Angel Munoz [moon-YOHZ] is a founder, builder, and pioneer whose career traces the evolution of technology, gaming, and interactive communication over four decades. He is the Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Mass Luminosity®, a global research and development company dedicated to advancing interactive communications and applied artificial intelligence.
Angel’s journey began in New York City. In 1985, he entered the financial world as a stockbroker, gaining early exposure to markets, capital formation, and emerging technologies. That experience proved foundational. By 1991, driven by a growing fascination with innovation, he launched New World Investments, Inc., a boutique firm focused on nascent technologies. In 1995, he successfully exited the firm through its sale to Calgary Limited, a British financial company.
In 1997, Angel made a defining move that would reshape an entire industry. On June 26 of that year, he founded the Cyberathlete® Professional League (CPL), transforming competitive video gaming from informal gatherings into a structured, professional sport. Over the next thirteen years, under his leadership, the CPL produced more than 60 international tournaments across five continents, sanctioned over 600 global qualifiers, and awarded more than $3 million in prize money. The league laid the groundwork for what is now a multi-billion-dollar global industry, earning Angel widespread recognition as the “father of esports.” In August 2010, he sold the CPL to Singapore-based WoLong Ventures, Ltd., closing a landmark chapter in competitive gaming history.
Angel’s creative interests extended beyond technology and gaming. In 2004, he entered the fine art world by acquiring a majority interest in Reflection Fine Art, a Dallas-based gallery. There, he supported the emergence of the reflectionist art movement and helped introduce the concept of “3D Art” to describe richly textured oil paintings. He later sold the gallery back to its original owners in 2007.
His work and influence have also crossed into film and literature. Angel appeared on screen in Striking Range, alongside Lou Diamond Phillips and Yancy Butler. His pioneering role in esports has been chronicled in documentaries such as American Gamer and G4M3RS, and his insights have been featured in influential books including Smartbomb, Game Boys, Dungeons and Dreamers, as well as the foreword to Monster Gaming.
In 2014, Angel returned to large-scale platform building with the launch of GTribe®, a social media network centered on PC gaming and emerging technology communities. Under his continued leadership as President, GTribe has grown to more than 6 million members worldwide, becoming one of the largest global communities of its kind.
Building on that momentum, Angel introduced Beacon® MAX in 2023. Designed as a premium, AI-enhanced communications platform, Beacon MAX combined secure 4K video calling, domestic and international telephony, encrypted messaging, advanced contact and calendar management. The platform reflected his long-standing vision of converging communications, security, and intelligent software into a single, seamless experience.
That vision expanded further in 2024, when Angel co-founded BEAM® alongside Teodor Atroshenko. Conceived as a next-generation livestreaming platform, BEAM introduced advanced multistreaming, deep interactivity, and creator-centric tools that pushed well beyond traditional streaming models. As Co-Founder, President, and CEO, Angel positioned BEAM at the forefront of the rapidly evolving creator economy. BEAM is now the world’s largest multistreaming platform.
In 2025, BEAM Media Corp announced a major milestone: the successful merger with Beacon Technologies, Inc., the parent company of Beacon MAX. Through this merger, BEAM is incorporating Beacon’s patented technologies directly into its livestreaming ecosystem while also modernizing Beacon’s offerings to align with BEAM’s mission of delivering immersive, next-generation interactive experiences. The combined platform marked the convergence of Angel’s decades-long work across esports, communications, AI, and live media.
Across industries and eras, Angel Munoz’s career reflects a consistent throughline: identifying emerging technologies early, professionalizing and unifying fragmented spaces, and building platforms that redefine how people connect and create on a global scale.
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