
Decelera
Mayakoba
Startup Decelerator
Rethink your Purpose,
Reboot your Company and
disrupt for a Human Future.
Mexico
#deceleramayakoba19
Slow Down in a Natural Paradise with top international leaders, entrepreneurs and thinkers. Reboot the most disruptive solutions that will drive the World to a more Sustainable and Human future.
Deceleration
Methodology
10-day
Program
Campus
on a Natural Beach
Top 15
Disruptive Startups
75+
Global Leaders
Decelera
Experience

Inspirational Talks
Inspirational Talks: learn from the best experiences

Creativity Workshops
Creativity Workshops: open your brain to inspiration.

1:1 Business meetings
1:1 Business Meetings with top leaders

1:1 Meetings with Investors
1:1 with Investors and companies for new Opportunities

Wellness activities
Wellness: sport and yoga. Refresh your body and brain.

Offsites activities & Night gatherings
Off Campus activities and Informal gatherings with all the community

Mindfulness and Coaching Sessions
Mindfulness and Coaching. Connect and focus on your purpose.

Co-living with investors & mentors
1:1 Business Meetings with top leaders

Low mental noise environment
Exceptional atmosphere to disconnect from day to day life
Past
Experience
Makers
Experience Makers from around the World to help Startups rethink and focus on the next steps to grow with a sustainable perspective.
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+Gerd LeonhardFuturist / Humanist, Keynote Speaker, CEO The Futures Agency, Author…Gerd LeonhardFuturist / Humanist, Keynote Speaker, CEO The Futures Agency, Author of 'Technology vs Humanity', Film-Maker
Gerd’s passions are the future of humanity, culture, society, and business in the face of
exponential technological progress.
In a world dominated by technology, data and algorithms, robots and intelligent machines,
what will it mean to be human? Are humans and machines really destined to ‘converge’?
What do we need to do, today, to make sure that human happiness and collective flourishing
remain the most important objectives? Is our current economic system suitable for a future
were technology is virtually unlimited?
In his keynotes, talks, presentations, and seminars, Gerd addresses topics such as digital
ethics (the ethics of technology), artificial intelligence (AI), the future of work and jobs,
rebooting education, the digital transformation of business and society, the future of politics,
and many more, focusing on the next 5-10 years. Gerd’s latest, best-selling book is
“Technology vs. Humanity”, now available in 10+ languages. https://www.techvshuman.com
Gerd is also a film-maker, you can view his videos on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/
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+Erik AhlströmFounder at PloggaErik AhlströmFounder at Plogga
Plogga, Pick and jogg. The world is talking about PLOGGA as “The Swedish eco-fitness craze” that saves the world in only 2 years. Just when we “Googlade” we got 1 million hits on Plogga and international Plogging groups started up all the time. At present, we have Plogged in almost all countries and in thousands of places. In Sweden, we have started up about 200 events to date.
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+Jose Manuel VillanuevaCofounder at PrivaliaJose Manuel VillanuevaCofounder at PrivaliaPrivalia cofounder interested in learning, sharing experiences and looking for new venturesJose Manuel VillanuevaCofounder at Privalia
Privalia cofounder interested in learning, sharing experiences and looking for new ventures
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+Paul FordFormer VP at SendgridPaul FordFormer VP at Sendgrid
Paul is currently the Vice President of Community Development at SendGrid, one of Techstars most successful companies. He is also a serial entrepreneur, technology evangelist, innovator, strategist, VC whisperer, accelerator/startup advisor and mentor with nearly two decades of experience in IaaS and SaaS organizations.Prior to SendGrid, Paul was at SoftLayer Technologies in Dallas TX in various roles including VP of Marketing and VP of Ecosystem Development & Startup/Developer Strategy. His time at SoftLayer was capped off with a $2.3 Billion USD acquisition by IBM, putting him squarely in the “Billion Dollar Club”. Paul continues to give back to the global startup community via long-standing mentorships at TechStars, 500 Startups, Menorca Millennials, Global Accelerator Network, SeedCamp, Wayra and many more.
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attendance+David CharronProfessor at UC BerkeleyDavid CharronProfessor at UC BerkeleyDavid Charron is a professor at UC Berkeley where he teaches courses in innovation, entrepreneurship and venture capital. He has been a core member of the leadership and teaching teams for the NSF and NIH I-Corps programs that trains technology entrepreneurs in customer development. Mr. Charron has held leadership positions at Berkeley, run incubators and accelerators, and worked in the field of technology commercialization and entrepreneurship for 30 years at corporations such as Xerox PARC, academic institutions including MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley and UCSF, and the national labs such as LBNL, LLNL and Sandia. He has also started several companies and actively advises and invests in new ventures.
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attendance+Alvaro MoralesCEO at Banco Santander InternationalAlvaro MoralesCEO at Banco Santander International -
+Martin VarsavskyCEO at prelude FertilityMartin VarsavskyCEO at prelude FertilityMartin Varsavsky is an Argentine/Spanish entrepreneur, and has founded several extremely successful companies over the course of his career. Martin manages the Varsavsky Foundation and is a board member of Instituto de Empresa, Spain’s leading business school, where he taught entrepreneurship for eight years.
Martin started his first business while still in college, Urban Capital Corporation, one of the early leaders of the loft movement in downtown Manhattan. His third business, Viatel Ltd., Varsavsky’s first venture into the world of telecom, is best known for inventing call back and building the first pan European fiber optic network ahead of liberalization. In 1998, he started Jazz Telecomunicaciones (Jazztel), Spain’s second largest publicly traded telecom operator, and founded Ya.com the following year (Spain’s third largest internet web site/DSL provider.) Martin is currently the larger shareholder and Chairman of Fon – the largest WiFi network in the world (headquartered in Madrid.)
Martin VarsavskyCEO at prelude FertilityMartin Varsavsky is an Argentine/Spanish entrepreneur, and has founded several extremely successful companies over the course of his career. Martin manages the Varsavsky Foundation and is a board member of Instituto de Empresa, Spain’s leading business school, where he taught entrepreneurship for eight years. Martin started his first business while still in college, Urban Capital Corporation, one of the early leaders of the loft movement in downtown Manhattan. His third business, Viatel Ltd., Varsavsky’s first venture into the world of telecom, is best known for inventing call back and building the first pan European fiber optic network ahead of liberalization. In 1998, he started Jazz Telecomunicaciones (Jazztel), Spain’s second largest publicly traded telecom operator, and founded Ya.com the following year (Spain’s third largest internet web site/DSL provider.) Martin is currently the larger shareholder and Chairman of Fon - the largest WiFi network in the world (headquartered in Madrid.) -
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attendance+Coss MarteCEO of ConBodyCoss MarteCEO of ConBodyCoss Marte was sent to jail as the ringleader of a multi-million dollar cocaine operation. He was also grossly overweight and warned by his physician that his current lifestyle, if left unchecked, would likely kill him.
Faced with this grim prognosis, Coss started to get in shape using the tools he had — his prison cell and his own body weight. Within six months he lost 70 pounds and replicated his successful formula of body weight exercises with 20 other inmates. Then he launched ConBody a prison style bootcamp that has gained over 20,000+ clients and hires formerly incarcerated individuals to teach fitness classes. Since the launch of his company he’s been featured in over 200 major media outlets such as NBC, CNN, The New York Times, TED Talks, and Men’s Fitness. He’s also won major pitch competitions such as Defy Ventures, Pitch for Good by TOM’s shoes and the YPO shark tank competition, which combined raised $200,000.
Coss MarteCEO of ConBodyCoss Marte was sent to jail as the ringleader of a multi-million dollar cocaine operation. He was also grossly overweight and warned by his physician that his current lifestyle, if left unchecked, would likely kill him.
Faced with this grim prognosis, Coss started to get in shape using the tools he had — his prison cell and his own body weight. Within six months he lost 70 pounds and replicated his successful formula of body weight exercises with 20 other inmates. Then he launched ConBody a prison style bootcamp that has gained over 20,000+ clients and hires formerly incarcerated individuals to teach fitness classes. Since the launch of his company he’s been featured in over 200 major media outlets such as NBC, CNN, The New York Times, TED Talks, and Men’s Fitness. He’s also won major pitch competitions such as Defy Ventures, Pitch for Good by TOM’s shoes and the YPO shark tank competition, which combined raised $200,000.
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+Sylvain PaineauSchneider Electric , EMEA Business Incubation DirectorSylvain PaineauSchneider Electric , EMEA Business Incubation DirectorSylvain Paineau is in charge in Schneider Electric of managing Open Innovation & Business Incubation for EMEA in corporate strategy organisation. (Incubation, Excubation, Start-up relationships, R&D partnerships, strategic innovation management domain).
He is member of different incubator, accelerator investment committee (SATT Linksium (the Grenoble Alps Incubation organisation), InnoEnergy (European organisation) …
He is also Administrator of TENERRDIS: competitiveness cluster, Shareholder & member of the supervisory board of the European EIT InnoEnergy.
Sylvain is also strongly involved in the BigBooster program: an international startup accelerator program between Lyon, Boston, Shenzhen and Shanghai.Sylvain PaineauSchneider Electric , EMEA Business Incubation DirectorSylvain Paineau is in charge in Schneider Electric of managing Open Innovation & Business Incubation for EMEA in corporate strategy organisation. (Incubation, Excubation, Start-up relationships, R&D partnerships, strategic innovation management domain). He is member of different incubator, accelerator investment committee (SATT Linksium (the Grenoble Alps Incubation organisation), InnoEnergy (European organisation) … He is also Administrator of TENERRDIS: competitiveness cluster, Shareholder & member of the supervisory board of the European EIT InnoEnergy. Sylvain is also strongly involved in the BigBooster program: an international startup accelerator program between Lyon, Boston, Shenzhen and Shanghai. -
+Alicia StewartJournalist and entrepreneur focused on media strategy, presence and programming.Alicia StewartJournalist and entrepreneur who works with established tech founders and leaders on media strategy, presence and programming.Alicia Stewart is an early stage founder who speaks professionally about innovation, intrapreneurship, and the art of the interview. She got her start hosting a television program in high school, and worked for 20 years in broadcast and online journalism. She has co-hosted the Online News Association conference, keynoted Google for Media Boston, and spoken at SXSW, MIT, and Harvard University. While at CNN, she launched Engage, a unit that identified and incorporated under-reported stories into network coverage. She also grew acclaimed projects there as a senior producer for the “In America” documentary unit, and as editor of its award-winning blog. Her journalism work has been honored with a Harvard Nieman Fellowship.Alicia StewartJournalist and entrepreneur focused on media strategy, presence and programming.
Alicia Stewart is an early stage founder who speaks professionally about innovation, intrapreneurship, and the art of the interview. She got her start hosting a television program in high school, and worked for 20 years in broadcast and online journalism. She has co-hosted the Online News Association conference, keynoted Google for Media Boston, and spoken at SXSW, MIT, and Harvard University. While at CNN, she launched Engage, a unit that identified and incorporated under-reported stories into network coverage. She also grew acclaimed projects there as a senior producer for the “In America” documentary unit, and as editor of its award-winning blog. Her journalism work has been honored with a Harvard Nieman Fellowship.
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+Matthias UmmenhoferFounding Partner at Mojo CapitalMatthias UmmenhoferFounding Partner at Mojo CapitalFounding PartnerUnder Matthias’s leadership, European Investment Fund’s technology investment business grew to over EUR 4.7bn committed in or alongside more than 260 funds, Business Angels and Family Offices who invested in about 3,800 technology companies. Matthias had a key role in raising and managing major third party investment mandates such as the EUR 1bn ERP-EIF Dachfonds, the GBP 200m UK Future Technologies Fund (UKFTF), the EUR 150m Dutch Venture Initiative (DVI) and the EUR 150 m European Angels Fund (EAF) for co-investments.Matthias UmmenhoferFounding Partner at Mojo CapitalFounding PartnerUnder Matthias’s leadership, European Investment Fund’s technology investment business grew to over EUR 4.7bn committed in or alongside more than 260 funds, Business Angels and Family Offices who invested in about 3,800 technology companies. Matthias had a key role in raising and managing major third party investment mandates such as the EUR 1bn ERP-EIF Dachfonds, the GBP 200m UK Future Technologies Fund (UKFTF), the EUR 150m Dutch Venture Initiative (DVI) and the EUR 150 m European Angels Fund (EAF) for co-investments.
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+Camille HearstCo-Founder and CEO at KitCamille HearstCo-Founder and CEO at Kit
Camille Hearst is the cofounder and CEO of Kit, a community to discover, discuss, and get interesting useful products. In addition to 10x-ing all core business metrics twice over in the space of 18 months, Camille took Kit through the notable Stanford StartX accelerator, and has raised over $2.5M from VCs.
Prior to Kit, Camille worked for 10 years as a Product Manager and Product Marketer at various tech companies including Apple iTunes, where she was the second PM to work on iTunes; Google, where she lead marketing for the Google Cultural Institute from London and Paris; YouTube; and London-based startup Hailo.
Camille holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University’s programs in Science, Technology, & Society/Product Design and Management, Science, and Engineering. A San Francisco native, Camille is currently based in Soho, New York.
Camille HearstCo-Founder and CEO at KitCamille Hearst is the cofounder and CEO of Kit, a community to discover, discuss, and get interesting useful products. In addition to 10x-ing all core business metrics twice over in the space of 18 months, Camille took Kit through the notable Stanford StartX accelerator, and has raised over $2.5M from VCs.
Prior to Kit, Camille worked for 10 years as a Product Manager and Product Marketer at various tech companies including Apple iTunes, where she was the second PM to work on iTunes; Google, where she lead marketing for the Google Cultural Institute from London and Paris; YouTube; and London-based startup Hailo.
Camille holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University’s programs in Science, Technology, & Society/Product Design and Management, Science, and Engineering. A San Francisco native, Camille is currently based in Soho, New York.
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+Jason EckenrothCo-founder, SovereigntyJason EckenrothCo-founder, SovereigntyI am passionate about purpose-driven, core-value led businesses. I believe businesses can create success because of their culture, not despite it. I bootstrapped my first company, ShipCompliant over a 16yr time frame to 75 employees and $12M ARR.
Customers chose ShipCompliant, not for our features, functionality or price, but ultimately because they liked “how” we did business (i.e.: the values that drove our decisions). It’s the greatest competitive differentiation.
I believe in the power and possibility of self-funded companies and work to educate and empower entrepreneurs tackling the exciting challenge of building a customer-funded business.
I am currently on sabbatical in Barcelona with my family. When not catching up on life, I work with self-funded, independent, and profitable companies to define and scale their cultures and product growth strategies, and guide them toward a path to sovereignty.
Jason EckenrothCo-founder, SovereigntyI am passionate about purpose-driven, core-value led businesses. I believe businesses can create success because of their culture, not despite it. I bootstrapped my first company, ShipCompliant over a 16yr time frame to 75 employees and $12M ARR. Customers chose ShipCompliant, not for our features, functionality or price, but ultimately because they liked "how" we did business (i.e.: the values that drove our decisions). It's the greatest competitive differentiation. I believe in the power and possibility of self-funded companies and work to educate and empower entrepreneurs tackling the exciting challenge of building a customer-funded business. I am currently on sabbatical in Barcelona with my family. When not catching up on life, I work with self-funded, independent, and profitable companies to define and scale their cultures and product growth strategies, and guide them toward a path to sovereignty. -
+Kelcey GosserandManaging Partner at Trellis NYCKelcey GosserandManaging Partner at Trellis NYCKelcey is a pioneer in the blockchain landscape entering the scene as an early investor and participant in the crypto-economy. She lends her expertise to blockchain-related event strategy, marketing communications, and investor relations. She has executed successful campaigns for a number of regions including APAC, Europe, and the US.
Kelcey is the Founder of Trellis, building the world’s largest community of blockchain professionals and providing end-to-end strategy and support to companies and startups participating in token generating events. She is also the creator and organizer of the inaugural ICOnference.
With a career spanning more than 10 years in tech and innovation, Kelcey has worked with and advised startups of various stages as well as multinational companies. She is preparing the launch of Women plus Blockchain, a news and media platform promoting diversity in blockchain as well as elevating the dialogue. Kelcey is an active board member for a number of enterprise startups in NYC.
Kelcey GosserandManaging Partner at Trellis NYCKelcey is a pioneer in the blockchain landscape entering the scene as an early investor and participant in the crypto-economy. She lends her expertise to blockchain-related event strategy, marketing communications, and investor relations. She has executed successful campaigns for a number of regions including APAC, Europe, and the US. Kelcey is the Founder of Trellis, building the world's largest community of blockchain professionals and providing end-to-end strategy and support to companies and startups participating in token generating events. She is also the creator and organizer of the inaugural ICOnference. With a career spanning more than 10 years in tech and innovation, Kelcey has worked with and advised startups of various stages as well as multinational companies. She is preparing the launch of Women plus Blockchain, a news and media platform promoting diversity in blockchain as well as elevating the dialogue. Kelcey is an active board member for a number of enterprise startups in NYC. -
+Jason WomackAuthor. Speaker. Executive Coach.Jason WomackAuthor. Speaker. Executive Coach._Personal Bio_
A triathlete, author, husband and executive coach, Jason is the first one to say that what he teaches his clients to do helps them be more focused and more productive. In 12 years he has founded two consulting firms, written four books, coached clients in more than 20 countries and continues to train as a nationally competitive age-group triathlete.
He will join us in Menorca for the third time, though his first visits to the Menorca Millenials group were via video. If you follow Jason’s social feeds, you’ll quickly see that he lives AND loves what he teaches.
Jason is considered one of the world’s leading authorities in the field of increasing productivity and maximizing time for the things that are important.
In addition to working with top brands and executives as a productivity coach, Jason and his wife Jodi cofounded www.GetMomentum.com, a blended coaching platform serving the entrepreneurial community. The 12-month Leadership Academy provides members with in-person, in-print and online coaching, teaching skills needed to survive and thrive in business and life.
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Jason is a teacher, international speaker, productivity coach and author whose clients describe him as “a force of nature”. The author of top selling books like Your Best Just Got Better: Work Smarter, Think Bigger, Make More, Jason is considered one of the world’s leading authorities in the field of increasing productivity and maximizing time for the things that are important. In addition to working with top brands and executives, Jason is co-founder of the www.timetogetmomentum.com learning platform, which serves to coach the global entrepreneural community on the skills needed to survive and thrive in business.
Jason WomackAuthor. Speaker. Executive Coach._Personal Bio_ A triathlete, author, husband and executive coach, Jason is the first one to say that what he teaches his clients to do helps them be more focused and more productive. In 12 years he has founded two consulting firms, written four books, coached clients in more than 20 countries and continues to train as a nationally competitive age-group triathlete. He will join us in Menorca for the third time, though his first visits to the Menorca Millenials group were via video. If you follow Jason's social feeds, you'll quickly see that he lives AND loves what he teaches. Jason is considered one of the world's leading authorities in the field of increasing productivity and maximizing time for the things that are important. In addition to working with top brands and executives as a productivity coach, Jason and his wife Jodi cofounded www.GetMomentum.com, a blended coaching platform serving the entrepreneurial community. The 12-month Leadership Academy provides members with in-person, in-print and online coaching, teaching skills needed to survive and thrive in business and life. _2107_ Jason is a teacher, international speaker, productivity coach and author whose clients describe him as “a force of nature”. The author of top selling books like Your Best Just Got Better: Work Smarter, Think Bigger, Make More, Jason is considered one of the world's leading authorities in the field of increasing productivity and maximizing time for the things that are important. In addition to working with top brands and executives, Jason is co-founder of the www.timetogetmomentum.com learning platform, which serves to coach the global entrepreneural community on the skills needed to survive and thrive in business. -
+Mario Alonso PuigPhysician, Surgeon and LecturerMario Alonso PuigPhysician, Surgeon and LecturerMario Alonso Puig is a physician, surgeon, and lecturer. One of the most globally in-demand in all three areas of expertise. He has practiced surgery for 26 years, is a fellow of surgery at the faculty of medicine at Harvard University in Boston and member of the Academy of Sciences of New York among others.
Mario has dedicated a large part of his life to exploring the impact that mental processes have on making the most of our talent and state of health, energy and well-being. He’s a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership, and was awarded “Best Communicator in Health” by Spain’s ASEDEF. He has published several books and spoken at dozens of summits and forums globally on Leadership, Communication, Creativity and Stress Management.
Mario Alonso PuigPhysician, Surgeon and LecturerMario Alonso Puig is a physician, surgeon, and lecturer. One of the most globally in-demand in all three areas of expertise. He has practiced surgery for 26 years, is a fellow of surgery at the faculty of medicine at Harvard University in Boston and member of the Academy of Sciences of New York among others. Mario has dedicated a large part of his life to exploring the impact that mental processes have on making the most of our talent and state of health, energy and well-being. He's a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership, and was awarded “Best Communicator in Health” by Spain’s ASEDEF. He has published several books and spoken at dozens of summits and forums globally on Leadership, Communication, Creativity and Stress Management. -
+Philippe GelisFounder at kantoxPhilippe GelisFounder at kantoxPhilippe is considered a true pioneer in the world of Fintech. Co-founding Kantox in 2011, Philippe and his team transformed the foreign exchange industry by bringing light and fresh air to an obscure, static market. Kantox gives customers the ability to manage their currency exposure, build hedging strategies, automate foreign exchange transactions and process international payments easily and efficiently. In the past 5 years, Philippe has grown the company to support over 1500 corporate clients spanning 18 industries and grossing over 2 billion dollars in 20 countries. Before co-founding Kantox, he was a strategy and management consultant at Deloitte, specializing in corporate finance and business strategy. As a world traveler and wine connoisseur, we look forward to tapping in to Philippe’s vast knowledge of “the fruit of the vine” in addition to his expertise in Fintech.
Philippe leads Kantox’s strategic vision.
Philippe GelisFounder at kantoxPhilippe is considered a true pioneer in the world of Fintech. Co-founding Kantox in 2011, Philippe and his team transformed the foreign exchange industry by bringing light and fresh air to an obscure, static market. Kantox gives customers the ability to manage their currency exposure, build hedging strategies, automate foreign exchange transactions and process international payments easily and efficiently. In the past 5 years, Philippe has grown the company to support over 1500 corporate clients spanning 18 industries and grossing over 2 billion dollars in 20 countries. Before co-founding Kantox, he was a strategy and management consultant at Deloitte, specializing in corporate finance and business strategy. As a world traveler and wine connoisseur, we look forward to tapping in to Philippe’s vast knowledge of “the fruit of the vine” in addition to his expertise in Fintech. Philippe leads Kantox's strategic vision.
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Past programs brought top Investors, from Business Angels to VCs and Family Offices, to have quality 1:1 sessions with all startups to validate their business model and create investment opportunities.
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+Prasad vangaFounder & CEO at Anthill VenturesPrasad vangaFounder & CEO at Anthill Ventures
Prasad Vanga is the founder & CEO of Anthill Ventures, a speed scaling platform for early growth stage startups. Within four years, Anthill has built a startup portfolio of 30 companies across India, US, Scandanavia and SE Asia that has grown by 3X in portfolio value. In his current role Prasad leads the strategy, fund management and venture building at Anthill
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+Vitaly M. GolombInvestor & Global Startup Evangelist at GS CapitalVitaly M. GolombInvestor & Global Startup Evangelist at GS Capital
Vitaly M. Golomb is a tech investment banker (registered broker-dealer agent and general securities principal) and angel investor who started as a serial entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley trenches as a teenager. He is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of GS Capital where he leads tech M&A, growth capital, and corporate venture advisory. Previously, he was a founding Partner at HP Tech Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Silicon Valley’s original startup–where he was recognized as a Global Corporate Venturing Rising Star. Prior to that, he was a three times CEO.
Mr. Golomb is one of the most dynamic and in-demand speakers and trainers in the world of startups, venture capital, and corporate innovation. He is the author of Accelerated Startup (2017), universally praised by entrepreneurs and investors alike as the startup creation manual. He is a contributing writer to TechCrunch and a top-ranked mentor by accelerators and business schools in the US, Europe, and Asia.
Vitaly lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and travels extensively as a keynote speaker and guest lecturer on entrepreneurship, innovation, and design.
“Mr. Golomb’s ability to break down complex concepts and inspire, educate, and delight audiences across industries and cultures, is second to none.”
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+David BlyghtonPrincipal at Highland EuropeDavid BlyghtonPrincipal at Highland Europe
David Blyghton is a Principal with Highland Europe, focused on identifying, evaluating, and executing growth stage technology investments. David currently works with companies including Wetransfer, Condeco Software, OroCRM, Shopfully, Maropost, ContentSquare, Smartly.io, Featurespace, Bitmovin, Jellysmack and Camunda.
David came to Highland from Deutsche Bank’s London office, where he was an Analyst in the UK Mergers & Acquisitions team. He was responsible for the execution of M&A transactions, capital structure considerations and capital raising alternatives for companies across a wide variety of sectors, including technology and consumer.
David is a graduate of the University of Oxford where he earned a First Class degree in Chemistry. In his spare time he enjoys playing golf and squash, and is a keen supporter of Tottenham Hotspur FC.
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+Jett FeinPartner at e.VenturesJett FeinPartner at e.Ventures
Jett is a Partner at e.ventures where he in the next generation of technology enabled brands. He has led or co-led the firm’s investments in goPuff, Candid Co., Flowhub, NomNomNow, gettacar, Mira, Tonebase, Copa90, among others.
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+Isaac de la PeñaGeneral Partner at Conexo VenturesIsaac de la PeñaGeneral Partner at Conexo Ventures
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+Xavier LazarusFounding Partner, Elaia PartnersXavier LazarusFounding Partner, Elaia PartnersXavier Lazarus is a founding partner at Elaia Partners, a Paris based Venture Capital firm specialized into early stage investments in digital economy. Elaia Partners has backed since its inception in 2003 several technology and market leaders in their earliest stages, such as Criteo, Wyplay, Sigfox, Agnitio, teads, Orchestra Networks, Mirakl, tinyclues, Shift Technology, Marfeel.
After an early career in Research in the Arithmetics & Algebraic Geometry Lab in Paris-Sud University, Xavier conducted an entrepreneurial project developing software and systems and cofounding Cred-M, now a department of the French publisher Editions Odile Jacob. Then he joined CPR – now part of the Crédit Agicole group – where he was involved in launching and developing a VC business in the software and IT sectors. Xavier is an ENS alumni (Ecole normale supérieure, S91) and has a PhD degree in Mathematics.
Xavier LazarusFounding Partner, Elaia PartnersXavier Lazarus is a founding partner at Elaia Partners, a Paris based Venture Capital firm specialized into early stage investments in digital economy. Elaia Partners has backed since its inception in 2003 several technology and market leaders in their earliest stages, such as Criteo, Wyplay, Sigfox, Agnitio, teads, Orchestra Networks, Mirakl, tinyclues, Shift Technology, Marfeel. After an early career in Research in the Arithmetics & Algebraic Geometry Lab in Paris-Sud University, Xavier conducted an entrepreneurial project developing software and systems and cofounding Cred-M, now a department of the French publisher Editions Odile Jacob. Then he joined CPR – now part of the Crédit Agicole group – where he was involved in launching and developing a VC business in the software and IT sectors. Xavier is an ENS alumni (Ecole normale supérieure, S91) and has a PhD degree in Mathematics. -
+Ignacio FontsManaging Partner, Inveready Investment GroupIgnacio FontsManaging Partner, Inveready Investment GroupIgnacio leads the IT practice in Inveready and has been part of the Inveready team since 2010. During this time Inveready has built a portfolio of companies that differentiates for its deep technology content and are mostly focused on B2B models. Before his time at Inveready Ignacio spent the majority of his career as a senior executive of Hewlett Packard where he worked 25 years and became Vice President of several businesses both in Spain and the USA where he lived 4 years while he was managing the Inkjet Supplies Biz for HP Printing Biz. Ignacio holds an MBA from ESADE, Barcelona.Ignacio FontsManaging Partner, Inveready Investment GroupIgnacio leads the IT practice in Inveready and has been part of the Inveready team since 2010. During this time Inveready has built a portfolio of companies that differentiates for its deep technology content and are mostly focused on B2B models. Before his time at Inveready Ignacio spent the majority of his career as a senior executive of Hewlett Packard where he worked 25 years and became Vice President of several businesses both in Spain and the USA where he lived 4 years while he was managing the Inkjet Supplies Biz for HP Printing Biz. Ignacio holds an MBA from ESADE, Barcelona.
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+Mathieu CarenzoPartner, Nero VenturesMathieu CarenzoPartner, Nero VenturesSeasoned entrepreneur, early-stage business angel and entrepreneurship lecturer in 3 languages and 4 continents; Mathieu joined Nero Ventures early 2016 as a General Partner; focuses on deal-flow generation and value creation.
Mathieu is one of the 3 founding partners of Venture Hub, a consulting firm supporting the scale of high growth start-ups and the development of entrepreneurial skills in the society at large. He is a Business Angel investing in early stage new ventures (holding board seats) such as MBA&CO, a world leading internet Marketplace disrupting the recruiting industry on a global scale.
After completing his MBA, Mathieu took the helm of the IESE Business School Center for Entrepreneurship where he coordinated teaching, research and outreach activities related to Entrepreneurship and innovation during 6 years.
Mathieu CarenzoPartner, Nero VenturesSeasoned entrepreneur, early-stage business angel and entrepreneurship lecturer in 3 languages and 4 continents; Mathieu joined Nero Ventures early 2016 as a General Partner; focuses on deal-flow generation and value creation. Mathieu is one of the 3 founding partners of Venture Hub, a consulting firm supporting the scale of high growth start-ups and the development of entrepreneurial skills in the society at large. He is a Business Angel investing in early stage new ventures (holding board seats) such as MBA&CO, a world leading internet Marketplace disrupting the recruiting industry on a global scale. After completing his MBA, Mathieu took the helm of the IESE Business School Center for Entrepreneurship where he coordinated teaching, research and outreach activities related to Entrepreneurship and innovation during 6 years. -
+Magnus GaarderFounding Partner, Cidron VenturesMagnus GaarderFounding Partner, Cidron VenturesPrior to co-founding Cidron Ventures, Magnus was an Investment Manager at the transatlantic venture fund Nauta Capital, spearheading the firm’s investment initiatives in Northern Europe out of London. His focus was on origination, deal flow management, company and market review, deal closing activities and portfolio management.
Magnus previously worked as an investment banker at Portico Capital’s London office, focusing on M&A and private capital raising advisory within the technology, data and business services sectors.
Magnus graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Science degree, having specialized in artificial intelligence and financial engineering.Magnus GaarderFounding Partner, Cidron VenturesPrior to co-founding Cidron Ventures, Magnus was an Investment Manager at the transatlantic venture fund Nauta Capital, spearheading the firm’s investment initiatives in Northern Europe out of London. His focus was on origination, deal flow management, company and market review, deal closing activities and portfolio management. Magnus previously worked as an investment banker at Portico Capital’s London office, focusing on M&A and private capital raising advisory within the technology, data and business services sectors. Magnus graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Science degree, having specialized in artificial intelligence and financial engineering. -
+Ernest SanchezPartner, Nekko VCErnest SanchezPartner, Nekko VCErnest Sanchez is a partner at Nekko VC, a Glocal Venture Capital firm with a city hub strategy based in 3 cities with large investment opportunities: Barcelona, London and Paris. He attended the program as EU Partner of Entrée Capital (Israel) a multi-stage VC for innovative seed, early and growth stage companies from all over the world.Ernest SanchezPartner, Nekko VCErnest Sanchez is a partner at Nekko VC, a Glocal Venture Capital firm with a city hub strategy based in 3 cities with large investment opportunities: Barcelona, London and Paris. He attended the program as EU Partner of Entrée Capital (Israel) a multi-stage VC for innovative seed, early and growth stage companies from all over the world.
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+Joaquin RebueltaPrincipal, Kibo VenturesJoaquin RebueltaPrincipal, Kibo VenturesJoaquin Rebuelta joined Kibo Ventures in March 2014. As part of the investing team, has lead more than 50 financing rounds, and has been actively involved in the portfolio management of Promofarma, JobandTalent, Apartum and Gamelearn among other companies. Joaquin areas of expertise includes marketplace, e-commerce, gaming and SaaS.Joaquin RebueltaPrincipal, Kibo VenturesJoaquin Rebuelta joined Kibo Ventures in March 2014. As part of the investing team, has lead more than 50 financing rounds, and has been actively involved in the portfolio management of Promofarma, JobandTalent, Apartum and Gamelearn among other companies. Joaquin areas of expertise includes marketplace, e-commerce, gaming and SaaS.
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+Jaime VeraInvestment Manager, European Investment FundJaime VeraInvestment Manager, European Investment Fund
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+Alexandre QuiriciVenture Partner Europe, IDG Capital PartnersAlexandre QuiriciVenture Partner Europe, IDG Capital PartnersAlexandre Quirici is Venture Partner in Europe for IDG Capital Partners and has over 18 years of private equity, finance and operational experience. He has been working with China for the last 7 years and at IDG Capital he is responsible forcross border investments and oversees the investment in Moncler. Hewas also an early shareholder, CFO and board member of Qeelin, theChinese jewellery brand recently sold to PPR / Kering.
He held a variety of senior corporate development and management roles at Bertelsmann, the European media group and also worked for Quilvest / BISA, a private equity fund backed by the Bemberg Family focusing on the retail and consumer sectors. He started his career in investment banking in 1994 at Credit Suisse First Boston in London and holds a BSc. in Applied Mathematics with Economics from the Imperial College of Science & Technology and an MBA from INSEAD.Alexandre QuiriciVenture Partner Europe, IDG Capital PartnersAlexandre Quirici is Venture Partner in Europe for IDG Capital Partners and has over 18 years of private equity, finance and operational experience. He has been working with China for the last 7 years and at IDG Capital he is responsible forcross border investments and oversees the investment in Moncler. Hewas also an early shareholder, CFO and board member of Qeelin, theChinese jewellery brand recently sold to PPR / Kering. He held a variety of senior corporate development and management roles at Bertelsmann, the European media group and also worked for Quilvest / BISA, a private equity fund backed by the Bemberg Family focusing on the retail and consumer sectors. He started his career in investment banking in 1994 at Credit Suisse First Boston in London and holds a BSc. in Applied Mathematics with Economics from the Imperial College of Science & Technology and an MBA from INSEAD.
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