Emilio Escartin
InvestorPartner at Fuel Venture Capital
Miami, Florida
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Emilio Escartin is an investment and fundraising professional with 30 years of experience across venture capital and private equity in the Middle East, Europe, US, and Latin America. He has raised $630 million from institutional investors including ultra-high-net-worth individuals, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices, and has advised on $3.4 billion in transactions. Currently serving in M&A and partnerships at AiKit Research, he has managed over 20 PE/VC funds with combined assets exceeding €1 billion and holds expertise in fund structuring, investor relations, portfolio monitoring, valuations, and Islamic finance products.
Experience
- AiKit ResearchM&A and Partnershipscurrent2026 — present
- MedigoFoundercurrent2026 — present
- CRISOL AIFounder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EBDA Ventures StudioManaging Foundercurrent2026 — presentMadrid
- ATALYA SecurityFounder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GeekHealth VenturesFounder & General Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AGENTUM AIFounder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Fuel Venture CapitalGlobal Venture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- LUDA PartnersShareholdercurrent2018 — presentMadrid
- Council on Foreign RelationsResearchercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Researchercurrent2013 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- The Trilateral CommissionMembercurrent2010 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Club of RomeMembercurrent2006 — presentWinterthur
- güil Mobility VenturesChief Investment Officer2023Santiago
- World Economic ForumPanelist at World Economic Forum 20202020 — 2022Switzerland
- ESIC Business & Marketing SchoolProfessor of Islamic Finance, Venture Capital and Asset Management2018 — 2021Pozuelo De Alarcón Area, Spain
- IE Business SchoolProfessor of Private Equity & Venture Capital and Corporate Finance, Capital Markets2017 — 2021Madrid
- IE Business SchoolProfessor of Islamic Finance2017 — 2021Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- REDmoneyIFN Correspondant for the Global Private Equity and Venture Capital Sector2019 — 2020Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- REDmoneyAdvisory Board Member UK2019London, United Kingdom
Education
- Harvard Kennedy SchoolDiploma (Executive Education), Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development (FIPED)2008
- IESE Business SchoolPDG, General Management Program2007
- IE Business SchoolCorporate Finance, Valuation2000
- CUNEF UniversidadBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration1991 — 1996
- Colegio RetamarInternational Baccalaureate, Middle School and High School1977 — 1989
Skills & more
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Mergers & AcquisitionsBankingStructured FinanceEntrepreneurshipStrategic PlanningBusiness PlanningRestructuringPrivate EquityBusiness StrategyFundraisingLeveraged FinanceDCFLanguages Arabic · English · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Kennedy School180
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Also attended IESE Business School161
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Also attended CUNEF Universidad28
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Also attended Colegio Retamar6
Shared employers
Also worked at Club of Rome2
Also worked at Diana Capital1
Colleagues at Fuel Venture Capital
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