# Andres Santos

> Andres Santos is the co-founder and CEO of Comun, a Spanish-first digital bank built for Latino immigrants in the United States. A Mexican-born MIT Sloan MBA who once struggled to open a US bank account himself, Santos turned that friction into a fast-growing neobank that accepts more than 100 Latin American IDs, requires no Social Security Number, and sends remittances across Latin America. After a $4.5M seed round in late 2023, Comun raised a $21.5M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures in August 2024 - just months later - on the back of 52% month-over-month customer growth.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Comun
- **Organizations:** Comun, FJ Labs, Sigma Alimentos, Neomesa S.A. de C.V., Grupo Alfa
- **From:** Mexico
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management, Bachelor's in Management, Northeastern University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Comun, a Spanish-first neobank for Latino immigrants, Raised a $21.5M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures in August 2024, just months after a $4.5M seed, Grew active customers 52% month over month since launch

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Financial Analyst Intern at Grupo Alfa
- **Pre-2019** — Category Head and Head of Strategic Planning at Sigma Alimentos, working on growth initiatives and IPO execution
- **Pre-2019** — Founded Neomesa S.A. de C.V., a food and retail startup
- **2019-2021** — MBA at MIT Sloan School of Management
- **2021** — Investor at FJ Labs in New York
- **2021** — Co-founded Comun with Abiel Gutierrez; became CEO (November 2021)
- **2022** — Launched Comun's first product in October using BaaS middleware
- **2023** — Partnered with Community Federal Savings Bank; raised $4.5M seed (December)
- **2024** — Launched remittance product (March); raised $21.5M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures (August)
- **2025** — Comun named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in Finance & Personal Finance

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Comun, a Spanish-first neobank for Latino immigrants
- Raised a $21.5M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures in August 2024, just months after a $4.5M seed
- Grew active customers 52% month over month since launch
- Grew monthly revenue roughly 50x in the first half of 2024
- On track to process over $1 billion in annualized payment volume
- Built a KYC system accepting 100+ Latin American IDs, requiring no SSN
- Comun named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2025 in Finance & Personal Finance

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Comun raised $21.5M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures, months after its seed round.
- **2025-02** — Comun recognized among Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in Finance & Personal Finance.

## Links

- Website: https://comun.app
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/santos-andres
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/comunbanking
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comunbanking

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Last updated: 2026-06-04