TEAM
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FOUNDING PARTNER, CHAIRMAN
Number one fan of my wife and four grown-up kids. Music lover and art collector. Free thinker. Unapologetically contrarian. I’m the only team member with grey hair, so I pretend to be the wisest. Focused on finding #teams of outliers. I have gone full-circle: from banking @BNP, media @PRISA and PE partner @APAX, to business angel and board member @LaNeveraRoja, @Másmóvil @bodaclick @infojobs. MBA @IESE. But have lived pretty much everywhere.
FOUNDING PARTNER
Happy husband and proud father of four little girls. Helplessly curious. Listener. Ironman (I´m a WIP). Chasing #networkeffects and always hungry for anything #foodtech related. Previously a co-founder and CEO @LaNeveraRoja, sold to Rocket Internet (+$100m). In another life consultant at strategy group @pwc. An economist by education, entrepreneurship is my way of life. Madrid is my home.
CFO
Family man and proud Vespa owner. Mastering the art of cooking. Guitarist in training. Optimistically signed up for boxing classes, but have never been. Making portfolio companies fall in love with #reporting, and keeping the house in order @Samaipata. Reformed auditor, previously @SpanishSEC @privatebanking. From León, in the North of Spain, the land of chorizo and cecina. I travel the world non-stop.
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
Born in Madrid, proud Spanish with Argentinian heritage. My Spotify list has every rock song, but Wonderwall is the only one I can play on the guitar. Backpacker and shower singer. I deal with facts and figures, always looking for answers. Business Administration & Law @UAM. Erasmus in München @LMU. Former financial & data auditor @KPMG. Every life lesson I’ve learned has been in a basketball court.
PARTNER
Friend and twin. Electronic music fan. “I-want-to-die-afterwards” bootcamp addict. Dilettante traveller. Have been trying to learn Spanish for years - it’s still a WIP. Passionate about #nfx and #B2BSaaS. Previously @Octopus. Former strategy consultant @RolandBerger @Rothschild. Studied business and finance @LSE. Philosopher at heart; yet lecturing more over Parisian terasses than inside libraries. Former Londoner, NewYorker, Beijinger, Madrilenian. Now back home in Paris.
INVESTMENT MANAGER
Proud sailor and ridiculous monoskiier. Trumpet player for over 20 years; yet still not be able to make a living out of it. Born and raised in Paris. Lived in Seoul, Singapore, Mumbai and Milan. Blues, rock and jazz lover - Miles Davis is my favorite but will always defend The Rolling Stones over the Beatles. Engineer by education and graduated from @ESSEC and @Bocconi. Ex @Parrot @LEK.
ASSOCIATE
Proudly from Down Under, the land of Wolverine and Thor. Now based in London, putting up with the coffee. Adrenaline junkie and Instagram artist on the side, but most at peace when cooking for loved ones. Volleyballer, skier and snowboarder. Non-stop learner and force of positivity. Can't get enough of #consumerdelight and #femtech. Studied Finance and Law @SydneyUniversity but learned so much more. Formerly @Papier and @McKinsey.
OPS ASSISTANT & OFFICE MANAGER
Proud Hungarian, but spent the last decade immersed in Belgian, British and Spanish culture. Incurably curious and an avid documentary lover. Food and electronic music make me inexplicably happy, nature keeps me grounded. Education in Law and Business Administration. Former paralegal in boutique law firms, but I'm in my element wearing my many hats @Samaipata. Passionate about #entrepreneurship, #sustainability and #social impact projects.
ASSOCIATE
Type II fun addict - in my spare time you'll likely find me in the mountains. My playlists are eclectic but The Clash is the only band that matters. I love to read about offline history - tech revolutions are cyclical. Born, raised and living in Madrid, although my Basque roots are all over the place. Former investment banker @Barclays, traded supertanker corporations for speedboat ideas. Business Administration and Law @ICADE and @UCLouvain.
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PRINCIPAL
Loyal friend. Always dancing to 70s tunes. Backpacker. Actor at heart, indie music manager on the side. The team cookie monster. Always looking for the #human side of businesses. Passionate about #CreatorsEco. & #BizConsumerization. Samaipata’s proud 1st employee and former entrepreneur in the sourdough bread world. Lawyer and politician by education, I speak dialectics. Previously lived in the UK and Brazil. Madrid holds my heart.