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MediaTech · Ecosystem Builder · El Salvador
We make ideas visible. We connect people. We drive opportunities.
PORTAL-X is a MediaTech and Ecosystem Builder platform that connects entrepreneurs, startups, companies and institutions with the innovation and digital economy ecosystem. Through our media, content and experiences, we build visibility, strengthen positioning and create connections that open new opportunities.
Track record
Organic results, built with the community
8+years of track record, since Portal Emprendedor
450+episodes published
111K+views on YouTube
15K+radio listeners per broadcast
9K+social media followers
More than eight years building a specialized community and creating spaces for visibility, knowledge and connection for the people driving the ecosystem.
Ecosystem
Ecosystem players who already trust us
What we do
The conversations that move the ecosystem
We are a media outlet with three jobs, and all three serve the same community.
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We build visibility and positioning
Radio interviews, YouTube video and a podcast with the people building the innovation, entrepreneurship, startup and digital economy ecosystem.
Communication02
We connect you with the ecosystem
Curated gatherings and a network built over more than 8 years, where entrepreneurs, companies and institutions meet.
Connection03
We create knowledge and opportunities
The technology, innovation and business trends that matter, explained in plain language.
EducationIn motion
The ecosystem, live
Interviews, launches, panels and community. Drag the photos or tap one to see it full size.
Experiences
From the microphone to the stage
We believe talent, ideas and innovation need more than to exist: they need to be visible, build trust and connect with the right opportunities.
PORTAL-X was born to close that gap. Today we are evolving into a MediaTech and Ecosystem Builder platform that strengthens the innovation, entrepreneurship and digital economy ecosystem in and beyond El Salvador.
PORTAL Sessions
Specialized gatherings on a topic that matters, with leading voices from the ecosystem and an audience interested in that topic.
Executive Roundtable
An executive panel and networking session that brings decision makers from your industry to the same table.
Why we exist
Why Portal-X exists
El Salvador has plenty of ideas and talent. What was missing was a specialized outlet to give them a voice.
A startup can have a great idea and solid funding, but if nobody knows what it does or who is behind it, it does not move. In this ecosystem, the reputation of founders and executives weighs as much as the product.
Portal-X exists to give voice, visibility and connections to the people building and transforming the future. We started more than 8 years ago as Portal Emprendedor, a radio show. Today we are a multichannel media outlet (MediaTech) and an Ecosystem Builder: we bring together startups, fintech, digital asset companies, corporates and institutions.
We also work with companies arriving in El Salvador that need their CEO, their CTO and their brand to be known and trusted from day one.
Portal-X launch, the new chapter of Portal Emprendedor.
Team
The leadership behind PORTAL-X
Xochitl Palacios L.
Founder & CEO
Strategic communicator (UCA, first in her class) and MBA Magna Cum Laude (ISEADE). Ecosystem builder and social entrepreneur: she has produced and hosted the show since day one, served as master of ceremonies at the FGK Social Entrepreneurship Awards and hosted El Salvador Fintech Forum.
LinkedInPaula Callejas P.
Co-founder & COO
Specialist in business administration and visual arts. She leads operations, automation and technology scaling, and brings in new digital formats so Portal-X can grow.
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Testimonials
What people say after Portal-X
“Portal-X is the historical record of innovation and entrepreneurship in El Salvador.”
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“Portal-X is the historical record of innovation and entrepreneurship in El Salvador. It provides the necessary and relevant coverage of the milestones, the people and the initiatives that lead the development of the innovation ecosystem in the country and the region.
The team of people who make Portal-X possible accompany, encourage and research, and they are a key part of the transformation and creation of Salvadoran culture in the topics and projects that are shaping our own creative, innovative and entrepreneurial culture and industry.
Portal-X and transformative initiatives cross-fertilize each other, multiplying their reach, impact and achievements.
Thank you very much, Portal-X, for your active and ongoing support, and for keeping the record of our growth and evolution.”
Lito IbarraBoard Member at SVNet, LACNIC, ICANN, RedCLARA, CasaTIC, ITCA, Conexión, Fab Lab, Spe3Dy, TBox, LID, Colegio Internacional San Salvador. UN MAG Member. Premio Trayectoria, Internet Hall of FameTranslated from Spanish.“Peers find each other when someone brings them together, and they multiply when someone tells what they do. PORTAL-X does both at once, in a country that is taking its first steps.”
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“An ecosystem is measured by how many peers a founder has one conversation away. After years of working with founders from some twenty countries, I saw that in mature places that density is held up by someone who brings people together and tells what they do, so every gathering reaches more people than were in the room. PORTAL-X does that work in El Salvador, where the ecosystem is taking its first steps. It brings founders together and puts their story into circulation with its own media and distribution, and every connection becomes the doorway to others, with a practice that mature ecosystems took decades to learn and that arrives here from the start.”
Nelson LopezFounder and CEO, DeWe Partners, Capital & Startup AdvisorsTranslated from Spanish.“Portal Emprendedor, now Portal-X, has been the megaphone of social entrepreneurship since it was still an emerging term in El Salvador.”
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“Portal Emprendedor, now Portal-X, has been the megaphone of social entrepreneurship since it was still an emerging term in El Salvador. The impact economy would not have its current standing without the invaluable support of Portal-X in spreading initiatives, results and the people driving them.”
Nahiely TrejoTranslated from Spanish.“PORTAL-X has become an ally for those of us who believe ecosystems are built by collaborating, connecting and creating value together.”
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“I have had the chance to share with Xóchitl and PORTAL-X in different spaces of the ecosystem, and something I have always valued is their full commitment to connecting people and opportunities. Beyond communicating what happens in the world of entrepreneurship, they have helped make key players visible, spark relevant conversations and strengthen a community that bets on innovation and the development of the country. PORTAL-X has become an ally for those of us who believe ecosystems are built by collaborating, connecting and creating value together.”
Erika EhlermanInnovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem lead at SandboxTranslated from Spanish.Community
A community that connects knowledge, talent and opportunities
Curated information, connections and opportunities from the innovation, entrepreneurship, startup and digital economy ecosystem.
Information and education
Curated news, trends and concepts explained from the basics.
Ecosystem scholarships
Tickets to specialized events we secure as a media partner, to give to our community.
Ecosystem calendar
Ecosystem events in one place, so you never miss one.
Our services
Your company, connected with the people transforming the future
At PORTAL-X we put more than eight years of experience, a multichannel communication platform and a community built around innovation, technology and business at your service. We help you grow your visibility, strengthen your positioning and connect with relevant players in the ecosystem.
Content
A radio and YouTube interview with video, posts and pieces for social media.
Live experiences
Launches, PORTAL Sessions and executive roundtables with a curated ecosystem audience.
Annual sponsorship
Year-round presence alongside Portal-X content, with exclusivity per category.
Frequently asked questions
Portal-X is a MediaTech and Ecosystem Builder in El Salvador: a multichannel media outlet focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, startups and the digital economy that also connects and strengthens the ecosystem. It grew out of Portal Emprendedor, the radio show by Xochitl Palacios with more than 8 years on air, and today it also includes YouTube, a podcast, a community and ecosystem events.
Every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. on Láser 92.9 Inglés, and by streaming from anywhere in the world at laser.com.sv. Full episodes are published on YouTube and as a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Buzzsprout.
It is free. Fill in the form on the Community page; we review each request and send you the link to the WhatsApp group, where we share curated news, scholarships to ecosystem events and the events calendar.
Yes. Send us your event from the Calendar page and we review it before publishing.
Yes. Several fintech and digital asset companies entering the country work with us to become known and trusted in the local ecosystem.
The Our services page lists the options: content, live experiences and annual sponsorship. Message us and we will talk it through.
Portal-X is the evolution of Portal Emprendedor. The radio show is still the heart of it, and around it we added video, a podcast, events and community.
Contact
Have a story or an event? Let's talk.
Write to us to suggest a topic, tell us about an ecosystem event or explore how we can work together.
Or email us at [email protected]