Summary
Co-founder and revenue & product leader with 7+ years in fintech, payments and web3 across LATAM, US and global markets.
Took a cross-border payments product from $0 to $1B USD a year in one year; closed partnerships with
Bridge (now part of Stripe), Binance, Base, World App and Minipay; raised $1M USD from Outlier Ventures and Ethereum Foundation angels.
Built one of LATAM's largest Spanish-language crypto and AI media brands (370+ episodes, 20M+ social impressions in the last 12 months).
AI-first mentality with hands-on command of AI tools across product, growth and operations.
Product background at Bitso (6M+ users) and MOVii (3M+ users). Data-driven: Python, SQL, Tableau, Looker, Amplitude.
Experience
Bando — Co-founder & Chief Revenue Officer
Sep 2023 – Present
Remote · API infrastructure for on-chain financial products · backed by Binance, Base and Outlier Ventures
- Building the "Fintech 3.0" layer: an API that lets fintechs, wallets and apps launch investment products in weeks, starting with Mexican government bonds (CETES) and global bonds; Bando handles wallets, compliance and settlement.
- Designed B2B2C payments infrastructure enabling wallet spending in 30+ countries; started in crypto on/off ramp for LATAM users.
- Closed strategic partnerships with Bridge and Privy (both now part of Stripe), plus Binance, Base, World App and Minipay; maintain a close working relationship with the Stripe ecosystem, including the Tempo team.
- Evaluate, negotiate and manage on/off-ramp, stablecoin and banking infrastructure providers across markets: pricing, SLAs, integration scope and vendor selection.
- Raised $1M USD at a $15M valuation from Outlier Ventures, Vedra Ventures and angels from Ethereum Foundation, LiFi and Scroll.
- Lead go-to-market, partnerships and revenue strategy across LATAM and global markets; built referral and viral acquisition through shared widget experiences.
Espacio — Co-founder
Nov 2020 – Present
Mexico · Spanish-language media and education brand for crypto and AI
- Co-founded the #1 Spanish-language crypto podcast (370+ episodes, 100K+ annual downloads), now also an AI media brand with 20M+ social impressions in the last 12 months.
- Built a community of 40K+ followers across networks, 10K newsletter readers and 2K Telegram members.
- Partnered with Binance, Base, Starknet, Solana and Celo for activations, events and university programs; organized 10+ events with 1,000+ attendees (Uniswap House, Base Around the World, APEX, Meet Monad).
- Bridge and Privy (Stripe) are core media clients: produced 3 events for Bridge across Mexico and Argentina; invited to Stripe Sessions.
- Ethereum Foundation and Optimism RetroPGF grantee; crypto fundamentals course with 2,100+ downloads.
KillB — Head of Product · Head of Partnerships & BD
Aug 2022 – Sep 2023
Remote · B2B cross-border payments with crypto rails
- Led the pivot from legaltech to international payments; built from scratch, in one year, a product that processes $1B USD a year.
- Closed 15 B2B clients in the first 9 months, taking the company to break-even.
- Opened Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and the US, negotiating with banks, exchanges, on/off-ramp providers and OTC desks; automated execution for payments of $50K+ USD.
MOVii — Head of Crypto
Oct 2021 – Sep 2022
Colombia · Neobank backed by Square · 3M+ users
- Worked extensively with regulators to secure Colombia's first crypto sandbox and launched the first regulated crypto offering in the country.
- Offered crypto to 3M+ users through the app, with a roadmap spanning interest-bearing accounts, an exchange and a web3 browser.
- Part of the team that raised at a $300M USD valuation with Square and VCs allied with Bank of America.
Bitso — Product Owner / Product Manager
Dec 2020 – Nov 2021
Mexico · Largest crypto exchange in LATAM · 6M+ users
- Led web3 products for 6M+ users across LATAM: derivatives, wallets and browser.
- Worked on the wallet RFQ process with the team, evaluating and comparing infrastructure vendors.
- Developed an arbitrage bot to trade liquidity on main trading books (BTC/ARS, BTC/BRL, ETH/ARS).
Financial Solutions — Product Owner & Product Manager
Dec 2018 – Dec 2020
LATAM · B2B software for financial institutions
- Owned roadmap, backlog and tailor-made solutions for LATAM's biggest banks: Citi, Santander, Corficolombiana, Banco Galicia and the Peruvian Stock Exchange.
- Improved conversion funnels with A/B testing, UX/UI research and user interviews.
Education & Certifications
Reforge — Product & Growth2023
Harvard — Professional Certificate, Leadership & Communication2021
UC San Diego — MicroMasters, Data Science2021
San Diego State University — TrepCamp, High-Impact Entrepreneurship2020
Escuela Bancaria y Comercial — B.A. in Finance2014 – 2019
Millikin University (Illinois) — Business Management & Finance2018
Skills
Growth & revenue: go-to-market strategy, partnerships, business development, B2B sales, community building, viral acquisition
Product: product strategy, discovery, user research, A/B testing, roadmapping, Scrum (SPOC certified)
Domain: payments, cross-border, on/off ramp, stablecoins, payment rails, banking-as-a-service, vendor selection and RFPs, SLA negotiation, investment products, compliance-aware product design
AI: AI-first workflows across product, growth and content; hands-on with LLMs (Claude, ChatGPT), AI agents, prompt engineering and AI-assisted analytics and prototyping
Data: Python, SQL, Tableau, Looker, QLIK, Amplitude
Licenses: AMIB Figure 3 (Mexican securities advisor license)
Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent)
Speaking & Community
Speaker at Devcon Bogotá 2023, ETH Denver 2021, ETH México 2023, ETH Porto 2023, Mexican Senate Blockchain Conference and Talent Land 2021. Founder of the Spanish Media Node at Bankless DAO; contributor at Yearn DAO; FWB member.