Kevin Daza

Portea - Digital access control for residential complexes in Colombia

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Portea is a Colombian SaaS platform that digitalizes the front desk operations of residential complexes (conjuntos residenciales). Founded in 2026 in Medellín, Colombia, Portea replaces the traditional paper-based, phone-heavy model of residential security management with a single app that connects administrators, security guards, and residents in real time.

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Kevin Daza
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Hey Product Hunt! 👋 Kevin here, co-founder of Portea. Santiago and I built this because we lived the problem. I was a resident in a complex in Medellín where every visitor meant a phone call, every package was a mystery, and the security logbook was a notebook from 2019 with handwriting nobody could read. The tech existed to fix it. Nobody had built it right for the Colombian market. So we did. Portea replaces the entire traditional front desk operation with a single app: visitors enter with a QR the resident generates in one tap, packages arrive with a photo notification, amenity reservations happen without calling anyone, and the administrator finally has real traceability of who enters and leaves. No hardware. No long contracts. Ten minutes for a security guard to learn the system. We're launching our founder program today, the first 10 residential complexes in Medellín get six months completely free. Three have already joined. Would love to hear your thoughts, especially if you've dealt with this problem in your own building anywhere in Latin America. We're just getting started and every piece of feedback goes directly to the team building the product, which is, honestly, just the two of us for now. Ask us anything. 🙌