The Founder Institute, the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, has helped create more than 15 new technology companies from its Bogota chapter in just five years. Since launching in 2011, the Bogota Founder Institute has contributed greatly to the local startup ecosystem while providing mentorship from some of the top entrepreneurs in the technology industry. In fact, several Graduates from the two Colombian Founder Institute programs (the other being the Medellin Founder Institute) have raised over $2 million in funding to date, which can be read about on FI Director Alan Colmenares' blog, Tropical Gringo.
Applications are currently open for the Fall 2015 semester of the Bogota Founder Institute.
While all of the Bogota Founder Institute Graduates are exceptional, there are a few who stood out in the past year. The graduates featured below have all achieved significant milestones in the past year, building meaningful and enduring technology companies aimed at improving the lives of people all over the world.
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AsegurateFacil, and Founder Juan Camilo Ayala AsegurateFacil is a financial product comparator site, with a starting focus on basic auto insurance. The company received an Innpulsa grant and multiple angel financing rounds of investment. |
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ComparaMejor, and Founder Erick Brimen An independent comparison website that specializes in financial products and insurance policies. The company is growing at a tremendous pace and received investment from a number of angels in addition to $800,000 from a European VC firm. |
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WomyAds, and Founders Ricardo Gonzalez Vargas & Carolina Cruz Hoyos WomyAds is a marketing platform that offers big brands access to a global network of online influencers. They received a grant from Innpulsa, and recently crossed 57 million users. |
