Daniel Vogel

Building the digital currency ecosystem in Latam

Bitso CargoCEO & Co-Founder Bitso is a currency exchange - offering a bridge for participants to connect between novel financial platforms, like Bitcoin and Ripple, and the Mexican Peso. Our advanced banking integrations, best practice security standards, and strong focus on regulatory compliance, make Bitso the de facto choice for Bitcoin and Ripple operations in the country. Advanced APIs allow our consumers to programmatically interact with our systems, automate their operations, and build applications on top of our services. Our customers range from Mexican nationals wishing to invest in bitcoin through corporations looking to ease cross-border payment pains. There are a number of Bitcoin exchanges around the world, but few are as well-placed as Bitso. Mexico is the endpoint of the largest remittance corridor in the world (originating in the U.S.); one that in 2014 was reported at over $20 billion USD and expected to keep growing. The 15th largest economy in the world, Mexico has free trade agreements with 46 countries. 2014 exports amounted to over $405 billion USD, imports to over $407 billion. Mexico's vibrant citizens are young (median age is 27 years), well communicated (mobile subscription penetration is over 91%), and have growing access to internet (penetration in 2014 was 43%, with 15% growth). This makes Mexico an excellent candidate to migrate towards faster, safer, and cheaper cross-border payments that leverage state of the art technology. We are strongly driven by a desire to improve the inefficient business models of remittance companies, and have witnessed first-hand the disproportionately high fees paid by underprivileged Mexicans living in the US who send aid money home. Our hope is to make a positive impact in this space - a social mission which is our single biggest motivator. We are committed to forging the foundation for a new cryptocurrency economy in Mexico - one that can transform remittances and make truly frictionless international commerce a possibility. Partner Xochi Ventures Bridge Partners Partner & Co-founder Empowering Latin America's early-stage entrepreneurs. Led by founders from across the region. FinTech México Board Member FinTech México Quantcast Product Manager Member of the Strategy Council, responsible for the company’s vision, mission, and strategy Led a cross-functional team to uncover and streamline Quantcast’s operational procedures Identified and executed on Quantcast’s first acquisition: MakeGood Software Filed patent applications on various topics, such as improved online advertising attribution and privacy centric feature analysis for mobile devices CargoSenior Software Engineer Lead architect of Quantcast’s Real Time Bidding platform, which catalyzed Quantcast's data and became the company's revenue-generating product Became the company’s youngest Senior Engineer Member of the Architecture Council, responsible for overseeing all technical projects Worked closely on several highly sensitive projects directly with the executive team Received several awards and recognitions for outstanding ideas and contributions Developed Quantcast's high-performance network edge--a world-class, globally-distributed data infrastructure that serves over 25 billion Internet events at peak loads of over 450,000 real-time requests per second each and every day. At the time it was one of the largest and most advanced distributed computing systems on the planet Low Latency, High Throughput Systems Quantcast Intern Programmed a set of innovative applications to discover failures in the company’s working model. Built a comprehensive web-crawling application to mine and display data. Handled and revamped Quantcast’s Flash tracking service, used by hundreds of millions of people every month. Siemens VDO Automotive AG Safety & Chassis Electronics Intern Led an international team of eight individuals in restructuring the manufacturing reporting process of the company’s plants located in South Korea, China, Mexico, Germany, Malaysia, and France. Programmed the division’s website and implemented new internal communication protocols in order to automate processes and make information easily accessible for managers worldwide. Francisco Bautista SA de CV Manufacturing Optimization Intern UbicaciónMexico City Area, Mexico Performed several analyses of the company’s operations in order to improve them. Implemented the aforementioned analyses by working with different teams. RcMovies.Com Founder and Co-Owner RcMovies.Com Designed, programmed, and maintained a website for Remote Controlled (RC) Cars with an Australian partner. The site became the number one RC Movie site on the internet according to several websites and magazines. Telmex Summer Intern Worked for a Telmex subsidiary, CENTEC, managing the local area network.