ESCALA Educacion

Country: Colombia
City: Medellin
Stage: rev
Industry: Financial Services: Fin Tech

Our Story

ESCALA is a social enterprise that empowers families by utilizing the financial system and savings plans to gain access to higher education.

What problem are we solving

Colombia has a higher education enrollment rate of 49%. Of those students who do enroll, 50% drop out mostly due to financial reasons.

How are we impacting the world

Savings plans for higher education. Similar to U.S. 529 Plan and a 401K matching plan, we use payroll deductions and employer 100% matching.