# Mauricio Benavides

> Mauricio Benavides is a Mexican entrepreneur and the co-founder and former CEO of Batuta, previously Metabase Q. His career includes leadership at General Electric, Bancotel and Rêv Worldwide and founding the Mexican bill-payment platform Switch.mx. His public work centers on practical cybersecurity, regional talent development and cooperation between businesses and public institutions.

- **Role:** Entrepreneur and business executive
- **Organizations:** Batuta (formerly Metabase Q), Switch.mx, Rêv Worldwide, Bancotel, General Electric
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Tecnológico de Monterrey, MBA, Entrepreneurship and Finance, Cornell University, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Metabase Q, which became Batuta in May 2025., Led the company when it announced more than 50 enterprise customers and deployments across 45 countries in September 2024., Founded Mexican online bill-payment platform Switch.mx; its team received Google Launchpad Accelerator training in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2008** — Held leadership positions at General Electric; a January 2008 appointment report identified his prior role as vice president.
- **2008** — Appointed director general of Bancotel, reported January 24.
- **2012** — Rêv Worldwide announced his appointment as CEO of Latin America on May 1; he later served as COO.
- **2017** — The Switch team he led was reported among projects selected for Google Launchpad Accelerator training in San Francisco.
- **2020** — In his 2025 founder’s account, described launching Metabase Q with Louise Ireland and a small cybersecurity team in 2020.
- **2021** — Led Metabase Q while its Ocelot team announced Ploutus-I research and presented PINATA at DEF CON 29.
- **2024** — Metabase Q announced an $11 million Series A extension led by SYN Ventures, bringing announced funding to $16 million.
- **2025** — Announced the Metabase Q to Batuta rebrand on May 20.
- **2026** — Batuta announced Federico Nan as its new CEO on April 28, thanking Benavides for founding and developing the business.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Metabase Q, which became Batuta in May 2025.
- Led the company when it announced more than 50 enterprise customers and deployments across 45 countries in September 2024.
- Founded Mexican online bill-payment platform Switch.mx; its team received Google Launchpad Accelerator training in 2017.
- Promoted cybersecurity talent development and cooperation among business and public institutions in Latin America.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Batuta announced Federico Nan as CEO on April 28 and thanked Benavides for founding Metabase Q and evolving it into Batuta.
- **2026-04** — Appeared in the April 28 CoreFinanciero episode on AI, cybersecurity and the financial system.
- **2025-05** — Announced the transition from Metabase Q to Batuta on May 20 and published an endpoint-management column on May 23.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricio-benavides-685143/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24