This document summarizes the impact of the Founder Institute in Latin America in 2016. It highlights several social enterprises supported by the Founder Institute that are addressing important issues like gender balance in entrepreneurship, sustainable agriculture, employee happiness, and impact investing. It also profiles some top tech startups graduated from the Founder Institute in 2016 that have gone on to raise funding and experience growth, such as companies in real estate, financial services, transportation, and drones. In addition, it provides statistics on the Founder Institute's expansion in Latin America in recent years, with programs now in over 115 cities across 50 countries.
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Reshaping LATAM: Founder Institute's 2016 Growth in LATAM
1. LATAM IMPACT REPORT
2016
LATAM TOP GRAD INVESTORS
FEATURED GRADS
SANTIAGO MEDELLIN
CURITIBA SANTIAGO
Girltank is a crowdsourcing platform
to build a network of high-impact
young women social entrepreneurs
and bring their ventures to scale.
They run programs all over the world
and is have a signficant impact on
creating gender balance in
entrepreneurship.
SiembraViva offers a direct channel
between local organic farmers and
consumers, helping to improve the
health of both consumers and the
agriculture industry. They were a
finalist of The Venture's Global
Initative, and have secured
investment from global VC firms.
Hppy helps companies track and
manage employee happiness and
increase employee engagement.
The company has created a thriving
community and is helping
organizations across several
different countires build a better
workplace culture.
PeaceLabs is a platform where
entrepreneurs, volunteers and impact
investors come together to co-create
social projects. They have already
launched six major projects and have
changed the lives of over 1,400
people.
FEATURED MENTORS
NOTABLE PARTNERS
SUMMARY OF 2015 YEAR IN REVIEW
115
CITIES
50
COUNTRIES
2000+
FOUNDER GRADUATED
$15BN
ESTIMATED PORTFOLIO VALUE
JOIN THE REVOLUTION
GREAT FOUNDERS START HERE
LAUNCH A COMPANY: FI.CO/JOIN
START A CHAPTER: FI.CO/LEAD
*DOUBLED NUMBER OF
LOCATIONS SINCE 2015
14+ CITIES
250+ MENTORS
#FIWORLDWIDE | @FOUNDING
SANTIAGO
GoPlaceIt is a platform
helping people in Latin
America find real estate
properties quickly &
easily. They have raised
$1,230,000 in funding,
and are growing at an
impressive rate.
MEDELLIN
Bankity is a consumer
financial budgeting app
with more than 30,000
downloads. They also
won a notable startup
pitch competition, and
closed a successful
seed round.
BOGOTA
Comparamejor.com
helps consumers find &
apply for financial
products that match
their needs. They have
raised multiple rounds of
funding, including
800,000 from a
European VC firm.
SAO PAULO SANTIAGO COSTA RICA
Voyhoy.com is a
transportation booking
engine that is growing
quickly. They were the
first Chilean-born
company to be
accepted to Techstars,
& have raised over
$450,000 in funding.
Indigo Drones is a
company that utilizes
aerial drones for imagery,
remote data monitoring, &
management of crops.
The company has already
signed three contracts
with pineapple, banana &
coffee producers.
Mass Labs is an analysis
service for passenger
transportation
companies, aiming to
optimize transit. They
have already raised an
angel round and are
generating revenue.
PUERTO RICO BOGOTA MEXICO CITY
Spotery is a platform that
helps communities
locate everyday event
facilities and under-used
spaces. They were
accepted into Parallel18
International Accelerator
and received a $40,000
grant.
Androcial is the creator
of WomyAds, a
marketing platform that
offers big brands access
to a global network of
online influencers. They
received a grant from
Innpulsa, & recently
crossed 57 million users.
DevBlocks is a B2B and
B2G software that
improves the electronic
document systems
within small to medium
corporations. In 2014,
they were accepted to
Startup Mexico.
TOP GRAD PRESS FEATURES
FOR MORE INFO GO TO HTTP://FI.CO/COMPANIES
170+ GRAD COMPANIES
$5M+ FUNDING RAISED
BY GRADS
CHRISTIAN
VAN DER HENST
PLATZI,
MEXICO CITY
CESAR
SALAZAR
500 STARTUPS
MEXICO CITY
LUIS
SAMRA
EVERNOTE,
SANTIAGO
ESTEBAN
MANCUSO
VELUM
VENTURES,
BOGOTA
DAVID
BEATTY
GOLDEN SEEDS
MEDELLIN
JUAN
SALCEDO
TAPPSI,
BOGOTA
VICTOR
CHAPELA
SUGGESTIC,
MEXICO CITY
THE FOUNDER INSTITUTE HAS BEEN BUILDING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS AND
HELPING TALENTED FOUNDERS LAUNCH COMPANIES IN LATAM SINCE 2011.
OUR MISSION IS TO ‘GLOBALIZE SILICON VALLEY’.
IMPACTFUL GRADS
SEE RECENT ACTIVITY AT HTTP://FI.CO/WORLDWIDE