Find your path to Carlos
29 people in our graph share verified history with Carlos — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Diego AlegríaunlockedCarlos: together at Tecnológico de Monterrey (2025)
×7Carlos: together at EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de Monterrey
Carlos: together at Tecnológico de Monterrey
×2Carlos: together at Clearchanneloutdoor
About
Carlos Cruz has over a decade of experience in software and product development, with previous roles as CTO at technology startups, and holds an MBA.
Founder at PagaloopYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Carlos went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Carlos can intro founders to Pagaloop's investors below.
Pagaloop's investors · 3
Co-founders at Pagaloop
GB
Gerardo BrionesFounder
LF
LUIS FERNANDO DOSAL GFounder
Experience
- OntopChief Technology Officercurrent2022 — presentMexico
- OntopVice President of Technology2021 — 2022
- PagaloopChief Technology Officer (YC W21)2020 — 2021Mexico City, Mexico
- YaveChief Technology Officer2018 — 2020Mexico City
- SOMOSCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer2016 — 2018Ciudad de México y alrededores, México
- CódiceEngineering Manager2013 — 2016Mexico City, Mexico
- CódiceTech Lead2013Mexico City, Mexico
- Clear Channel OutdoorIT Coordinator & Tech Lead SmartBike Division2011 — 2013Mexico City, Mexico
- Tiburon Software, s.a. de c.v.IT Specialist2009 — 2011Veracruz, Veracruz
- Ficachi y Asociados, S.C.Software Engineer2007 — 2009
Skills & more
Capacidad de usar algoritmos inteligentes, para proponer soluciones a problemáticas reales y complejas que se presentan en las empresas.1Comunicar de forma clara, efectiva y eficiente los resultados de modelos generados mediante visualización de datos.Brindar conocimiento de frontera para diseñar soluciones basadas en inteligencia artificial.Entendimiento del negocio.Conocimiento y preparación de los datos.Modelación, evaluación e implementación de los datos.Uso de herramientas de Business Intelligence para la identificación rápida y oportuna de tendencias en los datos.Diseñar tableros de control eficientes para visualizar KPI‘s. Identificar oportunidades y riesgos con una visión completa de los datos para mejorar la eficiencia operativa y la satisfacción de sus clientes.Facilitar la comprensión de conceptos complejos y aumentar el atractivo y la retención de la audiencia.Crear soluciones para incrementar la eficiencia de los procesos, reducir costos y/o mejorar la experiencia del cliente.Programación de dispositivos, análisis de datos, gestión de redes e integración de sistemas.Comprensión y desarrollo de habilidades técnicas, en una de las tecnologías emergentes actuales, para la interconexión de dispositivos, sensores y sistemas a través de la red.
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Internet de las cosasRedes de sensoresInteligencia artificialAprendizaje automáticoVisualización de datosCiencia de datosDatabasesLinuxHTMLGoogle AnalyticsGithubJavaScriptLanguages English · Spanish
- Certificado de Alta Especialidad: Internet de las cosas y redes de sensores — Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Certificado de Alta Especialidad: Inteligencia artificial y aprendizaje automático — Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Certificado de Alta Especialidad: Ciencia de datos — Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Certificado de Alta Especialidad: Visualización de datos — Tecnológico de Monterrey
- AWS CTO Fellowship 2025 — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Curso de Engineering Management — Platzi
- Leading People Innovation in Times of Physical Distancing and Economic Distress. How to see The Glass as Half Full — Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- UXperimental MBA Bootcamp — Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) — EC-Council
- IC3 Internet and Computing Core Certification — Certiport Latinoamérica
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carlos Cruz?
- Carlos Cruz has over a decade of experience in software and product development, with previous roles as CTO at technology startups, and holds an MBA.
- Where does Carlos Cruz work?
- Carlos Cruz is Founder of Pagaloop.
- What companies did Carlos Cruz found?
- Carlos Cruz founded Pagaloop.
- Where did Carlos Cruz go to school?
- Carlos Cruz studied at Tecnológico de Monterrey (Maestría en Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada); EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de Monterrey (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Innovation and entrepreneurship); Y Combinator (W21).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Tecnológico de Monterrey mafia133
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Iñigo RumayorHigh SchoolFounded Monato +1Cuauhtli PadillaBachelor of Engineering in MechatronicsFounded Fuddis +1Luis Mario GarciaBachelor's degreeFounded Seals AI +1Miguel MedinaIngeniería Industrial y de SistemasFounded Plerk +1Angel AriasCertificate in Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure and Services (project finance)Founded Plerk +1Juan CasianEngineer's degreeFounded Boom AI +1
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EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de Monterrey mafia7
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Marco TrujilloDiploma of EducationFounded SunuMarcelo GalvanDiplomat/DiplomadoFounded boitas.comPablo Robles WatanabeMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded EfektivaAntoine BoninMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded ZeniorRicardo ChaveroMaster's degreeFounded netWorthMartin SamaniegoMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Reliv
Universidad del Valle de México mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Clearchanneloutdoor mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
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Fernando GonzalezPartner, Global Capital Strategy at QED InvestorsNatalia JustusFinancial Analyst and Investor Relations at Dila CapitalKevin BernalSenior Associate at Mighty CapitalMax BräuningerInvestor at 13books CapitalAna Chávez PeónHead of Investor Network at NazcaLuis EnríquezPartner at Nazca
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Also attended EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de Monterrey14
Guillermo JaimeInvestor at MatterScale VenturesChristian AguirrePrincipal at Dalus CapitalLaetitia MarcadéPartner at Dalus CapitalMichaela JungnerInvestment Associate at P Capital PartnersFilip FlenhagenInvestment Manager at Axcel Management A/SAlejandro Garcia OlivaresCVC Associate at BlueBox Ventures
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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