About
Carlos Montoya is Co-Founder and CTO at Metatate, a company focused on data and AI. With over two decades of experience, he has built and led technology products across corporate software development and startups, with expertise in SaaS, AI-driven applications, and blockchain products, and has served as CTO at multiple organizations.
Experience
- MetatateCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorResident Technologistcurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
- TeamClassCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Ideal LabsCo-Founder & Web3 Engineer2023 — 2025Global
- accel-EQ (Techstars ‘23)VP of Engineering2023 — 2024United States
- Parity TechnologiesWeb3 Engineering Manager2023
- StellarEmployCTO and Co-founder2016 — 2021New York
- Master Coffee ClubFounder2015 — 2021Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorAlumni ERA 142018New York City Metropolitan Area
- MVM Ingeniería de softwareCTO2014 — 2016Medellín
- MVM Ingeniería de softwareSoftware Engineering Director, Processes and IT2007 — 2014Medellín
- MVM Ingeniería de softwareSoftware Architect2005 — 2007
- MVM Ingeniería de softwareSoftware Developer2004 — 2005
- COMFAMILIAR RDASoftware Developer2003 — 2004Pereira
- FreelanceFreelance Developer2000 — 2002Manizales
Skills & more
Product DevelopmentData ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Software ArchitectureWeb DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipZK4Business Development4Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Application ArchitectureCloud ApplicationsEngineering Management
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CtoSoftware EngineeringFRAMEArchitectureObject Oriented DesignEnterprise ArchitectureTechnology ManagementAgile Project ManagementGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)LeadershipBlockchainPolkadotLanguages English · Spanish
From Carlos's professional profile.
Colleagues at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Al Torres
Advisor | B2B GTM Advisor & Investor, Media & Technology at Remarkable Ventures
Alan Chung
Investor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Amar Sehic
Investor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Andrei Rebrov
Investor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Andry Tanusdjaja
Investor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Arif Sorathia
Partner at Route 66 Ventures
Artem Mikhlin
Venture Partner | Advisor, Stealth Mobile Smell Sensor Startup at Remarkable Ventures
Beth Temple
Investor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carlos Montoya?
- Carlos Montoya is Co-Founder and CTO at Metatate, a company focused on data and AI. With over two decades of experience, he has built and led technology products across corporate software development and startups, with expertise in SaaS, AI-driven applications, and blockchain products, and has served as CTO at multiple organizations.
- Where does Carlos Montoya work?
- Carlos Montoya is at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA).
- Where did Carlos Montoya go to school?
- Carlos Montoya studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Master of Science Information Technology, Information Technology); Polkadot Blockchain Academy (Blockchain Engineer, Computer Science); Tecnológico de Monterrey (Master in Information Technology Management, IT Management).
Founder mafias
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Tecnológico de Monterrey mafia71
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Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana mafia4
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Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
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Fernando GonzalezPartner, Global Capital Strategy at QED InvestorsAileen AllenPartner at Mercury FundKevin 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 Encode Club1
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Shared employers
Also worked at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator65
Justin SmithlineGeneral Partner at Triple Impact CapitalTaz PatelInvestor at Green Cow Venture CapitalLiran AmranyPresident at Team8Matthew HolmesCo-Founder + CEO, Celebrate at Mu VenturesIynna HalilouGeneral Partner at The MBA FundKrishnamurty KambhampatiPartner at Cloquet Capital Partners, LLC
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