# Top 45 Artificial intelligence Angel Investors in Spain in October 2023

## François Derbaix
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce

Francois Derbaix is Co-founder and Co-CEO of Indexa Capital and Co-founder and Director of Bewater Funds. He has also Co-founded Aplazame, Soysuper, Rentalia, and Toprural.

## Yago Arbeloa
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Convertible Note
- Focus: E-Commerce, Apps, Internet

Yago Arbeloa - President @ MIOGROUP

## Oscar Fuente
- Type: Angel
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, SaaS

Oscar Fuente is the founder and CEO of the IEBS Business School.

## Miguel Arias
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Data Visualization, Enterprise Software, Analytics

Miguel Arias, proud dad, entrepreneur, and angel investor, has over 15 years of experience in building technology-based startups with a global reach.Miguel has founded startups before, and helped others grow in a variety of roles. He is a skilled generalist that understands technology as well as people-matters. His expertise encompasses tasks andchallenges, from the vision and strategy definition to product management, with special dedication to startup funding and investor relations.As Global Entrepreneurship Director at Telefónica, he is responsible for leading the new stage in Telefónica's open innovation strategy; this is committed to seeking out and developing technological solutions to complement internal R&D while creating an improved connection with international entrepreneurship ecosystems.Previously as COO at CARTO, he led the sales, financial, and operational efforts from its Madrid, NY, DC, London and Tartu offices, directing the company's growth and scaling-up.He loves to teach and share experiences as entrepreneurship professor at the IE Business School and MIB.Trying to enhance the Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem, he co-founded and presides over Chamberi Valley, the main Madrid-based networking initiative for startups with over 1 million € revenue or 1 million € in investment.He writes his thoughts about entrepreneurship at http://emprenderagolpes.com.

## Jesus Monleon
- Type: Angel
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Apps, E-Commerce

Jesus Monleon is a serial entrepreneur and Internet enthusiast. Co-founded eMagister.com, SeedRocket and Offerum founder, a daily offers collective buying company.

## Gustavo Burnier
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Apps, mHealth, Wellness

Gustavo Burnier

## José Manuel Cifuentes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Legal, Big Data, Software

José Manuel Cifuentes has a markedly interdisciplinary background in engineering, languages ​​and finance, developing his activity among the financial and linguistic services sectors. As founder of Meteora Inversiones, Cifuentes is committed to the fintech, insurtech and proptech sectors with injections of around 15,000 euros. He has carried outinvestments in Housers, Finizens, Coverfy, Coinffeine, Cabify, Syna Capital and Propertista , among others. He is also a member and member of the analysis committee of Civeta Investment. Currently it has gone to investment in blockchain projects.

## Telmo Pérez Luaces
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Legal, FinTech

Telmo Pérez Luaces has all-embracing experience within the Internet and telecommunications sector. Starting at Netjuice Networks in 1999, then joining the Orange-France Telecom Group (2000-2015) and occupying numerous positions: Strategy Director. CEO Office (Wanadoo), Online Director and Portales (Orange Spain) and VP Strategy Home &Convergence (Orange Group). During this period within Orange Group, as VP Digital Corporate Development he adapted the online strategy and launched the main open innovation initiatives on a global basis, by being responsible for the design and implementation of the Orange Fab acceleration program globally, along with the corporate venture capital activity (Orange Digital Ventures). He has participated in the acquisition of a variety of Internet and telecommunications companies, and more recently in investments in startups related to IoT (Smart home, connected car, etc.) and Data areas. He has also been member of the Board of Directors of Orange Digital Services and Cityvox.

## Inaki Berenguer
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Enterprise Software

Inaki Berenguer is the President and Co-founder at iPronics Programmable Photonics.

## Felix Lopez Capel
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Legal, Big Data, Software

Felix Lopez Capel - Managing Director @ SEK Lab EdTech Accelerator

## Andreas Mihalovits
- Type: Angel
- Location: Marbella, Andalucia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps

Andreas is a German serial entrepreneur and angel investor having invested in more than 150 international startups.Andreas co-founded his first internet company Omniga in 1999 and, after reaching profitability within 2 years, grew it to a venture builder focused on B2C subscription models with more than 200 employees when he stepped back from hisactive roles in 2012.In the same year Andreas started investing in startups and later also got engaged in the Spanish ecosystem as the founder of Marbella Tech Angels, a network of more than 160 investors, founders & mentors living around Marbella. Andreas is also co-founder of the Global Super Angels Club, a platform for angel investors usually investing six-figure euro amounts in startups, supporting its more than 70 members to improve their deal flow and speed up their search for like-minded co-investors.Andreas received several awards incl. the Best European Early Stage Investor 2018 award from the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) and the Best Business Angel 2020 award at the Spanish National Business Angel Conference.

## Daniel Seijo
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Legal, Content

Daniel Seijo - Cofounder @ Fuell

## Arjen Heeres
- Type: Angel
- Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Apps, Software, Information Technology

Arjen Heeres is the CEO at Decide.

## Fernando Oriol
- Type: Angel
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Fernando Oriol

## Rajeev Singh-Molares
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Machine Learning, Telecommunications

Rajeev Singh-Molares is the co-founder of Alma Mundi Ventures and the Managing Partner of ALM Fund 1 and 2. He was CEO of DHL Global Forwarding EMA based in Basel, Switzerland. Previously he was also Executive Vice President of Alcatel-Lucent and President of the Asia-Pacific Region. In that role, he oversaw the company's sales andoperations in this region and was a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Management Committee. In addition, he ws the Vice-Chairman of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, the company’s Joint Venture with the Chinese government, and Vice-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Telecom Industry Agenda Council 2010. Previously he was Chief Strategy Officer for Alcatel-Lucent, a global role that included defining and implementing the company’s strategy including overall portfolio composition, growth initiatives, and transformation programs. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent, Rajeev was a Senior Partner at the Monitor Group, a global professional services firm that combines strategy consulting and merchant banking. While at Monitor, in Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, he held several senior management positions responsible for client development and relationships, regional operations and consulting. Before that, Rajeev worked at Chemical Bank in the Banking and Corporate Finance Group, Latin America Division based in New York. He holds a Bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, and a Master’s degree in International Affairs with a concentration in business from Yale University.

## Fernando Ortiz
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Mr. Ortiz is a Managing Partner at ProA and a member of the Founding Team. He is responsible for managing the Firm and the investment process. Mr. Ortiz currently represents ProA on the boards of Saba, Ibermática and Hospital de Llevant. He was also involved in the board of Eugin until it´s divestment.Prior to founding ProA, Mr. Ortiz was aPartner at Nmás1 and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Nmas1 Group Holding. Mr. Ortiz had extensive private equity and venture capital experience as a Director of Private Equity New Technologies at Banco Bilbao VizcayaArgentaria (BBVA). During his time at BBVA, Mr. Ortiz led five private equity investments, two of which are part of listed groups.Prior to BBVA, Mr. Ortiz was a Corporate Finance Director at ING Barings and participated in multiple M&A transactions. Mr. Ortiz started his professional career at Arthur Andersen Legal and Tax Advisors in 1992, today Garrigues, where he dedicated five years principally in tax and legal advisory work.

## Albert E Sisto
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: CRM, SaaS, Data Integration

Al Sisto is the Director of Investments and North America at Tern Plc. since March 2014. Al’s experience includes senior executive in general management including as Chief Operating Officer of RSA Data Security Inc, the leading software company specialising in security where he was responsible for changing it from a passive patent licensingoperation to an aggressive, sales oriented software company and negotiated partnership agreements with IBM, Intel, Compaq, Cisco and Nortel. Al was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Technologies Ltd, a leading BIOS software company operating globally, where he revitalised that business, acquiring the internet appliance business Ravisent Technologies, investment in semiconductor and microprocessor designer Transmeta and spinning off in Silicon Corporation. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HIFN, Al repositioned the company through acquisitions and repurposing technology leading to its merger with EXAR. As a corporate, private and venture Investor, Al has and serves as a Board Member at over twelve companies were he led or advised on growth strategies, complex financing transactions, compensation issues and profitable exits, including three public offerings. Al holds a B.S. in Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology.

## Bharat Mediratta
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Productivity Tools

Bharat Mediratta is the first Coinbase Engineering Fellow. Prior to Coinbase, Bharat was the CTO at dropbox, a co-founder and the President and CTO of AltSchool, and Google's Distinguished Engineer responsible for Search frontends and business logic.

## Enrique Linares Plaza
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Banking, FinTech

Enrique Linares co-founded Letgo in October 2014, since which he has been serving as its chief executive officer.

## Francesc Andreu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning

Francesc Andreu is a Angel Investor.

## Carles Ferrer
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Enterprise Software

Carles Ferrer Roqueta is a General Partner at Nauta Capital and is based in London.Carles has extensive Venture Capital experience, having raised, managed and exited different VC funds since 2000. Carles’ areas of interest include Security, SaaS, Marketing/Social Analytics/Intelligence and Critical data-driven companies.Carles hasrecently led deals at the following companies: Brandwatch (Social media intelligence); Scytl (Secure Electronic Voting), iJento (predictive analytics), Kinamik, CloudIQ (AI powered optimisation conversion engine), Mishipay (mobile self-checkout solutions), ChannelSight (Buy now technologies), Agnitio (Voice Biometrics), Abiquo (Cloud Management), GetApp (Workspace for SaaS applications), BeMyEye (crowdsource market research data analytics),Smarp (Internal content hub), Basekit (Saas web builder for SMEs), and Mercaux (in-store retail transformation platform).His previous experience includes also management positions in corporate strategy and planning/finance divisions with blue chip companies in the telecommunications, defence/SW/auto spaces and financial services, such as TRW (acquired by Northrop Grumman), Auna Group/Retevision (acquired by France Telecom and ONO) and Ernst & Young.Carles holds a Business Administration degree from Universitat de Barcelona, Graduate Programme in Administration and Management from Harvard University and an MBA from SDA Bocconi (Milan, Italy).

## Ultano Kindelan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, mHealth, Wellness

Ultano Kindelan - Co-Founder and CRO @ Falk Realtime

## Juanjo Mostazo
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Car Sharing, Mobile Apps, Computer Vision

Juanjo Mostazo

## Beatriz Gonzalez
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Logistics, Mobile

Beatriz Gonzalez serves as the founder and managing partner at Seaya Ventures. Beatriz also serves as a board member in Cabify, Glovo, Spotahome, Buguroo, Wallbox and Bewe. Beatriz is the chairman of the VC Committee of ASCRI and vice president of ASCRI.Beatriz has been working in the private equity industry since 2002 most recently heading theprivate equity program in Telefonica’s pension Fund for six years. During that time Beatriz was also a board member of the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) from 2008 until 2011.Before that, Beatriz worked at Darby Overseas Investments, a US-based private equity firm where she was part of the Latin America mid-market growth fund. After that she joined Excel Partners a Spanish mid-market growth fund. Before entering the private equity sector Beatriz González worked in the Equity Research Department at Morgan Stanley in London and also at Spain based Internet consultant company Qarana.Beatriz holds a business degree from CUNEF University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

## Enrique Dubois
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile, Rental, FinTech

Enrique is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of online experience.He is the founder of www.Mola.com incubator and accelerator based in Spain.His track record includes founding and managing the following ventures: -Accelerator and Incubator Mola.com-The social gaming company Playspace.com-The online bingo company Bingos.com-The social network Wamba.com-The telecom company Premium.-The development company Crea Labs (previously SX networks).-The gambling media network Mediagambling.com (sold to CMEDIA early 2009).

## Alexander Von Shirmeister
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Apps, mHealth, Wellness

Alexander Von Shirmeister

## David Boronat
- Type: Angel
- Location: Naucalpan, Mexico, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, B2B

David Boronat is the Founder and President at Multiplica.

## Laura Gonzalez-Estefani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Health Care

Before founding and becoming the CEO of TheVentureCity, Laura spent 8+ years at Facebook. First three years she worked as Country Manager for Spain & Portugal, becoming the 1st employee in country reporting to the HQ Growth team. She moved to Silicon Valley to lead the Growth, Mobile & Partnerships team for LATAM, leading the Internet.org& connectivity initiatives. After 4 years, she moved to Miami to lead among other strategic projects, the strategy of Facebook in Cuba, the less connected country in the world. Prior to Facebook, Laura has management roles at eBay, Siemens and Ogilvy Group. Back in 2000 she co-founded Esplaya.com, the first international beach tourism digital platform.

## Marc Puig
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Marc Puig

## Alex Lawton
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gijón, Asturias, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Debt Financing
- Focus: B2B, SaaS, Software

Alex Lawton currently works as the Founder & CEO for BEDROCK - Humanised Intelligence. He previously worked at HERPASA as the Partner & Board Director. Alex Lawton attended the Richmond, The American International University in London.

## Jose Cortizo
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Analytics, E-Commerce

Entrepreneur passionate about web and mobile apps, big data, gamification and online/social marketing. I'm also Business Angel in several companies.My main experience is in:- Developing web based MVP- Product marketing- Data mining and Big Data- Content based marketing and B2B marketingFounder and CMO of BrainSINS.Investor in SinDelantal, Gamisfaction, Fotografia eCommerce, Tockit, etc.

## Jorge Pellicer
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Hospitality

Jorge Pellicer

## Alex Cruz
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Machine Learning, Virtual Assistant, Internet of Things

Alex began his professional career at American Airlines in 1995, spending half his 10 years at the group with its travel technology arm, Sabre, in London, working with a range of European airlines.In 2000, he became a partner at Arthur D Little before setting up his own aviation consulting firm in 2002. In 2005, he joined Accenture as its headof aviation.In 2006 he founded Clickair, a Barcelona-based airline, merging the airline with Vueling in 2009 and becoming Vueling’s Chairman and CEO.Vueling was acquired by International Airline Group (IAG) in 2013, with Alex joining the IAG Management Committee.In April 2016, Alex was appointed Chairman and CEO of British Airways.He is also a visiting lecturer at the IESE Business School in Madrid and the ESADE Business & Law School in Barcelona.Alex is 50 years old and originally from Bilbao in Spain. He has a degree in industrial engineering from Central Michigan University, an MSc from the Ohio State University, and Business Management & Administration degree from the Cox School of Business in Dallas. He is married with four children and lives in London.

## Harold Plunkett
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Harold Plunkett

## Pablo Martinez
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Pablo Martinez

## Ramón Casals
- Type: Angel
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Ramón Casals

## Juan De Sala
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Juan De Sala

## Francisco Carrero
- Type: Angel
- Location: Brunete, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Analytics, E-Commerce

Francisco Carrero

## Gerard Olive
- Type: Angel
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Apps, mHealth

Gerard Olive co-founded various companies including Antai Venture Builder, Carnovo, WallaPop, Glovo, CornerJob, Garapa Investments, Deliberry, and more. He studied at Ramon Llull University.

## Borja Monsalve
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Analytics, E-Commerce

Borja Monsalve is Co-Founder & COO at BrainSINS.

## Patricia de loro le discot
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, mHealth, Wellness

Patricia de loro le discot

## Max Burger
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: B2B, SaaS, Enterprise Software

Max Burger is an Angel Investor in Asia, Europe and the United States. He is the co-owner of FMCG.

## Guillermo Mercader
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Guillermo Mercader

## Martin Villig
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Education

Martin is co-founder of Bolt.eu, Estonian Founders Society, Garage48.org, Good Deed Education Foundation and kood/Jõhvi coding school.
Read more from http://martinvillig.com

## Court Westcott
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: B2B, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

Court Westcott - Managing Partner @ Westcott LLC

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