About
Jose Cayasso (Caya) is the founder and CEO of Slidebean, a venture-backed SaaS company established in 2014 that helps founders create investor pitches through its software product and consulting agency. He has hosted the company's YouTube channel since 2018, which has grown to over 700,000 subscribers. His background includes graphic design, digital animation, and filmmaking, and he is a 500 Startups alum and Webby Award recipient.
Founder at Slidebean
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Slidebean's investors · 5
Co-founders at Slidebean
AM
Afraaz Masters
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Caya
JE
Jose Enrique Bolanos
VC
Vinicio Chanto
Experience
- SlidebeanChief Executive Officercurrent2013 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- HubSpotVideo Producercurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Snap JudgementCo Producer2025
- SaborstudioFounder and CEO2011 — 2019Costa Rica
- 500 StartupsParticipating Company2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- DreamIt VenturesParticipating Company2014Greater New York City Area
- Start-Up ChileParticipating Company2013 — 2014Chile
- TEDxYouthPuraVidaGuest Speaker2013Costa Rica
- Intel CorporationSenior Technical Support Specialist2005 — 2012Costa Rica
Skills & more
Video ProductionJournalismEntrepreneurship99Growth Marketing48Visual Storytelling3Financial Modeling2Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Public Speaking63Start-ups40Marketing Strategy19Online Marketing14User Experience16
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Graphic DesignProject ManagementE-commerceSocial MediaStrategic PlanningBusiness StrategyPhotoshopManagementPresentation Design3D animationDigital MarketingLanguages English · Spanish
- Prof G Certified Brand Strategist — Section
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Caya (Jose Cayasso)?
- Jose Cayasso (Caya) is the founder and CEO of Slidebean, a venture-backed SaaS company established in 2014 that helps founders create investor pitches through its software product and consulting agency. He has hosted the company's YouTube channel since 2018, which has grown to over 700,000 subscribers. His background includes graphic design, digital animation, and filmmaking, and he is a 500 Startups alum and Webby Award recipient.
- Where does Caya (Jose Cayasso) work?
- Caya (Jose Cayasso) is Founder of Slidebean.
- What companies did Caya (Jose Cayasso) found?
- Caya (Jose Cayasso) founded Slidebean.
- Where did Caya (Jose Cayasso) go to school?
- Caya (Jose Cayasso) studied at Universidad LCI Veritas (Licentiate degree, Digital Animation); Universidad de Costa Rica UCR (Undergrad (incomplete), Systems Engineering); Marist High School, San Jose (High School Diploma, Middle School).
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