Directores y Advisors
Junta directiva
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Alejandro Sas, FounderFounder & Director |
| Fue Presidente de Buongiorno para el Cono Sur, empresa de capitales italianos Nº1 del mundo en el negocio de entretenimiento y marketing sobre móviles, y ex Presidente del capítulo Buenos Aires del MOMO – Mobile Monday. Alejandro fue uno de los iniciadores de la industria de entretenimiento móvil en la Argentina cuando en el año 2003 creo, junto a Diego, la empresa By-Cycle. Alejandro anteriormente se desempeño como Director Comercial de Starmedia, y también estuvo trabajando en empresas como Endemol, Estudio Mayor y Canal 9. | |
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Gastón Bercún, FounderFounder & Director |
| Fue Director y Fundador de Geelbe, el club privado de compras por Internet mas importante de Latinoamérica, con operaciones en Argentina, México y Colombia. En el pasado fue socio del Estudio Bercún – Abogados, siendo el encargado de las cuestiones de Derecho Informático y Fusiones y Adquisiciones. Es Business Angel en Likexo y Angel Investor en VU Security. También fue fundador y CEO de DerechoGratis.com, el primer portal jurídico de argentina, empresa que vendió en el año 2002. Estudió Derecho en la UBA y realizó un Master en Derecho y Economía con orientación en Finanzas en la UTDT. | |
Santiago Pinto Escalier |
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| Executive with more than 15 years experience in the technology industry in Latin America, US and Europe. He was elected as an Edeavor Entrepeneur in California ISP in October 2010. Santiago is a successful entrepreneur and founder of several companies over the past 15 years, including Co-Founder at Smowtion, an online adnetwork conducting business in 100 countries. He has raised over U.S. $ 40MM in investments in the last 7 years and has been Co -Founder and CEO of Bumeran.com, a leader in recruitment for companies in Spain and Latin America, that was sold to Terra Networks, re-purchased by their founders and acouple of years later sold to Tiger Global. He is an active Business Angel / Investor at the following companies: www.smowtion.com; www.ashiwea.com.ar and www.sonico.com. | |
Ariel Muslera |
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| Ariel is part of CAP Ventures. Previously he joined LAVCA in November 2008 to lead the creation of innovative research products and services for LAVCA’s network of Private Equity and Venture Capital fund managers in Latin America. In October 2009, he moved to Buenos Aires to open LAVCA’s first regional office. He is also Advisor to ARCAP, the Argentine PE/VC Industry Association. In March 2011, Ariel moved to an advisory role at LAVCA to take on a full time position as Venture Partner at the Venture Capital firm CAP Ventures, where he leads technology-related investments with focus on Internet & Web 2.0, New and Digital Media, Mobile Apps and SaaS companies, among others. Prior to LAVCA, Ariel was a lead Partner at NetStrategies, a US-based boutique advisory firm where he co-led capital raising and strategy engagements for multiple technology start-up companies in the New Media industry. Before NetStrategies, Ariel was a Manager within the Financial Services Strategy and Transformation Group of Capgemini, a leading global consulting firm. Ariel holds an MBA with Honors from Columbia Business School and has lived and worked in New York, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. | |
Daniel Nofal |
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| Emprendedor en tecnología y empresario, fundador de IPLAN, entre otras empresas. Amante de las montañas y la naturaleza. Estudiante de Permacultura y Energías Alternativas. Apasionado de la creatividad, la innovación y el cambio. Durante el estudio de energías alternativas, Daniel fundo Sustentator, cuya misión es acelerar el cambio hacia un estilo de vida sustentable, en el cuál predomina el equilibrio entre hombre y naturaleza permitiendo abundancia de recursos y energía hoy y para las próximas generaciones. También es fundador de The Wikilife Foundation, un proyecto colaborativo y sin fines de lucro que recolecta información de tu salud y estilo de vida, y la comparte abierta y anónimamente. |
Junta de asesores
Diego Martínez Núñez
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| With over 15 years experience in the areas of Marketing, Communications and Digital Business Development, Diego holds his Marketing degree from the University of CEMA. In 2003 he founded By-Cycle, a mobile marketing entertainment company, which was acquired in October 2007 by the Italian group Buongiorno, where Diego took on the role of Executive Director for the Southern Cone until December 2009. His professional career also highlights the development of startups at leading companies in the Latin American market such as as Media Contacts Argentina – Havas Digital (General Director), Teleglobe Comm Corp. (Marketing Manager) and INTERGRAM (Marketing Manager), among others. | |
Damián Voltes |
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| Is the CEO at Patagonia Ventures, an Early Stage Venture Capital Fund focused on Latin America, and is also the CEO of Emerging Cast, a company dedicated to producing, aggregating and syndicating short video formats to the web, mobile and television. Previously, along with Ariel Arrieta, he founded Digital Ventures, Directa Networks and InZearch and after their acquisition by FOX/News Corp he took on the role of VP of Global Business Development and Co-Managing Director. Damian is a serial entrepreneur, and has been involved in the Internet and Online Media industry since 1996, where he founded various companies such as CuponesOnline.com Inc., Netkiosk S.A. and Inter-Marketing Group. | |
Santiago Pinto Escalier |
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| Executive with more than 15 years experience in the technology industry in Latin America, US and Europe. He was elected as an Edeavor Entrepeneur in California ISP in October 2010. Santiago is a successful entrepreneur and founder of several companies over the past 15 years, including Co-Founder at Smowtion, an online adnetwork conducting business in 100 countries. He has raised over U.S. $ 40MM in investments in the last 7 years and has been Co -Founder and CEO of Bumeran.com, a leader in recruitment for companies in Spain and Latin America, that was sold to Terra Networks, re-purchased by their founders and acouple of years later sold to Tiger Global. He is an active Business Angel / Investor at the following companies: www.smowtion.com; www.ashiwea.com.ar and www.sonico.com. | |
Alejandro Guerrieri |
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| Alejandro started his first company, Oid Mortales Records, a record label, in addition to shining as a musician and produce in the 90’s. In 1996 he began to venture into the world of Internet and developed the site Cuspide.com, the first e-commerce site in Argentina to accept credit card payments. In early 1999 he created a new company, DigiMedia and in 2002 he moved to Barcelona, where he became fully involved in the mobile world, acting as a consultant in the fields of computing and mobile communications. Based in Europe, he provides consulting services to companies like 3CInteractive (the third ranking fastest growing technology company in the state of Florida). Since 2003 Alejandro has provided continues support to the technology community as part of major Open Source projects, among others, Kannel Project (SMS / WAP Gateway), SQLBox, WURFL (DB mobile devices). Alejandro is innovative, passionate and enjoys challenges. | |
Santiago Troncar |
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| Santiago is founder of Digital Partners, an advisory firm focused on mobile and internet industries in Latin America. He advised clients such as Netflix, Playboy Movil, Yahoo! Mobile, the MMA, Staples-OfficeNet Latam, Novartis, MSD, among others. Previously, he was GM for Ticketmaster Argentina and Co-founder and first President of MobileMonday Buenos Aires. Prior to that, he was head and builder of the mobile and internet business units for Claxson Interactive Group (XSON) and Vice President of Marketing and E-commerce of El Sitio Inc (LCTO) in all Latin America markets. Santiago is a graduated BA from the University of Buenos Aires and did a EDP in The Wharton School of Business in the US. |