What’s happening in Venezuela right now is a reminder of something we carry at the core of everything we build: Collaboration is exponential. When a community is truly aligned, it moves without waiting to be asked. This is what the ecosystem looks like when it gives first. 🌋 We stand with the startups across Latin America coming together in support of Venezuala. Because that’s what builders do. They give before they’re asked. They move before the path is clear. They show up for the region they believe in. If you feel called to contribute, you can visit the following link: 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5VfCdbR #EcosystemBuilders
I don’t usually post things like this on LinkedIn. But there are over 20,000 missing people and over 300 completely collapsed structures in Venezuela right now after two consecutive earthquakes. So here we are: We’ve raised over $600,000 in under 48 hours from over 10,000 individuals and 11 startups, and we need more companies to join us. We built a donation platform where anyone in the world can give via ACH, Pix, international cards, or crypto. 11 companies have committed to matching 25% of every dollar donated up to a cap, which means your donation goes further. Companies already in: Yummy , Slash , Félix , Kavak.com , Tebca Perú , El Dorado , Maximiza, Meru , Colektia , wawa and Luuna. Yummy is uniquely positioned to help and it felt irresponsible not to. We’re Venezuela’s super-app across ride-hailing, food delivery, and grocery delivery, and we operate the largest last-mile network in the country with 120,000+ drivers. That’s not a marketing line. It’s why we can actually move people, food, and medicine at scale during an emergency. Beyond the donation campaign, we’ve already deployed the following subsidized entirely on our own: - free rides for all verified first responders - free rides for all journalists because information saves lives too - free rides to every hospital and clinic in affected areas including for blood donors - drivers kept 100% of their earnings during the first 72 hours - free delivery with zero service fee for all food and grocery orders locally and from abroad. - created a feature in our app where users could visualize centers gathering supplies for hospitals so that they could send emergency supplies for free to those who need it so much right now If you lead a company or startup and want to join the matching program, send me a DM directly. And if you know someone who should see this, tag them below. Every dollar. Every match. Every ride. It adds up. Vamos, todos juntos ✊🇻🇪❤️🩹 You can donate here: https://lnkd.in/gnikgMEg