# CLP26 Colombia CLP26 ClimateLaunchpad Colombia applications (80 startups) # "EcoFrio circular Bakata · Clean Energy # "EcoFrio circular Bakata **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Clean Energy **CT Taxonomy:** CT-EN-001 — Solar PV **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Sketches **Team Size:** 1.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch We have developed a portable solar cooler made from recycled polymers to provide sustainable cooling in areas without access to the power grid. Our system uses advanced thermal efficiency technology and is protected by a green patent. ## Climate Problem We are tackling the climate crisis by transforming recycled polymers into clean energy solutions. This is vital for curbing global warming and reducing the industrial carbon footprint. ## Solution We offer a portable, solar-powered cooling system made from recycled polymers. In practice, we eliminate CO2 emissions and repurpose post-industrial plastic waste. ## Revenue Model My plan is to generate revenue through the direct sale and rental of solar-powered refrigeration units made from recycled polymers. We also offer maintenance contracts and services for sustainable logistics, thereby diversifying our cash flow. ## Target Market Our target audience includes small businesses, government agencies, and NGOs. We focus on clients who need energy independence and cost savings through solar cooling. ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Indigenous Peoples, Roma - Sinti and Travelers, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Migrants, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence Based on the 2026 Energy Transition Act, the need is real: there is a 40% shortfall in clean cooling in off-grid areas. My project addresses the government’s mandate to decarbonize the cold chain through the circular economy ## Competitors None of them use clean energy, recycled polymers, or autonomous cooling ## Founder Expertise Empirical researcher and technical developer. I have spent months teaching myself thermodynamics and polymers to create a unique solution. My knowledge comes from hands-on experimentation and the design of the green patent. ## External Support None ## Team Head of Research, Development, and Strategy: I oversee technical design, polymer stress testing, and management of the Green Patent. I supervise the commercial viability of the invention and its adaptation to the regulations of the 2026 Treaty. ## Founder Edison David Afanador Carranza # AirthNova · Air & Environment # AirthNova **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-004 — ESG / Climate Risk & Disclosure **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 2.0 **Website:** https://linktr.ee/airthnova **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch AirthNova is an environmental consulting firm that helps organizations measure, reduce, and manage their carbon footprint, mitigate environmental risks, and implement sustainable strategies, as well as effectively report on their progress. ## Climate Problem AirthNova addresses the lack of carbon footprint measurement and management in companies. This is crucial because without data or strategies, emissions cannot be reduced and climate goals cannot be met, thereby exacerbating climate change. ## Solution AirthNova offers consulting services to measure, reduce, and manage carbon footprints. We implement strategies, mitigate risks, and provide guidance on sustainability reporting, helping companies make data-driven decisions. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through environmental consulting (carbon footprint measurement, strategy development, implementation, and reporting) and photocatalytic paint as a complementary product and commercial entry point. ## Target Market Our target market consists of companies across various sectors that seek to reduce their carbon footprint, manage environmental risks, and comply with ESG and regulatory standards through sustainable strategies and effective reporting. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence There is a demand for stricter environmental regulations, pressure from investors and customers, and a need for companies to measure, manage, and report their impact in order to meet ESG standards. ## Competitors Our competitors include environmental consulting firms such as Inerco, Ingeprol, ASSA, ARCO, and Sostenibilidad y Estrategia in Bogotá, which offer environmental management, regulatory compliance, and sustainability services to businesses. ## Founder Expertise We offer training in business administration, with a focus on strategy, business models, and sustainability. In addition, we have received academic support that has guided the development and structuring of AirthNova. ## External Support We have received academic support through certificate programs and guidance from professors, who have helped us design our business model, structure our value proposition, and define AirthNova’s strategic approach. ## Team We are the founder and co-founder. One leads the development and implementation of photocatalytic paint, while the other focuses on environmental consulting, including strategy, carbon footprint, and sustainability. ## Founder Juan Angel # CurubaTech · Food & Agriculture # CurubaTech **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-005 — Precision Agriculture Data & IoT **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Circular Economy **Stage:** Private Beta **Team Size:** 10.0 **Website:** https://curuba.tech/en/ **Funded:** True (60000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch CurubaTech helps farmers improve productivity and reduce emissions through remote agronomic assistance via WhatsApp. Our platform collects and analyzes field data to optimize decisions, reduce chemical use, and avoid unnecessary travel to farms. ## Climate Problem Agriculture generates high emissions from excessive travel, inefficient input use and poor data access. Small farmers lack timely technical support, reducing productivity while increasing carbon footprint and environmental degradation. ## Solution CurubaTech provides remote agronomic assistance via WhatsApp, enabling farmers to share field data and receive actionable expert recommendations when they need them. This reduces travel, optimizes chemical use and improves sustainable decision-making. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through SaaS subscriptions, subscription per hectare technical assistance plans, and partnerships with agribusinesses, cooperatives, and development programs seeking scalable digital support for farmers. ## Target Market Small and medium-sized farmers, agribusinesses, cooperatives, NGOs, and public agricultural programs seeking efficient, data-driven and low-carbon technical assistance solutions. ## Social Impact Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Our platform has been validated with farmers in multiple Colombian regions and crops. Users actively engage through WhatsApp, and partners continue expanding pilots and implementation opportunities. ## Competitors Competitors include traditional agricultural consultants and farm management software providers. However, few combine remote technical assistance, WhatsApp accessibility, and climate impact reduction for small farmers. ## Founder Expertise Our team combines expertise in agriculture, technology, data analysis, business strategy, and rural development, with experience in over 100 Colombian municipalities and international startup acceleration programs. ## External Support We have participated in national and international acceleration programs, secured local and foreign investment, received impact awards, and partnered with agricultural organizations across Colombia. ## Team The team covers product development, agronomy, data analysis, business development, legal strategy, and operations, supported by senior agricultural and corporate advisors. ## Founder Paula Aponte # SLOW textile recycling solutions · Air & Environment # SLOW textile recycling solutions **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Medellín **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-003 — Recycling & Materials Recovery **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 6.0 **Website:** https://slowreciclaje.com/ **Funded:** True (23255.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch We transform post-consumer and post-industrial textile waste into regenerated materials focus on complex and blended fibers that are difficult to recycle, converting them into new objects and architectural elements using concrete for regenerative design. ## Climate Problem Most textile waste is landfilled or incinerated releasing greenhouse gases and toxic pollutants. Yet less than 1% of clothing is recycled into new materials highlighting a gap in circular solutions and the urgent need for scalable textile waste recovery ## Solution SLOW transforms hard-to-recycle textile waste into regenerative materials and concrete-based design objects. By integrating complex textile fibers into concrete mixtures, we create lighter materials while diverting textile waste from landfills. ## Revenue Model SLOW operates a dual revenue model: companies pay us to collect and manage their textile waste, and we generate additional revenue by transforming recovered fibers into concrete-based design products and regenerative material projects. ## Target Market SLOW targets companies across industries that generate textile waste, as well as the sustainable design and construction sectors seeking regenerative materials. Initial market: Colombia, with future expansion to Europe’s growing circular materials market. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Market demand is validated through B2B clients using our textile recycling services and pilot projects testing regenerative materials for design, while concrete-based materials are currently undergoing laboratory testing for future construction applicatio ## Competitors In Colombia, we compete with around five textile waste managers providing collection and processing services. However, SLOW differentiates by transforming hard-to-recycle fibers into regenerative materials. In this area, there is no direct competitor yet. ## Founder Expertise Our multidisciplinary team combines expertise in circular fashion, finance, operations, and public policy. Together we bring experience in sustainability innovation, business development, partnerships, and building circular solutions in the textile sector ## External Support SLOW has received support through awards, accelerators, and strategic partnerships, including the GIZ Pousar Fund, Socya & Medellín Chamber of Commerce Hackathon, BritCham Sustainability Awards finalist recognition, and Green Business certification. ## Team Daniela Báez leads projects, partnerships, and public policy strategy. Santiago Cano leads operations and financial management. Vanessa Báez leads circular fashion expertise, market development, and business growth. ## Founder Vanessa Báez Morales # Climate Transition Intelligence Platform · Clean Industry # Climate Transition Intelligence Platform **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · BOGOTA **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-004 — ESG / Climate Risk & Disclosure **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 2.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Digital platform that helps SMEs measure GHG emissions (Scopes 1–3) and assess climate risks using local factors, enabling them to align investments with climate goals and become more attractive to investors and financial institutions ## Climate Problem SMEs lack reliable, standardized emissions data, limiting access to climate finance and slowing mitigation. This matters because SMEs represent most businesses and emissions, yet remain excluded from financial flows needed for transition. ## Solution We offer a digital platform with expert support that helps SMEs measure emissions (Scopes 1–3), assess risks, and generate structured data aligned with PCAF, enabling financial institutions to evaluate projects and support climate investment ## Revenue Model Subscription-based model combining access to the digital platform and advisory services for SMEs and financial institutions, plus additional revenue from climate data analytics and project pipeline identification for investors ## Target Market SMEs in Latin America, especially in carbon-intensive sectors, and financial institutions seeking to measure financed emissions, assess climate risks, and identify sustainable investment opportunities ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Women ## Demand Evidence Growing regulatory pressure (PCAF, IFRS, taxonomies) and lack of SME data create demand. Financial institutions need better data, while SMEs require tools to access climate finance, confirming a clear market gap ## Competitors Competitors include carbon accounting tools (Persefoni, Watershed) and climate consultants. However, they focus on large firms. Our differentiation is SME focus, local data, and integration with financial decision-making. ## Founder Expertise Strong expertise in climate finance, emissions accounting, impact measurement, and sustainable infrastructure. Experience working with financial institutions, public sector, and international frameworks such as PCAF and IRIS+ ## External Support The project builds on technical expertise in climate finance, PCAF methodologies, and prior work with financial institutions and impact frameworks. Early-stage development has been supported through internal resources ## Team Kelly leads the technical and climate strategy, including emissions accounting, impact methodologies, and sustainability frameworks. Richard leads financial structuring, partnerships, and engagement with financial institutions to scale SME climatesolution ## Founder Kelly Basabe Alvarado # Bioterra soluções agrosustentáveis · Food & Agriculture # Bioterra soluções agrosustentáveis **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Gurupi **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-010 — Organic / Regenerative Agriculture **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 5.0 **Funded:** True (28.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch Bioterra was founded with the goal of finding sustainable solutions to restore degraded soils in the Cerrado and boost food production in both rural and urban areas, by developing technologies for regenerative and urban agriculture. ## Climate Problem Bioterra combats the impacts of climate change on food production by working to regenerate soil, mitigate the effects of drought, and strengthen sustainable urban agriculture to increase food resilience in rural areas and cities. ## Solution Bioterra develops solutions for soil regeneration and urban agriculture. We created the HORTCITY platform and launched a vertical farming prototype for more efficient, sustainable food production in urban environments. ## Revenue Model Bioterra generates revenue through consulting services in sustainable soil management, technical subscriptions, and future services related to the HORTCITY platform and urban agriculture systems. ## Target Market Bioterra's target market includes farmers, urban agriculture projects, schools, residential communities, businesses, and smart cities seeking sustainable solutions for food production and environmental restoration. ## Social Impact Women ## Demand Evidence We validate demand through field sales, strategic partnerships, the expansion of customer contracts, and interest in urban agriculture, sustainability, and local food production projects. ## Competitors Our competitors include agricultural consulting firms and startups specializing in urban agriculture and vertical farming. We set ourselves apart by integrating soil regeneration, sustainable agriculture, and urban solutions into a single innovation model ## Founder Expertise I bring experience in sustainable soil management, regenerative agriculture, and the development of urban agriculture projects, as well as experience with acceleration programs, institutional partnerships, and the development of sustainability-focused solutions. ## External Support Bioterra received support from the Inova Cerrado, Inova Amazônia, Centelha, and Empreendedoras Tech programs, as well as through partnerships with an ICT in Tocantins and international cooperation with initiatives in the United Kingdom and Bogotá. ## Team Strategic leadership, development of innovation projects, technical coordination in sustainable soil management, urban agriculture, institutional partnerships, and the development of new businesses and sustainable technologies. ## Founder Miréia Bezerra Pereira de Freitas # Uniqua SAS BIC · Food & Agriculture # Uniqua SAS BIC **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-001 — Sustainable Coffee Production **Impact Areas:** Adaptation **Stage:** Sketches **Team Size:** 0.0 **Website:** https://www.uniqua.com.co **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Creators of coffee profiles with custom roasts and flavors. Cupping training program for vulnerable women. A group of coffee profilers focused on single mothers who are victims of violence. ## Climate Problem Deforestation caused by illicit crops. Impact on biodiversity in these regions, leading to unsustainable agriculture ## Solution A source of education and additional income for families, thereby improving household finances and discouraging alternative activities such as illicit crop cultivation and livestock farming ## Revenue Model The trained women are part of a coffee cupping network, which provides them with income for each coffee profiling service they perform ## Target Market Hotels, restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, and businesses ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Indigenous Peoples, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence Qualitative validation with potential customers ## Competitors We have no competition ## Founder Expertise Education and corporate experience in strategy, sales, training, product development, and innovation, both in Colombia and throughout Latin America ## External Support None ## Team General Manager and all company operations ## Founder Katherine Cadavid Villarraga # AGROLIDER · Food & Agriculture # AGROLIDER **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-005 — Precision Agriculture Data & IoT **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 2.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Agrolider is an efficiency ecosystem where users can monitor their crops in real time and remotely through drones that receive bioclimatic information to use prediction algorithms. ## Climate Problem Today, agriculture faces a critical challenge: low productivity and constant crop losses. It suffers from shortages of inputs, high purchase costs, logistical problems, and limited access to technology. ## Solution The ecosystem have agricultural drones that collect information in real time. Artificial intelligence is trained and analyzes data with neural networks and issues reports periodically to give instructions to the farmer. ## Revenue Model We manufacture and rent agricultural drones, offering farmers both the equipment. We collect, manage, and analyze data, transforming it into valuable information. Users pay for an annual license. ## Target Market Potato producers located in Boyacá Colombia ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence More than 100,000 potato producers, 30,000 are affiliated with FEDEPAPA, the main association of potato producers in Colombia, and about 8,100 producers are located in Boyacá. ## Competitors There are companies that specialize in digital agriculture, such as Bayer with FieldView® brand. They integrate data on planting, spraying, harvesting, monitoring, satellite imagery, and soil into a simple and user-friendly visual experience. ## Founder Expertise We have a record in developing prototypes of agricultural robots. ## External Support Externado University of Colombia support us with networks of contacts and funding at the academic level. ## Team CTO Juan Pablo Hernandez is 13 years old. He developed the dron prototype. CEO Derly Camargo is 37 years old. She developed the bussiness model and the innovation concept. ## Founder Derly Camargo Guerrero # Pannana · Air & Environment # Pannana **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-002 — Organic Waste & Composting **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 2.0 **Website:** https://www.instagram.com/pannana.bakery/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch We salvage ripe bananas that are often thrown away by supermarkets and neighborhood stores, and give them a second life by turning them into delicious, high-quality baked goods. ## Climate Problem We are addressing food waste (currently bananas that are still fit for consumption). This waste generates avoidable emissions from the food system, and reducing it is key to lowering the agricultural sector’s climate impact. ## Solution The solution lies in salvaging bananas that are about to be discarded by supermarkets and stores through agreements whereby these businesses provide them to us at a low cost, allowing us to transform them into high-quality baked goods. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue by selling baked goods made with rescued bananas! ## Target Market We used to operate as a business that sold directly to end consumers (young people and adults with middle- to high-income levels in Bogotá), but with this new approach, we also want to reach supermarket chains, retail stores, and cafés. ## Social Impact Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities ## Demand Evidence We have primarily validated the demand through the business’s sales to end customers between 2019 and 2022. Furthermore, Bogotá is a dynamic city with urban consumers who are open to trendy and innovative concepts. ## Competitors In Bogotá, there are a few businesses that offer similar products, such as banana bread and banana cakes, targeting a similar customer base. However, these businesses do not focus on food rescue or reducing food waste. ## Founder Expertise Based on my experience in the hospitality industry, working in restaurant operations, and with a master’s degree in Environmental and Natural Resource Management, I understand both the practical aspects and the environmental impact of failing to promote initiatives that reduce GHG emissions. ## External Support None. The idea started out as a baking business, but I am currently in the process of reorienting and rethinking it to integrate it into a model with a circular economy approach based on waste reduction. ## Team The team currently consists of two people. Responsibilities are divided between legal and administrative tasks, and another area (my area) focused on sales and marketing, including client relations and the pursuit of strategic partnerships. ## Founder Maria Camila Carvajal # RAIRANFÓ · Air & Environment # RAIRANFÓ **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · BOGOTA, DISTRITO CAPITAL **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-005 — Community Reforestation / REDD+ **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Nature-Based **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 1.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch RairanFó is the leading solution in the Ubaté Valley that combines tracking technology with local expertise to carry out highly precise ecological restoration projects. We turn companies’ regulatory compliance into a driver of development. ## Climate Problem It is vital because it ensures real carbon sinks and biodiversity through Industry 4.0 technology, transforming environmental liabilities into verifiable climate assets. Precision restoration! ## Solution RAIRANFÓ offers a comprehensive service for land restoration and rehabilitation. We combine native species, local knowledge, and digital traceability tools to generate verifiable environmental value and climate resilience in mining areas ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through the sale of native plants, project implementation, and subscriptions to Monitoring 4.0. We enhance profitability through CO2 capture certification for carbon credits, backed by our verifiable digital traceability. ## Target Market Mining and energy companies with compensation obligations to the ANLA/CAR in the Ubaté Valley. We also include the public sector (municipalities) for restoration and the real estate sector for maintenance landscaping ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence We have identified 12,000 hectares of potential demand and 6,000 hectares subject to legal obligations in Guachetá. There is a 6% cost overrun due to a lack of local supply and unsuccessful bids. ## Competitors Commercial nurseries and consulting firms operating nationwide ## Founder Expertise Environmental engineer and master’s student in eco-innovation with experience in the design and implementation of PMRRA. I bring technical expertise in native species and land management to help transform legal obligations into climate assets. ## External Support Knowledge ## Team As the founder, I lead the strategic vision and development of the RairanFó model. I coordinate the integration of Industry 4.0 technology with local knowledge to ensure successful restoration projects and transform legal obligations into verifiable climate assets. ## Founder GYSELL CASTILLO # BioTeva · Food & Agriculture # BioTeva **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-012 — Bio-based Agricultural Inputs **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 2.0 **Website:** https://bioteva.streamlit.app/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch BioTeva raises edible crickets in Colombia to produce sustainable protein flour. Lower carbon, water and land footprint than conventional animal protein. We transform insects into innovative, accessible food products. ## Climate Problem Conventional animal protein (beef, pork, chicken) generates 14.5% of global GHG emissions. Colombia's growing protein demand intensifies this impact. We need scalable, low-emission alternatives to feed people without accelerating climate change. ## Solution BioTeva farms edible crickets and processes them into protein flour for food products. Crickets emit 80% less GHG than beef, use minimal water and land, and convert feed efficiently. We operate a pilot farm in Colombia to scale local production. ## Revenue Model We sell cricket protein flour B2B to food manufacturers and directly to health-conscious consumers via B2C channels. Revenue streams include bulk flour sales, branded protein snacks, and future licensing of our farming model to rural producers. ## Target Market Food manufacturers, health food brands, and fitness-conscious consumers in Colombia and Latin America. Secondary markets include pet food producers and animal feed companies seeking sustainable protein inputs. ## Social Impact Women ## Demand Evidence We conducted a market validation using cookies made with third-party cricket flour, gathering consumer surveys. Results showed strong openness to insect-based protein among health and sustainability-oriented consumers in Bogotá. ## Competitors In Colombia: Insecto (Medellín). Regionally: Grillon (Mexico), Entomo Farms (Canada). We differentiate through local production, lower costs, and a vertically integrated model from farm to finished product. ## Founder Expertise Co-founder 1: environmental engineer with expertise in sustainable production systems and environmental management. Co-founder 2: business operations and logistics. Together we combine technical, scientific and entrepreneurial skills. ## External Support BioTeva is self-funded by its two founders. We have built our pilot facility with own resources, conducted market validation with consumer surveys, and received informal mentorship from the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. No institutional funding yet. ## Team Co-founder 1 leads technical operations, environmental compliance, and product development. Co-founder 2 manages business strategy, supply chain, and commercial relationships. Both are actively involved in daily farm operations. ## Founder Juan Carlos Castro Vergara # ArtexLab · Clean Industry # ArtexLab **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-004 — Circular Products & EPR **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 2.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Modelo de negocio para la fabricación de mobiliario a partir de la recuperación de residuos textiles. ## Climate Problem Contaminación de recursos naturales por la generación de residuos textiles. ## Solution Nuestra solución se enfoca a la recuperación de residuos textiles para reincorporar en la cadena productiva; a partir de la fabricación de mobiliario. ## Revenue Model Mediante la comercialización de mobiliario en modelo de negocio tanto B2B (compra como fortalecimiento de estrategia de sostenibilidad) y modelo B2C (productos dirigidos a consumidores conscientes). ## Target Market Consumidores y empresas conscientes ## Social Impact LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence A partir de la investigación, hemos identificado un océano azul ya que en Colombia no se encuentran ideas de negocio simulares. ## Competitors Los competidores se relacionan más hacia productos mobiliarios convencionales, sin enfoque de circularidad. Los pocos productos que existen, se orientan mas a muebles realizados con plástico, mas no textiles. ## Founder Expertise Catalina Gutiérrez Ingeniera Ambiental, estudiante de Maestría en gerencia Ambiental circular Paola Paez - Ingeniera Ambiental especialista en formulación de proyectos ## External Support Asesoría en emprendimiento por la Universidad Externado de Colombia ## Team Estructuración y puesta en marcha del proyecto. ## Founder Laura Catalina # HoneyB · Clean Industry # HoneyB **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bucaramanga **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-009 — Bioeconomy & Nature-Based Solutions **Impact Areas:** Nature-Based **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 5.0 **Funded:** True (8000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch HoneyB is an impact startup that creates innovative honey-based products, combining reforestation and pollination to regenerate ecosystems. Each product turns consumption into environmental and social impact in partnership with local communities. ## Climate Problem We address biodiversity loss caused by the decline in pollinators and deforestation, as well as pollution from plastics and chemicals (endocrine disruptors). This is critical because it affects CO₂, human health, and the resilience of ecosystems ## Solution We develop honey-based solid shampoo that replaces plastics and chemicals while promoting pollination and reforestation. We work with partner communities and measure CO₂ emissions avoided, transforming consumption into environmental and social regeneration ## Revenue Model We would generate revenue by selling solid shampoo, primarily to the hospitality sector (B2B) and retail. In the future, we will integrate a carbon offset model tied to the product, linking consumption to measurable environmental and social impact. ## Target Market Our target market is the hospitality industry (B2B) and environmentally conscious consumers (B2C) who are looking for sustainable personal care alternatives, particularly travelers and companies committed to reducing their environmental impact. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, Women ## Demand Evidence We validate demand through market research, pilot programs, and sales to consumers and hotels, with a presence in over 12 countries and repeat purchases. Furthermore, the sustainable cosmetics market is growing by more than 8% annually (Grand View Research), demonstrating a clear trend toward plastic-free and chemical-free products ## Competitors We compete with natural cosmetics and solid shampoo brands, both local and global. We also compete with major players like L’Occitane, which has already entered the hospitality sector through partnerships with luxury chains such as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. ## Founder Expertise An entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience building impactful solutions. I have expertise in product development and pivoting, market validation, B2B/B2C sales, and scaling. I have worked with communities in 22 departments and am a business consultant. ## External Support We have grown through bootstrapping, with a grant from UNESCO–Nestlé. We participated in the Venture Building Sprint with Catalist and in training and mentoring programs at the national and international levels. In addition, we have received working capital investment. ## Team Multidisciplinary team: founder with over 10 years of experience in impact startups; Yohana oversees administrative and financial matters; Julián handles digital marketing; Lab Arjona (chemistry team) handles R&D; Vanesa focuses on internationalization and new markets. ## Founder Carlos Santiago Cavanzo Sánchez # Ikani · Efficiency # Ikani **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Peru Cusco **Category:** Efficiency **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IN-005 — Eco-friendly Consumer & Cleaning Products **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 2.0 **Website:** https://www.ikani.pe **Funded:** True (15000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch We create solid personal care products made with local ingredients, using water-free and plastic-free packaging ## Climate Problem The personal care industry pollutes rivers and oceans with single-use plastics; furthermore, the water contained in its formulations poses health risks in the medium and long term. The water and plastic packaging generate CO2 due to their weight and volume. ## Solution We aim to eliminate plastic from packaging by developing water-free formulas and innovating in product formats and packaging—all to promote people’s health and beauty while also protecting the planet. ## Revenue Model B2B and B2C, through eco-stores where our audience is already segmented, and B2C through e-commerce platforms ## Target Market People with a healthy lifestyle who are looking for products that have a positive impact on their lives and the planet, especially women aged 24–60 ## Social Impact Women ## Demand Evidence We have ongoing sales ## Competitors Faria Naturals Catalina Ethique ## Founder Expertise My professional background as an administrator and holder of a master’s degree in Bio-commerce and Sustainable Development, as well as being the founder of Ikani, which has experienced steady growth ## External Support We won startup11g 2GCC, a fund for startups focused on climate change. ## Team Mery: Production and Sales Melanie: Administration and Sales ## Founder Mery Coello # Modular Agrosolutions · Food & Agriculture # Modular Agrosolutions **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-005 — Precision Agriculture Data & IoT **Impact Areas:** Adaptation **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 5.0 **Website:** https://modtech.site/modularagrosolutions **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch A climate intelligence infrastructure that integrates satellite imagery and on-site technical tracking to optimize crop yields and ensure sustainability standards in areas with limited connectivity. ## Climate Problem We address the lack of verifiable data regarding climate risks and the challenge of interpreting satellite alerts in the field. In areas with poor connectivity, this prevents timely responses and leads to reactive decisions in the field and critical losses. ## Solution We offer a platform that links satellite alerts with on-the-ground validation via NFC/RFID, using an "offline-first" approach. Our AI generates predictive alerts and automates operational routes in response to real-time weather risks. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through an annual subscription-based B2B SaaS & DaaS model, the sale of enabling hardware (NFC/RFID tags), and professional implementation and training services. ## Target Market Our target market consists of agricultural project management and oversight firms in Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Spain, with a focus on companies that require verifiable reports and audits. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence We have validated the market demand with three pilot projects accepted in Colombia and the support of Startuplab01 and Hello Tomorrow. In addition, companies need to eliminate fraud and automate end-to-end operational audit reports in areas with limited connectivity. ## Competitors We compete with traditional manual record-keeping and expensive hardware platforms. In our region, there is no software optimized for on-site data collection; digital forms such as Cropin or SpaceAg are the norm. ## Founder Expertise I bring more than 7 years of experience in agricultural and technology project management. I am proficient in Python and JavaScript development, applying data analytics to inform strategic decisions in operational environments. ## External Support We filed a patent application for our technology through the PAI program (CO). We were selected for the startuplab01 & hello tomorrow residency (CL) and have secured three pilot projects in Colombia to begin validation. ## Team As CEO, I lead the strategy and analytics efforts. The team includes a Tech Lead for development, a backend and security engineer specializing in low-connectivity synchronization, a sales representative, and an accountant. ## Founder Cristian Alberto Contreras Caselles # EcoHub · Not Assigned/ Unknown # EcoHub **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Not Assigned/ Unknown **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-003 — Green Finance & Climate Fintech **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 3.0 **Website:** https://ecohub-frontend-six.vercel.app/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch EcoHub is an open-source decentralized platform designed to empower ecological projects through Web3 technology and DAO structures. We provide a transparent ecosystem where communities can secure crypto-funding and collaborate on environmental initiatives ## Climate Problem Grassroots ecological projects struggle with opaque funding and isolated efforts. EcoHub addresses this funding gap and fragmentation, mattering because empowering local "eco-seeds" globally is essential to scale climate action effectively ## Solution We offer an open-source Web3 platform acting as a "GitHub for ecology." We tackle this by enabling creators to launch DAO-structured projects, receive transparent crypto-funding, and collaborate globally to scale nature-based solutions ## Revenue Model Revenue is generated through a small percentage fee on crypto-funding transactions, premium tier tools for DAO governance, and strategic partnerships with green organizations seeking verified impact projects to sponsor on our platform ## Target Market Eco-entrepreneurs, environmentally conscious crypto-investors and philanthropists, and open-source developers ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence The growth of Regenerative Finance (ReFi) and climate DAOs proves high demand for Web3 climate solutions. Furthermore, grassroots creators constantly cite funding bottlenecks and lack of global collaborative tools as barriers to scale ## Competitors Competitors include Gitcoin (climate rounds) and Giveth (crypto donations), plus networks like Regen Network. However, EcoHub uniquely combines open-source technical collaboration with DAO governance specifically tailored for eco-projects ## Founder Expertise We combine high-level software engineering and Web3 infrastructure with the deep ecological expertise of the Shambala initiative. Our team bridges the gap between decentralized technology and on-the-ground environmental impact in Latin America ## External Support We are leveraging cloud infrastructure credits to build our MVP. Beyond technical community feedback, we have not received formal external incubation or financial support yet, making ClimateLaunchpad our ideal first structural step ## Team I lead software architecture and Web3 strategy. Julian and Daniel serve as ecological impact directors, managing project validation and community engagement through their extensive Shambala network to ensure real-world environmental results ## Founder Jesus Manuel Contreras Padilla # communitylab s.a.s · Clean Industry # communitylab s.a.s **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Pereira **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-008 — Circular Economy Consulting & Platforms **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 7.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch CommunityLab is a cleantech company that transforms waste into traceable, profitable assets using technology, data, and circular economy models. We integrate digital traceability, materials analysis, and resource recovery to reduce environmental and economic impacts. ## Climate Problem We address the lack of traceability and waste recovery, which leads to emissions, pollution, and the loss of resources. This is critical because it directly impacts climate change and material efficiency in Latin America. ## Solution We offer a traceability platform (SICircular) and resource recovery models that turn waste into resources. In practice, we measure material flows, optimize their use, and generate revenue and verifiable environmental impact. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through a pay-as-you-go SaaS model for SICircular, consulting services in the circular economy, and fees for waste recovery. We also generate revenue through impact-based models such as plastic credits and ESG solutions. ## Target Market Industrial, retail, and consumer goods companies in Latin America that require traceability, waste recovery, and ESG compliance; as well as managers and public entities promoting the circular economy. ## Social Impact Women ## Demand Evidence We validate market demand through our client companies and active projects, driven by regulatory pressure and ESG goals. Our results in valuation and traceability demonstrate genuine need and a willingness to pay. ## Competitors We compete with waste management companies, recyclers, and platforms such as Recykal and Circulor. In Latin America, there are local players, but few integrate traceability, recovery, and monetization into a single solution. ## Founder Expertise We bring expertise in the circular economy, technological development, materials analysis, and sustainable business models. We have implemented real-world projects with companies, integrating traceability, resource recovery, and measurable impact in the region. ## External Support We have received support from corporate partners and clients in Colombia, who have validated our solution through real-world projects. We have also participated in programs and networks within the innovation and sustainability ecosystem, which have strengthened our model and growth. ## Team Strategy and leadership, technological development, materials analysis and circular design, research and development in organic waste, partnership management, and B2B sales to scale the solution. ## Founder beatriz eugenia correa peres # Communitylab · Clean Industry # Communitylab **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Pereira **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-008 — Circular Economy Consulting & Platforms **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 7.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch It's not waste management—it's monetizing the circular economy ## Climate Problem CommunityLab combats material loss and emissions caused by poorly managed waste through traceability, resource recovery, and the circular economy, reducing CO₂ emissions and transforming waste into new resources. ## Solution CommunityLab develops traceability, AI, and IoT technologies to measure, recover, and repurpose waste, creating circular flows that reduce emissions, optimize resources, and generate new sustainable materials. ## Revenue Model CommunityLab generates revenue through SaaS licenses for traceability, consulting services in the circular economy, materials analysis, waste recovery, ESG metrics, and the development of customized cleantech solutions. (It is already generating revenue.) ## Target Market B2B companies, industries, waste management operators, consumer brands, and organizations seeking traceability, a circular economy, waste recovery, and compliance with ESG and sustainability metrics. ## Social Impact Women ## Demand Evidence CommunityLab validates demand through pilot projects with companies, requests for traceability and ESG metrics, the growth of the circular economy, and the increasing need to reduce waste and emissions and comply with environmental regulations. ## Competitors We compete with environmental consulting firms, waste management companies, and traditional ESG platforms. While there are recycling and sustainability companies in the region, few integrate AI, IoT, traceability, and circular economy principles. ## Founder Expertise CommunityLab brings together expertise in the circular economy, cleantech, waste recovery, traceability, technological development, ESG metrics, biomaterials, AI, and IoT as applied to corporate sustainability. ## External Support CommunityLab has received support through partnerships with companies, universities, and innovation organizations, as well as technical validation, R&D support, and participation in entrepreneurship and sustainability programs. ## Team The team leads efforts in technological development, traceability, the circular economy, R&D in biomaterials, ESG analysis, operations, strategic partnerships, and the design of solutions for value creation and corporate sustainability. ## Founder beatriz eugenia correa perez # Circool · Clean Industry # Circool **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-008 — Circular Economy Consulting & Platforms **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 2.0 **Website:** https://circool.in/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Circool develops circular economy solutions that extend the life of discarded materials by transforming them into new products. We integrate AI and blockchain to trace each material from waste to value, making impact measurable and verifiable. ## Climate Problem The textile industry produces +10% of global CO2 emissions. In Bogota, 147,000+ tons go to landfill yearly. Redirecting that waste cuts emissions, reduces water stress and prevents soil and waterway contamination. ## Solution We collect textile waste with formal grassroots recyclers, sort and compact it through low-impact processes. AI and blockchain trace each batch, generating verifiable impact data for B2B clients and end consumers. ## Revenue Model Sales of decorative materials to ESG-driven companies and design studios. Installation services. Traceability and impact reports for firms legally required to manage textile waste under Colombia's Draft Law 218/2022. ## Target Market Retail and fashion companies with ESG targets in Colombia. Sustainable interior design studios. Companies legally required to manage textile waste under Draft Law 218/2022, a fast-growing compliance market. ## Social Impact Migrants, Women ## Demand Evidence Colombia's Draft Law 218/2022 already mandates textile waste management, yet no local solution offers traceable reuse. Companies face ESG pressure and regulatory deadlines with nothing to comply with. That is our market. ## Competitors In Colombia: Infinita, idea stage only, no product. No brick production from textiles at scale. Internationally: FabBRICK validates the model. Our edge: verified traceability and a low-environmental-impact process. ## Founder Expertise Liz: biomaterials designer, MA Design, Lapiz de Acero 2023, R&D in materials and sustainability. Jessica: circular economy platform builder, impact project leader in Peru and Colombia, company founder in both markets. ## External Support In progress: technical alliance with the Design Dept., U. de los Andes for process validation and material testing. Exploring access to UNIMINUTO's textile lab and community clothing depot as a raw material source. ## Team Liz leads product R&D, prototyping, technical validation and documentation. Jessica leads strategy, university and corporate partnerships, funding, technology traceability and business model development. ## Founder Jessica Cruz Alonso # construyendo redes de paz con la naturaleza · Air & Environment # construyendo redes de paz con la naturaleza **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Falan Tolima **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-005 — Community Reforestation / REDD+ **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 15.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch "Construyendo Redes de Paz con la Naturaleza" es una startup de biotecnología que regenera 666 hectáreas en el Tolima. Unimos ciencia y comunidad para transformar tierras degradadas en modelos rentables, sostenibles y generadores de paz territorial. ## Climate Problem Combatimos la degradación crítica de ecosistemas y la pérdida de biodiversidad en el Tolima. Nuestra biotecnología regenera 666 hectáreas, transformando suelos agotados en sumideros de carbono y motores de paz climática con alta rentabilidad social. ## Solution Implementamos biotecnología (microorganismos ) para restaurar 666 hectáreas. En la práctica, creamos viveros de especies endémicas y formamos a la comunidad en agroecología rentable, convirtiendo tierras degradadas en activos sostenibles. ## Revenue Model Monetizamos mediante la venta de créditos de carbono, servicios de asistencia técnica en biotecnología regenerativa y comercialización de productos agroecológicos de alta calidad. Convertimos la restauración en un modelo de negocio verde y escalable. ## Target Market construcción ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence La demanda es crítica: el mercado global de créditos de carbono y productos regenerativos crece exponencialmente. Localmente, la urgencia de cumplir metas del PND y la presión climática en el Tolima validan la necesidad de nuestra biotecnología. ## Competitors Competimos con consultoras y proyectos de reforestación tradicional como Grupo Argos (Río Saldaña) o CO2CERO. Nos diferenciamos al integrar biotecnología (nanopartículas) y un enfoque 100% comunitario que garantiza permanencia y paz en el Tolima. ## Founder Expertise Aporto 17 años de experiencia técnica en construcción y gestión administrativa. Como líder social en el Tolima, combino mi conocimiento en ingeniería civil con biotecnología aplicada para ejecutar proyectos de restauración de alto impacto territorial. ## External Support Contamos con el respaldo técnico de instructores del SENA y la validación de redes comunitarias en el Tolima. Hemos consolidado alianzas locales para la gestión de la Reserva Forestal Mutis, logrando el compromiso social para restaurar ## Team Dividimos el equipo así: 1 Coordinador técnico (estrategia), 2 Expertos en biotecnología (vivero y nanopartículas), 10 Operarios de campo (ahoyado, siembra y mantenimiento) y 2 Gestores sociales (educación y enlace comunitario). Eficiencia y rigor técnico ## Founder Williams Andrés Cruz TOvar # VIT Sensors · Food & Agriculture # VIT Sensors **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-005 — Precision Agriculture Data & IoT **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 6.0 **Website:** https://www.vitsensors.com **Funded:** True (15000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch VIT Sensors develops smart sensing technology for real-time crop monitoring, helping farmers optimize irrigation, fertilization, and crop management through data-driven decisions. ## Climate Problem VIT Sensors addresses inefficient irrigation and fertilization driven by lack of real-time data and limited technical assistance—90% of farmers lack it. This is critical to meet FAO 2050 food demand, optimize 70% of freshwater used in agriculture, and bui ## Solution VIT Sensors uses in-field sensors and a digital platform to monitor soil and crop conditions in real time, turning data into actionable irrigation and fertilization recommendations that help farmers reduce input waste and improve productivity. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through the sale of our sensor hardware and a recurring subscription for our data platform. We are already generating revenue, closing 2025 with ~USD 11K and reaching ~USD 5K in Q1 2026, with growth from early customers. ## Target Market Our target market is small and medium-sized agricultural producers in Latin America and Europe, starting with high-value crops such as flowers, berries, coffee, and greenhouse production, where precision irrigation & fertilization have the highest impact. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Women ## Demand Evidence Our current customers and consistent revenue growth validate that the identified market has a real and urgent need for better data-driven irrigation and fertilization solutions, confirming strong and growing demand for our technology. ## Competitors Competitors include traditional agronomy advisory services, irrigation consultancies, and AgTech companies offering soil sensors and farm management platforms. Most focus on data collection, while fewer provide real-time, actionable decision support for f ## Founder Expertise Our founding team brings over 20 years of combined experience in developing technology solutions. We also share a strong agricultural background from farming families, which deeply connects us to the real challenges faced by farmers and the sector. ## External Support We have received support from startup ecosystem programs and early pilots with farmers and partners in Latin America & Europe, helping us validate our technology in real agricultural conditions and refine our product based on field feedback. ## Team The team is structured around product & hardware development, data/AI platform engineering, and business development & partnerships. Each founder leads one of these core areas, combining technical execution with strong field and market validation. ## Founder Jonathan Diaz # Circuito cero · Air & Environment # Circuito cero **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-003 — Recycling & Materials Recovery **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 1.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Circuito Cero manages waste to turn it into resources, by involving recyclers and closing the loop, thereby reducing emissions and helping to mitigate climate change. ## Climate Problem Circuito Cero addresses GHG emissions caused by poor waste management (methane from landfills and open burning). It is essential because it reduces pollution, recycles materials, and directly contributes to mitigating climate change. ## Solution Circuito Cero implements waste sorting, classification, and recovery, involving waste pickers and preventing waste from being sent to landfills, thereby reducing emissions and turning waste into resources. ## Revenue Model I will generate revenue by selling recovered recyclable materials, providing collection and management services to businesses, and implementing circular economy initiatives that monetize waste recovery. ## Target Market My target market consists primarily of bottling companies that require recycled glass as a raw material; I supply them with high-quality recovered material for their production processes. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence There is demand because bottling companies need recycled glass to reduce costs and their carbon footprint; furthermore, there is a shortage of properly sorted material, which points to a clear market opportunity. ## Competitors My main competitor is Peldar, as it is a well-established player in the recycled glass market, with a high processing capacity and the ability to supply bottling companies. ## Founder Expertise I bring expertise in environmental management, waste management, and the circular economy, along with experience in operating recycling centers and collaborating with recyclers to recover and repurpose materials. ## External Support I have received academic and technical training in environmental management and waste management, which has helped Circuito Cero grow, although I do not yet have any external financial support. ## Team During this ideation phase, I structure the business model, analyze its technical, operational, and financial feasibility, conduct market research (particularly on bottling companies), define the value proposition, identify strategic partners, and design pilot tests to ## Founder María José Díaz García # AgroData Connect · Food & Agriculture # AgroData Connect **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Medellin **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-005 — Precision Agriculture Data & IoT **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Nature-Based **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 5.0 **Website:** https://linktr.ee/agrodataconnect **Funded:** True (175000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch AgroData Connect is an AI-powered platform that helps smallholder farmers monitor crops, detect risks, and make data-driven decisions. It improves productivity, reduces losses, and enables climate-resilient agriculture in low-connectivity environments. ## Climate Problem Smallholder farmers lack real-time data to adapt to climate change, leading to crop losses of up to 40%. This reduces food security and increases vulnerability to climate variability in rural communities. ## Solution AgroData Connect uses AI to help farmers monitor crops, detect risks, and make climate-smart decisions via WhatsApp, mobile, and web—even offline—improving resilience and reducing losses. ## Revenue Model We operate a B2B SaaS model, selling subscriptions to cooperatives, NGOs, and agribusinesses managing farmer networks, plus data services and pilot programs. ## Target Market Smallholder farmers and agricultural organizations (cooperatives, NGOs, governments) in Latin America, focusing on climate-vulnerable regions. ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Indigenous Peoples, Roma - Sinti and Travelers, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Migrants, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence We validated demand through pilots with 50+ farmers, showing 20–35% yield improvements and strong adoption in low-connectivity environments. ## Competitors Plantix, Agrolly, and other AgTech platforms. However, most require connectivity or target large farms, unlike our inclusive, offline-first solution. ## Founder Expertise Founder with background in agronomy and AI, international fellow (YLAI, Royal Academy, FAO), with $160K+ in awards and experience building AgTech solutions. ## External Support Over $160K USD in global non-dilutive funding from programs like YLAI (U.S. Department of State), Royal Academy of Engineering, FAO, and Huawei. ## Team Team includes AI/ML development, software engineering, agronomy validation, and product/field operations. ## Founder Milton Duque Cano # DANTIUM · Air & Environment # DANTIUM **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-BU-001 — Sustainable Construction Materials **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 5.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Dantium es un proyecto que transforma residuos plásticos en madera plástica para fabricar bloques y cercas sostenibles. Integra innovación como iluminación LED en algunos prototipos, aportando a la reducción de contaminación y mejorando la infraestructura ## Climate Problem El proyecto aborda la acumulación de residuos plásticos mal gestionados, que contaminan suelos, fuentes hídricas y generan emisiones al degradarse o ser incinerados, afectando especialmente a zonas rurales, donde hay menos soluciones de manejo ## Solution Dantium transforma residuos plásticos en madera plástica para fabricar bloques y cercas, en la práctica, se recolecta, procesa y se reutiliza estos materiales en productos útiles, integrando iluminación LED como solucion para zonas rurales sin iluminacion ## Revenue Model Generaré ingresos mediante la venta de bloques, cercas y productos en madera plástica, así como por proyectos con entidades públicas y privadas, también a través de soluciones a medida para zonas rurales y posibles alianzas ## Target Market El mercado objetivo inicial son grandes empresas y ganaderos que requieren soluciones sostenibles para infraestructura rural. A mediano plazo, se proyecta llegar a comunidades rurales y, más adelante, a entidades públicas mediante alianzas y contratación. ## Social Impact Women ## Demand Evidence La demanda se evidencia en la necesidad constante de soluciones duraderas y sostenibles en el sector rural, especialmente en infraestructura. Además, el creciente interés de empresas por la economía circular y el manejo de residuos valida la oportunidad. ## Competitors Existen empresas que fabrican madera plástica y soluciones similares, pero pocas enfocadas en zonas rurales o con integración de valor como iluminación, hay iniciativas de reciclaje, aunque no con un enfoque tan integran , abriéndonos una oportunidad ## Founder Expertise El equipo combina perfiles sociales, técnicos y legales: aporto enfoque territorial como antropólogo; contamos con un abogado experto en tierras, agrónomos y topógrafos para el componente técnico, y un economista para la viabilidad del modelo. ## External Support He recibido apoyo en la estructuración de la idea y acompañamiento técnico inicial. También retroalimentación de actores del territorio, lo que me ha permitido ajustar el enfoque y entender mejor las necesidades reales. ## Team El equipo combina varios perfiles complementarios con experiencia en territorio: liderazgo y enfoque social; componente legal en tierras; soporte técnico con agronomía y topografía; y gestión financiera y modelo de negocio. ## Founder Daniel Enriquez # iColParts SAS BIC · Clean Industry # iColParts SAS BIC **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota DC **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-BU-001 — Sustainable Construction Materials **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 3.0 **Website:** https://icolpartsr.wixsite.com/icolparts **Funded:** True (15000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch We craft furniture and tiles from Ekomarblex: a circular alternative to marble. By upcycling EPS, used oil, and wood waste, we eliminate open-pit mining. Lighter, stronger, and patent-pending tech turning industrial waste into sustainable luxury. ## Climate Problem 444M tons of EPS, oil, and wood waste choke the planet annually. Plastics pollute 80% of human blood, while 1L of oil kills 1M liters of water oxygen. This matters because unmanaged waste fuels health collapse and habitat loss from Global to Bogota. ## Solution We bridge the circular gap with Ekomarblex: a patent pending +tech turning EPS and used oil into lightweight stone. We stop microplastic leakage and toxic mining by upcycling 240t/year of industrial waste into high-end, carbon-negative architecture. ## Revenue Model We sell eco-tiles and furniture (23,300m2/yr) to architects and B2B clients. We also charge industrial waste management fees for EPS and oil disposal, plus future IP licensing to scale 336 plants globally. Waste is our asset. ## Target Market TAM: $120B global commercial furniture market. SAM: $1.5B LatAm HORECA furniture sector. SOM: $2M by capturing Bogota’s demand for 11,650m2/year of 34MPa waterproof surfaces for restaurants and bars. We turn their waste into their assets. ## Social Impact Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Demand is proven by our 12,000m2 annual pipeline and HORECA partners needing 34MPa waterproof furniture. With Bogotá burying 7.5k tons of waste daily, firms pay for our certified disposal. We replace costly marble with a circular, durable asset. ## Competitors Local rivals: Metamorfica and The Loop Concept. Global: Smile Plastics. We differ by using a patentble EPS-oil bond for 34MPa strength. We’re the only Bogota firm turning toxic styrofoam and oil into high-end, marble-like circular furniture. ## Founder Expertise Materials Engineer (10+ yrs), Industrial Designer & Recycling Tech CTO. We combine polymer science, strategy, and industrial ops to scale our patented waste-to-furniture process. A specialized team built for global industrialization. ## External Support Winner of the "Ideas que Salvan" program by WWF and Bavaria (2024). We received industrialization funding from the Catal1º5t program to scale our plant and participated in the EnCadena program for technical assistance in construction. ## Team Santiago (Founder): R&D and Engineering lead. S. Peñuela (Strategy/Design): Business development and product design. J. Skinner (CTO): Recycling technology and industrial scaling. We cover the full cycle from industrial waste to premium circular furniture ## Founder Santiago Fajardo Ramirez # convierte residuos animales y plásticos en soluciones ambientales: abono para recuperar suelos y baños fabricados con polímeros mixtos. Una propuesta alineada con el Decreto Basura Cero y con # convierte residuos animales y plásticos en soluciones ambientales: abono para recuperar suelos y baños fabricados con polímeros mixtos. Una propuesta alineada con el Decreto Basura Cero y con aliados estratégicos en la industria de mascotas.” **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bucaramanga **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-004 — Circular Products & EPR **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 4.0 **Website:** https://tecnow.web.app/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch pet grooming salon ## Climate Problem Pet waste pollution in water and unpleasant odors ## Solution We have been testing this as a pilot program, and with the zero-waste decree in place, the time has come to implement the solution ## Revenue Model • Mold manufacturing and injection molding. • Operation of a composting plant. • Collection logistics and special routes. • Marketing and educational campaigns. • Research and development to improve processes. ## Target Market • Municipalities and environmental agencies. • Waste management companies. • Residential complexes and park managers. • Responsible pet owners. • Communities affected by odors and pollution. • Pet food manufacturers (such as ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Indigenous Peoples, Roma - Sinti and Travelers, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Migrants, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence based on current knowledge and international issues ## Competitors the lack of a real solution for pet owners ## Founder Expertise We design urban solutions ## External Support not just the company ## Team Fixed urban sanitation system with an integrated siphon and an automatable hybrid configuration for the disposal of pet waste ## Founder CARLOS FELIPE FORERO MONSALVE # Coffee Kreis · Clean Industry # Coffee Kreis **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Barranquilla **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-004 — Circular Products & EPR **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 2.0 **Website:** https://coffeekreis.com **Funded:** True (86365.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch Transforming recycled coffee grounds into sustainable and compostable consumer products, such as coffee cups and saucers, free of plastics. ## Climate Problem 99% of HORECA coffee grounds are landfilled and billions of single-use plastic cups pollute daily. We close both loops by turning waste coffee grounds into reusable, plastic-free cups sold to the businesses creating the waste. ## Solution We collect spent coffee grounds from HORECA clients, blend them into a composite material, and manufacture reusable, compostable cups, lids, and saucers. Sold back to the same industry creating the waste, closing the loop completely. ## Revenue Model B2B transaction-based model: HORECA clients (cafes, hotels, cruise lines, airlines) buy our cups, lids, and saucers per unit. ## Target Market HORECA: coffee shops, hotels, restaurants, cruise lines, airlines, offices, and corporate gift buyers. Primary markets are Colombia and the USA, with European expansion underway via accounts in Spain and Ireland. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence 150+ HORECA partners around the world, active pilots with Juan Valdez and Holland America Cruise Line in the USA, $27K crowdfunded from 350+ backers, and 2.5x revenue growth in 2025. ## Competitors Main competitors are conventional single-use plastic and paper cup manufacturers. In the sustainable space: Huskee (rice husk cups) and Kaffeeform (Germany, coffee grounds cups). No direct competitor operates in Colombia or the US. ## Founder Expertise Co-founders with hands-on experience in circular economy manufacturing, B2B sales, logistics, and supply chain across Colombia and the USA. Built a revenue-generating startup from zero during the pandemic with 150+ active HORECA clients. ## External Support $100K pre-seed from angel investors, $27K raised from 350+ crowdfunding backers, $25k EmprendeenTikTok 1st place in Colombia Award, $12K DIA Award winner. ## Team Ricardo Garcia - CEO Daniela Insignares - COO ## Founder Ricardo Garcia # MIELARES · Food & Agriculture # MIELARES **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Hatillo de Loba **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-009 — Bioeconomy & Nature-Based Solutions **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Nature-Based **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 5.0 **Website:** https://www.instagram.com/miel_pilares?igsh=cW1paGlsMWZ1ODJw **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch MIELARES is a climate-positive beekeeping project in Colombia supporting 41 rural families. It generates sustainable income, protects biodiversity, and has been recognized in Climathon as an innovative climate solution, now scaling internationally. ## Climate Problem Rural communities in Colombia face climate vulnerability, biodiversity loss, and income instability linked to unsustainable practices. This reduces ecosystem resilience and increases pressure on natural resources. ## Solution MIELARES implements sustainable beekeeping systems that generate income while protecting pollinators and ecosystems. It strengthens community resilience and creates a scalable, nature-based solution to climate and social challenges. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through the sale of premium honey and bee products in local markets. We are currently preparing for international expansion through existing partnerships, focusing on sustainability and fair trade value chains. ## Target Market Our target market includes conscious consumers, organic stores, and fair-trade buyers in Colombia and international markets. We focus on clients seeking sustainable, traceable, and high-quality natural products. ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence We have validated demand through consistent local sales and interest from international partners. The global trend toward sustainable, traceable products confirms strong market potential for our solution. ## Competitors Our competitors include local honey producers and large commercial brands. However, few focus on traceability, sustainability, and social impact. MIELARES stands out as a climate-positive, community-based model. ## Founder Expertise Our team combines experience in community development, project management, and sustainable production. Through alliances with CORPILARES-BOL and institutional partners, we bring strong territorial knowledge and capacity to scale impact. ## External Support We have been recognized in Climathon as an innovative climate solution. CORPILARES-BOL originates from a project supported by Pact and USAID, and we have built alliances with local organizations, municipalities, and international partners. ## Team Project management, community coordination, sustainable production, commercialization, and partnership development. We focus on scaling operations while ensuring measurable social and environmental impact. ## Founder Edgar Gil # TriQui - Tricycle Kiosk (hosted in Instituto Acción Pública · Clean Industry # TriQui - Tricycle Kiosk (hosted in Instituto Acción Pública **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-TR-005 — Active & Sustainable Mobility **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Circular Economy **Stage:** Public Beta **Team Size:** 6.0 **Website:** https://accionpublica.co **Funded:** True (27.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch TriQui is a solar tricycle kiosk co-designed with vendors to boost livelihoods. It blends cleantech (solar), modular design, and public-private partnerships to deploy inclusive, viable, and replicable urban solutions for better public space governance. ## Climate Problem Clean energy adoption is slow, costly & excludes informal workers. TriQui deploys solar urban furniture via street vendors - accelerating just energy transition from the ground up, without heavy infrastructure ## Solution TriQui is a modular, mobile solar kiosk that turns street vendors into clean energy nodes. Deployable in one week from US$5,000, it brings solar power, dignified work, and inclusive urban governance to public spaces. ## Revenue Model Revenue from tricycle sales/leasing, brand activation services (BTL), and government contracts for public space management. Microfranch­ise model enables network scaling with low capital requirements. ## Target Market Colombia's TAM: ~1M street vendors, $300M+ BTL/brand activation market, and growing government public space investment. Combined addressable opportunity: USD $400–600M in inclusive urban & clean energy infrastructure. ## Social Impact Migrants, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence We have implemented two paying demos with Centro Internacional & Torre Colpatria, for high-end public spaces in Bogotá. This validates demand from brands and vendors, and regulation alignment to deploy solar and inclusive urban cleantechs. ## Competitors No direct competitor currently combines solar mobility + street vendor inclusion + brand activation. Indirect rivals include imported solar furniture (high cost, rigid), traditional BTL agencies, and informal vendor carts (no clean energy) ## Founder Expertise Acción Pública, backed by the Royal Academy of Engineering UK, combined urban policy, industrial design and grassroots innovation to design, build and pilot two prototypes, evidencing the viability and scalability of our project. ## External Support Triqui was developed under 'Grassroots Sun' research project, backed by the Royal Academy of Engineering UK. Registered industrial design. Pilots with public and private partners have been deployed Bogotá, Colombia. ## Team We have a cross-functional team, including: Executive Director, Creative Director, Industrial Designer, Electronics Engineer, BTL Marketing Expert, and Community Researcher ## Founder Cristian Gil-Sánchez # bio.analytics · Air & Environment # bio.analytics **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-001 — Satellite / Deforestation Monitoring **Impact Areas:** Nature-Based **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 5.0 **Website:** https://bioanalytics.cc/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch bio.analytics is a startup offering non-invasive biodiversity monitoring solutions through bioacoustics and environmental sensors. Using an automated AI analysis pipeline, we identify species and habitat dynamics to generate ecosystem health metrics. ## Climate Problem Humanity faces a global environmental and climate crisis. Ecosystems that sustain life are under threat, making biodiversity monitoring essential. Current biomonitoring methods are invasive and difficult to scale across time and geography. ## Solution bio.analytics provides public and private organizations with a modular bioacoustic monitoring platform that uses autonomous sensors, AI animal sound analysis, and interactive dashboards to deliver ecosystem health indicators at 5–10x lower cost. ## Revenue Model bio.analytics uses a two-phase "razors and blades" model: low-cost sensor deployment and baseline, followed by profitable annual subscriptions for AI-powered bioacoustic monitoring and ecosystem alerts in agriculture, real estate, and other sectors. ## Target Market Our market includes voluntary sectors such as biodiversity/carbon credits, sustainable real estate, and tourism, plus regulated sectors like oil and mining adapting to new non-invasive biodiversity compliance requirements. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Women ## Demand Evidence Demand comes from new regulations requiring non-invasive monitoring and from biodiversity/carbon projects needing affordable long-term solutions. Our technology has already been validated through contracts with NGOs and real estate developers. ## Competitors Latin American competitors offer limited automation, while global firms like Rainforest Connection, WildMon, and Okala face higher costs. bio.analytics is a world pioneer in the use of insect bioacoustics as a measurable indicator of ecosystem health. ## Founder Expertise Founder and CEO of bio·analytics with expertise in AI-based detection and automation, remote sensing, and ecological fieldwork. Published researcher, GIS and software developer. Secured competitive climate innovation funding and clients in our first year. ## External Support In our first year, bio.analytics was selected for the european-backed DGI Challenge and Bogota's 2600 accelerator, and invited to showcase at the NextGen Action Summit 2026, recognizing our potential as an emerging climate-tech and biodiversity startup. ## Team CPO/CMO (Sofía): soundscape ecology, product strategy & marketing. Biodiversity Analyst (Natalia): camera trapping & bat bioacoustics. GIS Analyst (Daniel): spatial analysis & satellite imagery. Admin Assistant (Patricia): contracts & client delivery. ## Founder Diego Alejandro Gomez Morales # Emkubar · Efficiency # Emkubar **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Efficiency **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-004 — ESG / Climate Risk & Disclosure **Impact Areas:** Adaptation **Stage:** Public Beta **Team Size:** 3.0 **Website:** https://eko-ia.vercel.app/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch EkoIA by Emkubar is an educational mentoring platform that trains organizations and individuals in green digital skills to reduce their environmental impact by optimizing digital processes. It also shows them where they can offset their carbon footprint through tree planting. ## Climate Problem We address the growing invisible digital carbon footprint and inefficiencies in land-based offsetting. This is critical because technology-related emissions are rising unchecked, and current restoration efforts lack technical precision based on open data. ## Solution Mentoring in Green Digital Skills using AI to optimize technological processes. In practice, we educate people on how to reduce their carbon footprint and use open data to guide planting in areas with the greatest potential for carbon sequestration. ## Revenue Model Subscription-based SaaS model for businesses, technical consulting on Green Digital Skills, and validation of territorial compensation projects. We monetize operational efficiency and environmental transparency backed by open data. ## Target Market Technology companies, marketing agencies, and corporations in Latin America with decarbonization goals. Also, government entities seeking to optimize the impact of territorial offsetting through open data and technical efficiency. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Women ## Demand Evidence Due to growing ESG regulatory pressure in Colombia and the lack of education on "green digital skills," companies today are seeking to reduce their cloud operating costs and validate their returns with real data, not just empty promises. ## Competitors Indirect competitors such as Moss and Carbono Cero (traditional carbon offsetting) and international consulting firms such as Watershed. In Latin America, there are no solutions that combine mentoring in green digital skills with territorial mapping based on open data ## Founder Expertise Led by Daniel Gordillo, an expert in innovation and entrepreneurship; Alejandra Rojas, who has experience in strategic AI, open data management, and scaling social impact projects; and Luisa Rojas, a data expert. ## External Support We haven't received any external support yet. ## Team Strategic and legal research and analysis (Daniel), technical development of AI and open data architecture (Alejandra), and specialists in sustainability, regional affairs, and data management (Luisa). ## Founder Daniel Gordillo # Vestimenta Magnus sas · Clean Industry # Vestimenta Magnus sas **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-004 — Circular Products & EPR **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 8.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch We make bags from natural fibers and industrial materials, and use the scraps to create eco-friendly rag dolls ## Climate Problem Use of raw materials in the production of more clothing ## Solution Find suppliers of reusable supplies ## Revenue Model Exhibiting at trade shows ## Target Market Companies with employees ## Social Impact Women ## Demand Evidence In Colombia, there are large, medium, and small businesses that we can supply with our eco-friendly products and supplies ## Competitors Staffing agencies ## Founder Expertise I am an industrial production technician. Industrial patternmaking technician Garment machine operator ## External Support Local support from the mayor's office ## Team Manager, designer, operator, courier ## Founder Julieth Gutiérrez # SEKPOS · Clean Industry # SEKPOS **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá D.C. **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-004 — Climate Data Platforms **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Private Beta **Team Size:** 9.0 **Website:** https://sekpos.com/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch SEKPOS is an AI-powered POS ecosystem that helps restaurants and retailers reduce food waste, paper use, and operational costs through smart inventory, demand forecasting, digital receipts, and dynamic menus. ## Climate Problem Restaurants and retailers waste food every day due to poor demand visibility, overstocking, expiration and inefficient inventory control, generating avoidable emissions, resource loss and operational waste. ## Solution SEKPOS offers an AI-powered POS ecosystem that predicts demand, optimizes inventory, tracks expiration dates and enables dynamic menus, helping restaurants and retailers reduce overstocking, use products on time and cut food waste in daily operations. ## Revenue Model We will generate revenue through SaaS subscriptions, setup fees, premium AI modules, analytics models and dashboards as add-ons, integrations, and transaction-based services as we scale across markets. ## Target Market Our target market is restaurants, bars, supermarkets and retail businesses in Latin America and the U.S. that need smarter POS, inventory control and AI-driven tools to reduce waste, improve efficiency and grow sustainably. ## Social Impact Migrants ## Demand Evidence Demand is proven by the scale of the pain: food service and retail waste 421M tonnes of food every year. SEKPOS addresses a costly, measurable need: helping operators cut waste, inventory losses and inefficiency with AI. ## Competitors Our competitors include POS platforms such as Alegra, Siigo, Loggro, Vendty, Fudo, Loyverse, Toast, Square and Lightspeed. In our region, most focus on billing and sales; SEKPOS stands out through AI-driven sustainability and waste reduction. ## Founder Expertise Our founding team brings experience in software development, POS operations, product strategy, AI, data analytics and business modeling, combining technical execution with market knowledge in restaurants and retail. ## External Support We have received mentorship through the Entrepreneurship Diploma at Universidad Externado de Colombia. We have not received external funding; SEKPOS has been financed only by its founding partners. ## Team Our main functions are product strategy, software development, AI and analytics design, POS operations, business development, customer validation, go-to-market execution and sustainability impact measurement. ## Founder Ivan Dario Herrera Pereira # KUO · Air & Environment # KUO **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-003 — Recycling & Materials Recovery **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 3.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch SIGR is an AI-powered smart waste bin that automatically classifies recyclable, organic, and non-recyclable waste using computer vision, reducing misclassification by 30%+ and enabling circular economy models in urban institutions. ## Climate Problem Only 43% of Bogotá's 4M annual waste tons are recycled, though 70%+ is recyclable. Poor source separation is the main cause. SIGR automates classification using AI, directly reducing landfill overflow and greenhouse gas emissions. ## Solution SIGR combines computer vision and embedded AI to automatically identify and sort waste into 4 categories in real time, including a 'possibly recyclable' compartment. It reduces human error, improves material purity, and generates waste analytics data. ## Revenue Model Revenue from device sales ($3-8M COP/unit), monthly SaaS dashboard subscriptions ($200-500K COP), and commercialization of high-purity classified materials through partnerships with certified recycling companies. ## Target Market Universities, schools, shopping centers, and public institutions in Colombian and Latin American cities that generate high waste volumes and need efficient, tech-driven waste management solutions to meet sustainability goals. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Interviews with facility managers at universities and malls confirm willingness to pay for automated waste solutions. Colombia's Law 2184/2019 mandates source separation, creating regulatory pressure that drives institutional demand for SIGR. ## Competitors Competitors include ZenRobotics, Greyparrot, and local manual sorting services.Unlike high cost foreign solutions, SIGR is affordable, modular and built for Latin American contexts, with no direct AI powered competitor currently operating in Latin America ## Founder Expertise Three 7th-semester Computer Science students and AI research group directors at Universidad El Bosque. Combined expertise in AI development, project management, and environmental impact. Built and validated SIGR prototype through active academic research. ## External Support SIGR was developed at Universidad El Bosque (Bogotá), with academic validation, institutional backing, and an active application for $2.000 million COP in research funding from Colombia's Ministry of Science and Technology (Minciencias, Conv. 976). ## Team CEO & Project Manager: strategy and operations. CTO: AI model development and hardware integration. CCO: environmental impact assessment and community engagement. All three co-lead technical research and prototype validation at the university lab. ## Founder Samuel Hoyos # ASOCIACIÓN DE RECICLADORES FAMILIA CIKLO ESP · Air & Environment # ASOCIACIÓN DE RECICLADORES FAMILIA CIKLO ESP **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · BOGOTA **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-003 — Recycling & Materials Recovery **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 104.0 **Website:** https://www.tiktok.com/@asofamiciklo **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch The Familia Ciklo ESP Waste Pickers' Association is an organization dedicated to the recovery, reuse, and responsible management of solid waste in Bogotá. It is made up of professional waste pickers who work toward social inclusion, the ## Climate Problem We address the improper management of solid waste, which increases GHG emissions. Our triple-impact approach (social, environmental, and economic) empowers waste pickers, reduces pollution, and strengthens circular economies ## Solution We offer an inclusive recycling model that organizes, formalizes, and digitizes the work of waste pickers. In practice, we improve waste collection, traceability, and recovery, thereby strengthening circular economies. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue by selling recyclable materials, providing recycling services to businesses, and forming partnerships with public and private entities within the circular economy. ## Target Market Our target market includes companies, businesses, and institutions that generate recyclable waste, as well as public entities interested in sustainable waste management and meeting circular economy goals. ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Migrants, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence There is demand because companies and organizations must meet environmental goals and require waste management services. In addition, there is a high volume of recyclable materials and a growing need for sustainable and traceable solutions. ## Competitors Our competitors include other waste picker associations and private waste management companies in Bogotá. We stand out because of our triple-impact approach and our direct work with professional waste pickers. ## Founder Expertise We have experience in informal recycling, waste management, and community work. We know the area well, operate in several neighborhoods across Bogotá, and promote inclusion, formalization, and the circular economy. ## External Support We have received support from public and private entities in the form of training, technical assistance, and institutional coordination, which have strengthened our organizational and operational capacities. ## Team The administrative team oversees operations, partnerships, and traceability. Recycling families collect, sort, and reuse waste, contributing to social, environmental, and economic impact. ## Founder Ingrid LEÓN MANCIPE # e.WAI · Water # e.WAI **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Medellin **Category:** Water **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WW-003 — Watershed Conservation & Hydrological Data **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Circular Economy **Stage:** Public Beta **Team Size:** 5.0 **Website:** https://e-ray.lat/e-wai/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch e.WAI is an AI platform that automates environmental monitoring and water quality reports (ICA 4a & 4b) for Colombia's environmental sector. What takes 3–7 days of manual field data, lab results, graphs and analysis is done in 20 minutes — error-free. ## Climate Problem Colombia's environmental companies spend 7 days manually processing field data and lab results per report. Errors and delays in regulatory compliance weaken the environmental monitoring systems critical for climate adaptation and water resource protection ## Solution e.WAI uses AI to automatically digitize, standardize and process field data and lab results — generating complete ICA 4a & 4b regulatory reports with graphs and analysis in 20 minutes, eliminating manual work and ensuring compliance. ## Revenue Model SaaS subscription model targeting environmental consultancies and accredited labs. Basic $200 (10 reports), Professional $350 (unlimited + advanced analytics), Enterprise $500 (custom integrations + priority support). Expansion planned across LATAM. ## Target Market Environmental consultancies, accredited labs and regulated industries (mining, oil & gas, utilities) in Colombia and LATAM legally required to submit periodic environmental monitoring reports to authorities such as ANLA and CARs. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence Environmental monitoring reports are legally mandatory in Colombia — every company operating near water bodies must submit them to ANLA and CARs or face sanctions. This is a non-negotiable market: demand is guaranteed by law, not by preference. ## Competitors There is no direct competitor in Colombia that automates the generation of environmental monitoring and ICA reports. Indirect competitors include manual processes in Excel and generic environmental software that is not tailored to Colombian regulations. ## Founder Expertise Our team combines environmental engineering, AI & data science, fullstack development, water monitoring technology and commercial operations, with 10+ years of applied experience in environmental compliance and water monitoring systems in Europe and Latam ## External Support Backed by e.Ray LATAM S.A.S., a Colombian-German company with 10+ years in water monitoring technology and projects with the European Space Agency (ESA). Currently applying to ClimateLaunchpad, iNNpulsa ALDEA+ and Minciencias funding programs. ## Team CEO, Director of Technology & Commercial Relations, Full-Stack Developer, Project manager, Data Scientist. ## Founder Valentina Llano # Lifer sciences · Air & Environment # Lifer sciences **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Medellin **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-012 — Bio-based Agricultural Inputs **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 1.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Develop, innovative and create new biosolutions for health care, electronics, agriculture and energy. ## Climate Problem We are addressing the urgent current world climate and health problems. The current plastic and landfills pollution are deteriorating the soil, air, water and human health, my proposal it's take care of this problems and view the waste as a resource. ## Solution In practice my solution it's science- based because to tackle the problems exposed above we need to explore and create new ways to produce responsibly and that means deep into bioeconomy principles, for example using discarded biomass and organic waste ## Revenue Model We'll generate revenue by change the linear method production. Innovate in new business models and technologies with the power to impact people, nature and economy ## Target Market Agriculture and health care. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence The circular bioeconomy market opportunity it's 7.7 trillion worth until 2030 and beyond that's a great future for our solutions because we can impact almost every single industry by reducing and replacing current obsolete technologies for new customers ## Competitors Yes few of them. SQIM it's an Italian startup that crates bio-based products for fashion raw materials. That's a good of bioeconomy principles. ## Founder Expertise I bring my expertise as a biology student, I have a good positive mindset and self-growth personality ## External Support Not yet. ## Team Right now I don't have more people at my project, but I will welcome anyone who's identified themselves with our project. ## Founder Johan londoño # TERRA IO · Food & Agriculture # TERRA IO **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · cartagena **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-005 — Precision Agriculture Data & IoT **Impact Areas:** Adaptation **Stage:** Private Beta **Team Size:** 12.0 **Website:** https://terra-io.com/ **Funded:** True (8588.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch TerraIO gives smallholders in the Global South the soil intelligence they have never had. Built through co-creation, it turns offline field readings, climate signals and AI into decisions that cut waste, build resilience and restore the land that feeds us ## Climate Problem 95% of food depends on soil, yet up to 90% of soils could be degraded by 2050 (FAO). Smallholders (who represent 84% of all farmers) still farm without reliable soil data, wasting water and inputs as climate risks and food insecurity continue to rise. ## Solution Terra.io brings soil intelligence where none exists: an offline-first system that measures soil in seconds, combines it with climate and satellite data, and gives smallholders practical guidance to save water, cut inputs, and build resilience. ## Revenue Model Terra.io earns revenue from farmer and cooperative subscriptions ($35–$340/month), and from governments, NGOs, and agribusiness that pay for soil intelligence through dashboards, reports, API access, and annual data licenses ($1,000–$20,000/year). ## Target Market Smallholders are our end users; cooperatives, extension programs, governments, and NGOs are our key buyers. We start in Colombia and Mexico, then scale across low-connectivity farming regions in Latin America where soil data is scarce. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence Demand is clear because Terra.io was co-created with smallholders, not invented in a lab. In one year, we validated it with 490+ producers across Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, and Honduras, and secured 8 LOIs worth $25K. ## Competitors traditional soil labs, imported probes, and dashboard-only tools. Most are available in English, costly, fragmented, or connectivity-dependent; Terra.io combines low-cost sensing, AI, and offline guidance in one system available in indigenous languages. ## Founder Expertise I’m Terra.io’s Founder & CEO, a mechatronics engineer and PhD candidate building climate tech from the ground up. I lead product, partnerships, and delivery, turning smallholder realities into rigorous, scalable solutions. ## External Support We have support from Universidad Tecnológica de Bolivar & Tecnológico de Monterrey (lab and equipment infrastructure), Káapeh México’s network of 7,900 smallholders, and a $10,000 seed grant from Social Shifters in collaboration with Allianz. ## Team I lead strategy, product, and delivery; Nora leads sales, alliances, fundraising and impact; Natalia leads finance, investor readiness and controls; our engineering team builds the hardware, sensing, software and AI behind Terra.io. ## Founder DAVID MASTRASCUSA # SatEmis · Air & Environment # SatEmis **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-002 — AI-Powered MRV & Carbon Digitization **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 3.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Platform that combines satellite data and AI to detect emission, verify corporate inventories, and identify cost-effective mitigation actions. We help high-emission industries turn climate compliance into measurable savings and trusted carbon assets. ## Climate Problem SatEmis addresses inaccurate and slow industrial emissions monitoring, especially methane and combustion gases. Poor data delays mitigation, increases costs, and weakens climate action. Faster trusted detection helps cut high-impact greenhouse gases. ## Solution SatEmis provides a SaaS MRV platform using satellite data and AI to detect anomalies, compare reported vs observed emissions, and identify mitigation actions. Clients receive dashboards, reports, and prioritized audits to reduce emissions faster. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through SaaS subscriptions for monitored sites, monthly inventory management plans, premium analytics, compliance reports, and consulting services for decarbonization strategies and emissions reduction projects. ## Target Market Our target market is high-emission sectors: oil & gas, power generation, waste management, mining, steel, and large industry, as well as the government. We start in Colombia, where methane regulation and carbon markets create urgent demand. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples ## Demand Evidence Demand is driven by stricter Green House Gases (GHG) rules, ESG pressure, carbon markets, and rising compliance costs. Companies need trusted emissions data, faster audits, and lower-cost monitoring to reduce risk and improve sustainability performance. ## Competitors Global competitors include GHGSat and Kayrros. Local competition is mainly environmental consultancies doing manual inventories. In Colombia, few combine satellites, AI, and digital MRV in one platform. ## Founder Expertise We have analyzed open satellite data using ML methods and SOAT techniques. We also bring knowledge on regulatory framework on decarbonization, creating net-zero pathways and public policy design. ## External Support None. ## Team By now, mostly development roles in satellite data and MVP, market research and value funding seeking. ## Founder Hernan Mojica # SOLESTRUCTURAS S.A.S. BIC · Clean Energy # SOLESTRUCTURAS S.A.S. BIC **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Medellín **Category:** Clean Energy **CT Taxonomy:** CT-EN-001 — Solar PV **Impact Areas:** Adaptation **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 9.0 **Website:** https://www.solestructuras.com **Funded:** True (20.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch We make solar adoption possible for buildings that cannot support conventional panels by using lightweight photovoltaic solutions that require no civil works. We reduce costs, installation time, and CO₂ emissions, expanding access to clean energy. ## Climate Problem We address CO₂ emissions from buildings, which generate 38% of global emissions. Over 70% of roofs in Colombia cannot support conventional solar panels, limiting clean energy adoption and slowing decarbonization. ## Solution We provide lightweight, flexible solar panels and BIPV solutions that adapt to roofs unsuitable for conventional systems. Our technology avoids costly structural reinforcements, cuts installation time, and enables wider access to clean energy. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through B2B sales of lightweight solar panels, turnkey solar projects, and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). We also earn from distribution, installation, maintenance, and future proprietary solar technologies. ## Target Market The Americas ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence We validated demand through years of roofing and solar projects. Over 70% of buildings cannot support conventional panels, and our pilots, client pipeline, and partnerships confirm strong market need for lightweight solar solutions. ## Competitors Our main competitors are conventional solar panel providers and EPC installers. Few companies specialize in lightweight BIPV solutions in Colombia, giving us a first-mover advantage in solar architecture and flexible photovoltaics. ## Founder Expertise Our team combines 13+ years in sustainable construction, solar project execution, and international business development, supported by scientists and engineers with expertise in advanced photovoltaic technologies and R&D. ## External Support We have been supported by accelerators, industry mentors, and strategic partners through Bioestructuras. We also secured pilot projects, private investment, and collaborations with research institutions and solar technology providers. ## Team Diana Monsalve leads strategy, partnerships, and business growth. Jose Dario Perea drives R&D and solar innovation. Our technical team manages engineering, installation, monitoring, and project execution for solar architecture solutions. ## Founder DIANA MONSALVE # COLOMBIAN SOLAR SYSTEMS S.A.S · Clean Energy # COLOMBIAN SOLAR SYSTEMS S.A.S **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Pereira **Category:** Clean Energy **CT Taxonomy:** CT-EN-001 — Solar PV **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 6.0 **Website:** https://colombiansolarsystems.com/categorias/investigacion/51 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Renewable Energy Project Development: Solutions for Today; A Great Alternative for a Much Better Future ## Climate Problem More than just a climate issue, we are addressing a social issue through the use of RENEWABLE ENERGIES ## Solution Promote research, innovation, and technological development through the use of renewable energy among young students to encourage them to remain in educational programs, thereby reducing the increasingly significant rise in student dropout rates ## Revenue Model Presenting the project to educational institutions, departments of education, and corporate sponsors ## Target Market Educational Institutions ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Because we have conducted market research ## Competitors I still haven't been able to find them ## Founder Expertise Over 35 years of experience in the study and application of renewable energy ## External Support None ## Team Coordinate, plan, and establish contacts. ## Founder Julio Cesar Montero Rendón # Galaxy Pack SAS · Clean Industry # Galaxy Pack SAS **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-004 — Circular Products & EPR **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 4.0 **Website:** http://www.galaxypack.co/ **Funded:** True (140000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch Galaxy Pack develops reusable pallet packaging that eliminates single-use plastic in logistics. Our solution reduces costs by up to 90% and cuts CO₂ emissions by up to 1 ton, promoting sustainable and resilient supply chains. ## Climate Problem Global logistics relies on single-use packaging, which generates high levels of CO₂ emissions and plastic waste. This linear model exacerbates climate change and pollution, making a transition to reusable and circular solutions an urgent priority. ## Solution We offer reusable pallet packaging systems that replace single-use plastic. Our solution integrates seamlessly into existing logistics operations, reduces waste, CO₂ emissions, and costs, and promotes more sustainable operations. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue by selling and leasing reusable pallet packaging to businesses. Our model reduces operating costs, creates recurring revenue, and facilitates the adoption of circular solutions in logistics. ## Target Market B2B companies in logistics, retail, food, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing that use pallets for freight transport. Initially in Latin America, with expansion into North America and Europe, where demand for sustainable solutions is growing. ## Social Impact Migrants, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence We already have active sales (over 4,000 units), B2B customers, and real-world use cases. Companies report savings of up to 90% and reduced waste. In addition, regulations and ESG goals are driving the adoption of reusable logistics solutions. ## Competitors Our main competitors are stretch film and single-use solutions. While there are reusable alternatives available globally, there is very little specialized supply of pallet packaging in Latin America, which gives us a competitive advantage. ## Founder Expertise A team with over 50 years of combined experience in industry, logistics, and business development. Expertise in sustainability, the circular economy, and climate impact validation, with a proven track record in the B2B market. ## External Support We have received support from GIZ, Climate-KIC (CATAL1ST), and iNNpulsa, including acceleration, climate impact validation, and strategic guidance to strengthen our model and scale up circular logistics solutions. ## Team CEO: strategy, vision, and growth. CFO: finance and business model development. COO: operations and production. CMO: sales, marketing, and business expansion. ## Founder Andrés Humberto Mora # Conceptos Plásticos · Air & Environment # Conceptos Plásticos **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-BU-001 — Sustainable Construction Materials **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 50.0 **Website:** https://conceptosplasticos.com/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Conceptos Plásticos transforms recycled plastic waste into modular building materials for sustainable housing and infrastructure. Our solution reduces pollution, promotes circular economies, and creates resilient, low-cost, scalable communities. ## Climate Problem Conceptos Plásticos addresses plastic pollution, high CO₂ emissions from traditional construction, and inadequate housing by transforming recycled plastic waste into low-carbon building materials for resilient communities. ## Solution We recycle plastic waste into modular construction materials used to build affordable housing, schools, and community infrastructure, reducing pollution, lowering construction emissions, and promoting circular economies. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through the sale of modular construction materials, infrastructure projects, technology licensing, strategic partnerships, and sustainable housing developments in global markets. ## Target Market Our target market includes governments, NGOs, developers, and communities seeking sustainable, affordable, and resilient construction solutions in regions affected by housing shortages, plastic pollution, and climate challenges. ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Indigenous Peoples, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Migrants, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Demand is driven by growing housing shortages, plastic waste challenges, and interest from governments, NGOs, and private sector partners seeking scalable, low-carbon, and affordable construction solutions. ## Competitors Our competitors include sustainable construction and recycled-material companies such as ByFusion, Gjenge Makers, and alternative low-carbon housing providers in regional markets. ## Founder Expertise Our team combines expertise in circular economy, sustainable construction, recycling technologies, international partnerships, social impact projects, and scalable community development across Latin America and global markets. ## External Support Conceptos Plásticos has received international recognition, strategic partnerships, pilot project support, and collaboration opportunities with global organizations, governments, and sustainability-focused institutions. ## Team Our team includes experts in engineering, recycling operations, sustainable construction, project management, international partnerships, business development, logistics, manufacturing, and community engagement. ## Founder Alejandra Nino # MetanoSRGAN Elite · Air & Environment # MetanoSRGAN Elite **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Valdivia, Antioquia **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-002 — AI-Powered MRV & Carbon Digitization **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 1.0 **Website:** https://metanosrgan.lat/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch MetanoSRGAN Elite is a satellite-AI engine that solves the "blurriness" in global methane monitoring. By fusing Sentinel-5P and Sentinel-2 data, we transform 7km-resolution data into sub-kilometer actionable intelligence. ## Climate Problem Methane is 80x more potent than CO2, yet current monitoring is blurry (7km/pixel). This allows massive leaks to go undetected for weeks. Precision monitoring is vital to hit global cooling targets. ## Solution We provide sub-kilometer precision monitoring using custom Super-Resolution GANs (SRGAN). By fusing low-res S5P data with high-res S2 data, we pinpoint exact leak locations for oil/gas companies and governments. ## Revenue Model We operate on a B2B SaaS model, charging oil/gas companies and environmental agencies for high-precision methane monitoring reports and real-time alerts. Tiered pricing based on geographic coverage and frequency of reports. ## Target Market Our target market includes global oil & gas corporations (Shell, BP, Exxon), national environmental agencies, and municipal governments in methane-heavy regions like the Permian Basin and Middle East. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence The Global Methane Pledge and stricter regulations (like EU's methane import rules) have created a massive gap for precise monitoring. Companies currently face heavy fines and need our sub-km precision to find leaks fast. ## Competitors Key competitors include GHGSat and Kayrros. However, GHGSat is expensive for many small operators, and Kayrros relies on standard resolution. Our SRGAN technology offers a unique balance of high precision and cost-effectiveness. ## Founder Expertise I am a 16-year-old self-taught developer from Valdivia, Colombia. I have built the MetanoSRGAN engine from scratch, integrating AI and satellite data. I bring deep technical knowledge and a unique perspective from a methane-heavy region. ## External Support We have received technical guidance from the Google for Startups Cloud program (credits pending) and have a live MVP integrated with Sentinel Hub APIs. Currently seeking financial support to scale our GPU infrastructure. ## Team Founder & Lead Developer: Responsible for AI model training, satellite data integration, and frontend/backend development. Currently managing all technical and business operations independently. ## Founder Isai Alexander Ortiz Ortiz # Claudia Osorio Arte y Vidrio · Air & Environment # Claudia Osorio Arte y Vidrio **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Manizales **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-003 — Recycling & Materials Recovery **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 2.0 **Website:** https://sites.google.com/view/arteyvidrio/inicio **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Recycle 100% of the glass to create decorative and functional items ## Climate Problem Make the most of glass, a material that can be reused indefinitely and takes 4,000 years to degrade. ## Solution Processing glass using various techniques, such as cutting, painting, and thermoforming. Creating items ranging from glasses, incense burners, lanterns, planters, wind chimes, and jewelry to coasters and borders ## Revenue Model I am already generating revenue from the sale of these products, with a focus on the HORECA sector. ## Target Market Hospitality Industry ## Social Impact Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence It’s already generating revenue, but what really stands out is that 100% of the bottle components are used—nothing goes to waste. ## Competitors In Colombia: Nos vidrios Two glass PROGLAS Specializing in glassware manufacturing ## Founder Expertise Different painting techniques; I’m always eager to learn so I can grow my business ## External Support Zasca Metalmecánica, a member of the Manizales Chamber of Commerce. Various training programs aimed at improving and optimizing processes ## Team Product development and lead generation for marketing ## Founder Claudia Patricia Osorio Giraldo # RECICRECER · Air & Environment # RECICRECER **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-003 — Recycling & Materials Recovery **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 250.0 **Website:** https://recicreceresp.com/ **Funded:** True (10000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch We are a circular economy startup that transforms plastic waste into engineering solutions such as plastic wood and eco-drainage filters. We have developed the Eco-Habitat model for sustainable modular housing with significant social and environmental impact. ## Climate Problem It addresses the crisis of plastic accumulation and its significant environmental impact; when not properly managed, plastic ends up in landfills, releasing greenhouse gases. This is important because it offers a circular economy solution with a triple impact. ## Solution I offer a circular construction and water management system based on transforming plastic waste into high-strength engineering materials. Our solution is built on three practical pillars. ## Revenue Model Sale of Housing Solutions (Eco-Hábitat): We generate revenue by selling modular wood-plastic homes; Sale of Engineering Products: Direct sales of eco-drainage filters and wood-plastic profiles. ## Target Market Government Sector and NGOs (public entities such as city halls and provincial governments); Social Organizations (affordable housing, purchase of recycled materials); Industrial and Commercial Sector; Businesses and Trade Associations; Construction and Urban Infrastructure Sector ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Indigenous Peoples, Roma - Sinti and Travelers, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Migrants, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence The urgency of regulatory compliance for businesses; the social sector’s need for decent, resilient housing; and the rise in urban flooding all call for eco-drainage filters in storm drains to address an unmet demand. ## Competitors Environmental recycling organizations and private entities. ## Founder Expertise More than 30 years of experience in waste management, utilization, processing, and environmental restoration. ## External Support International cooperation with Spain through the FUENLABOR Foundation; and with the German Embassy. ## Team Management of funding sources and targeted macro- and micro-routes; Project development; Resource management and acquisition. ## Founder LUIS ENRIQUE PABON CAPACHO # NATIVO · Clean Industry # NATIVO **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-005 — Environmental Management Consulting **Impact Areas:** Adaptation **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 4.0 **Funded:** True (50000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch Building the lab of the future where sustainability is not a theorical class but the participants inmerse in a full portafolio of education, creating reporting tools and participate in community activities to deliver outcomes. ## Climate Problem Organizations lack both the internal capability and the scalable tools to achieve regenerative shift to bridge knowledge and actionable business strategy. By addressing this gap, we empower leaders to recognize they are linked to the ecosystem's health. ## Solution We offer a B2B EdTech platform, using a hybrid model: Combining a scalable SaaS learning with immersive lab experiences to build internal strategy for the business using our framework to translate complex ecological realities into solutions in our hubs. ## Revenue Model We use a scalable B2B model: 1) SaaS subscriptions for corporate digital training, 2) Ticket immersive executive strategy labs 3) Digital and community advisory events for individuals participating ## Target Market We target B2B enterprises via a two-pronged approach: top-down to the C-suite for premium labs, and bottom-up to corporate intrapreneurs. These individuals join our SaaS community for purpose and identity, acting as champions to drive enterprise sales. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence Singapore's carbon tax jumps 5x by 2025, forcing C-suites to act. Simultaneously, Gen Z faces severe eco-anxiety, demanding corporate purpose and quitting misaligned jobs. Nativo Lab solves both: mitigating tax risks while retaining top talent. ## Competitors Competitors are traditional universities like NUS offering theoretical courses, or consultants (PwC) teaching compliance. Nativo builds a purpose-driven community, giving Gen Z talent a place to belong and lead. ## Founder Expertise I bridge the gap between Colombia's biodiversity and Singapore's corporate market. Backed by my family's established EdTech infrastructure, I designed Nativo to translate complex ecological data into profitable B2B strategy: belonging and mindset shift. ## External Support We have secured a partnership with an established Colombian EdTech firm, leveraging their proven infrastructure. Using their "know how" we plan to pivot the experience into sustainability knowledge for corporates. ## Team Our team covers all bases: I lead the vision and cross-cultural EdTech strategy between hubs. A Strategy Lead for B2B enterprise scaling, a Tech Specialist building our SaaS, and a Comms and Design Specialist driving our community growth. ## Founder Natalia Parra Suarez # Clean Sim (by IMIC) · Air & Environment # Clean Sim (by IMIC) **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotà **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-005 — Environmental Management Consulting **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Sketches **Team Size:** 6.0 **Website:** https://lectureseries.tech/ **Funded:** True (20000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch Medical waste is currently the third leading cause of environmental impact. We design hyper-realistic simulators using reusable (non-hazardous) hospital waste to help healthcare professionals practice and develop their skills. ## Climate Problem Currently, medical waste is the third leading cause of environmental impact worldwide. Some of this non-hazardous waste is recyclable and can be used as a substitute for raw materials. However, this is not yet the norm. ## Solution The process of disposing of medical waste is costly for hospitals. We will take care of it and add value to the waste by using it to train medical staff and make quality healthcare accessible to everyone. ## Revenue Model Hospitals pay a high price to dispose of medical waste; we will do it at a lower cost and use non-hazardous waste as raw material. Second, we will sell these simulators, adding high-value features (a premium feel). ## Target Market B2B and B2C. B2B refers to organizations that provide training for healthcare professionals: hospitals, educational institutions, medical laboratories, and our own laboratories; B2C refers to our students and healthcare professionals. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence Hospitals have requested simulators from us for staff training. We conduct workshops using these hyper-realistic simulators. We have sold simulators to our students and are launching new designs through digital channels. ## Competitors Upsurgeon (importing at high prices), Raphael Group (a different value proposition), suture.me ## Founder Expertise A multidisciplinary team comprising a physician who specialized in the United States, a physician with a master’s degree in education, an industrial designer, an international business professional, a biomedical engineer, and a senior software and AI engineer. ## External Support We have received support from the Externadista Entrepreneurship Center, the Chamber of Commerce, and the GSEA; we have partnerships with Grupo Medi; and we are working on a partnership with Cardio Infantil to provide them with simulators and collect their waste. ## Team Managing relationships with our stakeholders (customers, suppliers, partners); designing simulators; conducting quality and innovation testing; designing product/customer experiences; and developing digital channels, sales channels, and marketing strategies. ## Founder Victor Manuel Pedreros Madrigal # tuuma · Clean Industry # tuuma **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Barranquilla **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-004 — Circular Products & EPR **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 0.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Túuma is a portable accessory with a built-in reusable bag, designed to fit inside the user's bag. It addresses the sustainability issue—not a lack of awareness, but forgetfulness—by eliminating the disconnect between environmental intentions and actual habits. ## Climate Problem Colombia uses 1,885 plastic bags per minute and recycles only 20% of the plastic it produces. Túuma tackles the behavioral root of the problem—forgetting to bring a reusable bag—by turning sustainable intentions into actual habits. ## Solution Túuma is a portable accessory that features a built-in reusable bag, designed to stay on the user’s keychain or in their bag. Since it’s always within reach, it prevents you from forgetting it and makes every purchase an automatic sustainable choice. ## Revenue Model Direct sales of accessories featuring seasonal collections that are updated regularly, encouraging repeat purchases. In the future, partnerships with retailers and sustainable brands for distribution and special co-branded editions. ## Target Market Colombian urban consumers from the middle and upper-middle classes who are actively environmentally conscious, aged 20 to 45, who have already purchased reusable bags but do not use them consistently. This group includes, in particular, women who carry a handbag or backpack on a daily basis. ## Social Impact Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Migrants, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Law 2232 of 2022 bans plastic bags at the point of sale, making alternatives mandatory. The market for sustainable accessories is growing worldwide, and millions of Colombians are already buying reusable bags without actually using them: the problem is real ## Competitors Generic foldable bags (Ecobag, Chinese brands) and local sustainable accessory shops. None of them combine everyday usability with Colombian cultural identity. Túuma doesn’t compete with reusable bags—it competes with being forgotten. ## Founder Expertise I am an environmental engineer specializing in consumer behavior and sustainable management, and I am currently pursuing a master’s degree in project management at UPB. I combine technical environmental expertise, behavioral research, and innovation management to lead Túuma ## External Support none ## Team I lead user behavior research, define design parameters and materials, manage the iterative development of prototypes, coordinate stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem, and oversee the strategy for transferring the product to the production sector. ## Founder PAOLA PEÑALOZA # El Ocámbulo · Food & Agriculture # El Ocámbulo **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá DC **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-010 — Organic / Regenerative Agriculture **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 3.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch We grow mushrooms in urban spaces using recycled organic waste. Our model creates sustainable protein, reduces waste, and connects small producers through a circular economy ecosystem. ## Climate Problem Organic waste in cities generates emissions and pollution, while food systems rely on high-impact protein sources. This creates unnecessary environmental damage and inefficient use of resources. ## Solution We transform urban organic waste into sustainable protein through oyster mushroom cultivation. Our model reduces waste, produces local food, and connects small producers in a circular economy system. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue by selling fresh oyster mushrooms directly to consumers and businesses, and by building a distribution network that connects local producers to the market. ## Target Market Urban consumers and restaurants seeking sustainable, healthy food, and small-scale producers looking for better market access within a circular economy model. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Migrants, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence We have already sold our product to local stores, distributors, and direct consumers, validating demand through repeated purchases and growing interest in sustainable food. ## Competitors Traditional mushroom suppliers and imported products. However, most lack a circular model or local production, which gives us a competitive advantage in freshness and sustainability. ## Founder Expertise Background in horticulture production, and entrepreneurship. Experience in mushroom cultivation, market validation, and be entrepreneur. ## External Support We have built partnerships with local producers and distributors, and have validated our product in the market through direct sales and customer feedback. ## Team Team covers production, operations, and business development, combining technical knowledge in cultivation with commercial and strategic management. ## Founder Samuel Pérez Moreno # Eco Ernesto Visita Program · Air & Environment # Eco Ernesto Visita Program **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Santo Domingo **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-005 — Environmental Management Consulting **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 10.0 **Website:** https://ernestovisita.com/ **Funded:** True (25.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch Eco Ernesto Visita is the first ecotourism children’s book series in the Dominican Republic, using storytelling and experiential learning to promote climate education, sustainability, and biodiversity. ## Climate Problem Eco Ernesto Visita addresses the lack of climate and environmental education in vulnerable communities by using storytelling and experiential learning to promote sustainability, biodiversity protection, and climate awareness. ## Solution Eco Ernesto Visita uses storytelling, workshops, books, and experiential learning to make climate education accessible, engaging, and culturally relevant for children and communities. ## Revenue Model Eco Ernesto Visita generates revenue through sustainability projects, educational programs, strategic partnerships, tourism experiences, environmental initiatives, workshops, sponsorships, grants, and impact-driven collaborations in education, tourism, ag ## Target Market Eco Ernesto Visita targets schools, communities, tourism organizations, families, and institutions seeking innovative sustainability, climate education, creative tourism, and social impact solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Demand is validated through partnerships with schools, international recognition, community participation, workshops, and growing interest in sustainability, climate education, and experiential learning solutions. ## Competitors Environmental NGOs, educational programs, and tourism initiatives are indirect competitors, but few combine storytelling, sustainability, climate education, tourism, and community impact like Eco Ernesto Visita. ## Founder Expertise I am an educator, environmental project leader, and creator of the first ecotourism children’s storytelling initiative in the Dominican Republic based on scientific research and triple impact. ## External Support Eco Ernesto Visita has received recognition and support from Save the Children Dominican Republic, FedEx, the Federation of Russia, the World Tourism Organization, and Premios Verdes, BCIE. ## Team The team supports sustainability projects, environmental education, workshops, tourism experiences, community engagement, partnerships, storytelling, and social impact initiatives. ## Founder Maria Teresa Perez Pagan # Aterna · Food & Agriculture # Aterna **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-012 — Bio-based Agricultural Inputs **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 5.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Packaging with a biodegradable, eco-friendly coating that preserves the roses. ## Climate Problem The use of single-use plastics, which causes pollution and cannot be recycled or properly disposed of. ## Solution Biodegradable packaging with a coating that dissolves upon contact with water and releases substances that help roses stay fresh longer ## Revenue Model With the sale of our product ## Target Market Flower industry ## Social Impact Women ## Demand Evidence Because this issue causes losses in the flower-growing sector, particularly in the rose industry ## Competitors Not at the moment ## Founder Expertise We have someone with expertise in the flower industry, and as lawyers, we also have a deep understanding of the legal sector ## External Support We have not received any external support ## Team Project design and implementation ## Founder Jennifer Pérez Romero # BICSY (Biotechnology Carbon System) · Clean Energy # BICSY (Biotechnology Carbon System) **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Piedecuesta **Category:** Clean Energy **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-001 — Carbon Markets & MRV **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 3.0 **Funded:** True (11611.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch BICSY is a Deep Tech platform that accelerates industrial decarbonization through large-scale biological CO2 capture and the phytoremediation of degraded soils. ## Climate Problem We address CO2 accumulation and degraded industrial soils. We capture 15 tons of CO2 per hectare in 120 days through phytoremediation. This is vital for industrial Net Zero, offering rapid and verifiable removals in contrast to the slowness of traditional solutions. ## Solution accelerated biogenic carbon capture platform. We use hemp and kenaf to remove CO2 and remediate industrial soils in 120-day cycles. We validate the impact using IoT sensors and drones, ensuring auditable climate assets. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through the sale of high-integrity carbon credits (digital MRV), soil phytoremediation services for industries, and the sale of technical biomass (hemp/kenaf fibers) to the textile and construction sectors. ## Target Market High-emission industries (oil & gas, mining) with net-zero targets and soil liabilities. The textile and sustainable construction sectors, which require technical biomass. Focused on corporations that require auditable climate assets (MRV) ## Social Impact Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Women ## Demand Evidence We confirm the demand driven by the global shortage of natural fibers (a shortfall of 5 million tons per year) and the 15% growth in biomaterials. Textile and construction companies are seeking to replace petroleum-based products to reduce their Scope 3 emissions. ## Competitors We compete with traditional (slow) reforestation and chemical remediation (expensive). In Santander, medical hemp is common, but BICSY is unique in industrial remediation using MRV. We outperform the competition thanks to our speed (120 days) and auditable data. ## Founder Expertise I bring expertise in biobusiness strategy and leadership to Green Peak. We also offer technical validation from partner universities and support from Ecopetrol’s acceleration program. We are experts in phytoremediation and digital MRV for certifying climate assets. ## External Support We have completed the laboratory phase at the University of Santander (UDES). We were selected by the Accelerate Climatech program, Econova, and Ecopetrol’s decarbonization laboratory. ## Team Administrator: Financial strategy and scaling of the BICSY model. Marketing: Positioning of climate assets and relationships with industrial clients. Attorney: Legal framework for hemp, intellectual property, and carbon credit contracts (MRV). ## Founder Carlos Pino Martinez # SIÉ WAKA · Water # SIÉ WAKA **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · BOGOTA **Category:** Water **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WW-003 — Watershed Conservation & Hydrological Data **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Nature-Based **Stage:** Public Beta **Team Size:** 5.0 **Website:** https://siewakaplatform.streamlit.app/ **Funded:** True (29815.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch It is a decentralized, community-driven platform for water quality monitoring combining IoT sensors, open data, and citizen science. We empower communities and governments with real-time, evidence-based data to improve water governance and accountability. ## Climate Problem Water scarcity and contamination are worsening due to climate change, yet monitoring data in vulnerable communities is scarce, unreliable, and opaque. Without real-time data, communities and governments cannot make informed water management decisions. ## Solution Sié waka is a hybrid platform combining low-cost IoT sensors, a mobile app, and community protocols. Citizens collect and upload water quality data to a cloud dashboard, enabling real-time alerts, open data access, and accountability with authorities. ## Revenue Model Revenue streams include: (1) B2G/B2B consulting services (ESR, water governance, monitoring plans); (2) SaaS licensing of AquaCitizen to municipalities and utilities; (3) paid community training programs; (4) data services for research institutions. ## Target Market Primary: rural and peri-urban communities with limited water monitoring capacity in Latin America (Colombia, Mexico). Secondary: municipal governments, water utilities, NGOs, and research institutions requiring reliable, low-cost water quality data. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Validated through pilots in 4 cities (Bogotá, Cali, Villavicencio, Monterrey), 23 community activities, 250+ people engaged, and 100+ water samples collected. Governments and NGOs have expressed interest in our data. Three organizations have funded us. ## Competitors Global competitors include mWater and AquaHacking platforms. Locally, IDEAM (Colombia) and CONAGUA (Mexico) collect data but lack community-level reach. Our advantage: decentralized, low-cost, citizen-led model with open data and accountability tools. ## Founder Expertise Team includes a political scientist (smart cities), environmental engineer (MBA, HSEQ auditor), mechatronics engineer (nuclear applications), PhD environmental engineer (ITESM water researcher), and a biologist/aquaculture master (NGO director). ## External Support Funded by CIVICHOUSE (2022), Hackcorruption Colombia (2023), and Young Water Solutions (2024). Supported by Lab NL, Neotropical Cuencas, Alkali+SOSAC, TECHO Colombia, and Red Nacional de Jóvenes de Ambiente. Three funding rounds secured to date. ## Team Juan A. García: Strategy & government relations. Juan F. Pinto: Project manager & environmental engineering. David Gil: Hardware/IoT development. Dra. Thalía Turren: Scientific advisor & water research. Jhonatan Quiñones: Biodiversity & field operations. ## Founder JUAN FELIPE PINTO CASTELBLANCO # GEO Grafismos · Clean Industry # GEO Grafismos **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Medellín **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-001 — Satellite / Deforestation Monitoring **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 2.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch GEO Grafismos eliminates recycling friction by printing geometric shapes on packaging matched to bins. Pilot showed +15% sorting with 34% adoption. Waste traceability data becomes compliance-ready, circular economy intelligence for companies. ## Climate Problem Color memory is fragile; recycling decisions happen in seconds. The barrier isn't willingness—it's cognitive friction. 70% misplace recyclables, landfills overflow, recyclers suffer, millions spent on education with no measurable change or circular data. ## Solution Behavioral Design (nudges): geometric shapes printed on packaging match labeled bins: triangle=plastic, square=paper, circle=glass. Intuitive; AI provides unprecedented traceability; Scalable; triple impact.. Brief video https://bit.ly/3PHzeiP ## Revenue Model 1 Data monetization: environmental traceability sold to companies and governments needing compliance reports. 2 SaaS and Data-as-a-Service models. 3 Marketing and branding services. By Year 3: $350M+ additional dollars projected in the recycling ecosystem ## Target Market User: citizens. Clients: those with budget and legal obligation. 1) FMCG and packaging companies under EPR law, indicators, corporate reputation. 2) Governments: optimize landfill lifespan, dignify recyclers. Both need measurable circular economy tools. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Demand is regulatory, not optional. Companies face mandatory EPR compliance. Governments need measurable behavior-change tools linked to ODS targets. Traditional color systems show low efficiency; ours delivers measurable impact and ROI. ## Competitors No competitor combines cognitive/behavioral design with traceability. Indirect competitors require active learning: color-coded bins, environmental campaigns. We work instinctively, zero literacy or language barriers, inclusive and globally scalable. ## Founder Expertise Pilot: +15% source separation with only 34% packaging labeled—partial adoption already drives impact. By Year 3: projected 1.8M tons of waste reduced and 3X increase in separation rate. Brief video: http://bit.ly/4ww1fdN ## External Support Winners Climate Launchpad Colombia 2022. Top 500 Premios Latinoamérica Verde 2019. Recognized by IDB-FEMSA, Innpulsa, Asoplásticos, Universidad del Rosario. Mentoring received to mature the project. Seeking seed capital and partnerships for next stage. ## Team Camilo Quiceno, CEO: creative strategy, innovator, business development. Adriana Quiceno, CFO: financial strategy, international business, investor relations. Lean founding team, expanding for Stage 1 deployment. ## Founder Juan Camilo Quiceno Aguirre # Ecosistema digital de residuos aprovechables: Co Workers Cloud · Air & Environment # Ecosistema digital de residuos aprovechables: Co Workers Cloud **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-003 — Supply Chain Traceability **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 4.0 **Website:** https://www.kelab.com.co/services/co-workers-cloud **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Co Workers Cloud es un ecosistema digital que reúne a productores, gestores y transformadores en un solo lugar. Su objetivo es facilitar la gestión de residuos, el cumplimiento ambiental y la conexión entre actores del sector. ## Climate Problem Nuestra startup aborda el problema de las emisiones de CO₂ asociadas a la inadecuada gestión de residuos, especialmente cuando estos terminan en rellenos sanitarios en lugar de ser aprovechados. ## Solution Ofrecemos un ecosistema digital de residuos aprovechables que integra en un solo lugar a productores, gestores, transformadores y empresas de sostenibilidad. En la práctica, la plataforma impulsa el aprovechamiento de residuos y reduce su disposición fina ## Revenue Model El modelo de negocio se basa en suscripciones a la plataforma, servicios de capacitación para el uso del ecosistema y espacios de publicidad para actores del sector interesados en visibilizar sus productos y servicios. ## Target Market Nuestro mercado objetivo está compuesto por actores de la cadena de residuos, incluyendo productores, gestores, transformadores y empresas que ofrecen servicios de sostenibilidad. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence Existe una necesidad en el mercado de contar con un espacio que facilite la conexión entre actores de manera confiable y eficiente. Actualmente, muchas interacciones se realizan de forma informal, lo que limita las oportunidades y la trazabilidad. ## Competitors A nivel nacional, no se identifican plataformas con un enfoque integral que combine cumplimiento, comercialización y sostenibilidad en el sector de residuos. A nivel internacional, existen referentes como RecycleGO, Scrapo, WasteTrade y Rubicon. ## Founder Expertise Aporto conocimientos en el área ambiental, especialmente en la gestión de residuos, sostenibilidad y economía circular, lo que permite orientar el desarrollo del proyecto hacia soluciones con impacto real. ## External Support Actualmente no hemos recibido apoyo externo, ya que nos encontramos en una etapa inicial de desarrollo y estamos en búsqueda de acompañamiento e inversión para escalar la solución. ## Team El gerente lidera la visión estratégica y el direccionamiento del proyecto. La directora de proyectos y el profesional ambiental se encargan del desarrollo del enfoque ambienta. El profesional en tecnología desarrolla la infraestructura digital. ## Founder Stefanny Quiza # STRIN · Air & Environment # STRIN **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-003 — Supply Chain Traceability **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 4.0 **Website:** https://sistemastrin.org **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch STRIN is a SaaS platform that digitizes waste traceability, connecting waste generators, transporters, and waste management companies to organize records, generate verifiable reports, and track environmental indicators. ## Climate Problem The lack of waste traceability makes it impossible to measure, reduce, and report environmental impacts. Without reliable data, companies miss out on opportunities to recover resources and reduce emissions. ## Solution STRIN digitizes waste traceability by connecting waste generators, transporters, and waste management companies. It tracks movements, destinations, and environmental indicators to inform decision-making and report on environmental impact. ## Revenue Model Through a SaaS model: an initial implementation fee, a monthly or annual subscription for use of the platform, and complementary support, training, and advanced reporting services. ## Target Market SMEs, manufacturers, construction companies, transportation companies, waste management firms, industrial parks, and free trade zones that require traceability, reports, and verifiable environmental metrics. ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Indigenous Peoples, Roma - Sinti and Travelers, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Migrants, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence The need was confirmed through sales meetings, demos, early adopters, and conversations with companies that currently manage waste using spreadsheets, emails, and scattered records. ## Competitors We primarily compete with Excel spreadsheets, forms, internal systems, general-purpose ERPs, and more complex environmental software. ## Founder Expertise I bring experience in environmental management, waste management, regulatory compliance, audits, and working with companies. The team combines technological expertise with practical knowledge of the issues facing Latin America. ## External Support We have received support through validation with potential customers, strategic partners, and early adopters, who provided feedback to help us improve the platform and its value proposition. ## Team Andrés Ramírez leads strategy, product, and business development; Gerónimo Condon leads technology development and support. Fabián Garófalo and Leandro Balaguer are strategic partners in Argentina for validation, partnerships, and business expansion. ## Founder Andrés Ramírez # Vida ecologica · Air & Environment # Vida ecologica **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · San Salvador, País el Salvador **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-005 — Environmental Management Consulting **Impact Areas:** Nature-Based **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 2.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Innovation Change Solution ## Climate Problem Pollution of rivers, lakes, and beaches; to prevent marine pollution and promote recycling ## Solution Reduce waste ## Revenue Model Not yet determined ## Target Market Develop our idea ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Indigenous Peoples, Roma - Sinti and Travelers, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Migrants, Refugees - Asylum-seekers and Internally Displaced People, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence Because environmental pollution is everywhere, and we are constantly seeking solutions ## Competitors None ## Founder Expertise Proper waste management: we have expertise in environmental pollution and technological fields to provide a solution ## External Support None ## Team Administrator and Systems Engineer ## Founder Rocio Daniela y Marina Elizabeth Ramos Ortiz y Mira Diaz # LazosTech · Clean Industry # LazosTech **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · CALI **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-008 — Circular Economy Consulting & Platforms **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Private Beta **Team Size:** 3.0 **Website:** https://luzsociedadco.wixsite.com/lazostech **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch LazosTech is a circular economy system that rewards college students with digital tokens for taking environmental action. These tokens generate an ESG certificate that backs each token issued, reducing waste and boosting the economy. ## Climate Problem Low recycling rates at universities lead to constant waste and emissions. At the same time, students face financial insecurity. Both problems persist due to a lack of incentives and accessible systems ## Solution LazosTech rewards students with digital tokens for recycling cans on campus. These tokens can be redeemed, creating a circular system that reduces waste, monitors environmental impact, and encourages sustainable behavior in real time ## Revenue Model Revenue comes from the sale of university recycling and ESG funding. Institutions fund the implementation of the system, while brands and organizations offer rewards and obtain verified data on the impact ## Target Market Universities, starting with Colombia. The primary users are students and institutions seeking sustainability solutions and social impact programs aligned with ESG goals. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty ## Demand Evidence Universities are looking to improve their sustainability metrics, while students need financial support. The concept addresses the real needs of campuses, and similar recycling programs based on on-chain incentives ## Competitors Traditional recycling programs lack incentives and traceability. There are some apps that offer rewards, but none of them are integrated into the campus infrastructure ## Founder Expertise I have expertise in systems architecture. I have experience designing token-based incentive models and building LazosTech’s smart contract infrastructure to enable transparent impact tracking. ## External Support This is an early-stage project with preliminary technical development and a pilot design. It does not yet have formal external support; it is currently seeking mentors and partnerships to expand its implementation. ## Team Founder responsible for product design, smart contract development, and systems architecture. Focused on creating a scalable, transparent platform with a social impact. ## Founder ALEJANDRO REALPE # Arte y reciclaje para la paz. Mujeres creando Economìa Circular con propòsito · Air & Environment # Arte y reciclaje para la paz. Mujeres creando Economìa Circular con propòsito **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bucaramanga **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-004 — Circular Products & EPR **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 5.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch With art, purpose, and love, we set out ## Climate Problem The initiative helps address environmental issues such as plastic pollution, improper disposal of organic waste, greenhouse gas emissions, and the degradation of unused plastic waste. ## Solution The proposal promotes the reuse of plastic containers, particularly PET bottles, by transforming them into repurposed items through the use of artisanal techniques such as painting and the incorporation of materials ## Revenue Model by selling flower pots, fertilizer, and insecticide mixtures. ## Target Market Residential complexes that lack space for plants. Anyone who appreciates handcrafted items (flower pots made using traditional techniques) ## Social Impact Migrants, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence I made some flower pots, and people liked them and bought them from me. I make homemade insecticides and have sold them. ## Competitors The nurseries ## Founder Expertise I’m from Artea, and I know techniques that I can use and teach to make planters out of plastic bottles, cans, and other recycled containers. I have knowledge of organic fertilizers, plants, and aromatic herbs and their properties, and I know how to make insecticides. ## External Support None ## Team Recycle, create, paint, grow, and sell ## Founder SONIA PATRICIA REINEL # Aprovechamiento residuos sólidos vegetales para energías renovables · Air & Environment # Aprovechamiento residuos sólidos vegetales para energías renovables **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Apartadó **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-001 — Waste-to-Energy **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Sketches **Team Size:** 6.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Transformar residuos sólidos vegetales en fuentes de energía renovable. Mediante hidrólisis, se transforman en azúcares. Se descontaminan los botaderos mermando emisión de gases contaminantes y lisciviados. ## Climate Problem Emisión de gases contaminantes, producción de lisciviados por descomposición de vegetales en botaderos. Importante por qué transforma los residuos sólidos vegetales en azúcares (melazas), en biocombustible, a bajo costo y generando fuentes de empleo. ## Solution Transforma los residuos vegetales mediante hidrólisis ## Revenue Model Mediante la comercialización de productos como la melaza y azúcares. ## Target Market Agropecuaria y La industria quimica ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Women ## Demand Evidence Los azúcares se utilizan en productos de abonos orgánicos, alimento de animales, productos químicos renovables, biocombustibles y los residuos finales del proceso, para las calderas. ## Competitors No conozco ## Founder Expertise Contamos con Ingeniero eléctrico, químico, civil administrativo que hemos estudiado el proyecto. ## External Support Ninguno ## Team Todos estamos por sacar el proyecto adelante. ## Founder Jorge Restrepo # RAÍZ VIVA AI · Food & Agriculture # RAÍZ VIVA AI **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · CUNDINAMARCA **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-004 — Climate Data Platforms **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Nature-Based **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 6.0 **Website:** https://www.beegreenforest.org **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Raíz Viva AI is a climate-tech platform designed to help rural communities and small farmers adapt to climate change through accessible environmental technology. The platform provides climate alerts, sustainable agriculture recommendations, environmental ## Climate Problem Small farmers and rural communities are highly vulnerable to climate change, facing droughts, extreme weather, soil degradation, and food insecurity, while lacking accessible climate adaptation tools and environmental data. ## Solution Raíz Viva AI is a climate-tech platform that provides rural communities with climate alerts, sustainable agriculture guidance, environmental reporting tools, and ecosystem restoration tracking to strengthen climate resilience and food security ## Revenue Model We plan to generate revenue through partnerships with companies, NGOs, governments, and sustainability programs that require environmental monitoring, ecosystem restoration tracking, ESG reporting, and community climate adaptation solutions. ## Target Market Rural communities, small farmers, NGOs, local governments, and companies seeking climate adaptation, sustainable agriculture, and ecosystem restoration solutions. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Through our environmental projects and community work, we have identified a growing need for accessible tools for climate adaptation, environmental monitoring, and sustainable agriculture. ## Competitors There are global climate and agricultural platforms, but few combine community participation, ecological restoration, and rural climate adaptation for vulnerable communities in Latin America ## Founder Expertise Our team has experience in environmental management, ecological restoration, sustainability, rural development, technology, communications, and project management. ## External Support The idea is currently being developed by Bee Green Forest Foundation’s volunteer team, composed of professionals and volunteers with experience in environmental management, technology, communications, and sustainability ## Team Environmental management, technological development, climate adaptation, ecological restoration, communications, innovation, and sustainability strategy. ## Founder WINDY RIAÑO CELY # Amazóniko · Air & Environment # Amazóniko **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogotá **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-003 — Supply Chain Traceability **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 11.0 **Website:** https://www.amazoniko.com/ **Funded:** True (180000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch Amazóniko is a circular economy operating system that connects households, businesses, and recyclers to recover waste with full traceability. We transform post-consumer materials into measurable climate impact, social inclusion, and sustainable compliance. ## Climate Problem In Latin America, much of the waste ends up in landfills, generating emissions and leading to material loss. Amazóniko mitigates this impact by recovering post-consumer waste with traceability and integrating waste pickers into the climate solution. ## Solution Amazóniko turns waste management into a shared value proposition: it promotes source separation, traceable collection, incentives for users (both waste generators and managers), and verifiable data so that companies can measure their impact and close the loop. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through B2B contracts for Extended Producer Responsibility, traceability, environmental stewardship, and closed-loop systems; B2C memberships; the sale of recovered materials; and impact reports. ## Target Market Our market includes B2B customers with Extended Producer Responsibility obligations and environmental, social, and governance goals; waste-generating users looking for easy recycling options; and waste management companies requiring traceability and revenue streams. ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Migrants, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence Demand is driven by Extended Producer Responsibility regulations, environmental, social, and governance pressures, and our own momentum: over 22,000 users, over 250,000 collections, over 5,000 tons, and over 25 brands. ## Competitors Our competitors include Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) organizations, environmental traceability platforms, post-consumer program operators, and consulting firms that offer environmental compliance solutions. ## Founder Expertise The team brings together expertise in the circular economy, environmental regulation, technology, logistics operations, B2B sales, communications, and creative advertising, with nine years of experience building Amazóniko on the ground, working alongside waste pickers and businesses. ## External Support We have received support from NESsT, Acumen Angels, Rockstart Impact, and Fondo Oriri in the form of catalytic capital, mentoring, strategic guidance, and connections to strengthen our model, technology, and scaling efforts. ## Team CEO: strategy and fundraising; CSO: sustainability and compliance; COO: operations; CTO and developers: technology; Customer Service, SDR, and KAM: customers and sales; communications, administration, and operational support: day-to-day operations. ## Founder Daniel Rodriguez # Ingecolmax · Clean Industry # Ingecolmax **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · bogota d.c **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-004 — Circular Products & EPR **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 3.0 **Funded:** True (1200.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch We manufacture eco-friendly office and tech supplies using recycled materials. We offer on-site and online equipment maintenance, low-cost fintech payments, and recycling rewards through the Ingemundos Card. ## Climate Problem Ingecolmax combats pollution from aluminum, plastics, and electronic waste, reducing environmental impact through recycling and eco-friendly products. This is key to reducing emissions, protecting ecosystems, and promoting the circular economy. ## Solution Ingecolmax manufactures tech and office products using recycled and biodegradable materials, provides equipment maintenance, and promotes recycling through fintech incentives and rewards for plastic collection. ## Revenue Model Ingecolmax computers made with biodegradable materials 2) Stands for monitors and laptops 3) Office supplies and miscellaneous items 4) Footrests 5) Preventive and corrective computer maintenance services ## Target Market Ingecolmax serves more than 23,727 businesses and millions of users in Colombia, offering eco-friendly products and accessible technology. Its fintech model promotes digital payments, recycling, and financial inclusion through sustainable incentives. ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Migrants, Women ## Demand Evidence • In Colombia, 1.6% (27,238) are medium-sized companies and 0.5% are large companies (8,175) (La República 2024). • 67% of companies have begun using more sustainable materials, such as recycled materials and products with lower emissions. ## Competitors Market competition is centered on two very specific areas in which competition is difficult but not impossible in the technology sector. Technology Competition: 1) Smart PC. 2) Lenovo. 3) HP. 4) Compumax. ## Founder Expertise The experience and expertise lie in the media; since 2019, Ingecolmax has been known throughout Colombia and the Americas for this project, and I plan to include my MBA degree in my resume. ## External Support In 2025, I received 5.3 million pesos in support from "Corazones Productivos," and in 2020, I won the "Valientes" program on RCN, for which I received a prize of 9 million pesos to support my project. ## Team The CEO of Ingecolmax leads the company's business strategy, drives innovation in the areas of environmental sustainability and fintech, manages partnerships, oversees operations and finance, and ensures the company meets its sustainability, business, and technology goals. ## Founder angel alcides rodriguez bermudez # REVIVEN · Air & Environment # REVIVEN **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Madrid **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-003 — Recycling & Materials Recovery **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 5.0 **Website:** https://www.reviven.com.co/ **Funded:** True (100000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch Waste that comes to life: we recover what others discard, transform it through refurbishment and sustainable innovation, and reintroduce it to the market as functional products, closing the loop of the circular economy ## Climate Problem The linear model generates waste and emissions. Reviven addresses WEEE and glass (light bulbs, panels) that end up in landfills, transforming them into new materials, reducing CO₂, avoiding the extraction of resources, and promoting the circular economy. ## Solution Reviven collects WEEE, plastics, and glass; transforms them through refurbishment and glass-reinforced concrete; and sells them through physical and online channels, using quality processes supported by GIZ, thereby reducing waste, CO₂, and resource consumption. ## Revenue Model Reviven collects WEEE, plastics, and glass; transforms them into refurbished equipment, glass-reinforced concrete, and plastic-wood composites (made from recycled bottles and WEEE plastics); and sells them under its own brand through both brick-and-mortar and online channels. ## Target Market Consumers and businesses looking for refurbished equipment, refurbished furniture, or furniture made from recycled wood, as well as the construction sector seeking sustainable materials such as glass-reinforced concrete and plastic wood, through both physical and online channels. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence We are confirming market demand through actual sales of refurbished equipment under our own brand, growing interest in sustainable products, partnerships with companies and post-consumer programs, and pilot projects involving materials such as wood-plastic composites and glass-reinforced concrete. ## Competitors Our competitors include sellers of refurbished equipment, WEEE recyclers, and manufacturers of sustainable materials. We have not identified any integrated players in our region that combine collection, processing, and sales under a single model ## Founder Expertise Industrial Engineer and MBA with 19 years of experience leading Eco Industria. Expertise in WEEE management, the circular economy, innovation, and plant development, with partnerships with UNDP, the Ministry of the Environment, and Colciencias to implement sustainable solutions. ## External Support We have received support from UNDP, iNNpulsa, the ProUsar Fund, GIZ, and the Ministry of the Environment for investments in machinery, equipment, and startup costs, as well as technical assistance from CleantechHub and coordination with Lúmina, Recopack, and Reconecta. ## Team Project launch support Business forecasting ## Founder Leonardo Enrique Rodríguez Gómez # Air4U · Air & Environment # Air4U **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IN-001 — Industrial Energy Efficiency & Monitoring **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 5.0 **Website:** https://air4u.co/ **Funded:** True (50000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch We're a airtech startup focused in develop technology to tracking, controlling and improving your indoor air quality with nanotechnologies and AI solutions. ## Climate Problem Indoor air pollution. As well we know about outdoor pollution and the consequences of these problem but WHO and Passport Euromonitor mention about indoor air could be 10 times more polluted than outdoor air with a high impact in our health ## Solution We offer a complete solution that allow to identify how is your indoor air quality in real time and if the system detect pollution you can use our hybrid air purifiers (With controlled ozone and nanofiber filters technology) to remove all pollutants. ## Revenue Model Selling and renting of our solutions (Indoor air quality tracking system and domestic/industrial air purifiers with ozone and nanofibers filters) ## Target Market B2C (families w/ children & singles) + B2B (hospital cleaning, medicinal cannabis, car dealers, hotels, pharma & food cos). Global IAQ market: $5.44B (2025) to $11.84B by 2035 (CAGR 8.09%). ## Social Impact Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence Bogotá’s PM2.5 often exceeds WHO limits 3x, causing ~1,500 deaths/year & respiratory issues in children/hospitals. LatAm IAQ market (CAGR 6%+) and health awareness drive demand in our B2C families & B2B (pharma, food, hotels). ## Competitors Global competitors: IQAir, Airthings, Awair (consumer IAQ) and Honeywell. In Colombia/LatAm: emerging market with mostly imports and basic government monitors. No known local connections yet. ## Founder Expertise Miguel (CEO): Strategy & Innovation (ex-FEMSA). Robinson: 35+ yrs in electronics manufacturing. Team includes air quality/HVAC Mech. Engineer, pharma expert & Paula (branding). ## External Support Emprende + Program - Universidad Externado de Colombia Next Generation City Action - Denmark Technical University (DTU) AIT Colombia Startups - ICETEX & St Gallen University (Switzerland) Miami Immersion Program - Manatech (USA) Angel Investor ## Team Miguel leads strategy, administration and finance. Robinson handles product development and manufacturing of purifiers. Sebastian specializes in air quality & HVAC solutions. Lisimaco is expert manages sales and Paula leads branding concept and design. ## Founder Miguel Rozo # Ecosistema Digital de Residuos Aprovechables Co Workes Cloud · Not Assigned/ Unknown # Ecosistema Digital de Residuos Aprovechables Co Workes Cloud **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · BOGOTA D.C. **Category:** Not Assigned/ Unknown **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-003 — Supply Chain Traceability **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 4.0 **Website:** https://www.kelab.com.co/co-workers-cloud **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Un ecosistema digital que integra a productores, gestores, asociaciones de recicladores y transformadores en un solo entorno, facilitando la conexión, el aprovechamiento de materiales y la gestión sostenible de residuos. Todos en un solo lugar. ## Climate Problem Exceso de residuos enviados a rellenos sanitarios, también la ineficiencia en la gestión y aprovechamiento de residuos, que incrementa las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y acelera el agotamiento de recursos naturales. ## Solution Co Workes Cloud conecta digitalmente generadores, recicladores y gestores para comercializar residuos aprovechables con trazabilidad y pagos seguros. En la práctica, reduce residuos en rellenos sanitarios, aumenta el reciclaje y fortalece la economía circ ## Revenue Model Afiliación aun plan colectivo, cuota de afiliación mensual de afiliación a la plataforma, publicidad sectorial, consultoría ambiental asociada al ecosistema digital. ## Target Market Productores, Asociaciones de recicladores, Gestores y Transformadores . Todos los actores de la Cadena de Residuos Aprovechables. ## Social Impact Women ## Demand Evidence Desde 2022, hemos entregado más de 80 cotizaciones e integrado empresas en Clean Pack. Los productores necesitan cada vez más soluciones digitales y trazables para cumplir con las regulaciones EPR y conectarse con mercados de reciclaje y economía circular ## Competitors Nuestros competidores incluyen a Lucy Ecocircular, Recicla Solidario y Recylink. La mayoría se centra en mercados de residuos, mientras que Co Workes Cloud integra cumplimiento EPR, trazabilidad y servicios digitales de economía circular. ## Founder Expertise R&R Kelab tiene más de 6 años de experiencia en gestión ambiental, economía circular y gestión del conocimiento. Desde 2022, operamos Clean Pack, apoyando a empresas en el cumplimiento de RSE y trazabilidad de residuos reciclables. ## External Support Hemos recibido apoyo a través de la experiencia en consultoría ambiental, la implementación piloto de Clean Pack, el registro de patentes, alianzas estratégicas en el sector del reciclaje y la adopción temprana por empresas que utilizan la plataforma. ## Team Director de proyectos, gestiona y promociona el plan colectivo. Desarrollador de Sistemas, mantenimiento y desarrollo de la plataforma digital. Profesionales ambientales encargados de la estrategia de marketing y comunicación al cliente. ## Founder MARIO ANTONIO RUIZ VARGAS # Geo-Themis · Water # Geo-Themis **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Cali, valle del cauca **Category:** Water **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IC-004 — Climate Data Platforms **Impact Areas:** Nature-Based **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 1.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Geo-Themis develops geospatial technology solutions to monitor, prevent, and mitigate environmental and climate risks. We use geospatial data and artificial intelligence to strengthen regional resilience and support sustainable decision-making. ## Climate Problem Environmental pollution goes unpunished due to a lack of evidence and access to justice. Vulnerable communities are unable to prove the damage, allowing ecosystems to degrade and affecting public health, water resources, and the future of the climate. ## Solution Geo-Themis allows users to report damage via WhatsApp; AI converts reports into legal actions, while sensors and satellites generate real-time evidence, which is stored on the blockchain to prevent tampering. ## Revenue Model Revenue from contracts with governments, NGOs, and companies: environmental monitoring licenses, data analytics, sensor installation, and legal and technological services for risk management and environmental compliance. ## Target Market Governments, NGOs, and communities in vulnerable regions of Latin America that are facing pollution and lack access to effective environmental justice. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence The growing climate crisis, regulatory pressure, and increasing environmental conflicts underscore the need for solutions that generate evidence and prompt legal action in vulnerable areas. ## Competitors There are environmental monitoring platforms and satellite data services, but none of them integrate legal AI, automated evidence gathering, and legal action. At the local level, there are no equivalent solutions. ## Founder Expertise Experience in innovation, strategic thinking, and the use of AI to develop solutions. Ability to learn quickly, integrate technology, and focus on solving real-world problems with environmental and social impact. ## External Support Finalist in the San Buenaventura University LegalTech competition, with academic validation and initial mentoring. Development supported by research in law, technology, and social innovation. ## Team Solution design, business model development, research, problem validation, and the use of AI to build and refine the prototype. ## Founder Eider nicolas Salcedo Landazuri # Cacelio · Clean Industry # Cacelio **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IN-003 — Clean Manufacturing / Bio-based Inputs **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 2.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Cacelio transforms coffee industry waste into biomaterials grown with mycelium for architecture and design. We cultivate biodegradable, low-impact materials that reconnect nature, design and circular production through biomimetic innovation. ## Climate Problem Cacelio addresses pollution caused by burning coffee waste and contaminating water sources. We transform these agricultural residues into sustainable new materials, reducing waste and replacing high-impact materials. ## Solution Cacelio develops biomaterials for interior design and architecture using coffee industry byproducts. We work directly with agricultural residues, process them locally and transform them into sustainable materials with circular production methods. ## Revenue Model Cacelio generates revenue through B2B sales of biomaterials, panels and custom solutions for architects, hotels, cafés and brands, while also selling design objects and interior pieces directly to consumers. ## Target Market Cacelio targets architects, interior designers, hotels, cafés, restaurants and conscious brands seeking sustainable materials with identity. We also reach design-focused consumers interested in innovative and environmentally responsible products. ## Social Impact Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities ## Demand Evidence Cacelio has received strong interest from architects, designers and cafés looking for sustainable materials with storytelling and identity. Early prototypes have generated curiosity, positive feedback and collaboration opportunities. ## Competitors In Colombia, there is no established company currently scaling this type of biomaterial production. Some independent researchers and experimental projects have showcased prototypes and exhibitions, but the industry is still in a very early stage locally. ## Founder Expertise Our team combines biomimicry, design and agricultural knowledge. I have a strong background and passion for biomimicry and nature inspired design, while my co-founder is a social worker and coffee grower with direct knowledge of rural communities and coff ## External Support Cacelio has been developed entirely through self funding, personal research and hands-on experimentation. All prototypes, material development and early validation have been achieved with our own resources and independent work. ## Team I lead the experimental, operational and laboratory side of the project, including biomaterial development and production processes. My co-founder focuses on sourcing raw materials, working directly with coffee farmers and building relationships ## Founder David Sanchez # ON-NOVA Biotech. We are based in the Dominican Republic, but the program stated that applications are now open globally. We could establish a hub in Colombia if necessary to support regional # ON-NOVA Biotech. We are based in the Dominican Republic, but the program stated that applications are now open globally. We could establish a hub in Colombia if necessary to support regional operations and participation. **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · San Pedro de Macorís, Rep. Dominicana. **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-IN-003 — Clean Manufacturing / Bio-based Inputs **Impact Areas:** Adaptation, Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Sketches **Team Size:** 6.0 **Website:** https://trace-on.netlify.app/ **Funded:** True (23257.8) --- ## Elevator Pitch ON-NOVA Biotech develops sustainable materials and smart industrial systems focused on environmental innovation. We combine biotechnology and green engineering to create scalable circular economy and climate resilience solutions. ## Climate Problem TRACE-ON tackles packaging waste, food and pharmaceutical spoilage, and product adulteration. These issues increase pollution, resource loss, and carbon emissions across global supply chains. ## Solution ON-NOVA Biotech developed TRACE-ON, a smart bio-packaging system with integrated biosensors that detects degradation and adulteration in real time, reducing waste, improving safety, and enabling sustainable circular packaging. ## Revenue Model Revenue will come from smart bio-packaging sales, biosensor integration services, B2B licensing, industrial partnerships, and future SaaS monitoring solutions for supply chain analytics. ## Target Market Food sectors including dairy, seafood, beverages, alcoholic products, meat, proteins, fruits, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, logistics, and sensitive goods requiring safe, traceable, and sustainable smart packaging technologies. ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Migrants, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Growing global demand for sustainable packaging, anti-counterfeiting systems, food safety technologies, and waste reduction solutions validates TRACE-ON’s market potential. ## Competitors Competitors include smart packaging and sustainable materials companies, but TRACE-ON uniquely combines bio-based packaging with integrated biosensor detection technologies in Latin America. ## Founder Expertise Our team combines expertise in chemical engineering, biotechnology, biosensors, functional materials, electronics, IoT systems, software, data platforms, sustainability, and industrial innovation, led by a chemical engineer and electronics tech founder. ## External Support ON-NOVA has received mentorship, ecosystem visibility, startup guidance, and support through innovation networks, entrepreneurship initiatives, and scientific collaboration opportunities. ## Team Research, biotechnology development, biosensor engineering, functional materials design, IoT and embedded systems, software and data platform development, operations, finance, sustainability strategy, and business development. ## Founder Karen Sánchez # Proyecto emprendedor con impacto ambiental. · Food & Agriculture # Proyecto emprendedor con impacto ambiental. **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Manoguayabo **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-EN-010 — Biomass & Biogas **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 3.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch The project involves planting 18,000 dwarf coconut trees of various varieties to market coconut water, oil, and sugar, and to use the waste—such as the inner husk as biomass and the outer husk as coconut coir for agriculture— ## Climate Problem The main issue my startup is addressing is global warming and an efficient circular economy. This is important because planting 18,000 dwarf coconut trees can reduce CO₂ emissions by 360,000 kg per year and create jobs in a rural community. ## Solution This is an environmental project that will drastically reduce environmental impact and is unique in that it makes use of the high-yielding plant and its byproducts; furthermore, the inner husk can be used as a clean energy source in boilers, and the outer husk as a compost substrate. ## Revenue Model Revenue will initially come from the sale of coconuts, and the second phase will involve a facility to extract coconut byproducts, with the inner husk sold as biomass and the outer husk as a compost substrate. ## Target Market Hotels, supermarkets, and wholesale businesses. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence The number of companies involved in extracting its derivatives, as well as those seeking coconuts and ordinary people. ## Competitors Yes, Duey's chicken coops are being produced in greater numbers every year due to high demand. ## Founder Expertise I’m an industrial engineer, and I’ve been researching the coconut cultivation process and the different varieties of coconuts. This process is fascinating because even the inner and outer shells are put to good use—not to mention the environmental impact and job creation. ## External Support Right now, I'm in a meeting with Banco Agrícola to see how much they can lend me. ## Team Mariel is the lawyer who is incorporating the company. My father is the owner of the project, and I am the one who conceived it. ## Founder Gustavo Sanchez campusano # Proyecto emprendedor con impacto ambiental. · Clean Energy # Proyecto emprendedor con impacto ambiental. **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Bogota **Category:** Clean Energy **CT Taxonomy:** CT-EN-010 — Biomass & Biogas **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Private Beta **Team Size:** 3.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch The project involves planting 17,000 dwarf hybrid coconut trees with the aim of extracting coconut water, coconut sugar, and coconut oil, and using the inner and outer husks as biomass for companies that use boilers, thereby reducing their reliance on fossil fuels. ## Climate Problem The problem of global warming. ## Solution Planting 17,000 hybrid coconut trees helps reduce global warming and improves the quality of life for low-income people by creating jobs in the coconut industry. ## Revenue Model Selling coconut byproducts—and even the husks—to companies that use conventional fuels, so they can switch to coconut biomass. ## Target Market Dominican hotels and supermarkets, and in the second phase, the United States and Europe. ## Social Impact People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence Because when it comes to coconuts, demand exceeds supply. ## Competitors Demand is so high that there are no competitors, only partners. ## Founder Expertise Research into the development of recyclable packaging with the aim of supporting the circular economy. ## External Support None ## Team Data analysis, technical knowledge of coconuts, their varieties, and diseases. ## Founder Gustavo adolfo Sanchez campusano # Cartagena Mangrove Heritage Program: STAGE II- after STAGE I- (2014-2019); Doctoral thesis, National University of Colombia; with two results Phase 1- Design of the TRIÁDA Environmental Gover # Cartagena Mangrove Heritage Program: STAGE II- after STAGE I- (2014-2019); Doctoral thesis, National University of Colombia; with two results Phase 1- Design of the TRIÁDA Environmental Governance Model, and Phase 2- Results in the Pilot Area. **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Cartagena de Indias **Category:** Clean Industry **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-006 — Marine & Coastal Ecosystems **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy, Nature-Based **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 10.0 **Website:** https://planetaazulcaribe.github.io/ **Funded:** True (250000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch It is the tour business, TRIÁDA MODEL, with aquatic electro-mobility from the energy transition, through mangroves, connecting "the Cartagena World Heritage Site", with the "Other Cartagena" and reaching "the Deep Cartagena". ## Climate Problem Respond to Climate Change, educating the communities around the Ciénaga de la Virgen, from adaptation, conserving the mangrove and mitigating global warming, restoring destroyed areas, capturing carbon and producing oxygen. ## Solution Teach about mangrove ecosystem services; converted into a conscious tourism offer; as a business between TRIÁDA actors (Communities, Professionals and Companies), without depending on the institutions and around the Social State of Law. ## Revenue Model Income is generated from five possibilities offered by this type of projects: 1) International Cooperation; 2) Calls; 3) Mandatory National Legal Standards and Agreements; and 4) Carbon and Biodiversity Credits; 5) The tourism business. ## Target Market Companies that have or want to have some relationship with the mangrove ecosystem areas of the city of Cartagena, taking part in their conservation and restoration, supporting their sustainable use, from the TRIÁDA Model, as protectors and benefactors. ## Social Impact People of African Descent, Migrants, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence In a world that is increasingly aware of the environmental reality we live in, every company needs to be competitive, developing sustainable activities within the company and towards processes with other actors in the territory, including its clients. ## Competitors Given the current environmental reality, we are all competitors in these types of processes; Therefore, we must change the perspective. From competitors we must become allies; Only by working together will changes for Sustainable Development be achieved. ## Founder Expertise The Environmental Governance Model, TRIÁDA: Phase I-; Three Lines of Action and Six Strategies, Phase II-, from (2014-2019), Completed for adjustments in each case; and three missing: Phase III- Implementation; Phase IV- Replication and Phase V- Scaling. ## External Support For the doctoral research work (2014-2019), it was with Swiss international cooperation (AVINA, VOLKART, and INTETEAM); (2025-2026), is being developed with German cooperation, BMZ, GESPA-FUPAC; New resources are required for (2027-2030). ## Team 3 professionals in Education, applying Pedagogical Strategies: waste management and Biodiversity; 3 strengthening Productivity, training traditional businesses and the new natural tourism business; and 3 the Social Team. 1 Team coordinator. ## Founder Luis Fernando Sánchez Rubio # ADN Sostenible · Air & Environment # ADN Sostenible **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Chía **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-004 — ESG / Climate Risk & Disclosure **Impact Areas:** Adaptation **Stage:** Sketches **Team Size:** 4.0 **Website:** https://adn.redsimbiotic.com **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch ADN Sostenible transforms regenerative practices adopted by tourism companies into financeable assets for local governments, creating ESG intelligence infrastructure that connects green capital with the local economy. ## Climate Problem Local governments lack the data needed to measure the climate impact at the local level and access green financing. ADN provides ESG infrastructure that quantifies regenerative practices, enabling governments to compete for climate capital and meet their NDCs. ## Solution ADN is a regional intelligence platform that collects ESG data from tourism-related SMEs, generates dashboards for local governments, and transforms regenerative practices into assets eligible for green capital financing. ## Revenue Model Annual licenses for local governments (~$100,000 per region). Financial institutions, insurance companies, and climate funds pay for access to strategic information. A sustainability seal (digital asset) granted upon payment, which certifies small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ## Target Market Latin American local governments (50,000–500,000 residents) in tourist destinations. Primary market: Colombia. Secondary markets: Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica. Total Addressable Market (TAM): ~500 tourist municipalities in Latin America. ## Social Impact Indigenous Peoples, Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence We have been gauging demand through partnerships with tourism organizations, chambers of commerce, banks, and beta testers who are currently helping to co-create the solution and are seeking verifiable sustainability and green financing tools. ## Competitors There is no direct territorial competition in Latin America. Indirect competition: ESG consulting firms (without financing), international SaaS platforms (not tailored to local governments). ADN is unique: territorial infrastructure + integrated financing. ## Founder Expertise Over 20 years of experience in design, brand strategy, and digital transformation. Training in HSEQ and internal auditing. I have founded sustainable B2B companies. Expertise in co-creation, impact storytelling, and institutional innovation ecosystems. ## External Support We have received mentoring through incubation programs. ## Team Paola (CEO): Sustainability, strategy. Jorge (COO): Product, storytelling, design, institutional ecosystems. Carolina (ESG/Public Affairs): Climate finance, governments, multilateral organizations. Daniel (Data Science): Evaluation, metrics. ## Founder Jorge Sandoval # NextGen Nutrition (Petfly) · Food & Agriculture # NextGen Nutrition (Petfly) **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Barranquilla **Category:** Food & Agriculture **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-012 — Bio-based Agricultural Inputs **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 4.0 **Website:** https://petfly.co **Funded:** True (55000.0) --- ## Elevator Pitch NextGen Nutrition is a circular biotech turning food waste and insect proteins into low-carbon functional ingredients for animal nutrition. Through PetFly, we develop hypoallergenic, meat-free supplements for sensitive dogs. ## Climate Problem Pet food is a hidden climate bomb ready to explode. Dogs and cats consume ~25% of global meat and fish, depending heavily livestock, driving methane, deforestation, and water depletion. Meanwhile, LATAM wastes over 4 tons of food every second. ## Solution We transform revalorized food waste and insect proteins into functional, low-carbon pet nutrition. PetFly validates this through vet-grade supplements for sensitive dogs, while we use clinical data to improve formulations over time. ## Revenue Model We monetize through B2B2C, B2B and D2C channels, selling supplements through vets, retailers and direct sales at ~USD $70 per 12-pack. Next, we expand into ingredient cores and dry food for a x7 times higher LTV per pet. ## Target Market Our beachhead market is sensitive and allergic dogs, representing ~20% of all dogs. We target pet parents through vets and specialty retailers, while expanding B2B into functional ingredient cores for manufacturers. Goal: capture ~3% of this niche. ## Social Impact Women ## Demand Evidence We reached ~$3K monthly sales in under 5 months, entering 40+ veterinary clinics and specialty retailers across Colombia. Strong repurchase rates and growing LTV from sensitive-dog owners validate demand for functional, low-carbon pet nutrition. ## Competitors We are among the first companies commercializing circular pet nutrition in Colombia. Local players remain mostly in pilot stages; nearby references include Nibbi (Colombia) and Circular Pet (Chile), as well as indirect competitors: hypoallergenic supps. ## Founder Expertise Our team combines 28+ years across FMCG innovation, circular biotech, veterinary nutrition, microbiology, and climate-tech operations. We bring experience across Europe, North America, and LATAM, plus validation from Climate KIC, 40+ veterinary partners, ## External Support We secured $65K+ USD in non-dilutive funding through Climate KIC CATAL1.5°C (GCF, GIZ, Tec de Monterrey), Five One Labs, Fondo Emprender, Impact Hub and top startup competitions across Latin America. ## Team CEO: strategy, growth & partnerships. COO: operations & supply chain. Technical director: veterinary nutrition & formulations. Team support includes microbiology, clinical validation, data, retail expansion, and commercial execution. ## Founder Alfonso Serje # REPORTI · Efficiency # REPORTI **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · SOACHA **Category:** Efficiency **CT Taxonomy:** CT-XS-004 — ESG / Climate Risk & Disclosure **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 2.0 **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Reporti is an AI-powered SaaS solution designed to help green SMEs bridge the gap between finance and sustainability by turning data into ESG decisions. It will connect companies with experts and generate reports that support informed decision-making. ## Climate Problem Reporti addresses the lack of tools available to SMEs for integrating sustainability into their financial decisions. This limits climate action and access to green financing, hindering the transition toward more sustainable business models. ## Solution We hope that Reporti will use AI to analyze business data to generate ESG assessments and reports, while experts validate and guide decision-making. This will enable SMEs to implement real improvements and access green financing based on reliable information. ## Revenue Model Reporti will generate revenue through SaaS subscriptions for small and medium-sized businesses, commissions for connecting clients with sustainability experts—such as auditors—and premium analysis and support services for accessing green financing. ## Target Market SMEs interested in sustainability, along with sustainability experts and auditors, who seek to integrate financial and ESG criteria, improve their environmental management, and facilitate access to green financing. ## Social Impact Migrants, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women ## Demand Evidence According to the IFRS Foundation, more than 70% of companies have not yet integrated financial and sustainability information under standards such as S1 and S2, highlighting a critical gap that limits strategic decision-making and access to green financing. ## Competitors Our main competitors are ESG software platforms that automate sustainability data and reporting, such as APLANET and solutions from firms like PwC or UL 360, although currently almost none of them focus on green SMEs in Colombia. ## Founder Expertise I am a certified public accountant specializing in management control, with over 13 years of experience in statutory auditing and financial consulting, helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) implement IFRS and integrate accounting, strategy, and sustainability—the foundation for developing Reporti. ## External Support Reporti received support from the CleantechHUB Colombia incubation program in 2024, strengthening its climate and business focus. In addition, it has benefited from guidance through the Emprende+ certificate program at Externado University to refine its business model. ## Team Oscar Vega, CEO of Reporti, leads the company’s vision and business strategy. Fabián Barón, manager of BA Consultores SAS (https://baconsultores.com.co/), serves as COO, bringing his expertise in IFRS, risk management, and operations to validate and launch the solution. ## Founder OSCAR VEGA # Green Textile Solutions · Air & Environment # Green Textile Solutions **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Medellin **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-003 — Recycling & Materials Recovery **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 15.0 **Website:** https://greentexsolutions.com/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Green Textile Solutions is a Colombian environmental technology company that transforms textile and plastic waste into high-performance recycled resins, while supporting industry through collection, traceability, and sustainable circular solutions. ## Climate Problem We address the accumulation of textile and plastic waste that, when sent to landfills or incinerated, generates emissions and pollution. This matters because we turn that waste into circular raw material for industry. ## Solution We offer a circular solution that collects, sorts, and transforms textile and plastic waste into high-performance recycled resins with traceability, reinserting them as raw material for new industrial applications. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue through three streams: sales of 100% recycled rPET, circular economy services for textile collection, sorting, and transformation, and fees for collecting textile waste that we later use as industrial raw material. ## Target Market Our target market is B2B companies seeking to manage waste and replace virgin raw materials with traceable recycled resins for sectors such as packaging, construction, automotive, electrical, hygiene, textile, and furniture. ## Social Impact Migrants, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence There is demand because many companies have textile waste with no viable outlet and, in plastics, need to comply with sustainability regulations. Our solution helps them manage waste and turn it into value with traceability. ## Competitors We compete with mechanical PET recyclers, virgin PET suppliers, and importers of recycled resin. Yes, there are nearby players in Colombia, but we differentiate ourselves by processing complex textile waste and offering traceability. ## Founder Expertise We have more than 20 years of experience in circular economy, materials engineering, and industrial operations to transform waste into traceable and scalable solutions. ## External Support We have not received external support yet. ## Team To lead the company’s strategy, industrial and commercial operations; manage partnerships, clients, and financing; and ensure traceability, quality, supply, and the scaling of waste transformation into recycled resins. ## Founder Mauricio Velasquez # Green Textile Solutions · Air & Environment # Green Textile Solutions **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Medellin **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-WA-003 — Recycling & Materials Recovery **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Launched **Team Size:** 15.0 **Website:** https://greentexsolutions.com/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch Green Textile Solutions is a Colombian environmental technology company that transforms textile and plastic waste into high-performance recycled resins, and supports the industry with collection, traceability, and sustainable circular solutions ## Climate Problem We address the accumulation of textile and plastic waste, which, when sent to landfills or incinerated, generates emissions and pollution. This is important because we turn it into circular raw materials for industry ## Solution We offer a circular solution that collects, sorts, and transforms textile and plastic waste into high-performance recycled resins—with full traceability—to be reused as raw materials in new industrial applications. ## Revenue Model We generate revenue in three ways: through the sale of 100% recycled rPET, circular economy services for the collection, sorting, and processing of textiles, and by charging for the collection of textile waste, which we then use as an industrial raw material. ## Target Market Our target market consists of B2B companies seeking to manage waste and replace virgin raw materials with traceable recycled resins for sectors such as packaging, construction, automotive, electrical, hygiene, textiles, and furniture. ## Social Impact Migrants, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women, LGBTQI+ People ## Demand Evidence There is demand because many companies have textile waste with no viable disposal options, and when it comes to plastic, they need to comply with sustainability regulations. Our solution helps them manage waste and turn it into value with full traceability. ## Competitors We compete with mechanical PET recyclers, suppliers of virgin PET, and importers of recycled resin. Yes, there are similar companies in Colombia, but we stand out because we process complex textile waste and offer traceability. ## Founder Expertise We have over 20 years of experience in the circular economy, materials engineering, and industrial operations, enabling us to transform waste into traceable and scalable solutions. ## External Support We have not received any external support. ## Team Lead the company's strategic, industrial, and commercial operations; manage partnerships, clients, and financing; and ensure traceability, quality, supply, and scaling of the process of transforming waste into recycled resins ## Founder Mauricio Velasquez # Implementación de una Planta Comunitaria de Transformación de Residuos Plásticos en Madera Plástica (WPC) para el Fortalecimiento de la Economía Circular en Circasia – Quindío · Air & Environ # Implementación de una Planta Comunitaria de Transformación de Residuos Plásticos en Madera Plástica (WPC) para el Fortalecimiento de la Economía Circular en Circasia – Quindío **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · Circasia **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-BU-001 — Sustainable Construction Materials **Impact Areas:** Circular Economy **Stage:** Prototype **Team Size:** 6.0 **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/ejeambientequindio/ **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch The Eje Ambiente Q. Association is launching a community-based plant in Circasia that converts plastic waste into WPC. We transform 36 tons of plastic annually into durable products, replacing natural wood and supporting professional recyclers. ## Climate Problem We address post-consumer plastic pollution and deforestation. In Colombia, much of the plastic ends up in landfills or the environment, generating GHG emissions and increasing the use of natural wood in the Coffee Cultural Landscape. It is key to ## Solution We operate a community-based facility in Circasia that transforms 36 tons of plastic waste (PET, HDPE, PP) into wood-plastic composite (WPC) each year. Through grinding, pelletizing, and extrusion, we produce planks, posts, and benches, thereby closing the local loop. ## Revenue Model We already generate revenue by selling recycled materials, but we could produce WPC products, planks, posts, etc., at $6,000–$10,000 COP per kilogram—far more than plastic as a raw material ($800–$1,500 per kilogram). We’ve shifted from selling raw materials to high-value-added goods. ## Target Market Municipalities in the Coffee Region for street furniture and parks; the agricultural sector for posts and fences; and construction companies and retailers seeking durable and sustainable materials in Quindío and neighboring municipalities. ## Social Impact Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities ## Demand Evidence There is demand because we are already recovering 3 tons of plastic per month, and the WPC market is growing in Colombia due to the need for alternatives to natural wood in construction and street furniture. The products are valued for their durability and eco-friendliness. ## Competitors The main competitors are Construplast Colombia, Layco, and Ecomaderas Plásticas (located in Bogotá, Medellín, and Valle). In Quindío, we are not aware of any direct competitors that operate small community-based facilities with an inclusive approach toward local waste pickers. ## Founder Expertise I bring to this role my background as a lawyer, a specialist, and a master’s degree holder in law, with a certificate in environmental law. I have helped establish other waste pickers’ associations, worked at the Chamber of Commerce, and have been supporting the Eje Ambiente Quindío Association for many years. ## External Support Legal support from the AVISPAS organization Super Servicios Domiciliarios, to be recognized as professional recycling service providers Circasia City Hall NGOs that assisted in drafting this project and are mentioned in the project ## Team At AVISPAS, where I serve as legal representative, we have spearheaded, supported, and formalized the establishment of the waste pickers’ association in order to launch the project (which has already been developed), obtain recognition as service providers, and organize recycling drives ## Founder Juan Guillermo Velásquez Valencia # BANK OF TIERRAS DE COLOMBIA · Air & Environment # BANK OF TIERRAS DE COLOMBIA **Country:** 🇨🇴 Colombia · MANIZALES **Category:** Air & Environment **CT Taxonomy:** CT-AF-005 — Community Reforestation / REDD+ **Impact Areas:** Nature-Based **Stage:** Ideation **Team Size:** 9.0 **Website:** https://bankoftierrasdecolombia.com **Funded:** False --- ## Elevator Pitch PLATFORM FOR ADOPTING SQUARE METERS OF LAND OR FRUIT, TIMBER, OR ORNAMENTAL TREES ## Climate Problem Deforestation in Colombia has increased by 21% in recent years, and by 31% worldwide. ## Solution BY USING OUR PLATFORM AND ADOPTING TREES THROUGH THE APP IN COLOMBIA AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE WORLD, THE UN'S CLIMATE ACTION GOALS WILL BE ACHIEVED ## Revenue Model UPON PAYMENT OF THE ADOPTION AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES: CHOICE OF PLANTING SITE, SELECTION OF THE SQUARE METERS OF LAND AND TREES TO BE PLANTED; PERIODIC REPORTS ## Target Market PEOPLE AND COMPANIES ## Social Impact Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic - Religious and Linguistic Minorities ## Demand Evidence THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND BUSINESSES: THE WORLD NEEDS COMPANIES LIKE THESE TO PREVENT THE DISASTERS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ## Competitors I DON'T KNOW ## Founder Expertise A COMPETENT TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERIENCE IN UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING BIODIVERSITY, MICRO-WATERSHEDS, PROJECTS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY, ETC. ## External Support NOT YET ## Team ADMINISTRATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL MANAGEMENT, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, GIS MANAGEMENT, AND LEGAL ISSUES A GEOLOGIST ## Founder JUAN CARLOS ZULUAGA