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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

    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.

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