Xavier Alvarez
Managing Director at Criteria Venture Tech
Xavier Alvarez
Managing Director at Criteria Venture Tech
Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2021 - Current
We are a tech-focused Venture Capital fund with a strategic emphasis on patient investment. Operating across Europe and the US, we specialize in supporting both early-stage and growth-stage startups. Our core mission is centered around empowering exceptional individuals and seasoned operators as they address complex challenges within their respective industries. Through our strategic backing, we aim to foster innovation and drive impactful change on a global scale
Director Tech Funds
2017
Managing Director at Caixa Capital Risc, the leading early stage VC.
Board Director
2019
Board Director
2017
Board Director
2017
Board Director
2019
Psious is a Digital Therapeutics company providing a virtual reality solution for mental health disorders
Board Director
2017 - 2019
Acquired by facebook
Head of International Banking Investment
2015 - 2017
Founding Partner
2007 - 2017
Company through which I channel my private investments, advisory services and board positions to different companies such as: - Abiquo: (raised € 28M): Abiquo is the first major software provider offering enterprises a complete, hypervisor-agnostic, open source cloud infrastructure management solution designed to change the way IT organizations operate their virtualized environments, making them more elastic and cost-effective to run. - Ducksboard (acquired by New Relic - October 2014): a real time dashboard to track internet services. - Marfeel (raised €1.5M - April 2013): Marfeel’s proprietary technology gathers insightful data on user behavior and dynamically adjusts site layout to match usage patterns, optimizing user engagement and maximizing ad revenue. - Bwom - first customized App for managing and tracking women's intimate health, starting with pelvic floor training. Changing self-care for women. - MyTwinPlace: is a home exchange portal that connects thousands of travelers worldwide.
Member of the Board of Credit Committee
2013 - 2015
Director of Corporate & Structured & Public Risk department
2008 - 2014
I coordinate a team of more than 30 people in order to measure, analyse and invest on credit, market and compliance risks from CaixaBank that manages approximately €35Bn.
Education
MBA
1993 - 1998
MBA Exchange Program
1997 - 1997