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Michael Puscar is an Italian entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Puscar has founded several companies including Yuxi Pacific, GITP Ventures, Miguelo Romano and Betiply, among others. He is a part of the business community changing the economy in Medellin, Colombia.

In 2013, Michael Puscar was a passenger on a Alitalia flight when it crash-landed at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy. Puscar captured video of the crash from his seat on the plane, and this video was distributed in several major media outlets.^[1]^[2]

Business ventures

Yuxi Pacific

In 2005, Puscar launched Yuxi Pacific, a professional services firm founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and focused on the creation of digital products for the publishing industry.^[3] In 2011, Puscar brought Yuxi Pacific to Medellin, Colombia.^[3] By 2013, the company had more than 100 employees in Medellín and had quadrupled its annual revenues.^[3]

Puscar has been dubbed a hero in the "Medellin Miracle," a transformation in which the city changes its reputation from the land of violent drug cartels to a modern metropolis.^[3]^[4] While Puscar supports government backing, he believes private initiatives will ultimately lead to the rebranding of Colombia.^[8] Puscar has written about the Colombian economy.^[5] Puscar has given back to the community, donating computers to local Colombian schools.^[6]

Yuxi Pacific was acquired by Blue Loop Capital in June 2013 for an undisclosed amount of cash.^[7]

GITP Ventures

Following the acquisition of Yuxi Pacific, Puscar founded GITP Ventures, a venture capital firm based in South America.^[8] Through GITP, Puscar invested in more than 6 Colombian companies, including "Colombia Focus", "Publicize",^[9] and "IPSUM Clinical",^[10] among others. The first investment made by GITP was in software company Lex Paradigm. The company was acquired less than two years later in January 2014.^[11]

Miguelo Romano

In 2014, Puscar co-founded Miguelo Romano, the world’s first and only provider of blade and bullet resistant consumer clothing that is lightweight.^[12]^[13]^[14] Puscar was interviewed by Vice Media regarding the company.^[15]

Oiga Technologies

In 2017, Puscar launched Oiga Technologies.^[16] Oiga is a professional services firm.

Personal life

Puscar is the son of Michael and Paula Puscar. His father, Michael Puscar Sr, was a laborer and machinist. Puscar Sr. died in September 2007.^[17]

In 2015, Puscar married Johana Buriticá, a fashion blogger from San Luis, Colombia.^[18]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Video captures panic INSIDE plane during Rome crash-landing|url=http://travel.aol.co.uk/2013/10/01/video-rome-crash-landing-inside-Alitalia-plane/|publisher=AOL Travel|accessdate=12 August 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Italy plane crash seen from inside the aircraft|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/10347811/Italy-plane-crash-seen-from-inside-the-aircraft.html|publisher=Telegraph|accessdate=12 August 2016}}
3. ^¹²³{{cite web|last1=Moules|first1=Jonathan|title=Start-ups rise as murders plummet in Medellín|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a52cf2a6-f262-11e3-9e59-00144feabdc0.html#axzz4H48x4Yaz|publisher=Financial Times|accessdate=11 August 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|last1=Foster|first1=Nick|title=Goodbye Gangland|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5be744d0-8aac-11e2-9da4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz4H48x4Yaz|publisher=Financial Times|accessdate=12 August 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|last1=Puscar|first1=Michael|title=Colombia’s currency conundrum|url=http://colombiareports.com/colombias-currency-conundrum/|publisher=Colombia Reports|accessdate=12 August 2016}}
6. ^¹{{cite web|last1=Egusa|first1=Conrad|title=Colombia Is One Of Latin America’s Most Promising New Tech Hubs|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/11/22/an-overview-of-colombia-one-of-latin-americas-most-promising-new-tech-hubs/|publisher=Tech Crunch|accessdate=11 August 2016}}
7. ^{{cite web|last1=Ammachchi|first1=Narayan|title=Blue Loop Capital Snatches Yuxi Pacific|url=http://www.nearshoreamericas.com/private-equity-firm-acquires-yuxi-pacific/|publisher=Near Shores America|accessdate=31 May 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|last1=Egusa|first1=Conrad|title=Featured founder: Michael Puscar, pioneering VC in South America|url=http://www.geektime.com/2015/05/20/featured-founder-michael-puscar-pioneering-vc-in-south-america/|publisher=Geektime|accessdate=12 August 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Publicize Announces It Has Raised Funding From GITP Ventures|url=http://www.publicize.co/publicize-news/press-release-publicize-announces-funding-gitp-ventures/|publisher=Publicize Web site|accessdate=31 May 2017}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Colombian CRO Ipsum Raises $200K in Angel Funding|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/DJFVW00120150702eb72qh5s2?mod=undefined|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=31 May 2017}}
11. ^{{cite web|last1=Yagoub|first1=Mimi|title=XQuire acquisition highlights Colombia’ growing appeal for global tech developers|url=https://colombiareports.com/us-firm-blue-loop-buys-colombia-based-tech-start-xquire/|publisher=Colombia Reports|accessdate=31 May 2017}}
12. ^{{cite web|last1=Benscome|first1=Melanie|title=Knife-Resistant Clothing Line Miguelo Romano: From Medellin to the U.S.|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/fashion-armor-knife-resistant-clothing-line-miguelo-romano-n381071|publisher=NBC News|accessdate=12 August 2016}}
13. ^{{cite web|last1=Glade|first1=Jim|title=INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL PUSCAR, FOUNDER OF MIGUELO ROMANO|url=http://thestartupmag.com/interview-with-michael-puscar-founder-of-miguelo-romano/|publisher=The Startup Magazine|accessdate=12 August 2016}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=Míguelo Romano: High-Tech Menswear Inspired by the Streets of Medellín|url=http://medellinliving.com/miguelo-romano/|publisher=Medellin Living|accessdate=12 August 2016}}
15. ^{{cite web|last1=Grothaus|first1=Michael|title=This Stab-Proof Clothing Aims to Keep Medellin Safe|url=https://www.vice.com/read/el-duke-collection-body-armour-173|publisher=Vice|accessdate=12 August 2016}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=Michael Puscar joins Oiga Technologies|url=http://gitp.com.co/michael-puscar-joins-oiga-technologies|publisher=GITP|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=Obituaries for September 17, 2007|url=http://www.timesherald.com/article/JR/20070916/TMP01%20%20/309169990|publisher=The Times Herald|accessdate=31 May 2017}}
18. ^{{cite video|title=Wedding Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVFv3IepuCI|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=31 May 2017}}