# Daniel Vogel

> Daniel Vogel is the Mexican co-founder and CEO of Bitso. Educated in computer systems engineering and economics at Stanford and business administration at Harvard, he worked at Quantcast before returning to Mexico in 2015. His early Bitcoin remittance experiment informed a career connecting digital assets with local payment systems. He is also an angel investor and a co-founder of Fintech Mexico.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Bitso
- **Organizations:** Bitso, Fintech Mexico, Xochi Ventures, Bridge Latam, Lvna Capital, Quantcast
- **From:** Mexico City, Mexico
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** BA in Economics and BS in Computer Systems Engineering, Stanford University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Mexico, 2016., Global Endeavor Entrepreneur, selected in December 2016., Led Bitso through its $250 million Series C at a $2.2 billion valuation in May 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Graduated from Stanford and began working as a software engineer at Quantcast.
- **2010** — Became interested in Bitcoin after a colleague introduced it to him.
- **2013** — Began his MBA at Harvard Business School.
- **2014** — Built the Bitcoin remittance venture Swaply; connected with Bitso founders Pablo González and Ben Peters.
- **2015** — Completed his MBA, returned to Mexico and joined Bitso full time as president and co-founder.
- **2016** — Recognized by MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 Mexico and selected as an Endeavor entrepreneur.
- **2017** — Became CEO of Bitso and a board member of Fintech Mexico.
- **2021** — Bitso raised a $250 million Series C at a $2.2 billion valuation.
- **2025** — Presented the Bitso Business brand at Stablecoin Conference.
- **2026** — Participated in Milken Institute Global Conference and appeared in a September Dimes y Billetes interview.

## Achievements

- MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Mexico, 2016.
- Global Endeavor Entrepreneur, selected in December 2016.
- Led Bitso through its $250 million Series C at a $2.2 billion valuation in May 2021.
- Co-founded Fintech Mexico.
- Developed a real-time bidding system at Quantcast.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Discussed Bitso’s origins, regulation, stablecoin remittances and artificial intelligence with Moris Dieck on Dimes y Billetes, published September 9.
- **2026-09** — Featured in Expansión’s September cover story about Bitso’s evolution into financial infrastructure.
- **2026-05** — Listed as a speaker for the Milken Institute Global Conference panel Global Investors’ View: Mexico, May 5.
- **2026-04** — Bitso published its 2025 crypto landscape analysis: dollar-linked stablecoins represented 40% of purchases among analyzed users.

## Links

- Website: https://bitso.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vogelito/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/vogelbit

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Last updated: 2026-10-07