Angel Investor · Founder · AI Builder

16 years in finance.
Now I build the systems.

From CFO and regulatory leader to angel investor and AI builder. I design, fund, and ship financial platforms — from compliance engines to trading systems — at startup speed.

LinkedIn
cesar@portfolio ~ %
16+
Years in Finance & Regulation
CNBV · Brokers · Exchanges
CFO
Atarraya (US Biotech)
Capital strategy & fundraising
Fintech Sandbox Winner
Clinch · USD/MXN payments
Angel
Investor
AI · Fintech · Digital products
Portfolio

Projects & Platforms

Production software across compliance, trading, and education verticals. Built with modern AI-assisted development tools.

SENTINEL Dashboard
Production

SENTINEL PLD/AML

Document processing pipeline for AML compliance

Compliance

AI-powered document processing pipeline for PLD/AML compliance with 97.8% accuracy rate and 52.3s average processing time.

Next.jsPythonPostgreSQLOpenAI+2
97.8%
Accuracy Rate
52.3s
Avg Processing
ESCUDO Dashboard
Production

ESCUDO PLD/FT

Complete compliance platform for LFPIORPI regulated entities

Compliance

Full-stack compliance solution for Article 21 LFPIORPI entities with automated SPPLD notice generation and risk monitoring.

Next.jsTypeScriptSupabasePostgreSQL+1
47
Operations/Month
$5.2M MXN
Total Volume
CR Engine Screener
Production

CR Engine

Stock trading analysis with insider tracking and scoring

Trading

Multi-factor stock analysis engine with SEC Form 4 insider tracking, proprietary scoring algorithm, and portfolio risk monitoring.

Next.jsTypeScriptPythonPostgreSQL+2
50
Events (30d)
50
Active Alerts
FXData Terminal
Production

FXData Terminal

Real-time USD/MXN monitoring with Z-Score analysis

Trading

Professional FX terminal for USD/MXN pair with candlestick charts, Banxico FIX reference, and CME futures overlay.

Next.jsTypeScriptTwelveData APIBanxico API+1
17.3043
Current Rate
10.0 pips
Spread
Options Engine Market Data
MVP

Options Engine

Crypto options trading with automated strategy execution

Trading

BTC options trading engine with Deribit integration, straddle strategies, and automated trigger-based execution.

Next.jsTypeScriptDeribit APIWebSocket+2
$73,054
BTC Spot
200
Instruments
CryptoExchange Trading Panel
MVP

CryptoExchange

Full-featured BTC/USDT exchange with order book

Trading

Complete cryptocurrency exchange platform with real-time order book, market/limit orders, and CoinGecko price integration.

Next.jsTypeScriptCoinGecko APIWebSocket+1
$74,728
BTC Price
+5.80%
24h Change
P
Coming Soon
In Development

PropTech CDMX

Real estate opportunity analysis for Mexico City

Trading

Data-driven real estate platform analyzing purchase opportunities in CDMX with profitability metrics and zone comparisons.

Next.jsTypeScriptPythonPostgreSQL+1
500+
Active Listings
15
Zones Tracked
EduPlay Landing
Production

EduPlay

Educational games platform: SpellBee Kids + MathLand

Learning

Gamified learning platform with SpellBee for English spelling and MathLand for mathematics. No ads, no pay-to-win.

Next.jsTypeScriptSupabaseWeb Audio API+1
2
Games
50+
Active Users
Methodology

How I Build

Shipping production software faster with AI-assisted development. The right tool for each stage of the build process.

UI Scaffolding

v0

AI-powered component generation. From prompt to production-ready React + Tailwind components. Rapid UI prototyping with design system consistency.

ReactTailwindComponents

Edge Hosting

Vercel

CDN + serverless/edge functions + CI/CD. Global distribution with automatic deployments, preview environments, and zero-config scaling.

CDNServerlessCI/CD

Full-Stack Scaffolding

Lovable

AI-assisted app scaffolding environment. Complete applications with React/TS, backend integration, database, and auth. Rapid MVP validation.

Full-StackDatabaseAuth

AI-Augmented IDE

Cursor

Inline refactors, agentic coding, and AI-assisted debugging. Maintaining large codebases with intelligent code completion and optimization.

RefactoringAgenticDebugging

LLM Coding Agent

Claude Code

Agentic programming assistant for complex architecture, system design, and autonomous code generation. Human-directed, AI-executed development.

ArchitectureAgenticCode Gen

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About

Who I Am

Cesar Rodriguez
16+
Years in Finance
9
Platforms Shipped
4
Verticals
Active
Angel Investor

Operator turned investor and builder with 16+ years across finance, regulation, and executive leadership.

I've been CFO of a US biotech startup, led compliance programs at CNBV-regulated institutions, and built a USD/MXN payments platform that won Mexico's Fintech Sandbox Challenge. Now I invest in early-stage startups and build AI-native financial platforms — from algorithmic trading engines to regulatory compliance systems.

My edge: I understand the regulation, the capital strategy, AND the code. I use Claude Code, Lovable, and Cursor not as shortcuts, but as multipliers — going from database schema to production deploy in days, with the architectural depth that regulated markets demand.

Areas of expertise

Financial RegulationCapital StrategyAngel InvestingSystem ArchitectureTrading SystemsCompliance / RegTechAI-Augmented DevelopmentExecutive Coaching
Services

How I Work With You

Angel Investment

Early-stage capital for AI, fintech, and digital products. I evaluate founder-market fit, capital efficiency, and fast validation cycles.

Technical Advisory

Architecture reviews, compliance-ready infrastructure, and system design for regulated markets. From database schema to production deploy.

Executive Coaching

Financial strategy for founders: fundraising readiness, unit economics, system design tradeoffs, and scaling operations.

Open Source

GitHub

Select open-source projects and code samples. Most production systems remain private.

Options-trading
0

BTC options trading engine with Deribit API integration and automated strategy execution

TypeScript
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Contact

Let's Build Something

Looking for an angel investor, technical advisor, or execution partner who understands both the regulation and the code? Let's talk.

Available for projects
Based in Mexico City
Remote-first