Gonzalo Martinez de Azagra
InvestorGeneral Partner at Cardumen Capital
Tel Aviv, Israel
Writes $1M – $4M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Gonzalo Martínez de Azagra has close to twenty years of experience across technology and venture capital. Before founding Cardumen Capital, he established and led Samsung Ventures' office in Israel, and earlier worked in the Chairman's office of Samsung Group in Korea and at the Atomic Energy Authority in the UK. He holds a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, a Bachelor's in Economics from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and is a Kauffman Fellow.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Cardumen Capital SGEIC, S.A.Founder and General Partnercurrent2017 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- NagishFirst Institutional Investorcurrent2022 — present
- BrandlightBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Second NatureBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- IVIXBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Alison.aiBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- Blee (YC S22)Board Membercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
- SubstrataInvestorcurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- DoControlBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- KahoonaBoard Directorcurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Spotlight.aiInvestorcurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Spinach.ioBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- bananazBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Verax AIInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- malanta.aiInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- NeuRealityBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- VendictBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- ConvrtBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Naboo - StealhBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- MagicyardBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- ConfiguBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
- PeechBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentTel Aviv
- LendaiBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- LoopsBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- CoreTigo - Industrial Wireless AutomationBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentNetanya, Center District, Israel
- HUMAVOXBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Founder Mental Health PledgeMiembrocurrent2023 — present
- CorticaAdvisorcurrent2017 — present
- YPOMembercurrent2017 — presentGreater Madrid Metropolitan Area
- Bind 4.0Mentorcurrent2016 — present
- MunchBoard Member2021 — 2023Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Samsung VenturesHead of Samsung Ventures Israel2012 — 2017Tel Aviv
- CelenoInvestor2016 — 2017Tel Aviv
- Corephotonics LtdBoard Director2015 — 2017Israel
- aveniBoard Director2015 — 2017Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- EarlySenseObserver of the Board of Directors2014 — 2017Ramat Gan, Israel
- Giraffic, Inc.Observer of the Board of Directors2014 — 2017Tel Aviv
- StoreDotBoard Director2013 — 2017Herzliya
- Replay TechnologiesObserver of the Board of Directors2015 — 2016Tel Aviv
- Samsung VenturesPrincipal2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Fundraising3Venture Capital99Business Strategy99Management Consulting99Start-ups73Competitive Analysis55Strategic Partnerships41Business Valuation30Consulting46Cloud Computing33Financial Modeling31Marketing24
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Corporate DevelopmentInternational NegotiationsMobile DevicesProduct ManagementDue DiligenceBusiness DevelopmentStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadershipCapital de inversiónEstrategias de inversiónFinanzasLanguages English · French · Italian · Korean · Spanish
From Gonzalo's professional profile.
Colleagues at Cardumen Capital
Alberto Criado
Principal at Cardumen Capital
Arinze Onyenezi
Principal at Blue Highway Capital
Arturo Martínez
Financial Controller at Cardumen Capital
Carla Calviño
Analyst at Cardumen Capital
Diego López-Ulloa
Associate at Cardumen Capital
Enrique Burguillos
CFO at Cardumen Capital
Ernersto Gómez-Luengo de la Puente
Analyst at Cardumen Capital
Ignacio de Diego
Associate at Cardumen Capital
Network9
Brian BalfourScout
Growth Leader, Entrepreneur, & Angel Investor
Hagi SchwartzScout
LP Advisory Board at Fusion VC
Igor RyabenkiyScout
Founder and Managing Partner at AltaIR Capital
Adi Dangot Zukovsky
Partner at Ibex Investors
Benny Schnaider
Venture Partner at StageOne Ventures
Ludwig Pierre Schulze
Board Director at Basecamp Fund
Luis Valdich
Managing Director at Citi Ventures
Sarit Firon
Managing Partner at Team8
Tal Slobodkin
Managing Partner at StageOne Ventures
Investors connected to Gonzalo in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gonzalo Martinez de Azagra?
- Gonzalo Martínez de Azagra has close to twenty years of experience across technology and venture capital. Before founding Cardumen Capital, he established and led Samsung Ventures' office in Israel, and earlier worked in the Chairman's office of Samsung Group in Korea and at the Atomic Energy Authority in the UK. He holds a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, a Bachelor's in Economics from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and is a Kauffman Fellow.
- Where does Gonzalo Martinez de Azagra work?
- Gonzalo Martinez de Azagra is General Partner at Cardumen Capital.
- What check size does Gonzalo Martinez de Azagra write?
- Gonzalo Martinez de Azagra typically writes checks of $1M – $4M.
- Where did Gonzalo Martinez de Azagra go to school?
- Gonzalo Martinez de Azagra studied at Imperial College London (Master of Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering); Télécom Paris (Master of Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Bsc, Economics & Management (External Programme)).
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