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La Famiglia is a Munich-based VC fund founded in 2016, comprising family businesses, tech entrepreneurs, business angels and industry experts led by Jeanette Fürstenberg and Robert Lacher. To date, it has managed one exit, API payroll engine, Rollbox. It has invested in 23 companies, including in OnTruck's Series B round and in the Series A round of CloudNC, Coya, Asana Rebel and FreightHub. Logistics and AI are two principal areas of interest for its investments.
La Famiglia is a Munich-based VC fund founded in 2016, comprising family businesses, tech entrepreneurs, business angels and industry experts led by Jeanette Fürstenberg and Robert Lacher. To date, it has managed one exit, API payroll engine, Rollbox. It has invested in 23 companies, including in OnTruck's Series B round and in the Series A round of CloudNC, Coya, Asana Rebel and FreightHub. Logistics and AI are two principal areas of interest for its investments.
Social Capital is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm. Its stated mission is to "advance humanity by solving the world's hardest problems", with the firm investing in entrepreneurs who markedly improve their communities. Social Capital's diverse portfolio comprises healthcare companies, workplace productivity software Slack and SurveyMonkey and coworking space operator Rework (now GoWork).
Social Capital is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm. Its stated mission is to "advance humanity by solving the world's hardest problems", with the firm investing in entrepreneurs who markedly improve their communities. Social Capital's diverse portfolio comprises healthcare companies, workplace productivity software Slack and SurveyMonkey and coworking space operator Rework (now GoWork).
Advisor and Co-founder of GeoDB
Nominated as one of 21 most revolutionary Spanish techpreneurs under 35 by Business Insider in May 2019, Manuel de la Esperanza co-founded Wave with fellow alumnus Luis Gelado Crespo from the University Pontifica de Comillas (ICAI-ICADE). In June 2018, both men also co-founded GeoDB, a blockchain-powered location big data digital marketplace.Before founding Wave in 2013, the business management and law graduate had also founded a creative digital agency in Madrid. The success of Wave's private "family and friends" tracking app has led to the setting up of Wave Location Technologies.
Nominated as one of 21 most revolutionary Spanish techpreneurs under 35 by Business Insider in May 2019, Manuel de la Esperanza co-founded Wave with fellow alumnus Luis Gelado Crespo from the University Pontifica de Comillas (ICAI-ICADE). In June 2018, both men also co-founded GeoDB, a blockchain-powered location big data digital marketplace.Before founding Wave in 2013, the business management and law graduate had also founded a creative digital agency in Madrid. The success of Wave's private "family and friends" tracking app has led to the setting up of Wave Location Technologies.
Mercy Corps’ Social Venture Fund
Mercy Corps’ Social Venture Fund is a seed and early-stage social impact fund operated by not-for-profit humanitarian organization Mercy Corps. The US-based organization is increasingly moving into tech investments, with key interests in agtech and fintech solutions creating social impact. FinX, a platform designed to accelerate financial inclusion worldwide, was also launched recently. Distributed ledgers, digital assets, cryptocurrencies and other digital financial solutions will be deployed to alleviate poverty in local communities. The fund has invested in 16 companies at the seed stage. Investments in the February 2021 included a pre-seed round for Kenyan healthcare fintech platform ImaliPay. In December 2020, it joined a $5.3m seed round for Colombian remittance tech Valiu.
Mercy Corps’ Social Venture Fund is a seed and early-stage social impact fund operated by not-for-profit humanitarian organization Mercy Corps. The US-based organization is increasingly moving into tech investments, with key interests in agtech and fintech solutions creating social impact. FinX, a platform designed to accelerate financial inclusion worldwide, was also launched recently. Distributed ledgers, digital assets, cryptocurrencies and other digital financial solutions will be deployed to alleviate poverty in local communities. The fund has invested in 16 companies at the seed stage. Investments in the February 2021 included a pre-seed round for Kenyan healthcare fintech platform ImaliPay. In December 2020, it joined a $5.3m seed round for Colombian remittance tech Valiu.
Co-founder and Co-CEO of Billin
The co-CEO and co-founder of Billin, Marcos de la Cueva Orbe is a graduate from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He joined PwC as an auditor in 2009 and worked there for 18 months before becoming an associate at Nplusone, part of the Alantra global investment banking and asset management firm based in Madrid. He left after over 3 years to join Billin in April 2014.
The co-CEO and co-founder of Billin, Marcos de la Cueva Orbe is a graduate from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He joined PwC as an auditor in 2009 and worked there for 18 months before becoming an associate at Nplusone, part of the Alantra global investment banking and asset management firm based in Madrid. He left after over 3 years to join Billin in April 2014.
CFO and co-founder of Capaball
Marta Fernández de la Vega is a veteran in marketing and digital communications. She worked at Havas Digital and Genetsis for a total of almost five years before starting an academic career as a lecturer.In 2015, she became the managing partner of Made in Mobile co-founded by Sixto Arias. She joined Arias to set up edtech Capaball as CFO in 2018. She was appointed CEO of Made in Mobile in 2019 but left the digital innovation agency in March 2020.She is now an advisor at AtticoLab and lectures at CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia.
Marta Fernández de la Vega is a veteran in marketing and digital communications. She worked at Havas Digital and Genetsis for a total of almost five years before starting an academic career as a lecturer.In 2015, she became the managing partner of Made in Mobile co-founded by Sixto Arias. She joined Arias to set up edtech Capaball as CFO in 2018. She was appointed CEO of Made in Mobile in 2019 but left the digital innovation agency in March 2020.She is now an advisor at AtticoLab and lectures at CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia.
Alex Benzer is the co-founder of online video community Vidme and the co-creator of Curate LA and Represent LA. Previously, he co-founded SocialEngine and Fanmix. Benzer received his bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship from University of Redlands. As an undergraduate, he won the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship.
Alex Benzer is the co-founder of online video community Vidme and the co-creator of Curate LA and Represent LA. Previously, he co-founded SocialEngine and Fanmix. Benzer received his bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship from University of Redlands. As an undergraduate, he won the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship.
Paulo Mateus Pinto was the CEO of La Redoute Portugal and Spain for four years until 2018 when he stayed on as CEO of La Redoute Portugal. He also joined NERLEI as a board director in 2018, after serving seven years as director and VP of ACEPI.After completing his degree in Economics at the University of Coimbra in 1992, Pinto has worked as country manager of Vertbaudet Portugal for over six years before becoming an international director for the brand at other European countries. In 2007, he left to become the general manager of Redcats until 2013.
Paulo Mateus Pinto was the CEO of La Redoute Portugal and Spain for four years until 2018 when he stayed on as CEO of La Redoute Portugal. He also joined NERLEI as a board director in 2018, after serving seven years as director and VP of ACEPI.After completing his degree in Economics at the University of Coimbra in 1992, Pinto has worked as country manager of Vertbaudet Portugal for over six years before becoming an international director for the brand at other European countries. In 2007, he left to become the general manager of Redcats until 2013.
Los Riscos de Pedrique is family-owned investment fund and business consultancy based in Madrid, Spain. Established in 2014, the company has assets valued at €35 million and is run by Maria del Valle de la Riva.
Los Riscos de Pedrique is family-owned investment fund and business consultancy based in Madrid, Spain. Established in 2014, the company has assets valued at €35 million and is run by Maria del Valle de la Riva.
Sway Ventures, formerly AITV, is a US-based venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, La Jolla and London investing in early to mid-stage technology companies. The VC team comprises former founders and specialists from four key areas: capital, revenue, talent and product. Its portfolio includes Uber, Owl and Zipline.
Sway Ventures, formerly AITV, is a US-based venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, La Jolla and London investing in early to mid-stage technology companies. The VC team comprises former founders and specialists from four key areas: capital, revenue, talent and product. Its portfolio includes Uber, Owl and Zipline.
Rubio Impact Ventures (formerly Social Impact Ventures)
Founded in Amsterdam in 2014, Rubio Impact Ventures was formerly known as Social Impact Ventures. The VC currently invests in sustainability-focused startups that are predominantly based in the Netherlands and north-western Europe. It currently has 27 portfolio companies including fair coffee brand Wakuli and cultured meat pioneer Masa Meat. The “Rubicon crossing” VC has just raised €110m for its second impact fund, Rubio Fund 2, in October 2021.Recent investments include participation in the $43m Series B round of food-sharing app OLIO in September 2021 and the €3.6m seed round in July 2021 for Portuguese Arborea that uses micro-organisms in biotech for foodtech applications.
Founded in Amsterdam in 2014, Rubio Impact Ventures was formerly known as Social Impact Ventures. The VC currently invests in sustainability-focused startups that are predominantly based in the Netherlands and north-western Europe. It currently has 27 portfolio companies including fair coffee brand Wakuli and cultured meat pioneer Masa Meat. The “Rubicon crossing” VC has just raised €110m for its second impact fund, Rubio Fund 2, in October 2021.Recent investments include participation in the $43m Series B round of food-sharing app OLIO in September 2021 and the €3.6m seed round in July 2021 for Portuguese Arborea that uses micro-organisms in biotech for foodtech applications.
Ex-CTO and Co-founder of Bioo / Arkyne Technologies
Rafael Rebollo Cacín is a Multimedia Engineering student at Universidad Ramón Llull (La Salle University BCN) in Barcelona. He is due to graduate in 2019. The co-founder of Arkyne Technologies worked as CTO from October 2015 to September 2016.
Rafael Rebollo Cacín is a Multimedia Engineering student at Universidad Ramón Llull (La Salle University BCN) in Barcelona. He is due to graduate in 2019. The co-founder of Arkyne Technologies worked as CTO from October 2015 to September 2016.
The Repsol Foundation, part of the Repsol Group, is committed to improving social and environmental outcomes.Repsol has launched a €50m social investment fund to be used in developing a portfolio of social enterprises focused on energy transition and social inclusion of vulnerable groups in Spain. The firm invested €9,5m during 2018.
The Repsol Foundation, part of the Repsol Group, is committed to improving social and environmental outcomes.Repsol has launched a €50m social investment fund to be used in developing a portfolio of social enterprises focused on energy transition and social inclusion of vulnerable groups in Spain. The firm invested €9,5m during 2018.
Founder and CEO of Orain
Xavier Sans Serra is the founder and CEO of payment and interactive chat app and IoT hardware startup Orain. He is based in Barcelona, where he has worked since 2016. Prior to this, he founded two other tech startups: Knowxel, which has been in operation from 2013 to 2016, and Neqta, which operated from 2011 to 2013. Knowxel was a social network for seeking skilled people for one-off work projects while Neqta was a research project to develop hardware to power portable devices. Both companies were developed at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where the initial development of Orain also took place. Sans holds two master's degrees from Barcelona's Ramon Llull University: one in Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering and the other in Networks and Telecommunications. Between 2010 to 2012, he was a member of the Electromagnetism and Communications Research Group at Ramon Llull University's La Salle campus, where he was involved in a research project on geomagnetically-induced currents, which led to publications in scientific journals.
Xavier Sans Serra is the founder and CEO of payment and interactive chat app and IoT hardware startup Orain. He is based in Barcelona, where he has worked since 2016. Prior to this, he founded two other tech startups: Knowxel, which has been in operation from 2013 to 2016, and Neqta, which operated from 2011 to 2013. Knowxel was a social network for seeking skilled people for one-off work projects while Neqta was a research project to develop hardware to power portable devices. Both companies were developed at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where the initial development of Orain also took place. Sans holds two master's degrees from Barcelona's Ramon Llull University: one in Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering and the other in Networks and Telecommunications. Between 2010 to 2012, he was a member of the Electromagnetism and Communications Research Group at Ramon Llull University's La Salle campus, where he was involved in a research project on geomagnetically-induced currents, which led to publications in scientific journals.
Caixa Capital Risc is the venture capital branch of CriteriaCaixa, an investment holding company that manages La Caixa's banking funds. It was established in 2004 and has registered capital of €195 million. It is based in Barcelona, Spain and has invested in more than 100 Spanish companies in different sectors. It invests across sectors, requiring the startup to work with market-proven technology in a profitable and innovative proposition.
Caixa Capital Risc is the venture capital branch of CriteriaCaixa, an investment holding company that manages La Caixa's banking funds. It was established in 2004 and has registered capital of €195 million. It is based in Barcelona, Spain and has invested in more than 100 Spanish companies in different sectors. It invests across sectors, requiring the startup to work with market-proven technology in a profitable and innovative proposition.
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South Summit 2021: Martin Varavsky, Leandro Sigman on post-Covid healthcare trends
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Interview with Qlue CEO: "We didn't know what a smart city should look like"
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Bewe: From LatAm to the US, scaling fitness and wellness business globally post-Covid
Serial entrepreneur Diego Ballesteros’s latest venture Bewe seeks to disrupt the lucrative US wellness and fitness market with more competitive pricing
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China's recycling startups seek cost-effective ways to make waste management profitable
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