Summary
Elio Santana is a multidisciplinary tech leader and entrepreneur with 10+ years building and scaling fintech, crypto, and consumer products across eight countries. Currently COO and Portfolio Manager at a US multi-strategy hedge fund, he also co-founded and architects crypto trading platforms and algotraders with institutional exchange integrations (Binance, Huobi). Former tech lead at BlackRock, UBS and Santander and CTO of award-winning startups, he combines hands-on full‑stack engineering (TypeScript, React/React Native, Java, Rust/Substrate, Solidity) with product, growth and sales experience. He has founded, exited and advised multiple startups, won international entrepreneurship contests including a $500K win in Dubai, and was a YC finalist with Fitlov. Deeply embedded in crypto (Polkadot, Solana) and algorithmic trading, he pairs rapid prototyping instincts with structured architecture and team leadership. As a rare blend of engineer, marketer and operator, he turns small ideas into scalable product and go-to-market strategies.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Grupo Atrium/Universidad Alcalá, Advanced development with J2EE, Grupo Atrium/Universidad Alcalá, Advanced development with J2EE at Master's degree in Grupo Atrium/Universidad Alcalá
Degree of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Business Administration, Degree of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Business Administration at Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Italian, English, Spanish