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Building Tech Hubs From the Ground Up
Founded in 2015 by Endeavor
Entrepreneurs SE BASTIAN M EJ IA and
S I M ÓN BO R R E RO (below), Rappi enables
consumers throughout Latin America to
order virtually anything, from groceries to
cash, to be delivered to their doorstep on
demand. The first Colombian tech unicorn,
Rappi's hypergrowth has drawn top tier
international investors to the country in
droves in a truly unprecedented fashion,
while its wide-reaching success has had a
multiplier effect on the ecosystem, leading
many to draw comparisons to the "Paypal
Mafia" phenomenon that jump-started
Silicon Valley's success decades ago.
COLOMBIA
Rappi
K E Y FAC T
More than 100 new companies
have been co-founded by Rappi
alumni — more than any other
unicorn in Latin America.