Thomas Etchenique Ayres

Thomas Etchenique Ayres currently serves as the Director of Partner Management at Circle and as a Partner and Advisor at bna.dev, both since 2024. Previously held the role of General Manager - Enterprise SaaS Products at CloudKitchens from 2021 to 2023, where significant contributions included the development of analytics products and the establishment of engineering and sales teams across multiple regions. As Co-Founder of ProntoChef (2019-2023), Thomas successfully raised capital to establish a food tech company and navigated business challenges during the COVID pandemic. Experience also includes advisory roles at Rappi, leadership in account management at Uber, and international business consulting for Domino's across Latin America. Thomas holds degrees from prestigious institutions such as MIT, Harvard Business School, and Penn State University, complementing a background in culinary arts.