Mr Carlos Ochoa

KANDO id: 572281

Bio

Carlos is a serial bi-cultural technology entrepreneur, investor, and frequent speaker at technology, innovation and entrepreneurship forums. Previous to investments, Carlos Co-Founded and served as Executive VP at Sm4rt Corp, a holding company that included Sm4rt Security Services (Cyber Security Operation Centers), Sm4rt Predictive Systems (Artificial Intelligence Card Fraud Prevention Technologies) and Sm4rt Game Studios (Videogames). With Sm4rt he created the Premier Cyber Security and InfoSec compliance firm in the region, which ultimately was acquired by KIO Networks, the largest Information Technology Services Enterprise in Latin America. A Mexican bank consortium (E-Global) acquired the fraud prevention venture. Since he founded his first company at 19, he has been leveraging the power and efficiency that technology and software bring to the industry, creating software for Nextel, AT&T, Teletech and P&G among others. Carlos is an active mentor for the Founder Institute in San Francisco and founding director for the Chapter in Mexico City. Passionate for technology, markets and entrepreneurs, he lives in San Francisco with his wife and child, and enjoys coaching, first time founders, getting down the slopes and rides a skateboard every day. He attended the Telematics Engineering Program at ITAM ́s in Mexico City.


Career


AI8 Ventures

Venture capital firm with a focus on early stage fintech and healthtech companies.
Email: [email protected]

Chilango Ventures


Education