Team

Member of the board

Founding partner at Hasten Ventures, venture building firm specialized in science and technology (deeptech). Core expertise linked to venture building, business development, technology transfer, investor readiness, M&A and funding, with special focus in INDUSTRY, CLEANTECH and T&M (Testing & Measurement).

Member of the board

Partner in Speedout Advisory. Jaime Esteban leads Speedout, a team in constant search of professional excellence keeping the good treatment of people in the center of their relationships. They transform organizations, seeking a balance between excellent execution (strategic design, corporate development, leadership, finance and investment) and disruptive exploration (corporate innovation).

Member of the board

Investor and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in venture capital, corporate venturing and startups. Computer Engineer and AMP from IE (Instituto de Empresa), he previously co-founded two startups. In recent years he has been actively investing and supporting passionate entrepreneurs, first as an angel investor, then through investment syndicates and lately as a venture capital investor through Bankinter VC. Javier currently holds the position of Managing Partner for the EMEA Funds at Plug and Play Tech Center, where he focuses on identifying new investment opportunities, managing the VC strategy in the region and reinforcing the firm’s European expansion.

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ITENE´s CEO & Managing Director. PhD in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineer by Valencia Politechnic University. MBA – Master’s Degree in Economics and Management from IESE (University of Navarra) and PADE (Senior Management Program) from IESE Business School. He chaired the European Board of the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) from 2014 to 2019.

Secretary of the board

Lawyer. Founding partner at Aktion Legal Partners, a legal boutique focused on venture capital and M&A. Antonio has a wide expertise in corporate and commercial law and has been ranked among the top five of Spanish lawyers with the most venture capital transactions advised (Transactional Track Record). Also, he has been recognized by the Best Lawyers international directory. Antonio acts as a secretary of the board of numerous startups and innovative companies.