1) Addi Addi is a technological firm that specializes in credit and financial services.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2018 Founders: Daniel Vallejo, Elmer Ortega, Santiago Suarez, Santiago Suarez Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $96,300,000 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 17 You can find their website here
2) LAIKA LAIKA is a pet-related e-commerce portal with a wide range of products and services.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2017 Founders: Camilo Sanchez, Manuela Sanchez Villamarin Industries: Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Pet, Retail Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $17,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here
3) La Haus La Haus is a residential marketplace that assists consumers in finding the perfect home.
Details of the startup:
City: Medellín Started in: 2017 Founders: Jeronimo Uribe, Rodrigo Sanchez-Rios, Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos, Santiago García, Tomás Uribe Industries: Information Technology, Marketplace, Real Estate, Residential Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $58,174,998 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
4) UBITS UBITS is a Latin American online learning platform for upskilling employees.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2013 Founders: Julián Melo, Marta Helena Forero Sepúlveda Industries: Corporate Training, E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Human Resources Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $7,450,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here
5) Bold Provides financial services to small businesses in Colombia.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2019 Founders: Jorge Ulloa, José Fernando Velez, Sergio Vergara Industries: Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Mobile Payments, Payments, Point of Sale, Transaction Processing Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $15,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
6) Liftit Liftit is Latin America's premier technology platform for automating and executing last-mile truck deliveries.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2017 Founders: Angel Celis Botto, Brian York, Felipe Betancourt Celis Industries: Freight Service, Internet, Last Mile Transportation, Logistics, Marketplace, Supply Chain Management, Transportation Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $39,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 27 You can find their website here
7) Chiper Chiper is a Colombian e-commerce platform for small businesses that helps Latin American corner stores develop and thrive.
Details of the startup:
City: Cundinamarca Started in: 2018 Founders: Carolina Garcia, Jose Jair Bonilla, Oscar Sarria Guerrero Industries: B2B, E-Commerce, Retail Technology Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $25,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
8) Merqueo Merqueo is a grocery delivery service that uses its own dark-store technology and local businesses to deliver food and household supplies.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2017 Founders: Jose Guillermo Calderon, Miguel Mc Allister, Miguel Mc Allister, Sebastian Noguera Escallón Industries: Delivery, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Grocery Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $16,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
9) RobinFood RobinFood is the largest cloud-restaurant company in Latin America.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2018 Founders: Jose Guillermo Calderon, Miguel Mc Allister Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Restaurants, Retail Technology Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding amount: $36,300,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
10) Frubana Frubana is a B2B platform for restaurants and small retailers that sells agri-products and packaged goods.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2018 Founders: Fabian Gomez Gutierrez Industries: AgTech, B2B, E-Commerce, Logistics, Restaurants Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $102,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 10 You can find their website here
11) MUNCHER MUNCHER is a delivery-only restaurant concept that specializes in dark kitchens in shipping containers.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2019 Founders: Andrés Villarraga, Juan David Jaramillo, Nimrod Molad Industries: Food Delivery, Real Estate Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $25,808,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 6 You can find their website here
12) Habi Habi is a digital platform aimed at making the process of buying and selling real estate in Colombia as simple as possible.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2019 Founders: Brynne Rojas, Sebastian Noguera Escallón Industries: Home Renovation, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment, Residential, Software Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $15,500,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 16 You can find their website here
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13) Rappi Rappi is a consumer technology firm that focuses on internet delivery services.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2015 Founders: Felipe Villamarin, Sebastian Mejia, Simon Borrero Industries: Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Food Delivery Number of employees: 5001-10000 Funding amount: $1,692,005,447 Number of funding rounds: 9 Number of investors: 38 You can find their website here
14) Simetrik Simetrik is a fintech firm that provides finance automation tools to teams using Excel all over the world.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2017 Founders: Alejandro Casas Caro, Santiago Gomez Gonzalez Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $7,200,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
15) Tul Tül has an app that allows users to purchase hardware and construction materials directly from their phone.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2020 Founders: Enrique Villamarin Lafaurie, Juan Carlos Narváez, Nicolas Villegas Industries: Building Material, Construction, E-Commerce, Hardware, Mobile Apps Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $4,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
16) Omni Latam Omni Latam is a Latin American financial technology (fintech) platform that provides digital financial solutions.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2018 Founders: Andrés Abumohor, Charlie A Cliff, Diego Caicedo Industries: Commercial Lending, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Risk Management Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $201,650,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
17) Elenas Elenas is Latin America's leading social commerce platform, enabling microbusinesses to launch their own online store.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2018 Founders: Thomas Harsch, Zach Oschin Industries: Beauty, Cosmetics, Direct Sales, E-Commerce Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $8,540,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
18) Zinobe In the Colombian market, there is a digital financial services company. To better target underrepresented populations, we developed a data-centric credit model.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2011 Founders: Martin Schrimpff, Tarek El Sherif Industries: Big Data, Credit, Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance, Payments Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $30,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
19) Truora Truora offers a quick, creative, and secure background check and identity theft detection service.
Details of the startup:
City: Cali Started in: 2018 Founders: Cesar Pino, Daniel Bilbao, Daniel Bilbao, Maite Muniz Telleria Industries: Developer Platform, Information Services, Security Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $3,450,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 6 You can find their website here
20) LifeMiles Avianca and TACA's frequent flyer program, LifeMiles, has been combined and upgraded.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2011 Industries: Air Transportation, Loyalty Programs, Public Transportation Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $343,700,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
21) Valiu Valiu is working on a digital remittance infrastructure that will allow migrants to send money using cash, debit, or credit cards.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2018 Founders: Alberto Niego, Omar David Barinas Orjuela, Simon Chamorro Industries: Cryptocurrency, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $6,477,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 9 You can find their website here
22) Momentu Corporate Platform for Mental Health.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2020 Founders: Juan Pablo Montoya Industries: Health Care Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $400,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 You can find their website here
23) Ayenda Hotels The most rapidly expanding cheap hotel chain.
Details of the startup:
City: Medellín Started in: 2015 Founders: Andrés Sarrazola Industries: Hospitality, Hotel, Travel Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $10,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
24) Cubbo Throughout Latin America, repurposing distressed urban real estate assets into micro-fulfillment locations.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2021 Founders: Brian York, Josu Gurtubay Industries: B2B, Logistics, Real Estate Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $2,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 22 You can find their website here
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25) Leal Leal is a Latin American retailer's digital platform for identifying, engaging, and rewarding their most important consumers.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2016 Founders: Camilo Martinez, Florence Frech Industries: Analytics, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $12,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
26) Tpaga Tpaga allows customers to send and receive money via their telephone.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2015 Founders: Andres Gutierrez, Juan Salcedo, Sebastian Ortiz Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile, Mobile Payments Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $5,070,000 Number of funding rounds: 11 Number of investors: 14 You can find their website here
27) Avista Avista is a technology-based financial services company that is transforming people's financial lives by providing a simple, digital credit ecosystem.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2019 Industries: Financial Services, FinTech Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $95,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 1 You can find their website here
28) Aflore Aflore is a tech-enabled direct sales channel that assists informal advisors in achieving their objectives through loans and financial goods.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2012 Founders: Ana Barrera, Manuel Jimenez Industries: Credit, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $29,092,905 Number of funding rounds: 12 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
29) Finsocial Finsocial offers financial alternatives to teachers and retirees, including payroll loans.
Details of the startup:
City: Barranquilla Started in: 2012 Industries: Banking, Financial Services Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $145,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
30) Cobre LatAm is establishing workplace banks.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2020 Industries: Financial Services Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $4,200,000 Number of funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
31) FLUVIP Fluvip is a Latin American and American influencer marketing organization.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2013 Founders: Sebastian Jasminoy Industries: Advertising, Apps, Photo Sharing, Social Media Marketing, Video Streaming Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $7,496,821 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 4 You can find their website here
32) Polymath Ventures Polymath Enterprises is a Digital Venture Group that creates and expands revolutionary technology ventures for Latin America's middle class from the ground up.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2011 Founders: Carlos Fernandez de la Pradilla, Wenyi Cai Industries: FinTech, Rental Property, Transportation Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $9,425,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 You can find their website here
33) Sempli Sempli is Colombia's most popular online loan platform for small enterprises.
Details of the startup:
City: Medellín Started in: 2017 Founders: Esteban Velasco, Felipe Llano Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Lending, Online Portals, Small and Medium Businesses Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $24,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 11 You can find their website here
34) 1DOC3 1doc3 is a Spanish-language e-health platform that links 490 million people with licensed and reputable doctors.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2013 Founders: Javier Cardona, Nicolás Durán López Industries: Health Care, Internet Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $5,050,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
35) Foodology Foodology develops and manages delivery-focused digital restaurant brands.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2019 Founders: Daniela Izquierdo, Gustavo Zuñiga, Juan Guillermo Azuero Industries: Delivery, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Restaurants Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $4,500,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 5 You can find their website here
36) MO Tecnologias MO Tecnologias is a Fintech company that intends to revolutionize credit scoring and promote financial inclusion.
Details of the startup:
City: Bogotá Started in: 2016 Founders: Paolo Fidanza, Veronica Crisafulli Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Lending, Credit, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Micro Lending, Payments Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $5,495,697 Number of funding rounds: 3 You can find their website here
