The idea emerged in 2019, but the pandemic gave it a new twist and push
In 2019, Augusto Hassel and Jonathan Rivas They decided to make speeding payments on beers where they often go, they didn’t think that after a few months the pandemic would give their idea of help and a different meaning.. Parra Payments It was born before bars and restaurants saw the digitization of their menus as a necessity to continue selling, and since then it has been able to consolidate its growth.
Startup not only allows digitalization of letters and their reading via a QR code, but as well as other additional functions such as managing credit and debit card payments through Mercado Pago, receiving orders via Whatsapp, tracking statistics, and more. So, it quickly became the first “gastrotech” in the country.
“Every month, Parra makes new features that listen carefully to user feedback. Thanks to this dynamic, we have diverse clients: a restaurant that uses our service so that its waiters take orders digitally; a bar that can opt for a self-management modality, where each diner places their order and pays for it from their own cell phone; or a gastronomic patio ”, explained the businessmen.
And now, after the increase half a million dollars investment in a round of seed capital, se is ready to enter the world of procurement businesses and online sales. “Our goal is to provide customers with a service that has a competitive market price and that helps them improve the cash flow of their business,” Rivas said.
“My vision is tomorrow that we can provide services to small entrepreneurs, who are just starting out, that are transversal in all their activities, including the sale of products and their subsequent shipment,” Rivas said, who agreed that in the area the competition is strong: “In Argentina there are still very few players, in places like Europe there may be thousands and the important thing is the difference in cost that can be offered to customers, “he added.
Source: Clarin
