David Borras
InvestorNon-Executive Partner at Grow Venture Partners
Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
About
David Borras, former COO of the regulated WiZink Bank, advises founders in high-impact, complex regulated markets, specializing in university and research spin-offs and offering board-level guidance rather than hands-on leadership.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyHardwareMedical DevicesSpace Tech
Experience
- Grupo BCCEO Spain & Portugalcurrent2025 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Grow Venture Partners, Tech Transfer Seed-VCCo-founder, Partnercurrent2021 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- FEDA - Capçalera Infraestructures energètiques, SAMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentAndorra
- Stanford Alumni Association of SpainVice-President, Barcelona lead, member of the Boardcurrent2018 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- WiZink BankChief Operating Officer, Executive Committee member2019 — 2023Madrid area, Spain
- LendrockMember of the Board of Directors2021 — 2023Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Arthur D. LittlePartner2011 — 2018Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
- Grupo Electro-StocksManaging Director, Head of Corporate Development, Chief Restructuring Officer2007 — 2010Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Principal1998 — 2007Madrid Area, Spain
- Hewlett-PackardManufacturing engineer1996 — 1998Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
Education
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Science, Engineering1995 — 1996
- IMDMastering Board Governance2024
- Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaIndustrial Engineer1989 — 1995
- CentraleSupélecEngineer1991 — 1993
Skills & more
BoardStrategyBoard of DirectorsBoard GovernanceBoard LeadershipBoard AdministrationEstrategia4Fusiones y adquisiciones1Transformación de empresasPlanificación estratégicaIntegración de adquisicionesDesarrollo empresarial
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Liderazgo de equiposTrabajo en equipoNegocios internacionalesCambio organizacionalConsultoría de estrategia y operacionesConsultoría estratégicaDesarrollo corporativoEmpresas de nueva creaciónEstrategia empresarialFinanzas corporativasManagement ConsultingLanguages Catalan · English · French · Spanish
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Grow Venture Partners
Carlos Corominas
Operations at Grow Venture Partners
Fernando Rayon
Advisor at Grow Venture Partners
Francisco Badia
Managing Partner at Grow Venture Partners
Ignacio Sala
Partner at Grow Venture Partners
Marc Almendros
Partner at Grow Venture Partners
María José Morales
Partner at Grow Venture Partners
Néstor H. Oliveiro
R&D Manager (Advisory Team) at Grow Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does David Borras work?
- David Borras is Non-Executive Partner at Grow Venture Partners.
- What does David Borras invest in?
- David Borras invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Medical Devices, Space Tech.
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