The Accelerate program by Project Makers is the first social impact business accelerator in Puerto Rico. It focuses on assisting companies that aim to eradicate poverty, improve quality of life, and enhance economic mobility for families. During the Accelerate phase, Project Makers provides comprehensive support to social entrepreneurs, enabling them to scale and expand their businesses through education, mentoring, personalized technical assistance, and access to capital.
2nd Cohort Participants
Nuestros Mentores
Meet our mentors for the 2nd Chorte of Social Impact
Hemos seleccionado un grupo de mentores excepcionales con acceso a conocimientos especializados y experiencia diversa en áreas clave para el crecimiento empresarial.
Finance Expert
Joseph Ali
Product Design & Development - Sustainable Design
Auralis Herrero
Entrepreneur In Residence
Christine Nieves
Brand Specialist & Data Driven Storytelling
Javier Rodríguez
Ideation - Design Thinking - Product & Packaging Design - CX Human-Centered Design
Aurorisa Mateo
Multicultural Marketing Strategist
Eliana Murillo
Former State CIO and State CTO - Cyber Risk Advisor - Solutions Architect – Entrepreneur
Nannette Martinez
Serial Cross-Border Entrepreneur - Ecommerce & Marketplace Expert – Proptech
Fernando D'Alessio
Innovation Consultant - Startup Advisor - Parallel18 Co-Founder - Founder Experience in Biotech & Education - Growth KPI's - Acceleration - Team Building & Investment Readiness Expert
Lucas Arzola
Entrepreneurial Spirit - Community-Centric Founder - Social Impact & Regenerative Tourism Leader - Strategic Marketing & PR Expert
Carmen Portela
Human Resource Expert
Janet Ramos
Social Innovation Curator
Luis Otero
Grants & Loans Expert
Marianne Sánchez
Branding - LinkedIn Expert
Lara Caride
Branding and Design Expert – Marketing
Moisés Cruz
Certified Artificial Intelligence Specialist
Julybeth Alicea Rodríguez
Employment Lawyer and HR Consultant - Public Speaking - Writing Consultant
Marilú Medina
Esq - Corporate Law
Carlos Garcia
FSA, MAAA, CERA, J.D. - Actuary - Risk Assessment & Management
Pablo Olmo
Creative Engineer - Tech Advisor
Agnel Nieves
Accounting Expert & CPA
Juan Carlos Vazquez
ESG and Social Impact Investment
Roxana Balzac
Esq. - Compliance and Legal Professiona
Carina Puello
Shopify & Klaviyo Expert - Ecommerce and Email Marketing
Andres Alvarez Quiroga
Product Management - Venture Capital - Strategic Growth - User Acquisition
Pablo Cruz
Finance Expert
Andrea Gorbea
Adventureprenur: Venture Capital + Entrepreneurship + Innovation
Ebetuel "Beto" Pallares
Event Planning - Advertising - Strategic Planning - Social Media Marketing
Alexandra Elizalde
Entrepreneur In Residence
Marcos Polanco
Entrepreneur - MIT Orbit GenAI Liaison - GenAI Integration Consultant - Digital Marketer, and Ecommerce Manufacturing Specialist
Andy Acevedo
Sharing AI insights that ChatGPT won't tell you - AI Founder & Advisor - Fractional CAIO
Jared Bonilla
AI Expert - Engineer - Educator – Entrepreneur
Pedro Cruz
Entrepreneur In Residence
Viviana Angulo
Diseñadora de Experiencias de Usuario (Web & Apps) y accesibilidad web
Layshi Curbelo
SEO Specialist
Giancarlos Merced
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Deborah Collazo