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Co-founder and COO of Marfeel
Juan Margenat, a civil engineer with an MBA, is a serial entrepreneur. He is also an active business angel within the Spanish investment ecosystem. He has invested in and mentored tech startups like Kantox, Habitissimo, Deporvillage and Captio. Margenat is the founder and former CEO of PlanB!, part of the leading tourist company Barcelo Group, and Weekendesk Iberia, one of the largest gift-experience companies in Spain. With his extensive experience in tourism and commerce, Margenat is sought after for support within the Barcelona tech-community.He is currently co-founder and COO of Marfeel, a mobile ad-tech company with offices in Barcelona and New York.
Juan Margenat, a civil engineer with an MBA, is a serial entrepreneur. He is also an active business angel within the Spanish investment ecosystem. He has invested in and mentored tech startups like Kantox, Habitissimo, Deporvillage and Captio. Margenat is the founder and former CEO of PlanB!, part of the leading tourist company Barcelo Group, and Weekendesk Iberia, one of the largest gift-experience companies in Spain. With his extensive experience in tourism and commerce, Margenat is sought after for support within the Barcelona tech-community.He is currently co-founder and COO of Marfeel, a mobile ad-tech company with offices in Barcelona and New York.
Co-founder of Veniam
One of TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2009, Robin Chase is a Massachusetts-based transportation entrepreneur. She co-founded car sharing startups Zipcar, where she also served as CEO, France's Buzzcar (now merged with Drivy) and GoLoco, as well as car connectivity company Veniam. Today, she is on the boards of Veniam, the World Resources Institute and Tucows, an internet services provider. Chase is married to Roy Russell, CTO and co-founder of Veniam and former founding CTO of Zipcar. She has featured on several influential advisory panels and worked for a decade in health consulting at JSI.
One of TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2009, Robin Chase is a Massachusetts-based transportation entrepreneur. She co-founded car sharing startups Zipcar, where she also served as CEO, France's Buzzcar (now merged with Drivy) and GoLoco, as well as car connectivity company Veniam. Today, she is on the boards of Veniam, the World Resources Institute and Tucows, an internet services provider. Chase is married to Roy Russell, CTO and co-founder of Veniam and former founding CTO of Zipcar. She has featured on several influential advisory panels and worked for a decade in health consulting at JSI.
CEO and Co-founder of Coinffeine
Alberto Gómez Toribio is a computer engineer and an influential blockchain expert in Spain. In 2013, he co-founded Coinffeine, a P2P cryptocurrency exchange platform and the first to on-board a banking investor. Coinffeine consulted institutions including the Bank of Spain, the US Federal Reserve and the European Commission during development of the platform. In 2015, Toribio established the blockchain division within the Barrabés Group to launch blockchain startups projects. He has also worked as a technology expert for Sony Entertainment and Telefonica R&D. Currently he is working on projects developing blockchain strategies to identify business opportunities and new innovative product design.
Alberto Gómez Toribio is a computer engineer and an influential blockchain expert in Spain. In 2013, he co-founded Coinffeine, a P2P cryptocurrency exchange platform and the first to on-board a banking investor. Coinffeine consulted institutions including the Bank of Spain, the US Federal Reserve and the European Commission during development of the platform. In 2015, Toribio established the blockchain division within the Barrabés Group to launch blockchain startups projects. He has also worked as a technology expert for Sony Entertainment and Telefonica R&D. Currently he is working on projects developing blockchain strategies to identify business opportunities and new innovative product design.
Co-founder of Hangry
A co-founder of virtual restaurant business Hangry, Robin Tan is new to the F&B business. He is, however, not new to the world of tech startups and entrepreneurship. Between 2017 and 2019, he worked as the CTO of P2P lending startup Taralite. After Taralite was acquired by Lippo-affiliated mobile payment company OVO, he became a product lead within OVO’s ecosystem. In September 2019, he and Taralite co-founder Abraham Viktor, who had also joined OVO, decided to establish Hangry. Tan now handles tech and marketing for Hangry.Prior to his career at Taralite, Tan had worked as an analyst and associate for JP Morgan & Chase, based in Singapore.
A co-founder of virtual restaurant business Hangry, Robin Tan is new to the F&B business. He is, however, not new to the world of tech startups and entrepreneurship. Between 2017 and 2019, he worked as the CTO of P2P lending startup Taralite. After Taralite was acquired by Lippo-affiliated mobile payment company OVO, he became a product lead within OVO’s ecosystem. In September 2019, he and Taralite co-founder Abraham Viktor, who had also joined OVO, decided to establish Hangry. Tan now handles tech and marketing for Hangry.Prior to his career at Taralite, Tan had worked as an analyst and associate for JP Morgan & Chase, based in Singapore.
Co-founder, CTO of Higo Sense
Michal Biernat is the Polish CTO and co-founder of medtech diagnostic hardware and app Higo Sense, where he has worked full-time since 2019. He is simultaneously founder and CEO at Bailey Consulting, a medtech consultancy for startups, also based in Warsaw. He additionally manages the medtech section at Polish tech incubator ToReforge.Prior to Higo Sense, Biernat worked for four years at Polish medtech Braster as an engineering manager and then as a product development manager. He also spent one year working as a sales engineer at engineering company AB Industry. Biernat holds a first degree and a master’s in biomedical engineering from the Warsaw Polytechnic.
Michal Biernat is the Polish CTO and co-founder of medtech diagnostic hardware and app Higo Sense, where he has worked full-time since 2019. He is simultaneously founder and CEO at Bailey Consulting, a medtech consultancy for startups, also based in Warsaw. He additionally manages the medtech section at Polish tech incubator ToReforge.Prior to Higo Sense, Biernat worked for four years at Polish medtech Braster as an engineering manager and then as a product development manager. He also spent one year working as a sales engineer at engineering company AB Industry. Biernat holds a first degree and a master’s in biomedical engineering from the Warsaw Polytechnic.
Founder and CEO of Plato
Irma Surya is a lawyer and the founder of Plato, a portal for startups and SMEs to access affordable basic corporate legal services. After earning her bachelor’s in Law from Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya, Indonesia, she worked at Ali Budiarjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro, an Indonesian legal firm from 2011 to 2013. She has been in practice since 2007 and has also worked with international clients. Besides her duties as Plato’s CEO, she continues to work as a freelance lawyer, specializing in startup and fintech companies.
Irma Surya is a lawyer and the founder of Plato, a portal for startups and SMEs to access affordable basic corporate legal services. After earning her bachelor’s in Law from Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya, Indonesia, she worked at Ali Budiarjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro, an Indonesian legal firm from 2011 to 2013. She has been in practice since 2007 and has also worked with international clients. Besides her duties as Plato’s CEO, she continues to work as a freelance lawyer, specializing in startup and fintech companies.
Founder and CEO of Get.AI
Liu Yongxiang (Jeff) is a serial entrepreneur who had started several ventures prior to Get.AI. He was the founder and CEO of Hero Start, which aims to connect college graduates and students with established companies for internships or mentorships. Liu later initiated Startup Salad Eastern China, an international startup community that organizes hackathons to let people explore, trial and develop their ideas through their own startups within 52 hours or over one weekend. Participants are free to form their own teams. In 2018, he founded Get.AI and has served as CEO since.
Liu Yongxiang (Jeff) is a serial entrepreneur who had started several ventures prior to Get.AI. He was the founder and CEO of Hero Start, which aims to connect college graduates and students with established companies for internships or mentorships. Liu later initiated Startup Salad Eastern China, an international startup community that organizes hackathons to let people explore, trial and develop their ideas through their own startups within 52 hours or over one weekend. Participants are free to form their own teams. In 2018, he founded Get.AI and has served as CEO since.
CEO and founder of Citibeats
Caballero is serial entrepreneur dedicated to purpose-driven entrepreneurship harnessing technology to support social initiatives. He was Head of New Media in Doctors Without Borders, has held senior level positions in multinational companies and co-founded tech startups in the field of social intelligence and analytic platforms.In 2013, he founded The Social Coin, an NGO for social movement and game-changing technology rewarding people for socially responsible acts. In 2018, the company launched Citibeats, a social intelligence platform deploying NLP and machine-learning to analyze online speech and convert it into relevant insights that governments, cities and companies can use to provide immediate response to social needs.
Caballero is serial entrepreneur dedicated to purpose-driven entrepreneurship harnessing technology to support social initiatives. He was Head of New Media in Doctors Without Borders, has held senior level positions in multinational companies and co-founded tech startups in the field of social intelligence and analytic platforms.In 2013, he founded The Social Coin, an NGO for social movement and game-changing technology rewarding people for socially responsible acts. In 2018, the company launched Citibeats, a social intelligence platform deploying NLP and machine-learning to analyze online speech and convert it into relevant insights that governments, cities and companies can use to provide immediate response to social needs.
CEO and co-founder of Zensei
David Martín-Corral is an industrial engineer with a PhD in Mathematical Engineering, focusing on complex systems, viral computing and machine learning.He has worked as an associate lecturer teaching classes in social network analysis, digital health and data visualization, and in R programming for top-notch Spanish universities such as CIFF Business School, the IE Business School and Carlos III University in Madrid.Martín-Corral was also the founder of Polibot, the popular chatbot for Telegram and Facebook. In 2018, he co-founded Zensei with Carlos Hernando, a virtual clinic app aimed at preventing and assisting users in their management of respiratory problems. Both founders are currently mentoring startups as part of the Tetuan Valley Network.
David Martín-Corral is an industrial engineer with a PhD in Mathematical Engineering, focusing on complex systems, viral computing and machine learning.He has worked as an associate lecturer teaching classes in social network analysis, digital health and data visualization, and in R programming for top-notch Spanish universities such as CIFF Business School, the IE Business School and Carlos III University in Madrid.Martín-Corral was also the founder of Polibot, the popular chatbot for Telegram and Facebook. In 2018, he co-founded Zensei with Carlos Hernando, a virtual clinic app aimed at preventing and assisting users in their management of respiratory problems. Both founders are currently mentoring startups as part of the Tetuan Valley Network.
Co-founder of Therapixal
Olivier Clatz is the French co-founder of AI medical diagnosis company Therapixel, creator of MammoScreen breast cancer screening and diagnosis tool. Prior to co-founding Therapixel, Clatz worked for six years as a research scientist at INRIA (National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology) based at the Sophia Antipolis technology park near Antibes, in the south of France. His later work with INRIA focused on exploiting machine learning algorithms for medical imaging processing. Prior to this, he was a research associate at Harvard Medical School, in the US. In 2006, he completed his PhD at INRIA on the concept of personalized medicine. Clatz also holds a PhD in philosophy from the Ecole des Mines de Paris, and a master's degree in applied mathematics from the Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay. Currently, he works at the French Government’s Commissariat Générale pour l’Investissement managing the national program AI For Diagnostics. He left Therapixel in 2019.
Olivier Clatz is the French co-founder of AI medical diagnosis company Therapixel, creator of MammoScreen breast cancer screening and diagnosis tool. Prior to co-founding Therapixel, Clatz worked for six years as a research scientist at INRIA (National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology) based at the Sophia Antipolis technology park near Antibes, in the south of France. His later work with INRIA focused on exploiting machine learning algorithms for medical imaging processing. Prior to this, he was a research associate at Harvard Medical School, in the US. In 2006, he completed his PhD at INRIA on the concept of personalized medicine. Clatz also holds a PhD in philosophy from the Ecole des Mines de Paris, and a master's degree in applied mathematics from the Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay. Currently, he works at the French Government’s Commissariat Générale pour l’Investissement managing the national program AI For Diagnostics. He left Therapixel in 2019.
Co-founder of Ecertic
Leopoldo Chamarro Puga has spent most of his career in management, marketing and communications. He is the co-founder, and for the past 11 years, managing director of Promoland Media, a Madrid-based marketing and communications agency. Puga was previously an aircraft avionics technician before completing a marketing degree at the CENP (Spanish Center for New Professions). He was Spanair's marketing director for eight years before founding Promoland Media. Puga also sits on the board of startups Waynabox and Ecertic, a digital identity company of which he is a co-founder.
Leopoldo Chamarro Puga has spent most of his career in management, marketing and communications. He is the co-founder, and for the past 11 years, managing director of Promoland Media, a Madrid-based marketing and communications agency. Puga was previously an aircraft avionics technician before completing a marketing degree at the CENP (Spanish Center for New Professions). He was Spanair's marketing director for eight years before founding Promoland Media. Puga also sits on the board of startups Waynabox and Ecertic, a digital identity company of which he is a co-founder.
CEO and Co-founder of Cobee
Borja Aranguren Herrera has a MSc in Industrial Engineering specializing in both mechanical engineering and business administration. In 2012, he received a scholarship for an exchange program at the San Diego State University in California which he successfully completed with the best possible grades.Since 2018, he has been the CEO and co-founder of Cobee, a fast growing fintech app that helps companies manage employee benefits. Prior to this, Aranguren Herrera worked for several years as a consultant at McKinsey and late led strategy and business expansion at OnTruck, one of the most promising logistics startups in Spain.
Borja Aranguren Herrera has a MSc in Industrial Engineering specializing in both mechanical engineering and business administration. In 2012, he received a scholarship for an exchange program at the San Diego State University in California which he successfully completed with the best possible grades.Since 2018, he has been the CEO and co-founder of Cobee, a fast growing fintech app that helps companies manage employee benefits. Prior to this, Aranguren Herrera worked for several years as a consultant at McKinsey and late led strategy and business expansion at OnTruck, one of the most promising logistics startups in Spain.
CEO and co-founder of Refurbed
Kilian Kaminski graduated in communication and media studies in 2013 at Fresenius University in Cologne, Germany. Kaminski and Peter Windischhofer met during a master’s program at Hult International Business School. The two post-grads also worked in Shanghai in 2014.Kaminski held various business and marketing internship roles at Fiege Far East Holding and pottery-maker ProGreen in Shanghai, Hansa shipping GmbH and Hamburg Sparkasse bank in Germany and also at a music agency in Australia.In December 2014, he joined Amazon Services as an accounts manager in Munich. He also worked as Amazon’s program lead for certified refurbished DE marketplace for over two years.He left in 2017 and co-founded Refurbed with Windischhofer in Austria. In 2019, the CEO of Vienna-based refurbished electronics marketplace became an expert member of the Consumer Insight Action Panel, an EU initiative designed to support the transition to the circular economy.
Kilian Kaminski graduated in communication and media studies in 2013 at Fresenius University in Cologne, Germany. Kaminski and Peter Windischhofer met during a master’s program at Hult International Business School. The two post-grads also worked in Shanghai in 2014.Kaminski held various business and marketing internship roles at Fiege Far East Holding and pottery-maker ProGreen in Shanghai, Hansa shipping GmbH and Hamburg Sparkasse bank in Germany and also at a music agency in Australia.In December 2014, he joined Amazon Services as an accounts manager in Munich. He also worked as Amazon’s program lead for certified refurbished DE marketplace for over two years.He left in 2017 and co-founded Refurbed with Windischhofer in Austria. In 2019, the CEO of Vienna-based refurbished electronics marketplace became an expert member of the Consumer Insight Action Panel, an EU initiative designed to support the transition to the circular economy.
Cofounder and Managing Director of Hacktiv8
Ronald Ishak has been involved in tech startups since 2008 when he became Web Applications Manager, Online Trading at PT Ciptadana Capital and led a team of developers to build an online stock trading app for the Indonesian Stock Exchange. In August 2009, he became CTO at web developer company, PT Domikado, and left in January 2014 when the company was acquired. Meanwhile, in 2010, he co-founded his first (short-lived) company, which developed a photo sharing app for mobile platforms. For nine months from November 2014, he was CTO at PT Giftcard Indonesia, which distributes digital giftcards for brands. In 2016, he co-founded Hacktiv8, a training center that runs web development bootcamps and other programming courses, with Riza Fahmi and is its CEO. Ishak is also partner at RMKB Ventures, an Indonesian VC that has backed, among others, insurtech firm Qoala, “CTO-as-a-service” startup Rebel Works and Hacktiv8.
Ronald Ishak has been involved in tech startups since 2008 when he became Web Applications Manager, Online Trading at PT Ciptadana Capital and led a team of developers to build an online stock trading app for the Indonesian Stock Exchange. In August 2009, he became CTO at web developer company, PT Domikado, and left in January 2014 when the company was acquired. Meanwhile, in 2010, he co-founded his first (short-lived) company, which developed a photo sharing app for mobile platforms. For nine months from November 2014, he was CTO at PT Giftcard Indonesia, which distributes digital giftcards for brands. In 2016, he co-founded Hacktiv8, a training center that runs web development bootcamps and other programming courses, with Riza Fahmi and is its CEO. Ishak is also partner at RMKB Ventures, an Indonesian VC that has backed, among others, insurtech firm Qoala, “CTO-as-a-service” startup Rebel Works and Hacktiv8.
Co-founder, CEO of Virtuleap
Amir Bozorgzadeh is the Canadian-Iranian CEO and co-founder of Virtuleap, a Portugal-based cognition training and assessment VR startup, where he has worked since 2018. He also writes regularly about tech for websites such as VentureBeat and CrunchBase .He was previously based in Dubai, where he co-founded two startups: Gameguise, a gaming publisher and developer, and Time Dirham, the Middle East’s first circular economy time bank. He was also managing partner at digital marketing agency Conovi and a consultant at digital media agencies Massive Media and BizX, both based in Dubai. He additionally worked at YouGov in business development in his decade-long Dubai residence. Bozorgzadeh’s first posts were in project and account management in Vancouver, where he also studied Management at its Sauder School of Business. He holds a first degree in Liberal Studies from Toronto’s York University and also studied the Executive Leadership Program at Amsterdam’s THINK- School of Creative Leadership.
Amir Bozorgzadeh is the Canadian-Iranian CEO and co-founder of Virtuleap, a Portugal-based cognition training and assessment VR startup, where he has worked since 2018. He also writes regularly about tech for websites such as VentureBeat and CrunchBase .He was previously based in Dubai, where he co-founded two startups: Gameguise, a gaming publisher and developer, and Time Dirham, the Middle East’s first circular economy time bank. He was also managing partner at digital marketing agency Conovi and a consultant at digital media agencies Massive Media and BizX, both based in Dubai. He additionally worked at YouGov in business development in his decade-long Dubai residence. Bozorgzadeh’s first posts were in project and account management in Vancouver, where he also studied Management at its Sauder School of Business. He holds a first degree in Liberal Studies from Toronto’s York University and also studied the Executive Leadership Program at Amsterdam’s THINK- School of Creative Leadership.
Amid Covid-19 gloom, some bright spots in Portugal's tech startup scene
Despite a recession and doubling of the unemployment rate forecast this year, it's not all bad news for the Portuguese tech ecosystem
For equality in education, Odilo brings books in the cloud free to millions worldwide
The "Amazon for digital content" Spanish edtech startup delivers virtual libraries and classrooms to kids and adults worldwide
In Portugal tourism tech gets disrupted, in time for post-Covid-19 era
As Portugal reopens to tourists early next month, the sector is banking on a new generation of tourism tech startups to enable safety and reassure visitors
AlphaBeats: a 10-minute music playlist to de-stress your brain using biofeedback
With the exclusive rights to Philips’s neurofeedback technology, Alphabeats has developed an app to offer and enhance relaxation using a person’s favorite music
Psquared: Providing flexible workplaces to help early-stage startups
The Barcelona-based startup converts a variety of buildings to hybrid office spaces for flexible work brought about by Covid-19, includes a reservations system to manage desk and meeting spaces
CoolFarm: Why did Microsoft Portugal's Startup of the Year go bust?
The indoor-gardening tech startup went from winning awards to closing down with debts of close to €1m four years after its founding
In a united move, Portuguese startups fight to mitigate Covid-19 impact in unprecedented crisis
As strong growth of previous years falters, Portugal's startups were quick to mobilize themselves to detail the help they would need from the state to deal with their biggest challenge yet
Spanish startups protest the lack of relevant aid, compared with other EU countries; investors warn of “disastrous” new foreign investment restriction
Coronavirus: Portuguese startups pitch in as nation battles pandemic
More than 120 startups join the #tech4COVID19 initiative, offering the public free medical help, meals for the vulnerable, online education and more
Bernardo Hernández: Celebrity investor and Google's former marketing whiz
The angel investor behind some of the most successful Spanish internet startups also has an unusual honor for techies – GQ’s Man of the Year
“Good thing about my style. Some like it, some hate it but everybody recognizes it.” @sofíabenjumea
Outspoken with a hands-on management style, Sofía Benjumea is a force to reckon with at Google’s Campus Madrid
StudentFinance: AI screening software matches students to IT courses and jobs
StudentFinance also offers "Study now, pay later" model, making IT courses financially accessible while helping companies overcome skilled tech talent shortage
Bigle Legal’s SaaS platform offers quick, affordable legal document auto-generation
Bigle Legal generates customized legal documents at the click of a button, dramatically cutting down on human error and time spent
Spain's gig and sharing economy startups flourish, despite barrage of restrictions
Startups like Glovo and Spotahome topped fundings raised in 2018 despite local regulatory risks, as Spanish tech firms conquer overseas markets
Portugal pumps up to €60m into new initiatives to avert backslide in startup ecosystem
Government funding to ensure the strategically important and social impact startups don't fail, post-Covid
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