discover the mentors WHO WILL SUPPORT ACCELERATION 2023
2811, Ashoka and BID Lab join forces to seek social innovations that wish to receive advice from a venture board and mentoring from senior leaders in the areas of business and strategy. Together with them, the selected innovations will address critical elements of their operations and impact to take their project to the next level.
Adriana Mata
Production engineer with more than 15 years of experience in sustainability and projects for corporations, companies and NGOs. She has co-founded software companies that help measure impact in an accessible way, such as Cuantix and Agile Impacts. She has experience as an entrepreneurship and impact measurement mentor at Google and Village Capital.
Alejandro Altman
Founder and president of the Civil Association Pasión por Ayudar, whose mission is to develop the potential of non-profit organizations, social aid groups and entrepreneurs that contribute to the culture of work, entrepreneurship and that are linked to helping people with scarce resources, in social disadvantage or in situations of vulnerability.
Angel Morales
Commercial engineer and executive director of UDD Ventures, the business accelerator of Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD). He has experience in social innovation with Servicio País, Fundación América Solidaria and TECHO. He is involved in open innovation initiatives, corporate entrepreneurship and early stage startup growth.
Denise Klahr
Graduate in Social Communication and postgraduate in Social Innovation Management from the Amani Institute in India. Co-founder of The Storytelling Program, a virtual program that works with Latin American entrepreneurs in their personal development and in the communication and identity of their social impact projects, through the power of stories.
Marcela Oyarzún
Journalist with more than 15 years of experience advising and directing communications in the public and private sectors, where she has been head of press and communications director. She has been an ambassador at Avonni (2012), a facilitator at Ashoka (2017) and a mentor for Socialab's Impulsa program. Founder of Radar Creativo, a youth innovation agency.
María Ignacia Aybar
Lawyer and Master in Political Science from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She has vast experience in advocacy and management of social projects in public and non-governmental, national and international organizations, on issues related to employment, education and gender. Executive Director of Fundación Tremendas.
María José Urrutia
Designer and Master in Advanced Design from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He has 11 years of experience in the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem, promoting programs to support entrepreneurs, raising capital for entrepreneurs and bringing innovation closer to companies. Co-founder of Këtrawa Lab, a venture advisory firm.
Matias Rojas
Industrial engineer specialized in management and development of social enterprises and innovation methodologies. He has consulted on innovation and sustainability in the private, public and tertiary sectors. Co-founder of Socialab, a social enterprise focused on the development and acceleration of social innovations and impact entrepreneurship in Latin America.
Patricia Juan Ramón
She has more than 10 years of experience in civil society organizations, specializing in institutional strengthening and program design, implementation and evaluation. She has worked as Director of Social Areas in TECHO (Paraguay and Argentina). Member of the Board of Directors of the Civil Association Minkai, which promotes access to education in rural contexts in Argentina.
Peggy Rivas
She has directed social organizations in the areas of children, adolescents and women. She is general director of the Asociación Mujeres Emprendedoras de Venezuela and representative of the Semilleras de Emprendedoras Latam (AME) project, an initiative that seeks to contribute to the economic and social insertion of Venezuelan migrant families in Argentina.
Tomás Chernoff
Industrial engineer (UBA) working since 2010 with digital manufacturing technologies, additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Founder Che3D, a company specialized in digital manufacturing processes. It is a partner of public and private institutions, accompanying them in their digital transformation process.