Colombia-founded payroll infrastructure provider serving 23+ LATAM and Caribbean countries
Ongresso
Locations
Colombia
Employees
11-50
Year founded
2010
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About
Ongresso is a Latin America-focused business expansion services provider founded in Colombia in 2010 by Swiss founders Daniel Breitenmoser and Ulrich Hinterberger. The company has 20+ years of regional experience and has served 100+ multinational clients expanding into Latin American markets.
Services are organized into three divisions: Human Resources (EOR, PEO, recruiting, payroll), Corporate Services (business incorporation, corporate secretarial, finance and tax), and Advisory (market intelligence, partner selection, tax advisory, ESG sustainability). EOR services enable companies to hire employees across Latin America without local entities, handling employment contracts, payroll, benefits, and compliance.
The company serves US and European companies expanding into Latin America, providing market entry support and ongoing operational services. Ongresso emphasizes its deep regional network and local expertise across multiple Latin American countries, with a focus on fast, compliant, and successful expansion outcomes.
Services are organized into three divisions: Human Resources (EOR, PEO, recruiting, payroll), Corporate Services (business incorporation, corporate secretarial, finance and tax), and Advisory (market intelligence, partner selection, tax advisory, ESG sustainability). EOR services enable companies to hire employees across Latin America without local entities, handling employment contracts, payroll, benefits, and compliance.
The company serves US and European companies expanding into Latin America, providing market entry support and ongoing operational services. Ongresso emphasizes its deep regional network and local expertise across multiple Latin American countries, with a focus on fast, compliant, and successful expansion outcomes.
Employer of Record (EOR) 30%
Corporate Secretarial 25%
Tax advisory 20%
Accounting and Bookkeeping 15%
Global Expansion Consulting 10%
Professional Services 45%
Technology/IT 35%
Renewable Energy 20%
Address
Calle 90 #19-41, Oficina 801, Bogot√°, Colombia
Case studies
Ongresso
12Tree Case Study
12Tree is a pioneer in making sustainable forestry and agroforestry projects investable on a large scale for institutional investors. Based in Germany, the company has investments in several Latin American countries. They needed support to establish and expand their operations in Latin America, requiring assistance with incorporating local companies, managing legal and tax issues, and navigating the complexities of doing business across multiple Latin American markets.
Investment Platform
Ongresso
Spee Dee Case Study
Spee-Dee is an American company that designs, produces and markets packaging and filling machinery. With over 60 years in the market, they have aggressive expansion plans in Latin America. Their objective was to meet with prospective customers in Colombia in order to assess the market and gain a better understanding of where and how their products would be of value. In order to most effectively accomplish their objective, it was important to meet with prospective companies who would potentially consider...
Packaging Machinery
Ongresso
Katadyn Group Case Study
Katadyn Group was considering expansion into Latin America without knowing exactly which country they wanted to start with, what should be their future base to cover the whole region, and how to identify the right location for future recruitment of a sales manager and, in the long term, a sales entity. They needed education about not just fiscal issues, but employment reasons, talent search, and other factors that are sometimes difficult to uncover with simple desk research.
Manufacturing
Ongresso
Bürkert Case Study
Bürkert is one of the world's leading manufacturers of measurement and control systems for liquids and gases, offering everything from single valves to high-tech sensors. The German family business employs over 2,500 people in 36 branch offices and seven production locations all over the world. In 2017, Bürkert decided to change its strategy in Colombia to strengthen its presence and increase sales. This required some changes in its workforce and hiring of various sales agents. The requirements were very specific...
Liquid and Gas
Ongresso
JK Moving Services Case Study
JK Moving Services knew they wanted to offshore some of their services that they provide to their clients. The reason for the offshoring was because they knew it was getting increasingly harder in the U.S. to get the right talent and the cost was going up. They needed a partner that knows the local market, all the legalities and how to navigate through the process of creating an entity in a foreign country.
Moving Company
Ongresso
Alice Case Study
ALICE is a hospitality technology company based in New York City that provides a hotel operations platform allowing staff to interact with both guests and each other to provide the best possible service. When expanding to Colombia, they invested a lot of time in their hiring process to make sure they were bringing in team members who were the best fit and who would be able to grow with them. When putting together a job offer, they needed to make...
Hospitality Operations
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