Angel Cisneros built his career on one principle: that world-class infrastructure can be built from Latin America.
He proved it with Quiubas, the small bootstrapped company that grew into one of the most dominant messaging platforms in the region, ultimately acquired by Twilio.
Now, he is building something far larger. With Saptiva, Angel is designing the sovereign AI grid that will underpin the region’s future — compute, data control, national AI models, and the systems that governments and enterprises will rely on for decades. His path reflects a shift from entrepreneur to the architect of a continental infrastructure layer.
Angel’s journey is defined by bold bets, long-term vision, and a record of building market-defining companies that reshaped Latin America’s tech ecosystem.
Saptiva is orchestrating the region’s AI stack — enterprise-grade, regulation-ready infrastructure running across banks, governments, and national defense. Backed by Nvidia, anchoring Mexico’s national AI agenda, and scaling with multi-year contracts across the continent.
Active investor in early-stage startups across LatAm. Providing not just capital, but battle-tested guidance from scaling market-dominant companies — helping founders turn bold ideas into enduring infrastructure.
Captured 95% of Mexico’s SMS market and 70% of LatAm, becoming Google’s #1 vendor in 21 countries. Bootstrapped to +$70M USD ARR with just 18 people before being acquired by Twilio — proving global tech can be built from LatAm.
Founded in Guanajuato, the company delivered enterprise-grade software for U.S. agencies, including FEMA after major hurricanes. Among the earliest adopters of the software augmentation model, years before it became industry standard.
Latin America cannot build its future on infrastructure it does not control. For decades, the region’s most critical digital systems — cloud, data, compute, and now AI — have been outsourced to foreign platforms. That dependence forces governments and industries to operate on someone else’s technology, someone else’s rules, and someone else’s priorities.
Angel is building Saptiva to break that dependence.
Saptiva is designing the sovereign AI grid for Mexico and LATAM: national compute, regional data control, and AI systems that the region owns. It is the infrastructure that banks, governments, and critical industries will rely on for security, economic resilience, and technological autonomy.This is not just a company.
It is a strategic project for the region’s future — the foundation that allows Latin America to build, compete, and lead in the age of artificial intelligence.
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As an active angel investor, limited partner, and mentor, he supports visionary founders through every stage of growth. Whether you're building something bold, seeking guidance, or exploring collaboration, Angel is open to conversations that shape the future of LATAM tech.
