Barcelona · Dubai/Software and engineering/Product
I turn complex
technical systems
into simple product.
Co-founder & CEO of Bennu and founder of Unicorn Payments. I build software, product and digital infrastructure for companies that operate across countries —from Barcelona and LATAM to the Middle East.
- Today
- Co-founder & CEO · Bennu
- Based in
- Barcelona · Dubai
- Focus
- Software · Product
What I build today.
Two independent companies, one common thread: turning complex technical systems into product that is simple and operable across jurisdictions.
Bennu Edge develops the software and product interface of Bennu: the experience layer that makes a technically complex system usable. Third-party capabilities depend on the provider, eligibility and jurisdiction.
bennu.appSoftware, systems and IT consulting brand with operating entities in Spain, the United States and the UAE. Unicorn Payments FZE operates from Sharjah with a technology scope.
unicornpay.appThis website presents my path and links to independent projects. Each product keeps its own scope, terms, providers and availability. See companies and structure · legal detail.
Compliance or bank onboarding team? I have prepared a dossier covering identity, corporate structure by jurisdiction, nature of business, source of wealth, regulatory perimeter and documents available on request. See due diligence (KYC/KYB).
From a high school in Barcelona to the Forbes list.
I didn't study for this: I learned by building. What began as teenage curiosity about software became a way of understanding the world —spotting friction, designing the system that removes it.
Today I work at the hardest and most interesting layer: making a technically complex system feel simple. Software, product and engineering, between Barcelona and Dubai. Less noise, better systems.
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2013
First product, at age 13
I release Students Manager, a productivity app for students. It wins the Start-Up School in Catalonia. The obsession begins here.
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2016
Co-founder & CTO of Sharge
Peer-to-peer electric car charging, in collaboration with Audi. It wins the Audi Creativity Challenge; that summer, the Imagine Silicon Valley program.
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2017
Forbes 30 Under 30 (Sharge) · FileNation
Recognized by Forbes (Technology, Europe) for my role as CTO of Sharge —the youngest on the list. The same year I launch FileNation, file sharing over IPFS: front page of Hacker News and 860+ stars on GitHub.
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2018
Founder & CEO of Shasta
Peer-to-peer international money transfer app. My first consumer product at scale, with real security and reliability demands. Earlier stage.
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2024
Bennu & Unicorn Payments
I found Bennu (December 2024) as co-founder & CEO and develop Unicorn Payments, expanding product, software and infrastructure between Europe and the UAE.
Cases, not adjectives.
Each project in five fields: problem, product, my responsibility, result and external evidence. From my first platform at age 13 to today.
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2016
Sharge
Co-founder & CTO · Mobility- Problem
- Charging an electric car relied on a scarce and expensive public network.
- Product
- Peer-to-peer network: anyone with a plug could share it so others could charge.
- My role
- Co-founder & CTO. Technology and product.
- Result
- Collaboration with Audi, winner of the Audi Creativity Challenge and, in 2017, Forbes 30 Under 30 for this role.
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2017
FileNation
Product & development · IPFS- Problem
- Sharing files without relying on centralized servers or censorship.
- Product
- Decentralized sharing over IPFS: you send a file as a link, without intermediaries.
- My role
- Product and development.
- Result
- Front page of Hacker News and more than 860 stars on GitHub.
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2018
Shasta
Founder & CEO · Earlier stage- Problem
- Sending and receiving money between individuals and currencies was still slow and expensive.
- Product
- International payments app: send, request and receive money instantly, in multiple currencies.
- My role
- Founder & CEO. Product, team and strategy.
- Result
- My first consumer product at scale. Earlier stage; the foundation of the engineering discipline I apply today.
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2024
Bennu
Co-founder & CEO · Current stage- Problem
- The systems for managing digital assets are technically complex and hard to use.
- Product
- Bennu Edge: the software and product interface that make that system usable.
- My role
- Co-founder & CEO. Product, software and direction.
- Result
- Founded in December 2024. Current stage. Third-party capabilities depend on the provider, eligibility and jurisdiction. Corporate scope.
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2013
Students Manager
My first product · age 13- Problem
- A student managed subjects, assignments and exams in scattered places.
- Product
- A productivity app that brought it all together in one place.
- My role
- Creator, at age 13. Where it all began.
- Result
- Winner of the Start-Up School in Catalonia.
I started writing code at 13. I never stopped building. Every product is the same bet: take something that seems impossible and make it inevitable.
Operator notes on product and technology.
Notes from the inside: product, engineering and what it really takes to build and operate software across multiple jurisdictions.
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05 JUN 2026
Compliance and transparency: the foundation of cross-border fintech
Compliance · FintechWhy compliance is not an obstacle to building international financial products, but the infrastructure that makes them possible.
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12 JUN 2026
KYC and AML explained: why a fintech startup should take them seriously from day one
Regulation · KYC/AMLWhat these controls really require, the most common early-stage mistakes and why they are a trust advantage, not just a formality.
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19 JUN 2026
Building a company across jurisdictions: lessons from Barcelona to Dubai
International expansionWhat really changes when operating in more than one jurisdiction —entities, corporate banking, compliance— and the corporate governance discipline it demands.
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