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Alexander Torrenegra
Alexander Torrenegra is a Bogotá-born founder who started his first company at 14, then built Voice123, Bunny Studio and Torre, the AI job network he runs as CEO. He co-founded The League of Extraordinary People with Tania Zapata, who co-founded all three with him.
Who is Alexander Torrenegra?
Alexander Torrenegra is a founder from Bogotá who runs Torre as CEO, co-founded Voice123 and Bunny Studio, and co-wrote Remoter, a book on remote teams. He has been a shark on Shark Tank Colombia and Shark Tank Mexico, and he moved from Colombia to the US in 1998.
- Born
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Companies
- Voice123 (co-founder, sold in 2021), Bunny Studio (co-founder), Torre (co-founder and CEO), The League of Extraordinary People (co-founder)
- Book
- Remoter: the why-and-how guide to building successful remote teams (2020, with Andrés Cajiao)
- Television
- Shark Tank Colombia (shark; joined in the first season, 2018); Shark Tank Mexico (guest shark, season 9, 2024)
- Awards
- MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (Colombia, 2012); World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2015)
Alexander Torrenegra's timeline, from 1993 to 2024
Alexander Torrenegra started his first company at 14 in 1993, moved to the US in 1998, co-founded Voice123 in 2003, and joined Shark Tank Colombia as a shark in 2018. The sources for every date are at the bottom of this page.
- 1993
First company, at 14
He founded Apache A-X Cybernetic Enterprises Limited while still a teenager in Colombia.
- 1998
Moves to the US
He landed in Miami, where he met Tania Zapata, who wanted to be a voice actress.
- 2003
Voice123, from a studio in Queens
Alex and Tania hacked Voice123 together in a 380-square-foot studio in Queens. He was CTO. That October, after the first paid memberships came in, Tania quit her retail job to run it as CEO.
- 2012
Bunny Studio
He co-founded VoiceBunny, later renamed Bunny Studio, with Tania and Lucho Molina.
- 2012
MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35
MIT Technology Review's TR35 awards named him Colombia's top innovator under 35.
- 2015
World Economic Forum Young Global Leader
The WEF added him to its Young Global Leaders community.
- 2018
Shark Tank Colombia
He sat on the panel from the show's first season, which premiered in February 2018, and backed tech companies from the start.
- 2020
Remoter
He and Andrés Cajiao published Remoter, a guide to hiring, paying, onboarding and leading remote teams.
- 2021
Voice123 sold; Torre raised
Voice123 was acquired by Backstage and TA Associates. Torre completed a $10 million seed round backed by executives and investors from companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Uber and SpaceX.
- 2024
Shark Tank Mexico
He sat on the season 9 panel of Shark Tank Mexico as a guest shark, alongside Bismarck Lepe.
What does Alexander Torrenegra bring to The League?
More than 20 years of building software companies with remote teams, and a day job running an AI-native one. Three pieces of that shape how The League works.
Recruiting
Hiring on what people shipped
Torre is a job network, so matching talent is his day job. We hire AI operators on shipped work, not pedigree.
How we hire AI talentRemote teams
Talent from anywhere
He has run remote teams since Voice123 and co-wrote the book on it. Your best operator probably doesn't live in your zip code.
He co-founded The League with Tania Zapata, who ran Voice123 as CEO. The work happens inside your company: one senior operator, 90 days, automations in production. See how the 90-Day Placement works or meet both founders.
Mission briefing
Frequently asked questions
What companies has Alexander Torrenegra founded?
Apache A-X Cybernetic Enterprises at 14 (1993), Voice123 (2003, with Tania Zapata), Bunny Studio (2012, with Tania and Lucho Molina) and Torre (with Tania), where he is CEO. He also co-founded The League of Extraordinary People with Tania.
Where is Alexander Torrenegra from?
Bogotá, Colombia. He started his first company there at 14 and moved to the US in 1998.
Who wrote Remoter?
Alexander Torrenegra and Andrés Cajiao. It came out in 2020 and covers building remote teams: remote-first versus remote-friendly, hiring, compensation, onboarding and leadership.
Who bought Voice123?
Backstage and TA Associates acquired Voice123 in September 2021. Alex and Tania had started it in Queens in 2003.
What is Alexander Torrenegra's role at The League of Extraordinary People?
He is a co-founder, with Tania Zapata. The League places senior AI operators inside US leadership teams for 90 days and recruits AI talent globally.
Where these facts come from
- Born in Bogotá; first company (Apache A-X Cybernetic Enterprises Limited) at 14 in 1993; moved to the US in 1998; Voice123 founded 2003; Bunny Studio co-founded in 2012 with Tania Zapata and Lucho Molina; Voice123 acquired by Backstage and TA Associates in 2021; Torre's $10 million seed round. Wikipedia
- Shark Tank Colombia premiered on February 23, 2018, on Canal Sony, with Torrenegra in the first season's panel. Wikipedia (Spanish)
- Voice123 started in a ~380 sq ft studio in Queens; Tania left her retail job after the first paid memberships to run it as CEO. Alex Torrenegra on Medium
- Tania Zapata: Voice123 co-founder and CEO from 2003; Torre co-founder. Tania Zapata's Torre genome
- Roles and dates: Voice123 co-founder and CTO; WEF Young Global Leader (2015); MIT Innovator Under 35 (2012); Founder and CEO of Torre. Torre genome
- MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35, 2012, Latin America list, from Colombia. Innovators Under 35
- Named Colombia's top innovator under 35 by MIT Technology Review's TR35 awards. Enter.co
- Born in Bogotá; moved to Miami in 1998. Valora Analitik
- Guest shark with Bismarck Lepe in season 9 of Shark Tank Mexico (2024). UnoTV
- On Shark Tank Colombia since the show began, backing tech companies. Forbes Colombia (2022)
- Torre completes its $10 million seed round, backed by executives and investors from companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Uber and SpaceX. Forbes Colombia (2021)
- Remoter written by Alexander Torrenegra and Andrés Cajiao, 2020; covers recruiting, pay and what leaders of remote teams need. Semana
- Remoter: remote-first versus remote-friendly, hiring, compensation and onboarding. Remoter on Gumroad
- Backstage announces the acquisition of Voice123, September 9, 2021. TA Associates
- Torre automates recruiting and job hunting with AI. Torre.ai
- "Rehabilitated Shark Tank investor." torrenegra.com
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