About the Event
Vicente Zavarce, DMSB '16, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yummy, will share his journey of building Venezuela's most successful on-demand delivery platform, now valued at over $200 million. Drawing from his experience identifying untapped markets and leveraging technology to solve real problems in emerging economies, Zavarce will explore how he developed his multi-service platform that serves over four million users through food delivery, ridesharing, and grocery services across Latin America.
This is an in-person event part of the Nardone Family Seminar Series at the Center for Emerging Markets. Registration Required. Lunch will be provided.
About Vicente Zavarce
Vicente Zavarce, DMSB '16, is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yummy, an on-demand delivery service estimated to be worth more than $200 million. Recently named to Forbes 30 Under 30, Zavarce is thriving as an entrepreneur and growth marketer who uses technology to create more accessible and affordable services for millions of people in emerging markets.
Yummy, which Zavarce launched in 2020, was the first food delivery app available in Venezuela, where he grew up. Having hit an untapped market, he was soon able to grow the app into new areas such as grocery delivery, ridesharing, and shopping. Based in San Francisco, Yummy has now expanded to four countries, has four million registered users, and completes 800,000 orders a month. Zavarce is also a partner at Epakon Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in software companies across industries.
He has been a member of CEM's Advisory Board since 2025.
About the Nardone Family Seminar Series
Made possible by a gift from David R. Nardone, the Nardone Family Seminar Series at the Center for Emerging Markets brings academics and practitioners to Northeastern University to share insights about emerging markets with the Boston community.
The longtime series has hosted over 150 speakers since the Center for Emerging Markets' inception, thanks to Nardone's support. Speakers have discussed topics ranging from family business to climate resilience, fintech trends to medical innovation, corporate governance to international policy, and more. These speakers have similarly come to CEM from a diverse array of academic and professional backgrounds and have shared their knowledge on research, trends, and innovations touching nearly every continent.