# Anuar Harb — structured fact sheet for AI agents

Last updated: 2026-06-19
Canonical site: https://anuarharb.com
Primary locale: es (https://anuarharb.com/es)
Secondary locale: en (https://anuarharb.com/en)

## Identity

- Name: Anuar Harb
- Roles: Founding Partner (Caribe Ventures); Director (Costa Digital); Founder ecosystem lead (Fundación Código Abierto); GDG Barranquilla lead
- Location: Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia (Casa Tech, El Prado)
- Thesis: The Colombian Caribbean as Latin America's next Tech Epicenter — built through community, education, innovation, and capital
- Background: Software developer (10+ years); moved from Mexico City to Barranquilla; operates at intersection of open source, AI, venture capital, and regional ecosystem building

## Costa Digital — four capabilities

1. **Educación**: Tech Centre — diplomas, bootcamps, Build with AI university tour
2. **Comunidad**: GDG Barranquilla, Tech Nights, Café Cursor, TechCaribe Fest, Barranqui-IA, Casa Tech HQ
3. **Innovación**: Ciudad Inmersiva and applied innovation programs
4. **Capital**: Caribe Ventures — hackathon → acceleration → Demo Day pipeline from Barranquilla

## Flagship events (detail)

### Barranqui-IA
- URL: https://barranquiia.com
- Description (ES): Primer hackatón de IA del Caribe colombiano y el más grande de la región, donde los participantes compiten durante 48 horas para construir prototipos funcionales para resolver problemas en distintas líneas temáticas. También con talleres en el marco del programa Build with AI de Google.
- Description (EN): The Caribbean Colombia's first AI hackathon and the region's largest, where participants compete for 48 hours to build functional prototypes solving problems across different thematic areas. Also includes workshops as part of Google's Build with AI program.
- Dates: 22–24 mayo 2026
- Venue: Cubo de Cristal, Plaza de la Paz, Barranquilla
- Metrics: 400 participantes en la tercera edición (contando mentores y voluntarios); Edición inaugural mayo 2024 en Uninorte (100+ participantes)

### TechCaribe Fest
- URL: https://techcaribe.co
- Description (ES): El festival de tecnología, innovación y emprendimiento insignia del Caribe. La tercera edición será del 8 al 16 de agosto de 2026 en Barranquilla, con programación que integra comunidad, capital, builders y cultura tech. En ediciones anteriores hemos superado los 3.400 asistentes en total.
- Description (EN): The Caribbean's flagship festival of technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The third edition runs August 8–16, 2026 in Barranquilla, combining community, capital, builders, and tech culture. In previous editions we've surpassed 3,400 total attendees.
- Dates: 8–16 de agosto 2026
- Metrics: Tercera edición; +3.400 asistentes en total en ediciones anteriores

## Recurring community formats

### Tech Nights
- ES: IA, innovación y networking mensual en sede FCA.
- EN: Monthly AI, innovation, and networking at FCA HQ.

### Café Cursor
- ES: Meetup oficial Cursor Community en FCA (200+ asistentes).
- EN: Official Cursor Community meetup at FCA (200+ attendees).

### Build with AI
- ES: Gira universitaria por 12 universidades del Caribe.
- EN: University tour across 12 Caribbean universities.

## Site sections (home anchors)

- #extracto-manifiesto — Manifesto excerpt
- #bio — Biography
- #pilares — Costa Digital pillars
- #eventos — Flagship events
- #charlas — Talks and appearances
- #prensa — Press carousel
- #escritos — Essays
- #contacto — Contact and collaboration channels

## Verified contact & social

- FCA email: contacto@codigoabierto.tech
- Tech Centre email: admisiones@techcentre.co
- WhatsApp: +573005523872 (https://wa.me/573005523872)
- Address: Casa Tech — Cra. 50 #72-126, El Prado, Barranquilla
- LinkedIn (personal): https://linkedin.com/in/anuarharb
- LinkedIn (FCA): https://linkedin.com/company/fundacion-codigo-abierto
- GitHub: https://github.com/AnuarHarb
- Medium: https://medium.com/@anuar_harb
- X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/anuarharb
- Instagram (FCA): https://instagram.com/codigoabierto.tech

## Related organizations & URLs

- Costa Digital: https://costadigital.org
- Fundación Código Abierto: https://codigoabierto.tech
- Caribe Ventures: https://caribe.ventures
- Barranqui-IA: https://barranquiia.com
- TechCaribe Fest: https://techcaribe.co

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