Alexander Torrenegra

Alexander Torrenegra (born July 31, 1978) is a Colombian-American entrepreneur, inventor, and investor. He is the founder and CEO of Torre and has founded multiple companies including Voice123 and Bunny Studio. He is also one of the "shark" investors on Sony's reality television series, Shark Tank Colombia and Shark Tank Mexico.

He was featured in MIT's list of Innovators Under 35 in 2012. Torrenegra is a known advocate of remote work. He has worked with remote teams since founding Voice123.

Early life and education Torrenegra was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He was raised by his mother, Katia, and his maternal grandmother, María Emma Torrenegra.

In 1993, he founded his first company: Apache A-X Cybernetic Enterprises Limited, at the age of 14. He attended La Salle University, Colombia, and Florida International University.

Career In 1998, Torrenegra moved to the United States. He met his wife, Tania Zapata, who was a voice actress, in Miami, Florida. In 2008, Torrenegra founded LetMeGo, a company focused on hotels competing for bookings. The company closed in 2011.

Torrenegra, Zapata, and Lucho Molina founded Bunny Studio in 2012 with the launch of VoiceBunny, then renamed Bunny Studio, an API for professional human voices. He also works to improve government support for innovation in Colombia.

Since 2017, Torrenegra has been in the main cast of Shark Tank Colombia as an investor, only being absent during season 4, and as a guest in Shark Tank Mexico since 2024.

In 2018, he co-founded Tribe, a remote-first video communication platform, and also started Torrenegra Organization to support bootstrapped entrepreneurs in accelerating their businesses.

He founded Torre, an online network for finding work and talent through matching, and became its CEO. In 2021, Torre secured a $10 million seed round led by former executives from Apple, Facebook, Uber, and SpaceX.

Books 2020: Remoter: the why-and-how guide to building successful remote teams