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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Hisham El-HalabiFounder/CTO · Vernius Systems, Inc.S26Industrials · San Francisco
- Gino Guatavita@GinoGuatavitaFounder/CTO · KontigoS24Fintech · San Francisco
- jesus alberto Castillo ferrer@jecastillofFounder/CEO · KontigoS24Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Hisham El-HalabiVernius Systems, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Gino GuatavitaKontigoFounder/CTOSummer 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/GinoGuatavitajesus alberto Castillo ferrerKontigoFounder/CEOSummer 2024FintechSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/jecastillof
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jesus alberto Castillo ferrer
Founder/CEO·Kontigo
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size10
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I'm a Venezuelan founder obsessed with closing the financial inclusion gap for 1.7 billion humans. - Previously built the largest micro-lending platform in Venezuela, reaching over 500k SMBs in low-income communities with no financial history, implementing Muhammad Yunus methodology powered by ML. - Co-founded the first LLM marketplace in LatAm using micro-payments instead of subscriptions. - Founder at Bicuye, the most exotic Agave-Based Liquour with an Ultra-Premium membership club.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Kontigo
USDC-Smart Neobank for Latinos.
Co-foundersGino Guatavita@GinoGuatavita
