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After several years in M&A at Morgan Stanley in London, Ander returned to Spain to launch in 2009 Ticketbis, a startup with operations in 45+ countries that scaled to 400+ employees, ~€100M in revenues with 100%+ YoY growth rates and profitable operations, before eBay acquired it in 2016, in what is still today a major success in Spain’s tech ecosystem.

Following the acquisition, Ander remained as the Head of International at Stubhub ($5B business unit) for two years.

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From 2018 to 2021, in addition to All Iron Ventures, Ander launched a couple startups (Libere, with over 200+ employees; and Aplanet – €1.5M ARR SaaS with 100% growth rate), and a €150M REIT business that is listed in the stock market.

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Since 2021, he is fully focused on Acurio Ventures (AV).

Just before joining AV in 2022, Kate was the UK CEO of Jobandtalent (one of Spain’s main unicorns), where she grew revenue 80x in four years to €40M/month, leading a team of 500 people.

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Prior to that, Kate developed  extensive operational experience. She was the CEO of the online subscription service for women's beauty products Glossybox (which she helped launch for Rocket Internet), the co-founder of the food hospitality company The Continental Pantry, and the Head of Strategy (working for the VC fund Better Capital) of fashion company Jaeger.

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After graduating from Oxford, Kate was an Investment Analyst in Goldman Sachs’ private equity team in London and part of Credit Suisse’s wealth management team in Zurich

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Immediately before joining the VC industry, Diego worked for several years in the startup ecosystem. He was country manager and VP of Business Development at CrossLend, a German fintech backed by renowned VCs. Previously, he was VP of Growth at NativeAd, a Spanish startup in the digital advertising space.

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He started his career at  leading law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a lawyer focused on private equity, M&A, and corporate financing.  After getting is MBA from NYU Stern in the U.S., he was director of business development and marketing in Spain and the United States at Linklaters, another top international law firm.  He also promoted as COO the Spanish Private Equity & Venture Capital Journal, his family-owned project and a well-known reference in the sector. 

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After 15 years away, he returns to his hometown of Bilbao to kick off AV from the outset in early 2018.

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Before starting AV at the very beginning in early 2018, Hugo spent several years building his own path in VC: initially building his angel portfolio, launching a venture builder and raising his first fund.

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Previously he worked at Mercapital, a leading Spanish private equity firm where he participated in the acquisition of several companies and opened the Brazil office, where he worked for several years.

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He began his career as a strategic consultant at Palladium/Monitor Group and worked for the Spanish embassy's commercial office in Brazil. He is also an airline pilot and flight instructor.

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Before Acurio, Jaume was Head of Analytics at Mosaic Ventures, a VC fund based in London with more than $300M AUM focused on European seed and series A. Before that, Jaume led the strategy and analytics teams in a couple of VC-backed startups and started his career at EQT Ventures, the VC arm of EQT, a leading European PE house.

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He has lived in the UK, Portugal, Sweden, Italy and Spain. Jaume has a BSc & MSc in industrial engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and studied an MSc in International Business at the Stockholm School of Economics.

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After finishing her studies, Ainhoa joined the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) area at EY in Madrid. She completed a rotation program there, across all TAS departments (M&A, FDD, Valuations...). Upon completing the program, she joined the Restructuring & Debt Advisory department as an analyst. She continued her professional career as an associate in the Financial Advisory area at Deloitte in Bilbao.

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She holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from Deusto Business School (Bilbao, Spain).

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Miguel is a graduate in Business Administration and Management and Industrial Technologies Engineering (Extraordinary End of Degree Award) from the University of Deusto.

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Subsequently, he joined AZ Capital Investment Bank in Madrid, where he developed tasks such as building financial models, preparing business plans, and negotiating clauses in sale and purchase agreements... Miguel has also participated in numerous national and international M&A processes (sell-side and buy-side), and in advising on IPOs for companies from the infrastructure and technology sectors to the health sector.

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Miguel is passionate about sports (crossfit, running, swimming...) and the world of wine. He loves reading and learning about all kinds of new areas of knowledge (investment, geopolitics, history, business models...).

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He has lived and worked in Spain, and Ireland.

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Maryna started her career as a financial consultant at Incotec, working on financial and business plans for international R&D projects. After this experience she developed a keen interest in technology and innovation.

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She holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of the Basque Country. She has lived and worked in Belarus and Spain.

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Prior to joining AV, Matías was CFO at Callao, the global Fintech enabler. He is a seasoned professional with +18 years experience, having worked in several positions within the startup ecosystem, as an investor, operator and advisor.

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He was previously Director & Head of Alternative Investments at CZIB, a leading multiservice IB operating in Argentina and before that he was responsible for the finance department in Argentina for Nubank, LatAm’s largest neobank (~100m clients). He was also Investment Professional at Amancay Partners, a NY-based LatAm-focused PE Fund and CFO of Variv Capital, a Mexican-based VC & PE firm. Matías began his career in Investment Banking, advising in various industries across LatAm.

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Matías holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the Universidad de San Andrés and an MBA with honors from IE Business School.

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He has lived in Argentina, Sweden, Mexico, Switzerland and Spain and has worked across LatAm, Europe and USA.

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He is a frequent speaker and judge at several startup competitions & events and mentor & pro-bono advisor in several companies.

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Prior to joining AV, Eneko spent almost a decade working in top-tier law firms as an M&A lawyer. He has advised private equity houses, VC funds, and industrial players on complex domestic and cross-border deals, across a wide spectrum of sectors, such as finance, logistics, education, pharma, cybersecurity, insurtech, real estate and energy.

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Eneko holds a Law Degree and Diploma in International Business Law from the University of Navarra and a dual Masters Degree in Law and International Business Law from ESADE.

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In addition to his legal practice, Eneko also collaborated as an adjunct professor at the University Carlos III of Madrid, where he taught courses in the Master's Degree in Legal Practice and the Master's Degree in Business Law.

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Before joining Acurio, Bosco worked 2 years in Uber Eats, where he was responsible for signing the top restaurants in the whole Levante area. Bosco has also worked in the world of entertainment. Especially in the world of television and radio. Working in production companies such as Gestmusic, Tedx or creating his own projects such as a podcast.

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He holds a degree in Business Administration and Management with a specialization in Marketing from the Deusto Business School and a master's degree in entertainment television from Blanquerna - Ramon Llull University.

Mo has many different interests (often random), but is most passionate about spotting opportunity. He has sat on both sides of the table in the private markets space, investing directly and indirectly in technology businesses but also having cofounded a logistics solution operating in MEA.

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Prior to this, Mo has worked in consulting in various capacities. He did time with KPMG, focusing on deal advisory for both domestic and international transactions. Additionally, he was with EY, designing and delivering tech-enabled solutions for financial institutions, ranging from NLP-powered customer segmentation to RPA protocols for bank transactions.

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Outside of work, Mo enjoys spending time with family, reading, writing, practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and exploring new languages. He has lived in the UK, Egypt, Libya, Slovakia, and Spain.

Before Acurio, Carlos worked for several years in the transaction departments of both PwC and EY. Before that, he interned at several law firms.

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Carlos holds a Law and Business Administration degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He has lived and worked in Spain, Ireland, and Singapore.

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Before joining Acurio Ventures, Daniel co-founded and served as CEO of WAGEN GAMES, a platform within the E-Sports industry. Through his involvement in platform development and strategic planning for his company, Daniel developed a keen interest in the VC industry, leading him to join AV as a member of the finance and operations team.

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Daniel holds a degree in LEINN (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation) from Mondragón University in Bilbao.

He has lived in Berlin, Costa Rica, and Seoul, where he has undertaken numerous projects and initiatives.

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With over 30 years at Amadeus, Bart is a senior executive experienced in travel and payments. His roles included General Director for Russia, General Manager for Japan, Head of e-Commerce Investments, Opodo's CEO, Director of Corporate Strategy, Managing Director for China and the Amadeus Payments business unit. Since 2022, he has served as an in-house advisor.

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He holds a law and social anthropology degree from Jesus College, Cambridge, and an MBA from Bayes Business School, London.

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Iñaki, a Spanish tech pioneer, founded Trovit, a leading classifieds search engine in 2006, and led it until its €80M acquisition by Lifull Co in 2015.

Prior, he worked at Grupo Intercom, consulted for McKinsey, and audited for PWC. He holds a business degree from the University of Deusto and an MIT MBA.

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Known as a business angel in Spain, he has extensive connections and has been an AIV venture partner since 2019.

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