Tom Horsey
Founder of StartupLabs Spain/Malta & Eoniq.fund
Tom Horsey
Founder of StartupLabs Spain/Malta & Eoniq.fund
Xagħra
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2022 - Current
Early stage (either first investment round, or the first professional investment round) investment fund investing in all of Spain and sector agnostic, but with a preference for startups from outside of the "usual suspects" of Madrid and Barcelona and/or within the following industry verticals: Smart Mobility / Logistics Rest-tech Digital lifestyle (ed tech/e-commerce/subscription services etc.) Adtech/Martech https://www.eoniq.fund/
Director & Co-Founder
2020
Startuplabs Malta is an accelerator programme in Malta focused on supporting startups in the growth stages. We do not work with gambling startups however.
Co-Founder
2018
StartupLabs Spain is an accelerator with physical locations within dynamic office ecosystems in Seville and Malaga, focused on startups with a MVP, but looking to gain sales and marketing traction in the verticals of logistics, digital content, digital marketing and food delivery. We offer 6 months of mentoring in fields such as Sales, Marketing, Internationalisation, Business Strategy, UX, Software Development, Coaching, AI and Machine Learning. The programmes are 6 months long and can be undertaken remotely if necessary, although the startups get more out of it if they are located in the physical locations that we offer.
Board Member
2021
National, private and independent association of private investors and Business Angels that the same with startups as well as training new investors in the the best practices of angel investing. Member of AEBAN - National Association of Business Angels. Member of EBAN - European Business Angels Network.
Member of the Investment Selection Committee
2020
As a member of the forum's selection committee, we meet on the second Thursday of each month to evaluate and vote on the 5-6 startups to be presented at each month's Angels Investment Forum. The criteria we take into account when evaluating the investment opportunities are: N1 and Team Market size and competitiveness Sustainable growth Traction Possibility of a future exit
Investor Relations & Co-Founder
2014
A non-profit association focused on accelerating startups working on smart mobility solutions in Southern Europe, by promoting the sharing of information, talent, ideas and market insights. In addition to this the Hub helps organise events related to smart mobility in general (mentoring, hackathons, investor events, thought leadership talks..) and coordinates private and public organisations towards the common goal of sustainable mobility.
Mentor
2020
Bind 4.0 is an accelerator focused on creating open innovation pilots between technological startups and industrial partner companies. The partner companies are all market-leading innovators in manufacturing, energy, health and food technology and become customers of the startups, offering paid contracts worth up to €150,000. As a startup mentor, I advise primarily on the company vision, strategic planning and product commercialisation.
H2020 SME Instrument Evaluator
2019
Independent expert evaluator for H2020 SME Instrument projects.
Eureka Eurostars Expert Evaluator
2019
The Eurostars Programme is a joint programme between EUREKA and the European Commission and the first European funding and support programme to be specifically dedicated to research-performing SMEs. Eurostars aims to stimulate these SMEs to lead international collaborative research and innovation projects by easing access to support and funding. It is fine-tuned to focus on the needs of SMEs, and specifically targets the development of new products, processes and services and the access to transnational and international markets.
Expert Evaluator, RESTART 2016-2020 Programmes
2019
The RESTART 2016-2020 Programmes comprise a multi-annual development framework of Programmes for the support of Research, Technological Development and Innovation in Cyprus, which is co-funded by national and European resources and is implemented in conjunction with other national initiatives and Programmes. The vision of the RESTART 2016-2020 Programmes is to promote the field of Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RTDI) as a principal factor for Cyprus’ economic development, thus contributing in addressing major economic and social challenges and setting the conditions for sustainable growth, in accordance with the “Europe 2020” strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Education
BSc Hons
1992 - 1996