Hey 👋. Thanks for stopping by. I am Santiago.
I've built three businesses. After college, I lived for five years out of one. After getting inside an acceleration program, I crashed my second company in less than a year. Since then, I've been consistently growing my third business for nine years. I've mentored a few startups during that time and recently started investing in them. I graduated in economics, although I tried philosophy and computer science before that. I've done a couple of postgraduate studies in India and the US. I've lived in Bogotá, Beijing, Tokyo, and San Francisco. I've been a tutor, a teacher, an analyst, a mover and, a barman for one night. I enjoy doing curry for my wife and carne al trapo for my friends. I practice Kalaripayattu a couple of days a week.
Readings
Some readings I've enjoyed.
Working with me
A public list of expectations when working with me.
Endeavors
- Bunny Studio Bunny Studio is an end-to-end platform for on-demand creative services. We focus on well-defined, repeatable tasks and fulfill them via API or web to enable scalability with speed and quality.
- [04.2020-Present] CEO
- [04.2019-04.2020] Interim CEO
- [2015-2018] COO
- [2013-2015] CCO
- [2012-2013] I solved problems. In the early days, I didn't have a role.
- Emma Group Emma Group is a venture studio that creates and invests in companies with a strong focus in the future of work. Its portfolio includes torre.co, withyourtribe.com, voice123.com (acq. by Backstage), bunnystudio.com, and vaki.co.
- [04.2020-Present] Partner
- [01.2018-03.2020] Cofounder & CEO
- Talent Surfers [written-off] Talent Surfers was a marketplace connecting learners and teacher.
- [2012] Cofounder & CEO
- Smart Learning [written-off] Smart Learning was a marketplace connecting school students and college tutors.
- [2009-2014] Cofounder & CEO
Board member
- Voice123 [acq. by Backstage]
- [04.2020 - 06.2021] Advisor
- [01.2018 - 04.2020] Board member
- [01.2014 - 01.2016] I solved a few problems here and there. I didn't have a role.
Investments
- Paramo Partners In 2021, I organized with a couple of fellow entrepreneurs and built Paramo. A partnership to co-invest in seed-rounds targeting high potential entrepreneurs in Latam.
- [03.2021 - Present] Founding Partner
Recognitions
- I am an Endeavor Entrepreneur since 2016.
- My mother shares her love every time she can.
