Fernando Cabello
Founder of Devengo
Fernando Cabello
Founder of Devengo
Madrid, Community of Madrid
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder and CEO
2019 - Current
Devengo is a licensed Payment Service Provider in the SEPA region with a direct technical connection with EU's leading ACH. We offer the latest generation SEPA payment protocols including account creation, Instant Transfers (push and pull, SCT Inst and R2P), Verification of Payee (VoP) and Instant Cross border payments (OCT inst).
Seed Investor and Board member
2022
Seed investor and Board member of the biggest and fastest-growing Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) in southern Europe.
Seed investor and Board Observer
2022
Seed investor and Board Observer of the fastest growing instant refunds for e-commerce platform in Europe.
Founder and CEO
2014 - 2020
Led an incredibly inspiring team from zero to exit (sold to Wizink bank in 2018). We built the most meaningful, thoughtful and beautiful point of sale financing platform I have come across.
Co-Founder and co-CEO
2011 - 2019
Leading a top notch team of developers, marketing and sales specialists to create a web platform that allows people to manage their financial information in their best interest.
Startupbootcamp - Madrid Mentor
2011 - 2012
Startupbootcamp is a micro investment mentorship program - and a TechStars affiliate. Up to 10 selected teams will convert their ideas into 10 startups in 3 months. The program runs from mid-June to mid-September in Madrid and from mid-Septermber to mid-December in Copenhagen. For further information please visit www.startupbootcamp.org
Managing Director
2009 - 2011
Started up the company from inception. Led a talented team of tech and sales experts to develop a robust network of partners globally. Positioned BLUESOC as a leading provider of state-of-the-art solutions of real time security. Achieved breakeven in the second year of operation.
Senior Project Manager
2004 - 2008
Provided advice at Board and top management level on diverse sectors, geographies and engagements, from due diligence projects to developing and implementing strategic plans.
Business Development Manager
2002 - 2004
Leading a talented team that internally developed an electricity bids system. This pioneering system could be operated on route, with real-time supervision, and produced taylor made electricity bids for retail and small industry companies. We generated €50 Mill bids' value and achieved a +20% market penetration in less than a year from inception of the system.