# Gabriela Tafur

> Gabriela Tafur is a Colombian lawyer, former Miss Colombia and Miss Universe top-five finalist turned tech founder. As CEO and co-founder of Idilio TV, she built Latin America's first vertical microdrama streaming platform after spotting nail-salon workers binge-watching Chinese micro-dramas during her Stanford MBA. In June 2026 Idilio raised a $5.5M seed round backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo, a16z Speedrun, Goodwater Capital and Nubank founder David Velez, after reaching 1.5 million downloads across 93 countries in five months.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-founder at Idilio TV
- **Organizations:** Idilio TV, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Univision, Microsoft Colombia, Caracol Televisión, University of Los Andes
- **From:** Cali, Colombia
- **Nationality:** Colombian
- **Education:** Secondary education, Colegio Bolívar, Cali, Law (LL.B.), graduated cum laude, University of Los Andes (Colombia), MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Miss Colombia 2018; Top 5 at Miss Universe 2019., Graduated cum laude in law from University of Los Andes., Earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

## Career timeline

- **2018** — Crowned Miss Colombia 2018 in Cartagena.
- **2019** — Represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019, placing in the Top 5.
- **2020** — Worked as a lawyer in the legal department of Microsoft Colombia; coordinated commercial-law specialization at University of Los Andes.
- **2021** — Published the book 'Gabriela Tafur en todo su derecho'; hosted Colombian TV programs including El Desafío and La vuelta al mundo en 80 risas on Caracol Televisión.
- **2023** — Began MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business; corporate strategy work tied to Univision.
- **2024** — Conceived Idilio TV after seeing nail-salon workers in Colombia watching vertical Chinese micro-dramas; married Esteban Santos on 7 September 2024.
- **2025** — Completed Stanford MBA; named to Forbes Colombia 30 Under 30; launched Idilio TV; joined a16z Speedrun Cohort 006.
- **2026** — Idilio raised a $5.5M seed round (June 4) led by WndrCo, a16z Speedrun, Goodwater Capital, Precursor Ventures and David Velez.

## Achievements

- Miss Colombia 2018; Top 5 at Miss Universe 2019.
- Graduated cum laude in law from University of Los Andes.
- Earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- Named to Forbes Colombia 30 Under 30 for media technology and entrepreneurship.
- Founded and leads Idilio TV, Latin America's first vertical microdrama streaming platform.
- Raised a $5.5M seed round in June 2026 backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo, a16z Speedrun, Goodwater Capital and Nubank founder David Velez.
- Grew Idilio to 1.5M downloads across 93 countries with 40M episodes streamed in roughly five months.
- Author of 'Gabriela Tafur en todo su derecho' (2021).

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Idilio TV closed a $5.5M seed round led by WndrCo (Jeffrey Katzenberg), a16z Speedrun, Goodwater Capital, Precursor Ventures and David Velez.
- **2026-02** — Idilio partnered with Bill Block's GammaTime on five Latin American vertical drama series.

## Links

- Website: https://idilio.tv
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielatafur

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Last updated: 2026-06-24