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Eskuad, Inc.,[1] is a Chilean/American startup company. It was founded in July 2020 as Eskuad, Inc. after being accepted at Tampa Bay Wave's Tech Diversity Cohort in 2020.[2] It is currently headquartered in Atlanta, GA,[1] but its founders and employees are distributed[3] in Portland, ME; Atlanta, GA; Tampa, FL; Santiago, Concepcion, and Viña del Mar, Chile; and Mar del Plata, Argentina. Eskuad, Inc. is a technology company that provides a software solution for field operators in the fields of forestry, mining, aquaculture, shipping and port operations, among others.[4]

History

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Early years

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Two of the co-founders, David Osorio and Max Echeverria, met while working at Mobki, a Chilean software company based in Concepcion, Chile, founded by Max Echeverria. While working on projects at Mobki, both of them got involved with forestry-related operations in the south of Chile, where the industry is relatively relevant to the economy.[5] The co-founders started to develop a basic application designed to help forestry workers digitize their activities after seeing a need for a solution working with forestry workers and experiencing the need themselves when in the field at their previous roles as software engineers for forestry companies, and as tourist guide in Patagonia and as an intern at a copper mine pit.[6]

Getting traction

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After launching a prototype and getting traction with users, the co-founders tried to get funds to invest in the company in Chile,[7] and because it was hard, they decided to join an accelerator in the US. When looking for opportunities, they found Tampa Bay Wave[2],.[8] While in the program, they decided to incorporate as Eskuad, Inc., and after passing through the program, they restarted fundraising, getting accepted by the Start-up Chile Ignite 1 program in 2021,[9] where they managed to win the Most Innovative Solution Award.[10] While in Start-up Chile, they invited a third cofounder, Donald Inostroza, who joined right before the top-tier global accelerator, Techstars, accepted them.[6][11][12] Then, Google Latino Founders Fund backed them with an award.[13][14]

After the acceleration programs, Eskuad relaunched its platform and raised capital from private investors.[15][16][17][18] Eskuad serves customers in the United States and Chile[5][11].[19]

Products and Services

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Mobile and Web applications to create forms, tasks, reports designed to operate in the field.[20][1]

Corporate affairs

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Company Locations

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It is currently headquartered in Atlanta, GA. It also lists an office in Tampa, FL, Portland, ME, and Concepcion, Chile.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Eskuad, mobile forms platform for field operations and compliance". eskuad.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  2. ^ a b Olson, Linda (2020-06-03). "Tampa Bay Wave Selects 15 New Tech Startups for the 2020 TechDiversity Accelerator Cohort". Tampa Bay Wave. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  3. ^ "Our Vision: Empower teamwork anywhere". eskuad.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  4. ^ "Eskuad Case Studies". eskuad.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  5. ^ a b "Max Echeverria With Eskuad". Spreaker. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  6. ^ a b Chile, C. N. N. ""Es el hito más importante": Eskuad, la startup chilena que fue elegida en programa "incubadora de negocios" de EE.UU". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  7. ^ "Founder Spotlight: A Conversation with Max Echeverria, Co-Founder and CEO of Eskuad | Legalpad | We Know Immigration. Leave Work Visas to Us". 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  8. ^ "Max Echeverría, un innovador outsider que se proyecta en el mercado norteamericano | Alumni UdeC". alumni.udec.cl. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  9. ^ Echeverria, Max (2021-08-05). "What to Expect from Startup Chile". Medium. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  10. ^ Financiero, Diario. "Conoce a los ganadores del primer Demo Day del año de Start-Up Chile | Diario Financiero". www.df.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  11. ^ a b "From Chile to Maine: Eskuad is looking to make a difference in its new home". newscentermaine.com. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  12. ^ "Eskuad, la startup chilena liderada por Max Echeverría fue elegida en programa "incubadora de negocios" de EE.UU. - Facultad de Ingeniería UdeC". fi.udec.cl (in Spanish). 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  13. ^ Richardson, Whit (2022-07-12). "Google backs Eskuad with $100K award". Maine Startups Insider. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  14. ^ "Latino Founders Fund - Google for Startups". startup.google.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  15. ^ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/inno/stories/fundings/2023/05/17/eskuad-outlander-mobile-data-venture-capital.html. Retrieved 2024-03-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ Ehlinger, Maija (2023-05-16). "Armed with pre-seed round, Atlanta-based no-code tool Eskuad is ready to help field operators". Hypepotamus. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  17. ^ "Tech startup Eskuad raises $1.65M to fund growth". Mainebiz. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  18. ^ Donastorg, Mirtha. "Hispanic-owned tech firm raises nearly $1.7M in investment funding". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  19. ^ Martínez, Josefina (2023-05-16). "Eskuad recauda US$1,6 millones en ronda inicial e ingresa oficialmente a EE.UU". Forbes Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  20. ^ "CB Insights: Eskuad".
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