Luis Calvillo is a San Diego-based tech founder and iOS app developer known for developing consumer mobile apps, including the successful exit of ShredSpots, and the co-founding of WhattaEat, a video-first food discovery platform.
Below is media coverage featuring Luis Calvillo and his startups.
Featured Interviews and Press Coverage
Hispanos Unidos
La Gente: Luis Calvillo and José Acevedo on Building Tech That Highlights Local Food
A feature highlighting Luis Calvillo and his co-founder José Acevedo’s Latino heritage, entrepreneurial journey, and their mission to build WhattaEat: a platform that helps users discover authentic local food experiences across Southern California through short videos and interactive mapping.
Canvas Rebel
Luis Calvillo on Rebuilding WhattaEat, Selling ShredSpots, and Bootstrapping a Startup in Southern California
In this interview, tech founder and mobile app developer Luis Calvillo shares the story behind rebuilding WhattaEat into a video-first food discovery platform alongside co-founder Jose Acevedo. The interview also explores Calvillo’s journey founding and developing the original ShredSpots iOS app, growing it to over 100,000 downloads before its acquisition in 2021, and the challenges of building consumer mobile apps as a bootstrapped startup founder in Southern California.
VoyageLA
Discovering Food Together: Jose Acevedo on Building WhattaEat as a Social Dining Platform
In this interview, Jose Acevedo discusses the origins and vision for WhattaEat, with co-founder and CTO Luis Calvillo also featured. The article covers the app’s evolution from a simple utility tool to a video-first social platform, the challenges of building remotely between Los Angeles and San Diego, and the long-term goal of making WhattaEat the go-to platform for food discovery.