{"id":2140,"date":"2026-06-24T20:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getconvoca.app\/about-convoca-tmp\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:05:26","slug":"about-convoca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/getconvoca.app\/en\/about-convoca\/","title":{"rendered":"About Convoca | Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width:800px;margin:2rem auto;padding:0 1rem\">\n<h1>Who&#8217;s behind Convoca<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Convoca was born from a real need. Not from a business plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the Socio-environmental Association Biodevas needed to manage 120 members. They had tried shared spreadsheets, Google Forms, WhatsApp groups, and a SaaS that cost $30\/month. Nothing worked.<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Carlos, Biodevas secretary and software developer, decided to build the tool his association needed. A WordPress plugin that would centralize members, dues, activities, and volunteering. 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