Redesigning talent mobility

The workforce to build
the future is here.

Cantera's AI interviewer maps real-world experience, English proficiency, and certifications at scale — creating the deepest profile of Latin America's industrial talent ever built. We then connect extraordinary talent to the opportunities building the future.

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700K+
Unfilled US jobs in construction & manufacturing — and growing
3M+
Students & alumni in our partner institution network
4–10×
Income increase for placed talent
Three pillars of opportunity

Connecting talent to the work
that matters most.

01

Cross-Border Placements

Engineers and skilled tradespeople from Latin America placed at mission-critical projects across the U.S. and Canada — data centers, energy infrastructure, manufacturing, and mining — in remote locations with persistently unfilled roles. Legal, temporary, work-tied visas.

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02

Nearshoring in the Americas

The most ambitious manufacturing, engineering, and semiconductor projects outside the US and Canada need talent too. We connect our network to chip fabs, advanced manufacturing, and engineering firms investing across Latin America.

03

Training Real-World AI

A large, capable, bilingual network — available remotely — training the AI models that will shape the future. High-value work that leverages deep industrial expertise.

Where we operate

From Latin America's top engineering
schools to North America's most
ambitious projects.

Engineers from our network are building data centers and vital infrastructure across the U.S. and Canada — sourced from partnerships with leading technical institutions across the region.

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For talent

Your skills deserve the best
opportunities.

Cantera exists to connect Latin America's most talented engineers and skilled tradespeople to career-defining work — on the world's most ambitious projects, with full visa support, and at wages that reflect your talent and dedication.

01

One conversation, not a hundred applications

Our AI interviewer understands your full profile — certifications, skills, English level, work history, life experience — in a single conversation. No more filling out forms that ignore what makes you exceptional.

02

Visa, logistics, everything handled

From TN visas to travel, relocation, and onboarding — we take care of the entire process end to end. You focus on your career. We handle the paperwork.

03

4–10× your current income

Work on data centers, energy infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing across North America. These are mission-critical roles at top firms — and they pay accordingly.

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The platform

AI-powered recruitment,
visa, and logistics.

Deep, structured talent profiles — built by AI, far beyond what a resume can capture. Agentic workflows then orchestrate the entire journey: matching, visa processing, background checks, and cross-border logistics. Gold-standard compliance, seamless for everyone.

Offline → Online

Turning offline work histories into structured, verified data — creating digital records of skills for the first time.

Compliance Engine

Visa and regulatory workflows encoded into software that improves with every case. Speed and reliability compound.

Trust by Design

Cross-border hiring only works when every party — companies, talent, and governments — is treated as a customer. Every process is designed around that principle.

The team

Built to move the needle
on the GDP of the Americas.

Three founders who met at Stanford, come from Latin America, live in the US, and have a shared mission: enabling legal labor mobility at scale.

Santiago de Buen

Previously led product at ASAPP (autonomous agents, $1B+ valuation). Earlier at Tecton, acquired by Databricks.

AI / MBA · Stanford
Roberto Patiño

Founded the largest social ventures in Venezuela. Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum.

MPP · Harvard
Claudio González

Led go-to-market at Nuvocargo (AI-powered US-MX logistics). Former investigative journalist and McKinsey consultant.

Economics · Harvard
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In the press

The world is paying attention.

Financial Times
The rich world will need 450M additional workers by 2050
The Atlantic
700,000 unfilled jobs in US construction and manufacturing
Bloomberg
Hyperscalers spending $650B+ on AI infrastructure in 2026
New York Times
“I want them [migrant workers on visas] more than they want me and more than they want this country...We need people. We’re building factories all over the country.” — Donald Trump

The workforce to build the future
is ready.

Whether you're hiring engineers for your next project or looking for the opportunity of a lifetime — we'd love to talk.

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