LATAM Awakening as a Tech Hub | Jose Bonilla, Co-Founder & CEO of Chiper
On today\u2019s episode I chat with Jose Bonilla, Co-Founder and CEO of Chiper. Chiper is the leading B2B distributor of consumer goods to corner stores in Latin America. They\u2019re moving hundreds of thousands of products every month across Colombia, Mexico and Brazil.\n\nCorner stores are prominent in some cities in the US, but in other places around the world they have a massive market share of grocery sales. In India it\u2019s around 90% and in LATAM they account for about 50% of groceries.\n\nJose is more than the founder of Chiper, he\u2019s one of the godfathers of the Colombian startup scene. He\u2019s a cofounder of Imaginamos, a development shop that became a startup studio. His partner Simon spun Rappi out of their studio and it\u2019s now a mega-unicorn in the region that has raised over $2B. Jose spun out Chiper. Collectively they\u2019ve trained thousands of future entrepreneurs.\n\nWe talk all about Chiper, tips for founders and entrepreneurs, and the start up scene in latin and south America. It\u2019s a fascinating chat. Enjoy!