Bogota -based The opportunity was so great that he was able to convince his eventual Charlie Cliff, a former defense contractor in the aerospace industry, to come down to Bogota without knowing a single word of Spanish to help jumpstart the business as Chief Technology Officer. start-up Portal Finance and Latin American financial services giant Portal have formed a $200m lending venture aimed at SMEs in Chile and Colombia . The move follows a successful pilot between the two companies in November , and has extended 200 loans in Colombia and 500 in Colombia . Portal CEO Caicedo said the company expects to be profitable by November , while $200m in financing is set to close soon.
Bogota -based start-up Portal Finance and Latin American financial services giant Portal have formed a $200m lending venture aimed at SMEs in Chile and Colombia . The move follows a successful pilot between the two companies in November , and has extended 200 loans in Colombia and 500 in Colombia . Portal CEO Caicedo said the company expects to be profitable by November , while $200m in financing is set to close soon.