Garcia-Amaya
Brothers

Hi, I’m Ricardo, a two-time AI founder and Y Combinator alumnus. I’ve been building for over a decade in Silicon Valley, having raised more than $10 million across my companies. Today, I co-founded RippleTalks to bring accomplished founders together for candid conversations, practical lessons, and genuine connection.

Bringing people together has been a constant throughout my career. I started Alumni Founders, a community of 3,000 Y Combinator alumni, and Top American Latinx Tech Leaders, whose 65 members include 11 founders of billion-dollar companies. Along the way, I’ve had the opportunity to host more than 50 technology leaders across nine cities, including Mark Cuban, Ben Horowitz, Jeff Lawson, and Jennifer Hyman.

I earned both my MBA and undergraduate degree from NYU. I’ve been named one of Silicon Valley’s Top Diverse Tech 40 Under 40 and selected as an Aspen Institute Innovator Fellow and an NYU Stern entrepreneurship fellow.

I live in Carmel, California, with my wife, Leslie, our children, and our two Chihuahuas.

Hi, I’m Alejandro, co-founder of RippleTalks, where unicorn founders meet with venture-backed tech founders for candid conversations and genuine connection.

I know the founder journey from two distinct perspectives: I’ve built a venture-backed startup and bootstrapped a company that grew to serve more than 130 Fortune 500 clients across four continents.

Much of my work comes back to creating spaces where ambitious people can learn from one another. I created and hosted the Spotlight Series, Zero to Billions, GettingThere, and FindingHere, and helped build communities including the Techstars Alumni Group and Latinx Tech Leaders. Together with my brothers, I also invest through Nilo Ventures in YC-vetted founders building across Latin America.

I enjoy meeting people who are passionate, kind, sincere, curious, and don’t take themselves too seriously.

Hi, I’m Andrés, founder and CEO of Zoe Financial, a modern wealth platform that helps people find and work with vetted independent financial advisors. Since starting Zoe, we’ve grown it into a platform supporting more than $2 billion in assets under admin and raised $45 million in funding, including a $30 million Series B.

Before Zoe, I was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, where I developed tools to evaluate country risk and long-term economic trends. I also worked as a global macro strategist, helping financial advisors make sense of complex markets.

I’m a CFA and have appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg, and PBS’s Nightly Business Report. I was also named one of the Robert Toigo Foundation’s 40 Under 40 rising stars in finance.

I live in New York with my wife, Jenny, and our children.