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Luis Garay

Investor

Partner at Samaipata

Madrid

About

Partner at Samaipata leading the investment team, based in Madrid. Holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and Business from MIT and an MBA from Wharton; began his career at Citi in London's M&A group before becoming an active angel investor with a portfolio of 38 investments and serving as CFO for two portfolio companies.

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Experience

  1. SamaipataPartnercurrent2022 — present
  2. Tech StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2013 — present
  3. NoryBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. Imperia SCMBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. EmbatBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  6. Allisone.aiBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  7. LEASYCFO2020 — 2022Mexico City, Mexico
  8. NovoloopCFO2017 — 2020
  9. Medieval TimesDirector Finance & Strategy2016 — 2020Dallas, Texas, United States
  10. Serendipity InvestmentsInvestment Analyst2013 — 2014Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
  11. CitiM&A Analyst2010 — 2012Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurial Management / Marketing and Operations
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering & Business
  3. Lycée Français de MadridBAC Sciences1991 — 2005

Skills & more

NegotiationVenture CapitalBusiness StrategyValuation16Investment Banking15Financial Modeling13Financial Analysis3Private Equity8LBO3Corporate Finance7Emerging Markets5Bloomberg2
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Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,366

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Shared employers

Also worked at Samaipata23

Pablo FerrerasPartner - COO/CFO at SamaipataÍñigo LauciricaPrincipal at SamaipataIrene GentiliInvestment Manager at SamaipataCarmen SánchezInvestment Associate at SamaipataDaniel HardoonInvestor at Enzo VenturesSiddharth ChoksiDiamond Dealer | Angel Investor | Ex-VC at Syndicate One

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Also worked at Nory3

Emmanuel Martin-ChaveOperating Partner - Data | Reporting at SamaipataLuca BocchioPartner at AccelChris SmithManaging Partner at Playfair Capital

Also worked at Imperia SCM1

Íñigo LauciricaPrincipal at Samaipata

Also worked at LEASY1

Joey BranderAdvisor at Apex Capital

Colleagues at Samaipata

Alberto Cuevas
Partner at Samaipata
Andrea Finnegan
Operating Partner - Customer Experience at Samaipata
Carmen Sánchez
Investment Associate at Samaipata
Carolina Martínez-Caro
Senior Advisor at Samaipata
Cyprien Hallé
Associate at Samaipata
Eduardo Diez-Hochleitner
Founding Partner | Chairman at Samaipata
Eduardo Diez-Hochleitner R.
Founding Partner, Chairman at Samaipata
Emmanuel Martin-Chave
Operating Partner - Data | Reporting at Samaipata