Pava Marie LaPere, 26, murdered in Baltimore apartment, is Forbes 30 Under 30 Tech CEO who launched $7 million green business
- Pava Marie LaPere, 26, was killed by blunt force trauma in her Baltimore apartment, and her body was found by police Monday.
- No suspects have been arrested and police have not revealed any possible motive.
A Maryland woman who was found murdered in her apartment has been identified as a tech CEO and social impact entrepreneur who runs a $7 million company.
Pava Marie LaPere, 26, was killed by blunt force trauma in her apartment in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, and her body was found by police on Monday.
No suspects have been arrested and police have not revealed any possible motive.
LaPere, who attended John Hopkins University before starting the company, was named to Forbes’ prestigious 30 Under 30 list this year for her impactful work.
She is the co-founder and CEO of the eco-technology company EcoMap Technologies, which she launched at the age of 22. In addition to her recognition by Forbes, she was named to Baltimore’s 40 Under 40 and Maryland’s 25 Under 25 lists for innovation.
According to her social media, LaPere was born in Tucson, Arizona and was single.
Pava Marie LaPere, 26, was killed by blunt force trauma in her Baltimore apartment, and her body was found by police on Monday.
LaPere, who attended John Hopkins University, was named to the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list this year for her impactful work.
Officers arrived around 11:34 a.m. at his apartment complex in the 300 block of West Franklin Street.
Under his leadership, the Baltimore-based startup has raised a total of $7 million in funding over the past 18 months.
Officers arrived around 11:34 a.m. Monday at his apartment complex in the 300 block of West Franklin Street.
When they arrived, they found Pava Marie LaPere dead.
She showed signs of blunt force trauma, police confirmed.
The medical examiner’s office has taken possession of the body pending examination.
According to investigators, a missing person had been called shortly before his body was discovered.
Chris Mcnees, a tenant in the building, told WJZ, “It’s pretty horrible. I mean, just the fact that this would happen anywhere in the city is obviously a bad thing, but it’s hard to imagine why it would happen in this building specifically.
No suspects have been arrested and police have not revealed any possible motive.
According to investigators, a missing person had been called for her shortly before her body was discovered.
Pava Marie LaPere shared her journey as CEO on social media
According to his social media, LaPere’s company “uses technology to automate the process of digitizing ecosystems, from entrepreneurial communities to industrial sectors to enterprise networks and beyond.”
“Our proprietary technology allows us to create platforms pre-populated with information about resources, organizations, businesses and people within a given community, and to keep this information up to date at all times.
“Our platforms help answer the question ‘who does what?’, enable organizations to engage stakeholders at scale, and provide valuable data on the makeup of a given ecosystem.”
LaPere said her workforce is 50 percent women and 50 percent people of color.
Its clients include the Aspen Institute, Meta, the WXR Fund and the T. Rowe Price Foundation.
LaPere was scheduled to speak at an industry forum in Pennsylvania on October 2, and EcoMap Technologies made the event public yesterday, after she was found dead.
