Santiago Montiu

CPTO for Scale-ups

Scaling Product, Technology & AI Execution

I help scale-ups grow by aligning product strategy, technology platforms, and pragmatic AI adoption to deliver sustainable execution at scale. Learn more about AI.

Santiago Montiu

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Executive Summary

I am a CPTO with over 15 years of experience leading product and engineering organizations through growth, transformation, and scale. I partner closely with founders and leadership teams to translate business strategy into product direction, platform investments, and execution models that deliver measurable outcomes.

Where I've Made the Biggest Impact

Vidoomy — Cost & Scale

75%

Infrastructure cost reduction

Improved performance and reliability
Multi-region, high-throughput platform
DevOps & SRE operating model

Sweep — Platform & Product

£1.5M

Raised and scaled fintech PaaS

Unified multi-product platform
Enterprise-grade scalability
International expansion

Aon — Enterprise Transformation

+15%

Conversion improvement

50% reduction in component complexity
Shared horizontal services
Improved delivery speed

AI as an Execution Lever

I approach AI as an execution multiplier, not a feature checklist. My focus is on applying AI where it improves product experience, increases team leverage, and reduces operational cost — always grounded in strong data foundations and measurable impact.

Business Angel

I usually start by collaborating closely with founders and teams, then move into an advisory role, and finally invest when the opportunity and momentum are aligned.

Nebeus

Financial services platform enabling crypto-backed products and digital asset access.

Early collaboration and product-market validation
Advisory support across fintech and platform strategy
Active investment in growth-stage execution

Founder Coaching

This service is designed for non-technical CEOs, founder engineers, and junior CTOs who need trusted support, focused guidance, and regular follow-up without an intensive engagement.

Weekly support

Light-touch coaching to improve CTO communication, execution, and decision-making while keeping the CEO aligned with technical progress.

Review the current technology and team situation
Provide clear guidance for CTOs and founder engineers
Support CEO conversations, improvement suggestions, and follow-up

Advisory

I work with selected companies as a strategic technology and product advisor, supporting leadership teams on platform decisions, AI adoption, and execution at scale.