In less than two years, Costa Rica’s OMNi has gone from a modest platform with 1,000 bicycle shares in the Latin American country’s capital to become the nation’s dominant and uncontested super app. By bringing modern digital technology and payments expertise to existing businesses, the...
Catastrophe breeds innovation — at least in terms of new business concepts. But capital brings those concepts to life. And in a roundtable with Karen Webster, five panelists from innovative companies — and one investor who gave insight into what he looks for when funding...
Angélica Leon, chief strategy officer at OMNi, shares her recommendation for businesses struggling to survive amid the pandemic: “Identify realistically and rapidly what changes — however big or small — are necessary in the foundation of business models, whether it means designing a value proposition...
Building a platform that simultaneously offers a variety of services for users — otherwise known as a super app — can be a very attractive project for a firm as the consumer relationships such platforms develop with their end users tend to be close, sticky...
December 11, 2020
In less than two years, Costa Rica’s OMNi has gone from a modest platform with 1,000 bicycle shares in the Latin American country’s capital to become the nation’s dominant and uncontested super app. By bringing modern digital technology and payments expertise to existing businesses, the startup has been able to double its offerings – and […]
October 22, 2020
Building a platform that simultaneously offers a variety of services for users — otherwise known as a super app — can be a very attractive project for a firm as...
September 10, 2020
For platforms offering a variety of services — courting sticky relationships with their end users — the holy grail is the super app. It’s a way to build an ecosystem,...
October 07, 2019
Coinbase is reportedly in talks to acquire rentals startup Omni’s engineering team. Two sources told TechCrunch that Omni also laid off seven operations team members on Friday (October 4). The startup has also received interest in its engineering team from Thumbtack. The news comes as Omni has been struggling. Launched in San Francisco as an […]
