# Damian Catanzaro
Building since 2015. Not reviewed by Damian.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@damiancatanzaro
Launched Cafecito (2020), then Amplify (2024) and GalioPay (2025)
In their words: "Founder and creator of https://cafecito.app/ | CoFounder of GalioPay | CoFounder of Amplify" (github.com)

## Numbers
- Products: 5
- Building since: 2015

## Products
- GalioPay (2025 →): running
- Amplify (2024 →): running
- Cafecito (2020 →): running

## Timeline
- Apr 2026: Cafecito: Integrated the wARS stablecoin, pegged to the Argentine peso, through Amplify [stated]
- Dec 2025: On Tecnología Informal podcast, episode 78 [stated]
- Jul 2025: Launched GalioPay [stated]
- 2025: GalioPay: Obtained the 2 licenses needed (payment service provider and payment aggregator) from the Central Bank of Argentina [stated]
- Aug 2024: Launched Amplify [stated]
- Aug 2024: Amplify: Spun out of a feature built for FundIt into a product of its own [stated]
- Oct 2022: Joined FundIt, a crypto crowdfunding platform [stated]
- Apr 2022: Partnered with Juani Gallo to scale Cafecito, ending his time as sole founder [stated]
- Nov 2021: On iProUP interview about Bitcoin payments in Cafecito [stated]
- Nov 2021: Cafecito: Added Bitcoin payments through the Lightning Network [stated]
- Feb 2021: On iProUP interview about Cafecito [stated]
- Aug 2020: Left freelance work at Digiventures to work full-time on Cafecito [stated]
- May 2020: Launched Cafecito [stated]
- May 2020: Cafecito: More than 5,000 accounts created on launch day [stated]
- Mar 2020: Cafecito: Built the first version over a weekend and released its code for anyone to use [stated]

## How sure
3 verified by someone other than Damian, 43 stated by Damian in public, 4 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- Damián Catanzaro, damiancatanzaro.com: https://damiancatanzaro.com
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/dcatanzaro
- Cafecito (Parte 1) | Damián Catanzaro, damiancatanzaro.com: https://damiancatanzaro.com/posts/cafecito-part1
- Cafecito (Parte 2) | Damián Catanzaro, damiancatanzaro.com: https://damiancatanzaro.com/posts/cafecito-part2
- Cafecito (Parte 3) | Damián Catanzaro, damiancatanzaro.com: https://damiancatanzaro.com/posts/cafecito-part3
- FundIt | Damián Catanzaro, damiancatanzaro.com: https://damiancatanzaro.com/posts/fundit
- Amplify | Damián Catanzaro, damiancatanzaro.com: https://damiancatanzaro.com/posts/amplify
- GalioPay | Damián Catanzaro, damiancatanzaro.com: https://damiancatanzaro.com/posts/galiopay
- CourseIT | Damián Catanzaro, damiancatanzaro.com: https://damiancatanzaro.com/posts/courseit
- Argentum Online Web - Release | Damián Catanzaro, damiancatanzaro.com: https://damiancatanzaro.com/posts/argentum-online-web-release
- Argentum Online Web | Damián Catanzaro, damiancatanzaro.com: https://damiancatanzaro.com/posts/argentum-online-web
- Cafecito, cafecito.app: https://cafecito.app
- Términos y condiciones | Cafecito, cafecito.app: https://cafecito.app/terms
- Amplify, getamplify.app: https://getamplify.app
- Amplify, getamplify.app: https://getamplify.app/faq
- GalioPay | API de pagos por transferencia bancaria, galio.app: https://galio.app
- Damián Catanzaro: Indie hacking en Argentina, pagos online y construir Cafecito, silver.dev: https://silver.dev/podcast/78-damian-catanzaro-indie-hacking-en-argentina-pagos-online-y-construir-cafecito
- Cafecito App, la plataforma de crowdfunding que no para de crecer, iproup.com: https://www.iproup.com/innovacion/20842-cafecito-app-la-plataforma-de-crowdfunding-que-no-para-de-crecer
- Argentinian Entrepreneur Tries to Take His Tipping App Global With Lightning Network, finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/argentine-entrepreneur-tries-tipping-app-131633410.html
- Qué es Cafecito, la plataforma más utilizada para recibir dinero: cómo funciona y cómo crear una cuenta, cronista.com: https://www.cronista.com/apertura/emprendedoress/que-es-cafecito-la-plataforma-mas-utilizada-para-recibir-dinero-como-funciona-y-como-crear-una-cuenta/
- Cafecito ya acepta pagos con Bitcoin, iproup.com: https://www.iproup.com/economia-digital/27165-cafecito-ya-acepta-pagos-con-bitcoin
- Así funciona Cafecito, la app argentina para recaudar fondos, iprofesional.com: https://www.iprofesional.com/actualidad/362631-asi-funciona-cafecito-la-app-argentina-para-recaudar-fondos
- Cafecito integra el peso cripto de Ripio a su aplicación, iproup.com: https://www.iproup.com/economia-digital/66859-cafecito-integra-el-peso-cripto-de-ripio-aplicacion
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

Labels: "verified" means confirmed by someone other than the founder; "stated" means the founder said it in public. Method: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works