The startup scene in Colombia

Bogotá’s startup ecosystem includes founder-support and open-innovation routes described by Connect Bogotá, including Springboard, 100 Open Startups and BogoTech Abierta; Connect does not state whether any cohort is currently open. (Claim 30844) Springboard is intended for impact entrepreneurs with a market-validated product or service and covers business-model, marketing and sales, legal, and financial support. (Claim 30845) Connect also describes services that connect organizations with startups, universities and research centers and support pilot design and proofs of concept. (Claim 30849)

Invest in Bogotá describes its public-private role in investment attraction and high-impact entrepreneurship support in Bogotá. (Claim 30843) The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce reports that its Innovalab platform accompanied more than 1,500 science- and technology-based companies during the two years preceding May 2026 through incubation, acceleration and capital-raising processes. (Claim 30863)

The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce attributes to StartupBlink’s 2026 index Bogotá’s 64th global and third Latin American city positions, and sector positions of 45th in Transportation, 48th in Foodtech and 29th in Logistics. (Claims 30853, 30854) BBVA Spark’s June 16, 2026 summary of Colombia Tech Report 2026 says Bogotá accounted for 46% of Colombia’s startups and 80% of national startup capital. (Claim 30855) The same report summary describes approximately 10% of Colombian startups moving from seed to Series A within 36 months; this is a national indicator. (Claim 30857)

Habi describes an AI-supported property transaction model and says it has operated in Colombia since 2019, facilitated home sales for more than 3,700 families, and has centers in Bogotá and Medellín; the family count is company-reported and its cumulative date is unspecified. (Claim 30860) The Bogotá Chamber announced GOFEST 2026 for August 26–29 at Ágora Bogotá; that edition is historical as of October 2, 2026. (Claim 30862)