Leading
Colombian Cannabis
Innovation

Entrepreneurial Team

Jose Pablo Betancourt

CEO

MBA with 10 years of experience in Business Development across several countries in latin america. Jose Pablo created Mannta with the team and is leading it as CEO.

Pablo Fernández

COO

Engineer with solid management and financial knowledge. He has led all business operations and will be in charge of managing the processes across the company.

Manuel Victoria

CBO

Lawyer with 8 years of experience in Business Development. He is leading all the international strategies creating ties with key partners, allies, governments and investors.

Santiago De Los Ríos

CAO

Agronomic Engineer with 7 years of experience in flowers and medical cannabis crops, with great leadership capacity. He leads the entire agriculture project and its teams.

Legal & Licencing

Colombian Cannabis Investor

Local Legal Counsel

Juliana Salazar is the co-founder of colombian cannabis investor, a publication that aims to connect investors with cannabis companies. She brings a deep knowledge of the cannabis industry worldwide and has special ties with colombian cannabis ecosystem. Juliana supports the team at Mannta and its partners in all legal and strategic aspects as well as all the legal diligences in Colombia.

Vázquez & Barba SL

International Legal Counsel

Based in Barcelona, Manuel Vázquez, lawyer, and Adriana Barba, J.D., LL.M, are founders and managing partners of Vázquez & Barba International Legal Consultants S.L., their practice is specialized on international investment, business law, fiscal advise and the setup of new companies. VB ILC creates and supports the business integration plan for Mannta and their investors across the globe.

Poex Consulting

Licensing Consultants

Elena Samper, MBA, and Angelica Uricoechea, Engineer, are managing partners at poex consulting. Elena has 15 years of experience at oil & gas and Angelica has 3 years of experience in chemical engineering & project management. Both have a deep understanding of the colombian cannabis regulation and licensing process. Their ties with the government are key elements of poex’s work.