Laboratoria

Mariana Costa founded Laboratoria upon returning to her home country, Peru, after over 9 years of studying and working abroad. She and her co-founders saw in the growing tech sector the opportunity to transform the lives of thousands of young women from low-income backgrounds across Latin America. Before becoming a social entrepreneur, Mariana worked at the Organization of American States in international development programs throughout Latin America. She holds a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Columbia University in New York. Most recently she had the honor of sharing a panel with President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg at the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Stanford University, and was recognized by the BBC as one of 2016’s most influential women.