Serial entrepreneur in Internet business since 1996.
Author of the book "Los principales errores de los emprendedores" (Editorial Gestión 2000 -Planeta-, 2013).
Award for best entrepreneur of Spain (X Expansión & IFEMA Awards SMEs, 2014).
Award for best business angel in Spain (II Premios AEBAN, 2014).
500 most influential people in Spain according to the newspaper "El Mundo" 2012
500 most influential people in Spain according to the newspaper "El Mundo" 2013
Founder & CEO of incubator Grupo ITnet: OcioMedia, Aztive ePayments, OcioDigital, Nosotras.com, ...
Founder & Chairman of Akamon Entertainment, leading social casino games in Southern Europe & LatAm.
Founder & Chairman of Conector Startup Accelerator (Barcelona): 21 startups in 2 editions.
Associations: Member Board at AEBAN (Asociación Español Business Angels), VP at Cluster e-Commerce & Tech Barcelona.
Co-Founder of First Tuesday Spain (events). Founder of First Tuesday Business Angels Network.
Business angel of Kantox, DeporVillage, Captio, Chicfy, Chicplace, Reclamador, BlueKnow, PopPlaces, ... more than 30 startups.
Mentor in various accelerators: Conector, Wayra (Telefonica), SeedRocket, Plug & Play and Founder Institute.
Speaker, teacher, moderator or jury at several institutions and events such as IESE Business School, IE Business School, ESADE, UPC School, IIR, CETT (UB), UOC, La Salle URL, Elisava, Dia del Emprendedor, UPM, UEM, UDG, IQPC, Circulo Ecuestre, EEC (aDigital), FICOD, Internet es Tuyo, e-Commerce Awards, ESET Internet Meeting Point, Cdigital, Barcelona Networking Day, Feria Ideas, Congres Web, B-web, Club Marketing Barcelona, IGB España, CAP Euro, Gaming in Spain, Jornadas Unidad Editorial, Emprende 21, Internet Global Congress, Iniciador, Bolsalia, CiberAgora, Jornadas Cibernarium,Teknologica, ...
More info about me at http://www.carlosblanco.com (spanish).
CEO @ Incubator of digital companies focused in Telecom, Internet, Media & Entertainment market (Spain).
Group companies: OcioMedia, Aztive ePayments, Ocio Digital, Nosotras.com, ...
Investment +30 companies: Kantox, Akamon, Captio (OnGest), Deporvillage, Chify, DAD, Reclamador, ChicPlace, Reclamador WiMi5, PopPlaces, ... From November 2001 to Present (14 years) Barcelona Area, SpainFounder @ With a entrepreneurship cracks I create Conector in Barcelona, we select de best digital startups for acceleration our business.
In 2 editions 24 startups in acceleration process.
Apply your project at http://www.conector.com From October 2013 to Present (2 years 1 month) BarcelonaChairman @ Social Games company with traditional games in owner platform and social networks.
Sites: MundiJuegos.com, LudiJogos.com, MundiGiochi.com, MundiJeux.com ...
Info: More than 21 milllion registered users, 2,5 MAU, ...
Social casino games and traditional games: Texas Holdem, Ludo, Lotto, Chess, Slots, Chinchon, Tute, Buracco, Truco, ...
Markets: Spain, Brazil, France, Italy, Argentina, Colombia, México, ... From July 2011 to Present (4 years 4 months) Barcelona Area, SpainChairman @ First Tuesday BAN is a network of more than 50 Business Angels focused in Internet market. FT BAN will organize Investors Forums in Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Bilbao, Sevilla & Coruña every year. From 2010 to Present (5 years) Barcelona Area, SpainAssociate Professor @ - Programa para Business Angels (2013)
- Programa del Sector del Juego (2014). From April 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Main Organizer @ Main Organizer at First Tuesday events in Spain. First Tuesday are the most important entrepreneur event in Spain (Barcelona, Madrid & Valencia). From September 1999 to Present (16 years 2 months) Owner @ Woman community with more 1,2 million unique users monthly & 450.000 followers in twitter. From July 2012 to Present (3 years 4 months) Barcelona Area, SpainFounder & Chairman @ Ver http://www.OcioMedia.com para más información.
Gestión de publicidad online especializada en portales de ocio, deportes y entretenimiento.
Red de webs que gestiona portales de Deportes, Casual Games, Estilo de Vida, Ocio y Tecnología.
Sites propios: Nosotras.com, PequeJuegos.com, MercaFutbol.com, ServiFutbol.com, Eurocopa.com, Mundiales.com, JocJuegos.com, Minijogos.com, ...
Fundada en 1996 como ServiFutbol SL, cambiado nombre a Sports Internet Factory a inicios del 2000 y OcioMedia desde 2004. From 2007 to Present (8 years) Mentor @ Mentor en edición Barcelona 2012. From 2012 to Present (3 years) Barcelona Area, SpainMentor @ Mentor desde la 1ª edición de SeedRocket en Barcelona y Madrid.
Participación en charlas a los emprendedores.
Mentoring más específico en algún proyecto como Infantium. From July 2008 to Present (7 years 4 months) Barcelona y alrededores, EspañaFounder & Chairman @ Micropayments and mobile soutions. From 2004 to Present (11 years) Barcelona Area, SpainInvestor @ Investor since 2007 From 2007 to Present (8 years) Madrid Area, SpainPartner @ MyStarAutograph is the first portal around the world specialized in official autographs personally dedicated by Celebrities.
Imagine being able to choose an excusive photography and add a message you want with an autograph of your favorite Star? Stop imagining. That is exactly what does for you MyStarAutograph.
Thanks to MyStarAutograph, your favorite Stars have never been so close. We present a unique system to connect to them. In 3 simple steps will set the perfect gift for a special occasion ... or the missing element in your home!
Photography of your favorite Star. Autograph. And personalized message. All in one. Your favorite Celebrity now will be present in your life forever.
http://www.mystarautograph.com From October 2010 to 2013 (3 years) Barcelona Area, SpainPartner & Advisor @ Member of founding team, advisor and partner. From 2010 to 2013 (3 years) Barcelona Area, SpainFounder & CEO @ Cofundador en 1996, Director General a partir de Febrero 2000, hasta Mayo de 2007 que Jaime Ferré asumió el cargo.
Implantación de un software de Gestión de clubes de Fútbol en más de 40 clubs, entre ellos el F.C. Barcelona.
Creación de una red de webs Deportivas como ServiFutbol.com, InfoDeporte.com, Eurocopa.com, Mundiales.com, Juegos-Olimpicos.com, MercaFutbol.com, Motor21.com, …
Desarrollo de negocio logrando alianzas con partners para creación de canales de contenidos como AOL, Vizzavi (Vodafone), Guay.com, Pobladores.com (BT), Telefónica Móviles, Yahoo, MSN, Myalert,…
Acuerdo de distribución con TVC Multimedia para la venta de contenidos deportivos en TV locales. From February 2000 to April 2007 (7 years 3 months) Barcelona Area, SpainScouting (u15-u17) @ Football is my hobby, 4 years as scout in u15-u17 teams. From July 2002 to June 2006 (4 years) Barcelona Area, SpainAsesor Externo @ Búsqueda de potenciales emprendedores para posibles inversiones
Asesoramiento sobre empresas de Internet y Nuevas Tecnologías.
GB Lynx es la evolución de la antigua Granville Baird. From January 2000 to December 2000 (1 year) Barcelona y alrededores, EspañaDirector General @ Cofundador (25%), en Enero 2000 adquisición de un 25% adicional y posterior venta en Marzo 2000.
Venta de licencias de SAP R/3 y servicios de consultoría e implantación de ERP's.
Negociación con SAP AG para la nominación como Partner (SBA). From July 1999 to March 2000 (9 months) Barcelona y alrededores, EspañaCo-fundador y director ejecutivo @ Jefe de Proyecto y Consultor en distintos proyectos en entorno IBM AS/400, en especial relacionados con BPCS.
Desarrollo de negocio y gestión comercial.
Gestión de Alianzas y distribuciones (IBM, HP, COMPAQ, 3COM, ...).
Responsable de Recursos Humanos.
Principales proyectos y clientes: Novartis, Von Roll Isola, Moulinex, Clarianacal, Biochemi, Mediapro, Kettal, Telefónica, Printer, ... From September 1997 to January 2000 (2 years 5 months) Consultor y Analista-Programador @ Entorno IBM AS/400 y Microinformática From December 1991 to April 1998 (6 years 5 months) Barcelona y alrededores, EspañaConsultor Técnico @ Proyectos de IT en: Cobrimor, Sayo Modas, Gremio Transportistas, GPS, Tandem DDB Needham Campany Guasch, Transcoma, Magneti Marelli, Soft Informática, Zyma Farmaceutica, Yamaha, Clínica Quirón, Bertelsmann Distribución España, Printer Industría Gráfica, ITER Informática, ... From February 1990 to September 1997 (7 years 8 months) Barcelona Area, SpainDirector de Informática @ Gestionando sistema informático compuesto por 2 AS/400 y una red de 25 PC’s
Gestión de compras informáticas.
Gestión y negociación con empresas externas. From October 1993 to June 1994 (9 months) Barcelona y alrededores, EspañaAnalista Programador @ Trabajando en proyectos para clientes como Bimbo, Laboratorios Dr. Esteve, Printer Industría Gráfica y Eurohueco(Grupo Bertelsmann) From March 1991 to June 1992 (1 year 4 months) Barcelona Area, SpainAnalista Programador @ Trabajando en proyectos para clientes como Grace o Intergráfica From August 1988 to November 1989 (1 year 4 months) Barcelona Area, SpainProfesor @ Profesor de informática (RPG, Autocad, Micro-ofimática, ...) From January 1988 to June 1988 (6 months) Barcelona Area, Spain
PADE @ IESE Business School - University of Navarra From 2011 to 2012 Master en Telecomunicaciones @ Universitat Pompeu Fabra From 1995 to 1995 Master en Multimedia @ Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona From 1995 to 1995 Informatica de Gestion @ Leiter From 1983 to 1988 Carlos Blanco is skilled in: Start-ups, E-commerce, Entrepreneurship, Mobile Devices, Angel Investing, Web 2.0, Online Marketing, Business Strategy, Social Games, Mobile Applications, Venture Capital, Blogging, Community Management, Online Advertising, Strategy, Digital Marketing, Negotiation, Business Development, SEM, Social Media, Internet Entrepreneur, Spanish, Mobile Marketing, Marketing, Leadership, Video Games, Strategic Partnerships, E-business, Online Gaming, Mobile Games, Incubators, Casual Games, Networking, Domain Names, SMS Gateway, Early-stage Startups
Websites:
http://www.CarlosBlanco.com,
http://www.Akamon.com,
http://www.GrupoItnet.com