2x founder

Mauricio Peñaranda

Co-Founder & CEO at Castia (YC W22) (f.k.a acasa)

Founder

Castia· Winter 2022

in LinkedIn

2025Founder· Eterna Capital

Founder · since 2021

Company

Eterna Capital

Role

Founder & Managing Director

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Castia

Built Rewards for Latam. Pay Rent and get benefits.

Winter 2022

Experience

Career

Eterna Capital
Founder
Founder & Managing Director · Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia · 2025 – Present
2025
Castia | YC W22
Co-founder
Co-Founder & CEO · Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia · 2021 – 2024
2021
Clever Leaves
Head Of Business Development · Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia · 2018 – 2021
2018
McKinsey & Company
Junior Engagement Manager · Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia · 2017 – 2018
2017
McKinsey & Company
Associate · Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia · 2016 – 2017
2016
McKinsey & Company
Summer Associate · Bogota · 2015
2015
Advantis Consultoría Gerencial
Associate · 2012 – 2014
2012
Advantis Consultoría Gerencial
Consultant · 2009 – 2012
2009
Procter & Gamble
Financial Analyst Intern · 2008 – 2009
2008

Bio

Mauricio graduated from Industrial Engineering in Colombia and started his career as a management consultant. After that, he did his MBA at Columbia Business School and return to work in Colombia with McKinsey & Company. After that, he joined the early team at Clever Leaves, a medical cannabis start-up in Colombia which went public to NASDAQ by the end of 2020. At that point, confirming entrepreneurship was his passion, he decided to co-found Castia, where he works currently as CEO.