Summary
Ricardo Mendez is a seasoned technology executive and board member with 11+ years steering strategy, governance, and investments across Web3, decentralized identity, and fintech. He has founded and scaled global teams at Numergent, advised breakthrough projects like Bindle (now the largest SSI network in the US), and led Web3 technical due diligence and thesis work at Samsung NEXT. Comfortable as interim CTO, CSO, advisor, and founder, he blends hands-on engineering leadership with investor-grade diligence—building investment frameworks for emerging protocol ecosystems and launching grant programs to seed community innovation. Based in Berlin, he combines deep product and regulatory experience in fintech with an uncommon knack for organizing remote, matrixed teams to deliver technically sophisticated, compliance-sensitive solutions.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniería de sistemas, Ingeniería de sistemas at Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Software Engineering at Universidad Internacional de las Américas