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ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT NETWORK COLOMBIA Endeavor Colombia supports 37 entrepreneurs from 22 companies. These companies have added $308m in revenue and 7,148 jobs since engagement with Endeavor. Andrés Alban & Mauricio Hoyos company Conexred selected 2012 industry Technology employees at selection 107 employees 2013 202 revenue 2011 ENDEAVOR MAIN OFFICE $4.2m BOGOTÁ (2006) revenue 2012 $40.3m news To cap off a week spent meeting with local business leaders, Endeavor Entrepreneurs and mentors in Bogotá and Medellín, Endeavor Board Chairman Edgar Bronfman, Jr. discussed the organization's activities in Colombia with the country's president, Juan Manuel Santos. In an article anticipating the launch of Endeavor Miami, The Miami Herald examined Endeavor Colombia's impact, specifically highlighting Campoalto, a leading provider of vocational programs for healthcare professionals, and its plans to expand into South Florida. 49 Endeavor Colombia company Dynamo joined Participant Media's PanAmerican Film Initiative, an agreement to produce Spanish‐language films in Latin America. Founded by eBay's first employee Jeff Skoll, Participant Media finances movies with a social message, including The Help (2011) and Lincoln (2012). In Colombia, the under‐ and unbanked have few ways of efficiently accessing financial services. Thanks to Conexred, however, these citizens are now able to make financial transfers, purchase mobile minutes, and access other services through the company's PuntoRed network, which consists of more than 45,000 terminals in smalls shops and supermarkets throughout Colombia. Each year, the PuntoRed network facilitates over 350 million transactions. Founders Andrés and Mauricio are active mentors and angel investors in Bogotá. Most recently, Andrés and Mauricio led Conexred's acquisition of Geelbe, the first Latin American online private shopping club.