Where does Cristian Tala work?

Cristian Tala is CEO El Ecosistema Startups at Taram Capital.

Where did Cristian Tala go to school?

Cristian Tala studied at Maastricht School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master in Business Administration); Udacity (AWS Cloud Developer); Universidad de Chile (Certification in Evaluation and Management of IT Projects, Information Technology Project Management).

Cristian Tala

Investor

CEO El Ecosistema Startups at Taram Capital

Santiago, Chile

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About

Cristian Tala founded Pago Fácil, a fintech that grew from an open-source plugin used by 3,000 companies to a platform serving 6,000 clients before being acquired by Evo Payments. He currently operates as an angel investor in 30+ Latin American startups, founded Nakama Ventures, and serves as a limited partner in multiple investment funds while teaching engineering at the university level. Tala has authored two books on startup investment and entrepreneurship and created Cágala, Aprende, Repite, a community focused on practical lessons from entrepreneurial failures.

Experience

Cágala, Aprende, Repite (CAR)Fundadorcurrent2026 — present
El Ecosistema StartupCEO / Capitan Piratacurrent2023 — presentChile
Nakama Ventures (ex Hero Capital)General Partnercurrent2022 — presentChile
EVO Payments, Inc.VP eCommerce for LATAM2021 — 2022Chile
Servicios Tecnológicos Pago FácilFounder and Business Developer2016 — 2021Santiago Province, Chile
PANDORA LTDAChief Executive Officer2015 — 2016Chile
EmpresasCTMProject and Process Manager2011 — 2016Santiago, chile
EmpresasCTMImport & Export Manager2011 — 2016Santiago, Chile
Universidad Diego PortalesProfesor Facultad de Ingeniería2010 — 2016
Scoala de ValoriSession Developer & Trainer2011 — 2012
GROWTrainer2011
AIESECTrainer in Grow2011Romania
AIESECOGX Coordinator in AIESEC USACH2010 — 2011Chile

Skills & more

Inteligencia artificialEstrategia empresarialEmpresas emergentesCreación de comunidadAutomatizaciónEducación emprendedora4Financiación con capital riesgo5Mentoría1LiderazgoStrategic Partnerships2Strategy1Information Technology1

+8 more

Business-to-Business (B2B)StartupsAgile MethodologiesAnalytical SkillsInvestmentsTeam LeadershipBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurship

Languages English · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Cristian Tala?: Cristian Tala founded Pago Fácil, a fintech that grew from an open-source plugin used by 3,000 companies to a platform serving 6,000 clients before being acquired by Evo Payments. He currently operates as an angel investor in 30+ Latin American startups, founded Nakama Ventures, and serves as a limited partner in multiple investment funds while teaching engineering at the university level. Tala has authored two books on startup investment and entrepreneurship and created Cágala, Aprende, Repite, a community focused on practical lessons from entrepreneurial failures.
Where does Cristian Tala work?: Cristian Tala is CEO El Ecosistema Startups at Taram Capital.
Where did Cristian Tala go to school?: Cristian Tala studied at Maastricht School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master in Business Administration); Udacity (AWS Cloud Developer); Universidad de Chile (Certification in Evaluation and Management of IT Projects, Information Technology Project Management).