About
Santiago Gonzalez is the founder of PeakU, an AI-powered recruiting and international payroll platform serving US companies hiring engineers from Latin America. Over more than 12 years, he has built and scaled operations across multiple Latin American cities, including roles at Polymath Ventures, mobility startup Taximo, and hospitality tech company Inteltec. He holds an AI/ML certificate from Stanford and a project management credential from Harvard Extension, and is an alumnus of the Rockstart Accelerator.
Founder at PeakU
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Co-founders at PeakU
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Juan Isaza AristizábalFounder
Experience
- PeakUFoundercurrent2017 — presentColombia
- RockstartAlumni WM 192019 — 2020Bogota, D.C.
- IntelTecOperations Engineer2010 — 2018Medellín
- Polymath VenturesHead of Operations2013 — 2017Bogota, D.C.
- Polymath VenturesFellow & Company Builder2012 — 2013Medellin
- MassChallengeIT specialist2010
Skills & more
Start-up VenturesEarly Stage VenturesStart-up LeadershipOperations3Business-to-Business (B2B)Corrective Actions1Capacity PlanningCoachingFinancial ResultsStaff AugmentationSoftware ProjectsCounseling
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Global TeamsSystems DesignInfrastructureAgile MethodologiesSkill DevelopmentVersion Control ToolsScikit-LearnDeep LearningSpanishPlaybookPersistenceMentoringLanguages English · German
- Advanced Learning Algorithms — Stanford University
- Supervised machine learning: regression and classification — Stanford University
- Python Avanzado — Udemy
- Finance for Non-Financial Professionals — University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business
- Alumni WM19 — Rockstart
- Endeavor Entrepreneur — Endeavor
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Santiago Gonzalez?
- Santiago Gonzalez is the founder of PeakU, an AI-powered recruiting and international payroll platform serving US companies hiring engineers from Latin America. Over more than 12 years, he has built and scaled operations across multiple Latin American cities, including roles at Polymath Ventures, mobility startup Taximo, and hospitality tech company Inteltec. He holds an AI/ML certificate from Stanford and a project management credential from Harvard Extension, and is an alumnus of the Rockstart Accelerator.
- Where does Santiago Gonzalez work?
- Santiago Gonzalez is Founder of PeakU.
- What companies did Santiago Gonzalez found?
- Santiago Gonzalez founded PeakU.
- Where did Santiago Gonzalez go to school?
- Santiago Gonzalez studied at Universidad de Los Andes (Electronic Engineer, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); Harvard Extension School (Project Management); Universidad de Los Andes (Bioengineering studies, Bioengineering).
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Polymath Ventures mafia3
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Shared employers
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Bor BoerManaging Director at CapagroJohan van MilTeam member at Peak, an early-stage fund backed by entrepreneursHeleen Dura – van OordEntrepreneur and investorDesirée PetterssonImpact Operations Associate at SET VenturesJulia PadbergPartner at SET VenturesVeronica FresneauCommunications Director at World Fund
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Also worked at MassChallenge80
Dave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder CollectiveCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesSarah RomankoAssociate at Geek VenturesAndreaIR at NAPJohn HarthorneFounder & Managing Director at Two Lanterns Venture Partners
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