Porth is an application that has the potential to change the traditional way of doing international trade. It functions as a large control tower for world trade, where 92% of global and many regional shipping lines are integrated, as well as airlines and trucking companies. The idea of this project was born out of the founders' concern to facilitate tracking and communication issues among the sector's stakeholders.
"Our expectation is to be the best control tower solution for the Supply Chain, I was blessed to meet Gustavo the CEO & Cofounder who together with Roxana Torres the CTO have formed a great team of brilliant and committed people without whom we would not have been able to start this startup." in the words of Gabriel Castillo, Co-Founder of Porth.app and alumni of INCAE.
Now that they have Plug and Play's support, the team's short-term goal is to improve the product and grow the number of users, so they are already attracting more talent to build their sales machine.
"We have "runway" for 18 months, the key is to deliver what is promised to investors and with proven results we will be able to go to the ¨seed¨ round, meanwhile we continue connecting with more venture capital funds paving the way for the next round" adds Castillo.
The co-founders say that their time at INCAE Labs was key to perfecting the first version of the sales pitch and some details of the product. They emphasize that it allowed them to learn about the tools to improve the reach of the platform, in addition to the exposure to regional investment funds with which they were able to present the project and obtain valuable feedback.
The founders are Gabriel Castillo and Juan Castillo, both alumni of INCAE and Gustavo Daniel Matte, current CEO of the company. The team has extensive experience in Supply Chain in Latam and have participated in more than 10 ventures in the logistics industry. Undoubtedly their passion and hard work have paid off. We look forward to continue communicating their new achievements.
Plug and Play connects startups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities and government agencies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, it is one of the leading global accelerators with presence in 5 continents. Among its specialties is the organization of startup acceleration programs to drive innovation in multiple industries and has created hundreds of successful companies, including Dropbox, PayPal and Rappi.
