# Valerio Adrián Anacleto

> Valerio Adrián Anacleto is the co-founder and CEO of Epidata, Latin America's first innovation outsourcing company, which he built from a three-person startup in Buenos Aires in 2003 into a 900-person firm operating across 10 Latin American countries and the United States with $30M in annual revenue. A product of Argentina's public university system who started working at age 10 in the La Matanza district, Anacleto also serves as First Vice President of CESSI, Argentina's software industry chamber, and is a longtime professor at the University of Buenos Aires and Universidad Católica Argentina.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Epidata
- **Organizations:** Epidata, CESSI (Argentine Chamber of Software and Computer Services Companies), Manos Accelerator, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Universidad Católica Argentina
- **From:** Laferrere, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- **Nationality:** Argentine
- **Education:** Degree in Computer Science (M.A.Sc. equivalent), Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Epidata in 2003 - Latin America's first company focused exclusively on innovation outsourcing and software architecture, Grew Epidata from 3 co-founders to 900 employees and $30M annual revenue across 10 countries, Served as First Vice President of CESSI (Argentine software industry chamber) for two consecutive terms

## Career timeline

- **~1989** — Began working at age 10 to support his education and family, selling at fairs in the La Matanza district
- **~1996** — At age 17, co-founded an Informatics Institute in Laferrere with an associate; the venture failed within two months
- **1997** — Enrolled in Computer Science at the University of Buenos Aires
- **~2000** — Landed first job in the systems sector while still at university
- **2003** — Co-founded Epidata with two partners - Latin America's first company specializing in software architecture outsourcing
- **2003** — Joined faculty at Universidad de Buenos Aires as Professor (held for ~9 years)
- **~2005** — Began teaching at Universidad Católica Argentina as Associate Professor (held for ~9 years)
- **2010** — Epidata reaches 80-person staff with offices in Argentina, Chile, and Spain, with ~70% annual growth rate
- **~2014** — Appointed to CESSI's Entrepreneurs Commission, overseeing Bridge IT initiative for tech startups
- **~2018** — Elected First Vice President of CESSI for first consecutive term, focused on digital transformation
- **~2020** — Epidata supports Buenos Aires' COVID-19 vaccination tracking system
- **~2021** — Re-elected First Vice President of CESSI for second consecutive term
- **2023** — Epidata expands to 600+ employees across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, and the United States
- **2024** — Epidata records 25% year-over-year growth; company reaches 900 employees and $30M annual revenue
- **2025** — Epidata announces $4.2M investment plan and expansion into Mexico, Ecuador, and Paraguay

## Achievements

- Co-founded Epidata in 2003 - Latin America's first company focused exclusively on innovation outsourcing and software architecture
- Grew Epidata from 3 co-founders to 900 employees and $30M annual revenue across 10 countries
- Served as First Vice President of CESSI (Argentine software industry chamber) for two consecutive terms
- Epidata earned a 4.9/5 rating on Gartner in the application development vendor category
- Led Epidata to become a Salesforce Cloud Reseller for Argentina and Uruguay, and Datadog Gold Partner
- Epidata team built the Buenos Aires COVID-19 vaccination registration system
- Professor at UBA (Facultad de Ciencias Exactas) and Associate Professor at Universidad Católica Argentina for approximately 9 years each
- Led Epidata's expansion into Brazil with dedicated operations announcement
- Mentor at Manos Accelerator, supporting Latino entrepreneurship

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Epidata announces $4.2M investment plan for 2025 and expansion into Mexico, Ecuador, and Paraguay
- **2024-12** — Epidata reports 25% year-over-year growth
- **2024-01** — Epidata named Salesforce Cloud Reseller for Argentina and Uruguay; achieves Datadog Gold Partner status
- **2023-04** — Epidata announces expansion of operations into Brazil with dedicated local team

## Links

- Website: https://epidata.net
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vanaclet
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/epidata
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adri.anacleto/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valerio.adrian.anacleto/

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Last updated: 2026-05-14