Technology Entrepreneur
Argentina
- Current
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- Founder at The Whuffie Bank
- Founder & CEO at Popego Inc.
- Past
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- Meme Replicator at Palermo Valley
- Founder & Board Member at Asociación de Desarrolladores de Videojuegos Argentina
- Game Oracle at Three Melons
- Game Designer at Gameloft
- Founder & Director at Evoluxion
- Game Designer at E-mind Latinamerica
- Web Designer at Amarata.com
- Education
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- St Brendan's College
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Santiago Siri’s Summary
Passionate for innovation and pioneering ideas, today I'm focused on the web and its potential to empower our lives.
Worked on software startups of many kinds (from garage to multinational); and with a mixed bag of technologies (PC, mobile and web).
Santiago Siri’s Specialties:
startups, technology, design, development, games, web, business, entrepreneurship.
Santiago Siri’s Experience
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Founder
The Whuffie Bank
(Internet industry)
March 2009 — Present (10 months)
The Whuffie Bank is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a new currency based on reputation that could be redeemed for real and virtual products and services. The higher your reputation, the wealthier you are.
It’s in the same spirit of Creative Commons, an organization that’s changing the contract between us and our ideas; that we want to build an open organization that aims to measure and enable the exchange of online reputation. -
Founder & CEO
Popego Inc.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
January 2007 — Present (3 years )
We create AI algorithms and innovative interfaces to deliver a more personal and meaningful web.
Backed by leading venture capital firms Aconcagua Ventures and Monashees Capital, Popego was considered among the 50 best startups of 2008 by TechCrunch, were we launched our public beta in September '08.
In 2009 we launched Meaningtool (www.meaningtool.com), a Semantic Engine that can learn new concepts and categorize websites and text in multiple languges. -
Meme Replicator
Palermo Valley
(Non-Profit; Internet industry)
February 2008 — January 2009 (1 year )
What began as a simple message on Twitter baptizing a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires as "Palermo Valley" due to the high concentration of technology statups ended up becoming a social event for developers, entrepreneurs and investors of the local web scene.
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Founder & Board Member
Asociación de Desarrolladores de Videojuegos Argentina
(Computer Games industry)
May 2001 — April 2008 (7 years )
Instrumental in establishing a game development industry in Argentina. Worked organizing the Argentine Videogame Expo (EVA - www.adva.com.ar/eva/) and the Argentine Game Coding Contest (CODEAR - www.adva.com.ar/CODEAR).
Represented the voice of the game development community to the local press. -
Game Oracle
Three Melons
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)
December 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Creative Director of the game development team helping to innovate the gaming language for advergames and original productions.
Disney, Coca Cola, Sony, AT&T, Movistar and Cisco were some of the clients we have worked with. -
Game Designer
Gameloft
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Games industry)
May 2005 — December 2005 (8 months)
Contributed in the foundation of Gameloft's studio at Buenos Aires with more than 100 developers and designed game ideas for mobiles.
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Founder & Director
Evoluxion
(Computer Games industry)
August 2002 — December 2005 (3 years 5 months)
Founded one of the pioneering game development companies of Argentina and directed the production of Football Deluxe, the first game to get a worldwide distribution deal from my country.
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Game Designer
E-mind Latinamerica
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
June 2001 — February 2002 (9 months)
Designed and coded games for the website of TV network for kids "Magic Kids" (www.magic-kids.com)
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Web Designer
Amarata.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
June 1999 — October 1999 (5 months)
Amarata (a.k.a. Pampa Shop) was a "dot com" for corporate and wedding gifts. As an enthusiast web developer still in high school, my cousin Francisco Okecki (founder) invited me to do some prototypes of the website. I got to learn some valuable lessons about entrepreneurship.
Santiago Siri’s Education
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St Brendan's College
Bachelor , Bilingual Bachelor in Exact Sciences (English & Spanish) , 1990 — 2001
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Santiago Siri’s Interests:
Traveling, books, films, music and games. Some examples: San Francisco, Borges, Kubrick, Lennon and Will Wright.
Santiago Siri’s Groups:
Palermo Valley Nights, BarCamp, WordCamp, ADVA (Argentine Game Developers Association), IGDA (International Game Developers Association)
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Ex-Alumnos St Brendans College
Santiago Siri’s Honors:
TechCrunch50 Finalist, San Francisco 2009 (Internet Industry, with The Whuffie Bank).
La Red Innova Startup Competition, Madrid 2009 - 2nd Prize (Internet Industry, with Popego)
Creativo Argentino 2008 (Achievement Award, with Popego)
TechCrunch50 Finalist, San Francisco 2008 (Internet Industry, with Popego).
Buenos Aires Government Grant for Innovation and Design 2006 (Design Industry, with Three Melons)
Sapo Award for Best Argentine Game of 2004 (Game Industry, with Evoluxion)
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