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Victor Santos

Founder of Onyx Private

Boston, Massachusetts

Overview 

Victor Santos is a Fintech Entrepreneur based in Boston, Massachusetts, known for co-founding banQi and serving as its Chief Strategy Officer and CEO. With a background in product management and business development, he has successfully led start-ups and made significant contributions to companies like Google and Ciao Telecom Inc. Santos has a strong educational foundation with an MBA from The Wharton School and a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. He has also been involved in notable ventures such as Onyx Private, One Way Ventures, and Techstars, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship and leadership within the Fintech and SaaS sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2021 - Current

    Onyx is a modern private bank for the new generation of affluent customers

Onyx is a modern private bank for the new generation

Raised $4,600,000.00 from Olive Tree Capital, Y Combinator, One Way Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Village Global, 186 Ventures, Bantam Group, One Way Ventures, Y Combinator and Goodwater Capital.

  • Limited Partner & Venture Scout

    2019

    Venture Capital built for immigrants by immigrants - Investing in exceptional tech founders shaped by the immigration experience. First Venture Scout looking for amazing immigrant entrepreneurs.

One Way Ventures is a seed-stage fund that invests in immigrant tech founders.

  • Investor & Board Member

    2020

  • Investor

    2021

    Acquired by Bradesco Next

  • Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

    2020 - 2021

    Led product, engineering and corporate strategy across São-Paulo and Boston. Acquired by ViaVarejo (BVMF: VVAR3). banQi was previously known as Airfox before the rebrand.

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2015 - 2020

    banQi is a neo-bank focused on bringing financial, social and digital inclusion to the 120M underbanked Brazilians. With banQi, Airfox aims to provide free and simple financial services for everyday use. Powered by the Airfox platform, we evolved the Airfox app into a new and more Brazilian-friendly brand. banQi represents what it means to break down financial barriers in Brazil, enabling us to satisfy the financial needs of our target audience in the C, D, and E social classes.

  • Boston 2016 Spring Alumni

    2016 - 2016

Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.

Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.

  • Co-Founder & COO

    2011 - 2015

    Led product, engineering and marketing. A B2B Private-Label Emerging Market VoIP Reseller Platform and a $10 / month mobile wireless plan subsidized by AdTech as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator with Sprint.

  • Product Marketing Manager

    2012 - 2014

    Business Analyst Intern on G-Suite, (APMM) Marketing Manager on Google Partners

Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.

Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.

  • Business Development Manager

    2009 - 2011

    Telecom platform to medium-sized entrepreneurs and value-added software resellers starting their own VoIP business in emerging markets

iWorld Services is a provider of VOIP services, as well as sip, IP, and PBX services, around the world.

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