Issue link: http://endeavor.uberflip.com/i/372556
20 PABLO ATUESTA Colombia Groncol With rapid rates of urbanization and growing populations, green space is increasingly hard to come by. With only 5m2 of green space per inhabitant, Bogotá—Colombia's largest and most densely populated city—is far from meeting the World Health Organization's standard of 15m2 per resident for a healthy urban environment. Groncol seeks to reverse this trend and transform Colombia by designing, producing, and installing green walls and rooftops made of real plants and vegetation. Operating in a global US$6 billion market for vegetated infrastructure products, Groncol has built the largest green wall in the country (360 m2) and over 45,000 m2 of rooftops. WENYI CAI Colombia Polymath Ventures IVAN MAURICIO BURITICA SUAREZ Colombia B Smart CARLOS AVENDAÑO Colombia Lentescol.co Polymath Ventures builds companies from scratch in emerging markets with a focus on major sectors like financial services, health, education, transportation. What differentiates us from business incubators is that we are a company builder, we initiate the ideas, put together the team, and are deeply involved in the first year of operations. Our methodology combines design thinking, lean startup, and management consulting to choose huge markets, understand true needs, and then build the business in a lean and analytical way. We currently have 5 companies in our portfolio. B Smart develops centralized control systems that allow users to control the convenience, comfort, and safety of their homes and offices. The company has developed a number of products that allow users to automate a wide variety of appliances within their home and office spaces, including lights, blinds, and televisions through the use of mobile, tablet, and web browser applications. Its trademarked systems include BlueHome, BlueOffice, BlueBuilding, BlueParking & BlueHotel. Lentescol.co is an e-commerce company dedicated to providing contact lenses in a simple, fast and hassle-free manner. Lentescol.co delivers its products directly to its clients' doors at affordable prices.