Ruta Startup

A different type of scale-up

Startup founders are not the only ones in Peru who are scaling regionally. Investment professionals and ecosystem actors are also making the jump from local to regional roles.

Startups are solving Peru’s trust problem

It’s hard to go a day in Peru without hearing the word confianza, or trust. People discuss trust because it is important, although not always felt. There is empirical evidence that people in Peru trust others less than in other countries in the region, and the world.

Aprendizajes del Programa de Growth de TheVentureCity

Hoy en Qempo cumplimos 3 meses en el programa de aceleración con TheVentureCity en Miami, y lo celebramos compartiendo las lecciones que aprendimos en la primera mitad del programa.

3 things we can all learn from StartUp Perú

Last night the 7th generation of StartUp Perú was announced. 84 startups, including 14 from outside Lima, were selected to receive support from Innovate Peru, a program run by the Peruvian government.

New cornerstone for Peru’s venture capital industry

It was a side note in a day of big political news for Peru, but is was a huge news for the local venture capital industry.

Startup Toolkit

Below is a list of of Ruta Startup posts organized for wherever you are on the Ruta Startup! Many of the posts are authored by startup founders.

¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de innovación?

Después de dictar varias charlas sobre innovación, llegué a la conclusión que aprendemos más descubriendo, analizando y mirando a nuestro alrededor, que leyendo conceptos extraídos de libros, papers y otras fuentes.

De Virgen a Ángel

Mi primera vez invirtiendo: 3 Cosas Que Aprendí al Invertir en una Startup

Hace unos meses, tras terminar una videollamada con la fundadora de una startup, salí con la sensación de:

“!Esta tiene que ser mi 1ra inversión!”.

What is startup success?

For a startup coming out of Peru, 1 million paid users seems like a good measurement.

Teasers: the CVs of Startups

A teaser, or one-pager, is a great way to share a startup’s story and value proposition. The purpose of a teaser is to spark interest and lead to a meeting.