Felipe Villamarin
Co-founder of Rappi
Felipe Villamarin is one of the three co-founders of Rappi, the Bogotá delivery and financial services app, with Simón Borrero and Sebastián Mejía. He leads product and technology there. Rappi went through Y Combinator in Winter 2016 and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz. Before Rappi he worked in new business roles at Imaginamos and Grability. He studied economics at Universidad de los Andes.
Rappi
- On-demand delivery
- Financial services
- Latin America
Y Combinator
- Now
- Co-founder, Rappi1
- Based in
- Colombia1
- Studied
- Economics, Universidad de los Andes1
- Languages
- Spanish and English1
Experience
Rappi2014 – now
- Co-founder2014 – now
Leads product and technology. His speaker bio at AS/COA says his focus is moving Rappi from speed to quality and making it AI-native.3
Grability2013 – 2015
- Partner and account managerMay 2013 – Feb 2015
Based in Bogotá.1
Imaginamos2012 – 2015
- New business developmentNov 2012 – Feb 2015
Based in Bogotá.1
Education
Universidad de los Andes2008 – 2012
Economics, with a focus on finance and new businesses1
Recognition
Milestones
- Joins Imaginamos in Bogotá in new business development1
- Joins Grability as a partner and account manager1
- Judges applications for Start-Up Chile through YouNoodle1
- Starts as a co-founder of Rappi, the date his LinkedIn profile gives (Rappi's public founding year is 2015)1
- Rappi is founded in Bogotá with Simón Borrero and Sebastián Mejía2
- Rappi takes part in Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch2
- Andreessen Horowitz makes its first investment in Rappi, its first in Latin America4
- Rappi becomes the first unicorn of Colombian origin, at a $1 billion valuation7
- Named with his two co-founders to the Bloomberg 506
- Rappi raises over $500 million at a $5.25 billion valuation, led by T. Rowe Price4
- Listed with his co-founders among Bloomberg Línea's 500 most influential people in Latin America5
Skills
Volunteering
Judge for Start-Up Chile applicationsMay 2014
YouNoodle1