Andres Silva is a seasoned founder and engineering leader with 11 years building high-growth, user-focused tech products across Latin America. As Co-Founder of OnePay he’s shipping a one-click WhatsApp payments experience adopted by 20,000+ merchants and driving 40% higher conversion rates with a single integration. His background spans founding multiple startups (including taxi and refurbished-electronics marketplaces) and leading engineering at Frubana, where he scaled supply-chain and marketplace systems for thousands of restaurants. Andres combines hands-on mobile and backend expertise with product sensibility—he’s taught iOS development, led mobile engineering teams, and built multi-channel customer flows (apps, chatbots, IVR) that moved tens of millions of transactions annually. Based in Bogotá, he pairs entrepreneurial grit with operational experience in payments and logistics, often focusing on simple, accessible user experiences (even for 85-year-olds).
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Bachelor's degree, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Universidad de Caldas
YCombinator Startup School, YCombinator Startup School at Startup School Online
Contributions:1 release, 9 commits, 3 PRs in 11 months
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