Year of Housing” by Colombia’s Ministry of Housing, with 227,000 new homes sold, marking a 28.6% increase from 2020. These figures are precisely what Vecindario, a startup ...
Five Things You Should Do to Attract Investment and Form Alliances
Whether you’ve never attended an investment event and want to prepare for your first one, or you’re experienced but looking for tips to secure your next investment round, we’ve got something to help: ...
The three winning companies of the acceleration process already know what to do with their prize
The MassChallenge and Ruta N acceleration program selected 10 high-impact startups from the city to provide intensive, personalized support aimed at strengthening their networks and fostering new ...
Medications made from blood: Lifefactors’ mission to save lives
Blood serves many purposes. Generally speaking, it transports all the essential elements that keep the body connected and alive. More specifically: red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells ...
"If they don’t ask for it, teach them": Patricia Sáenz
When Patricia Sáenz took charge of her second venture capital fund, she recognized herself as the only woman in a decision-making position in her field. This, combined with the fact that less than 2% ...
“Plant technology, harvest opportunities”
— “Teacher, the thing is, we’re going to dedicate ourselves to programming once we graduate. We really like it, we want to become engineers, and we’re learning a lot here.”
These Colombian ventures are closer to conquering the European market
According to the Inter-American Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Latin America, and Procolombia, 99% of Colombian products enter the European market tariff-free or under very favorable ...
Do you know what Transformative Innovation is?
Now more than ever, the world demands change: societies need to renew their policies to ensure a sustainable future for all.
