Web entrepreneur and investor:
- Co-founder and chairman Bewa7er.com in 2014, the first secondary market for non-listed companies in Spain, which is currently my main activity.
- Co-founder and advisor Soysuper.com in 2012 (supermarkets comparison website in Spain), +- 20% of my time
- Co-founder and advisor Aplazame.com in 2014 (consumer credit for ecommerce), +- 10% of my time
- Founder and CEO Toprural.com in 2000, sold to HomeAway in 2012.
- Co-founder and advisor Rentalia.com in 2003, sold to idealista.com in 2012.
- Investor in Internet startups in Spain and Belgium:
11870.com, Vinogusto, Masquemedicos, toTombola, Mumumio, Zacatrus!, Kantox, Deporvillage, Comunitae, ReallyLateBooking, Ducksboard, Smooth Bytes, etece.com and Tiendeo.
Co-founder and CEO @ Spanish wealth management company, formally "Agencia de Valores" currently in process of authorization. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Madrid Area, SpainCo-founder and board member @ Aplazame is a consumer credit company for ecommerces. This is a new startup, incorporated in July 2014. I am part of the founding team and I am a member of the board. From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Madrid Area, SpainCo-founder and Chairman @ Bewa7er.com is the first platform to trade economical rights in non listed companies in Spain and in Europe. Only available for professional investors. From June 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Madrid Area, SpainCo-founder and advisor @ Soysuper is a supermarkets comparison website in Spain, founded by my wife Marta Esteve, in which I participate as co-founder, investor and advisor. From May 2012 to Present (3 years 8 months) Madrid Area, SpainInvestor and board member @ From February 2013 to Present (2 years 11 months) Investor and board member @ Tiendeo is an online platform that groups together digitalized and geolocalized catalogues and weekly ads of major retailers. Fastest growing ROPO (Research Online, Purchase Offline) website wordlwide. From November 2012 to Present (3 years 2 months) Barcelona Area, SpainPatrono @ Miembro del Patronato de la Fundación ciudadana Civio (civio.es), autora de los proyectos tuderechoasaber.es, dondevanmisimpuestos.es, espanaenllamas.es, elboenuestrodecadadia.com, ... From December 2011 to Present (4 years 1 month) Madrid Area, SpainInvestor and advisor @ Ecological and gourmet food ecommerce From July 2011 to Present (4 years 6 months) Madrid Area, SpainInvestor and advisor @ Board games ecommerce From April 2011 to Present (4 years 9 months) Partner and board member @ Minority shareholder, advisor and board member From June 2006 to Present (9 years 7 months) Advisor @ From April 2012 to January 2013 (10 months) Madrid Area, SpainFounder and CEO, sold to HomeAway @ Founder, majority shareholder and CEO. Sold to HomeAway (Nasdaq:AWAY) in April 2012. From March 2000 to April 2012 (12 years 2 months) Co-founder and board member, sold to idealista.com @ Co-founder, advisor and board member. Sold to idealista.com, leading real estate website in Spain, in March 2012. From June 2002 to March 2012 (9 years 10 months) Founder and CEO @ Non-profit organization. From July 2009 to September 2011 (2 years 3 months) Consultant @ From September 1997 to December 1999 (2 years 4 months)
Eng., Business Administration, "Business Engineer", Suma cum laude (nº1 of the promotion) @ Université catholique de Louvain From 1992 to 1997 Exchange student, Business Administration and Management, General, 6 months in Lima, Perú @ ESAN - Escuela Superior de Administración de Negocios From 1996 to 1996 François Derbaix is skilled in: Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, E-commerce, Business Strategy, Venture Capital, Strategy, Management, Angel Investing, SEO, Lean Startup, Marketing Strategy, User Interface Design, Online Advertising, Web 2.0, Product Management
Websites:
http://francoisderbaix.com