Guillermo Acuña

Founder @ Koywe

About

Growing Koywe, a payments platform for latam. Bilingual entrepreneur, product person, and cofounder of the largest marketplace-lending platform in Latin America. Built great fintech products and operational processes for leading companies in Latam

Country

Mexico

City

Mexico City

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Entrepreneurship, Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Problem Solving, Project Coordination, Programming, Spanish, English, Microsoft Office, Business Strategy, Microsoft Excel, Negotiation, MS Project, PowerPoint, Visual Basic, Management Consulting, C#, Java, Teamwork

Experience

Founder

Koywe

2022-3 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

Fast and local payments infrastructure for latam. https://koywe.com

Head of Product Alto Checks

ALTO

2021-3 - 2022-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

CoFounder

Cumplo

2012-2 - 2021-2 · 9 yrs 1 mo

Santiago, Chile

Jack of all trades, master of 2. I was COO, CFO, CTO, janitor, and developer. Started cumplo in Mexico. Worked for a better society by building and developing a transparent financial system for SMEs and Investors.

Cofounder

Koywe SpA

2014-12 - 2016-12 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Santiago, Chile

Software development company, focused on building better technological solutions for SMEs.

Cofounder

HuntMe

2013-10 - 2015-12 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Santiago, Chile

Online recruiting software for passive job seekers. Employers could contact users based on specific profiles, easily finding the right people. Several people were recruited using the platform.

Part-Time Teacher

Duoc UC

2011-3 - 2012-8 · 1 yr 6 mos

IT engineering teacher

Project Manager at the Innovation Division

Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo

2010-10 - 2012-2 · 1 yr 5 mos

Foster and encourage an entrepreneurial and innovative culture in Chile, through various initiatives and projects, and implementing the national innovation policy. Emphasis on science, technology, entrepreneurship, and global connection.

Broker and Fixed Income Analyst

Credicorp Capital Chile (IM Trust)

2010-2 - 2010-9 · 8 mos

Santiago Province, Chile

Traded up to 10 million dollars monthly in high yield investments in Latin America, analyzed new investment opportunities, advised clients, and negotiated with foreign banks.

Education

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Civil Industrial Engineer, IT diploma

2004 - 2009 · 5 yrs

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Stanford Ignite Santiago, Certificate Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

2014 - 2014

Exposed to core business skills such as marketing, operations, strategy, accounting, finance, and economics, and applied skills such as design thinking, negotiation, teamwork, public speaking, leadership, and pitching. Worked in a team to develop a plan for commercializing a new product or service for an existing organization or a new venture.