Due diligence and compliance profile

1. Sixty-second summary

Individual

Alex Sicart Ramos

Profile

Technology entrepreneur. Founder and director of software companies

Business activity

Software development, product engineering and systems and IT consulting

Sector (nature)

Technology / software. Not a financial institution

Jurisdictions

Spain · United States (New Mexico) · United Arab Emirates (Sharjah)

Operating base

Barcelona · Dubai

Verifiable recognition

Forbes 30 Under 30 — Technology, Europe (2017) · details

Compliance contact

hello@alexsicart.com

2. Identity of the individual

Full name

Alex Sicart Ramos

Name variants

Àlex Sicart · Alex Sicart · Alex Sicart Ramos

Date of birth

18 March 1999

Place of birth

Barcelona, Spain

Nationality

Spanish

Current role

Co-founder & CEO of Bennu

Other role

Founder of Unicorn Payments

Professional presence

LinkedIn · Crunchbase · GitHub

Documentary identifiers —identity card and passport numbers, residency identifiers and proof of address— are not published openly, for security and data protection reasons. They are provided in full to the financial institution through a secure channel as part of the onboarding process.

3. Corporate structure and roles

Two independent brands, with companies separated by jurisdiction and responsibilities that do not mix. The narrative detail is in companies and structure.

Bennu — product software

My role

Co-founder & CEO

Founded

December 2024

Software entity

Bennu Edge LLC

Jurisdiction

New Mexico, United States

Legal form

Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Activity

Software development studio: web, mobile and cloud

Websites

bennu.app (product) · bennuedge.io (studio)

A naming precision that matters for entity screening: there are two distinct companies under the Bennu Edge brand, one American and one Spanish. The company relevant to Bennu's software —and the one this website refers to, unless expressly stated otherwise— is Bennu Edge LLC, incorporated in New Mexico (USA). Any name match with the Spanish company should be treated as a separate entity.

Unicorn Payments — software, systems and IT consulting

My role

Founder

Spain

Unicorn Payments S.L.U. — single-shareholder limited company

United States

Unicorn Payments LLC — New Mexico

United Arab Emirates

Unicorn Payments FZE — Sharjah, technology scope

Activity

Software, systems and IT consulting

Website

unicornpay.app · scope by jurisdiction

Note on the name: the word "Payments" forms part of a commercial brand and does not imply authorisation to provide payment services. The declared and licensed activity of these companies is technology. Each entity operates within the scope set out in its constitutional documents and applicable licence.

Ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO)

Alex Sicart Ramos is the founder of the companies described and acts on his own behalf; he does not act as a nominee, trustee or undisclosed representative of third parties. The full ownership chain, shareholding percentages and beneficial ownership certificates for each company are evidenced documentarily to the financial institution on request, as this data is not published openly.

4. Nature of business and revenue model

The business is building software: product, interface and digital infrastructure. Income comes from three ordinary, traceable sources:

• Software development and licensing — product engineering contracts and licence agreements over proprietary software.
• Professional consulting services — systems and IT, invoiced per project or per period to corporate clients.
• Founder's participation — remuneration and results from the operating companies in which he is a shareholder and director.

Counterparties are companies and professionals; there is no cash-intensive activity, no currency exchange business, and no intermediation of third-party funds. Expected flows through a corporate account are client receipts for services and licences, and payments to suppliers, payroll, taxes and operating expenses.

5. Source of wealth and source of funds

Source of wealth. Built over a continuous, publicly documented track record of software product creation that began in 2013: a first product at age 13 (Students Manager, winner of the Start-Up School in Catalonia), Sharge as co-founder and CTO in 2016 —in collaboration with Audi and winner of the Audi Creativity Challenge—, FileNation in 2017, Shasta in 2018, and since December 2024 Bennu, alongside Unicorn Payments. The Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition (Technology, Europe, 2017) came from the CTO role at Sharge and is verifiable at the original source.

Source of funds. Remuneration and results from software and IT consulting companies held by the individual, plus invoicing of professional technology services. Statements, annual accounts, contracts and supporting evidence are provided to the financial institution on request.

6. Activities not carried out

This section usually saves a compliance team the most time. Neither alexsicart.com nor the entities described:

• Provide banking, payment, investment, financial advisory or third-party custody services for funds or assets.
• Accept deposits, hold client balances, or execute transactions on behalf of third parties.
• Operate as a currency exchange, a virtual asset service provider on behalf of others, or a remittance intermediary.
• Solicit investment, market financial instruments, or make public offerings.
• Handle cash, or operate in higher-risk sectors such as gambling, arms, adult content or resource extraction.

This website is a personal, informational site. The full detail is in the legal notice.

7. Regulatory perimeter

The distinction matters and is kept precise throughout the documentation: what I build is software. Bennu Edge LLC develops the software and interface of a private self-custody platform —that is, the product experience layer— not the provision of a regulated service.

Where a product incorporates capabilities that are in fact regulated, those capabilities are provided by a licensed third-party provider, under its own licence, its own terms and its own eligibility and jurisdiction criteria. The availability of those capabilities depends on the provider and the user's country, and may not exist in a given jurisdiction. No commercial name of the brands described should be read as a regulatory authorisation.

8. Declarations by the individual

The following are declarations by Alex Sicart Ramos, made in good faith and to the best of his knowledge. They do not replace the independent screening the financial institution must carry out, and will be confirmed in writing and signed in whatever format the institution requires.

Politically exposed person

Does not hold and has not held a prominent public function, and is not a close family member or known close associate of a PEP.

Sanctions

Is not aware that he or his companies appear on any sanctions or restrictive-measures list of the EU, UN, OFAC (USA), the United Kingdom or the UAE.

Criminal record

Has no convictions for financial crime, money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud or corruption.

Proceedings

Is not aware of any ongoing regulatory, insolvency or enforcement proceedings against him or his companies.

Acting on own behalf

Acts in his own name and on behalf of his companies; not as a nominee or undisclosed representative of third parties.

Cooperation

Undertakes to provide supporting documentation and to report any material change in structure or activity.

9. Documents available on request

Provided through a secure channel to any compliance team that requires them, in English or Spanish and, where applicable, legalised or apostilled:

• Valid passport and national identity document.
• Recent proof of address and, where applicable, UAE residency documentation.
• Certificates of incorporation and trade licences for each company (Spain, USA, UAE).
• Constitutional documents, memoranda of association, and register of shareholders and directors.
• Group structure chart and ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) declaration with percentages.
• Description of activity, typical client base and expected account flows.
• Annual accounts, statements and contracts evidencing source of funds.
• Bank and professional references, and a verifiable CV.

In the event of any discrepancy, the original documentation always prevails over the explanatory summary on this page.

10. Independent verification

Public sources that allow the track record to be checked without relying on this website:

• Official Forbes profile — 30 Under 30 recognition, Technology, Europe (2017).
• Crunchbase — professional profile and associated companies.
• LinkedIn — track record, roles and dates.
• GitHub and FileNation — public technical work (860+ stars; Hacker News front page).
• Press kit — biographies, verified timeline and media material.
• PGP public key — for encrypted communication if the institution requires it.

11. Compliance contact

Write to hello@alexsicart.com stating the financial institution, jurisdiction, point of contact and the specific list of documents required. Requests from compliance and onboarding teams are prioritised and normally answered within two business days. If the institution requires an encrypted channel or its own questionnaire, whatever format it specifies is accepted.

12. Scope of this document

This page is an informational summary prepared to speed up due diligence processes. It is not a certification, a legal opinion or a regulatory filing, and it does not replace each company's official documentation or the analysis each financial institution must carry out under its own rules and risk appetite. The information is maintained in good faith; the date of last review appears in the header.