Startup Grind Bogota Hosts Juan Franco (Paymentez)

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Juan Franco, Paymentez

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Juan Franco was the CEO and co-founder of Mentez, the largest online gaming publisher in Latin America with 42 million downloads. Under his leadership, the company became the leader in its space in Brazil. Mentez was sold to a NYC Private Equity firm in one of the largest transactions in the region. Later, the founding team, with Juan once again as CEO, launched Paymentez, the monetization leader in Latam for virtual content with a presence in 5 countries and a focus on monetizing marketplace applications.

Agenda

6:30 Networking and Food
7:30 Fireside Chat
8:30 Networking

Hosted By Alan Colmenares, Director of Startup Grind Bogota

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Alan Colmenares is advisor and Executive VP at Tappsi, the leading taxi hailing startup in Colombia and writes for his own blog at TropicalGringo.com. After stints at startups in Silicon Valley, he moved to South America. He has been a Venture Capitalist in Mexico and Brazil (Intel Capital) and is, currently, an advisor and shareholder in several startups. Since 2010, he's been an award-winning Director of the Founder Institute in Colombia as well as a mentor for Endeavor. He is currently creating a new angel fund called Tayrona.VC. On May 2015, he became Director of Startup Grind Bogota with a new vision to promote startup founders in Colombia on a global stage .
Email: alan@startupgrind.com | Twitter: @TropicalGringo (http://twitter.com/TropicalGringo)

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