Last deal

$700K

Amount

Seed

Stage

11.10.2017

Date

3

all rounds

$825K

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
ESCALA Educación facilitates access to higher education and financial inclusion through enhanced saving plans.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

Also Known As

ESCALA, ESCALA Educacion, ESCALA Futuro, ESCALA Progresa

founded date

15.08.2015

Operating Status

Closed (31.12.2019)

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Seed

IPO status

Private

Description

ESCALA partners with companies to offer employees the opportunity to save for higher education through their paychecks, with the added benefits of company matching funds, tuition discounts, career counseling, and other education benefits. The company promotes saving plans that allow families to pay for college tuition in small monthly installments, bridging the gap between private universities and future education demand. Founded in 2012 and based in Medellin, Colombia, ESCALA Educación aims to make higher education accessible for all.
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Founders
3
Juliana Uribe Villegas
Juliana Uribe Villegas

Juliana Uribe Villegas

current job

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ESCALA EDUCACION

organization founded

1

Juliana Uribe Villegas

Jonathan Duarte
Jonathan Duarte

Jonathan Duarte

Co-founder of ESCALA since 2012 and General Manager of Escala since 2015. He previously worked as an investor and portfolio manager in Latin America with Elevar Equity, an investment capital investment fund, where he made investments and advised financial services companies and educational models . Jonathan is passionate about growing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Colombia and enjoys advising companies at an early stage, especially in terms of capital raising strategies. Jonathan is an Industrial Engineer from Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

current job

ESCALA EDUCACION
ESCALA EDUCACION

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1

Jonathan Duarte

Andrea Echavarria Mazuera
Andrea Echavarria Mazuera

Andrea Echavarria Mazuera

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ESCALA EDUCACION
ESCALA EDUCACION

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1

Andrea Echavarria Mazuera

Employee Profiles
3
Jonathan Duarte

Jonathan Duarte

CEO & Co-Founder

Juliana Uribe Villegas

Juliana Uribe Villegas

Co-Founder

Andrea Echavarria Mazuera

Andrea Echavarria Mazuera

Co-Founder

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