{"id":19839,"date":"2017-10-16T16:50:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T16:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavca.org\/inqlab-and-ikon-banca-de-inversion-invest-us1-2m-in-colombias-mesfix-en-espanol\/"},"modified":"2017-10-16T16:50:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T16:50:21","slug":"inqlab-and-ikon-banca-de-inversion-invest-us1-2m-in-colombias-mesfix-en-espanol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavca.org\/inqlab-and-ikon-banca-de-inversion-invest-us1-2m-in-colombias-mesfix-en-espanol\/","title":{"rendered":"InQlab and IKON Banca de Inversi\u00f3n Invest US$1.2m in Colombia’s Mesfix (en espa\u00f1ol)"},"content":{"rendered":"

InQlab and IKON Banca de Inversi\u00f3n made a US$1.2m investment in Mesfix, a Colombian crowdfunding platform. <\/em><\/p>\n

(Pulso Social<\/a>) Mesfix ya ha permitido la financiaci\u00f3n de unos US$3.5 millones en facturas por cobrar de m\u00e1s de 65 mipymes en el pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n

Se trata de una \u201cinyecci\u00f3n\u201d que llega en el mejor momento pues, seg\u00fan la propia compa\u00f1\u00eda, le permitir\u00e1 consolidar su expansi\u00f3n comercial y fortalecer su plataforma tecnol\u00f3gica. La mira est\u00e1 puesta en ayudar a m\u00e1s pymes colombianas a lograr acceder a financiaci\u00f3n de una manera cada vez m\u00e1s r\u00e1pida y f\u00e1cil, a trav\u00e9s de la compra y venta de facturas por cobrar.<\/p>\n

Con alrededor de tres a\u00f1os de operaci\u00f3n, Mesfix ya ha permitido la financiaci\u00f3n de unos US$3.5 millones en facturas por cobrar de m\u00e1s de 65 mipymes en el pa\u00eds y cuenta con alrededor de 600 inversionistas listos para la compra de facturas en cualquier momento.<\/p>\n

\u201cNuestro objetivo es estimular el desarrollo de la econom\u00eda al generar los recursos necesarios para el apalancamiento base empresarial del pa\u00eds, una solicitud de un producto financiero con la industria tradicional puede llegar a tomar entre cuatro y hasta 10 semanas para una compa\u00f1\u00eda y solo se atiende a poco m\u00e1s del 30% del empresariado. A trav\u00e9s de Mesfix hemos atendido operaciones desde US$200 hasta US$250 mil entre dos a tres d\u00edas h\u00e1biles en promedio\u201d, dijo Felipe Tasc\u00f3n, fundador y gerente de Mesfix, en el anuncio de la inversi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

Como pionera del crowdfunding financiero en el pa\u00eds, Mesfix tiene una oportunidad que Gregorio M\u00e1rquez, Director de InQLab, explica as\u00ed: \u201cEn Colombia el espacio que existe para financiarse a trav\u00e9s de factoring, comparado con otros pa\u00edses, representa una gran oportunidad. Por ejemplo, en Francia la financiaci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de factoring como porcentaje del PIB es de 10,2%, en Chile es 9,3% mientras que en Colombia solo es 3,5%*. Estamos seguros de que Mesfix, con su tecnolog\u00eda y modelo de negocio, podr\u00e1 ayudar a disminuir esa brecha\u201d.<\/p>\n

Por su parte, David R. S\u00e1nchez, Director del Fondo de Capital Privado de IKON Banca de Inversi\u00f3n, destac\u00f3 las virtudes de las startup: \u201cMesfix tiene una propuesta de valor innovadora para una necesidad identificada y lo m\u00e1s importante en esta etapa, es el poder de ejecuci\u00f3n del equipo. La raz\u00f3n principal por la cual invertimos en Mesfix es precisamente porque Felipe Tasc\u00f3n, y su equipo, con el apoyo de la experiencia de sus asesores y junta directiva, tienen la capacidad de escalar un modelo de negocio innovador\u201d.<\/p>\n

(Lee: Sempli levanta US$3.6 M para financiar a m\u00e1s Pymes en Colombia)<\/p>\n

Como una de las startups fintech que comienza a destacarse en Colombia, ya ha sido reconocida por su innovadora labor. Entre sus logros se destaca como ganadora de la competencia local de Seedstars Bogot\u00e1 en 2017 y una de las finalistas en la categor\u00eda Fintech del posterior Seedstars Summit en Suiza. Adem\u00e1s, se llev\u00f3 el BBVA Open Talent 2017 Bogot\u00e1. Adem\u00e1s, Mesfix es uno de los miembros fundadores de Colombia Fintech, la asociaci\u00f3n de empresa Fintech de Colombia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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