Category: Peru

ISUM Lima: First Investment Forum

by Christian COCHARD, posted in AAI, AIESEC Alumni, Ibero America, International, Investors, Peru, pitch, Start-ups

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Dear AIESEC Alumni:

 

Startups represent technological businesses with high growth potential and many people from our network are finding and developing opportunities through very attractive investments.

In order to connect with them, we have organized ISUM Lima: a unique annual space where performers from this network are connected. The meeting has brought some answers: How to develop a startup, get investments funds and clarify the opportunities of investing in startups. The 5th global edition was designed to meet the needs of the Peruvian’s technology environment. The event reached startups, entrepreneurs, investors and people interested in the theme. To strengthen the brand and reach the stakeholders, ISUM Lima counted with press partners such as technology blogs, magazines, TV channels and important actors on the local market. Furthermore, ISUM Lima gained the endorsement of a well-established company in the telecommunication market: Claro. As a national sponsor, Claro supported the event’s initiative and believed in the impact it can bring for the local development of new businesses.

The 5th global edition took place on Saturday 2nd of November at the Universidad Pacífico, Lima. As an international speaker, Fernando Moncayo was present: an AIESEC Alumni from Ecuador and CoFounder of Startup Ventures, global fund for entrepreneur projects at the region. Fernando was recognized by the Alumni global network as the entrepreneur of the year (2011) and has several companies on the market. What could you expect from ISUM? If you were a service provider, startup, wanted to launch an startup or would like to become an investor, you were able to attend a roundtable with investors, press room, coverage, and pitch of startups on early stage, talks with leaders from the Peruvian government funds, startup cases and angel investors.

For follow-up information, do not hesitate to contact us: marketing@isum.co. ISUM Lima was organized thanks to AIESEC Alumni Peru, Lima  Valley and InvierteMe, and had also the sponsorship of AIESEC Alumni International.  After ISUM Lima, the closest ISUM will be ISUM México in March 2014.

ISUM LIMA 2013: http://isum.co/ for additional information.

With best regards,

Rolando CRUZADO, ISUM Director, AIESEC ALUMNI INTERNATIONAL.

2012 in review

by Christian COCHARD, posted in AIESEC Alumni, International, Investors, Peru, Start-ups

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ISUM Lima 2012

by Christian COCHARD, posted in AIESEC Alumni, Belgium, business angels, business development, Challenge, Chile, Colombia, Germany, International, Investors, Peru, Start-ups, Tips, Uruguay, USA

International Start-Ups Meeting 2012 was developed in Lima City. The 200 participants came from different cities from Peru and from 6 foreign countries.

The congress was composed of three main activities: 

– networking sessions in order to ensure that every participant get to know each other;

– local and international best case practices from startups, where 23 organizations shared their experience;

– the “startup challenge”  during which startup teams pitched their projects in front of a professional jury in order to challenge for winning the best recognition (and also to win a travel award in a selected hotel of Peru for three days).

The trainers and case practices selected were the following:

– Fredy Hawie (President at AIESEC Alumni Perú),

– Dipoo (Founder: Mario Gil),

– Rosatel (Founder: Jorge Arteta),

– Cursostotales.com (Founder: Jorge Mateljan),

– Lima Valley (Dr: Arturo Canez),

– Startup Academy (Founder:  Alvaro Zarate),

– Product Development & Management Association (Founder: Rolando Cruzado),

– The Hub (Dr: Iris Parra),

– Regalbox (Dr: Nicolás Bernal),

– Disfruta (Founder: Azucena Gutiérrez),

– Startup Advisory (Founder: Diana Castañeda),

– CIDE (Dr: Julio Vela),

– StartupLegal advisory (Dr: Luis Gonzalo Ramirez), 

– IMASEN (Founder: Giovanna Peñaflor),

– Cabify (Dr: Gerardo Reategui),

– Wayra (Dr: Juan Francisco Rosas),

– Invierteme (Founder: Hector Morrel).

– Imagina.pe (Founder: Luis Carlos Burneo),

– Nisu.pe (Founder: Nicolás Mendoza del Solar), Linio.com.pe (Founder: Fernando D’Alessio),

– Emprende Social (Founder: Silvana Pacheco),

– Wayra’s Mentor (Mentor: Giancarlo Falconi),

– FINCYT (Specialist Marco Alvarez),

– Claro (SubDr. Oscar F.)

– and IEEE (MGA Treasure: Enrique Alvarez Rodrich).

The 200 attendees (startups, trainers, delegates, mentors, investors, jury and young entrepreneurs) came from different cities such as Lima, La Libertad, Arequipa, Cusco, Puno and Huánuco and from foreign countries such as Belgium, Germany, USA, Uruguay, Chile and Colombia.  

The congress organization was a coordination between many people and organizations. It was developed by the AIESEC Alumni Association in Peru,  in association with AIESEC Alumni International, with the special support of Christian Cochard as Global Program Manager of ISUM who supported the elaboration of the program in Lima.

It was co-organized with Lima Valley and Startup Academy (both leading organizations around the startup field in Perú) and with the support from PDMA (Product Development and Management Association), an international network specialized in product and service development and innovation.

In addition, some key organizations sponsored the Congress, such as CIDE (Center of Innovation at Universidad Católica) and Claro (Lead Telecommunication Company in Latinamerica).

Thank you all!
With best regards,
Rolando Cruzado, Organizing Committee President.