About
Gonzalo Ucar is the cofounder and CEO of Cardea OS. He previously cofounded Hogaru, an on-demand cleaning company in Colombia that employs over 850 cleaners and provides more than 35,000 services per month, where he built the company's operations, led an operations team of over 50 staff, and designed its internal technology. He is a Y Combinator founder (W17) and Endeavor Entrepreneur, and has worked at McKinsey & Company.
Founder/COO at HogaruYC W17
Intro paths
YC
Gonzalo went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- Cardea OSCofounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España
- HogaruMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentBogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia
- HogaruCOO & Co-founder2014 — 2021Bogotá
- EndeavorEndeavor Entrepreneurcurrent2017 — presentNueva York y alrededores, Estados Unidos
- treble.aiVicepresidente de operaciones2024 — 2025
- treble.aiVP of Marketing2023 — 2024
- treble.aiChief of Staff2022 — 2023
- VosavosCo-founder & COO2013 — 2015Bogotá
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2011 — 2013Madrid y alrededores, España
- 3P BiopharmaceuticalsCell Therapy Trainee2010
- University of Rhode IslandSummer Intern2009Electrical and Biomedical Engineering group
Skills & more
Analytics5Strategy13Start-ups13IT Strategy5Management Consulting15Entrepreneurship4Español5Strategic Planning2Liderazgo de equipos6Espíritu empresarial6Microsoft Office6Planificación estratégica3
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Elaboración de modelos financierosEmpresas de nueva creaciónConsultoría de estrategia y operacionesAdministración y dirección de empresasEstrategiaEstrategia empresarialInglésSpanishTeam LeadershipManagementLiderazgoGestión de proyectosLanguages Español · Francés · Inglés
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gonzalo Ucar?
- Gonzalo Ucar is the cofounder and CEO of Cardea OS. He previously cofounded Hogaru, an on-demand cleaning company in Colombia that employs over 850 cleaners and provides more than 35,000 services per month, where he built the company's operations, led an operations team of over 50 staff, and designed its internal technology. He is a Y Combinator founder (W17) and Endeavor Entrepreneur, and has worked at McKinsey & Company.
- Where does Gonzalo Ucar work?
- Gonzalo Ucar is Founder/COO of Hogaru.
- What companies did Gonzalo Ucar found?
- Gonzalo Ucar founded Hogaru.
- Where did Gonzalo Ucar go to school?
- Gonzalo Ucar studied at Harvard Business School Executive Education (Scaling entrepreneurial ventures); Y Combinator (W17); University of Navarra (Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering).
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