A Maryland woman who was found murdered in her apartment has been identified as a tech CEO and social impact entrepreneur who runs a $7million company.
Pava Marie LaPere, 26, was killed by blunt force trauma inside her Mount Vernon, Baltimore apartment, and her body was found by police on Monday.
No suspects have been arrested, and cops have not revealed any possible motives. According to her social media, LaPere was born in Tucson, Arizona and was single.
LaPere, who attended John Hopkins University before starting the company, was named on Forbes’ prestigious 30 Under 30 list this year for her impact work.
She is the co-founder and CEO of eco tech company EcoMap Technologies – which she launched at the age of 22. As well as her Forbes recognition, she was named in Baltimore’s 40 Under 40 and Maryland’s 25 Under 25 lists for innovation.
Pava Marie LaPere, 26, was killed by blunt force trauma inside her Baltimore apartment, and her dead body was found by police on Monday
LaPere, who attended John Hopkins University, was named on Forbes’ prestigious 30 Under 30 list this year for her impact work
Under her leadership, the Baltimore-based startup has raised a total of $7million in funding in the last 18 months.
Officers arrived around 11:34am to her apartment complex in the 300 block of West Franklin Street on Monday.
Upon arrival, they found Pava Marie LaPere dead.
She had signs of blunt-force trauma, police confirmed.
The medical examiner’s office took possession of the body pending examination.
According to investigators, there had been a missing person’s call made for her a short time before her dead body was discovered.
Chris Mcnees, a tenant of the building, told WJZ: ‘That’s pretty horrifying. I mean, just for that to happen anywhere in the city is obviously a bad thing but it’s hard to imagine why this would happen specifically in this building.’
LaPere lived at the apartment building, which was formally the Congress Hotel, where one bedroom apartments rent for $1,500 a month.
No suspects have been arrested, and cops have no revealed any possible motives
According to investigators, there had been a missing person’s call made for her a short time before her dead body was discovered
Pava Marie LaPere shared her journey as a CEO on social media
According to her social media, LaPere’s company ‘uses technology to automate the process of digitizing ecosystems, from entrepreneurial communities, to industry sectors, to corporate networks and beyond.
‘Our proprietary tech allows us to create platforms that are pre-populated with information about the resources, organizations, businesses, and people within any given community, and keep that information continually up to date.
‘Our platforms help answer the question “who is doing what?”, enable organizations to engage stakeholders at scale, and provide valuable data on the makeup of any given ecosystem.’
LaPere said that her workforce is 50 percent female and 50 percent comprised of people of color.
Her clients include The Aspen Institute, Meta, the WXR Fund, and T.Rowe Price Foundation.
LaPere was expected to speak at an industry forum in Pennsylvania on October 2, and EcoMap Technologies publicized the event yesterday – after she was found dead.
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