Manuel Silva Martínez
InvestorMember of the Investment Committee at Al Mada Ventures · GP at Mouro Capital
London
Writes $15M checks
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About
Manuel Silva Martínez built and led bank-backed fintech VC platforms at BBVA and Santander, backed Coinbase and DocuSign, architects governance aligning capital with founders and champions multidimensional diversity.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintechInsurTechPropTech
Experience
- Mouro CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Al Mada VenturesMember of the Investment Committeecurrent2023 — presentCasablanca Metropolitan Area
- IE Business SchoolVisiting Lecturercurrent2020 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Alinia AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- HyperlayerBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentGreater London
- ColektiaBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentMérida, Yucatán, Mexico
- Burbank SoftwareBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentCardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
- CaptureNowBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- PrimaInvestorcurrent2022 — presentMexico City, Mexico
- RemofirstBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- VIVLAInvestorcurrent2022 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- byrdBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentVienna, Austria
- PayslipBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentWestport, County Mayo, Ireland
- UncappedBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- a55Board Member then Observercurrent2020 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- ClikaliaBoard Member then Observercurrent2020 — presentLuxembourg, Luxembourg
- KlarBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentMexico City Area, Mexico
- CreditasBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentSão Paulo Area, Brazil
- AutoFiBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ePesosBoard Director then Observercurrent2017 — presentMonterrey Area, Mexico
- PayJoyMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PixoneyeBoard Observercurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Elliptic.Board Observercurrent2016 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- FeverInvestorcurrent2015 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- TradeshiftBoard Observer2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- RoostifyBoard Observer2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- bonify GermanyMember of The Supervisory Board2018 — 2023Berlin Area, Germany
- CrossLendMember Of The Supervisory Board2019 — 2022Berlin Area, Germany
- Santander InnoVenturesPartner, Head of Investments2016 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- Santander InnoVenturesPartner2015 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- BBVA VenturesVice President - BBVA Ventures2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- BBVA VenturesSr. Associate / Vice President - BBVA Strategy & Corporate Development - Innovation2008 — 2011Madrid Area, Spain
- BBVAAnalyst, Asia and Emerging Markets Group - BBVA Corporate Development2006 — 2008Madrid Area, Spain
- BBVAAnalyst, Emerging Markets Group - BBVA Research2006Madrid Area, Spain
Skills & more
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Strategic PartnershipsAsiaGreater ChinaLatin AmericaSpin-offsMulti TaskingMulticulturalResearchMultilingual CommunicationEarly-stage StartupsDue DiligenceBankingLanguages Chinese · English · French · German · Portuguese · Spanish
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Deals · 2
a55Board seat
via Mouro Capital · filed Mar 2022 · $16.3M raise
RemoteamBoard seat
via Mouro Capital · filed Feb 2022 · $14.4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Manuel Silva Martínez?
- Manuel Silva Martínez built and led bank-backed fintech VC platforms at BBVA and Santander, backed Coinbase and DocuSign, architects governance aligning capital with founders and champions multidimensional diversity.
- Where does Manuel Silva Martínez work?
- Manuel Silva Martínez is Member of the Investment Committee at Al Mada Ventures and GP at Mouro Capital.
- What does Manuel Silva Martínez invest in?
- Manuel Silva Martínez invests in Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Fintech, InsurTech, PropTech.
- What check size does Manuel Silva Martínez write?
- Manuel Silva Martínez typically writes checks of $15M.
- What boards does Manuel Silva Martínez sit on?
- Manuel Silva Martínez holds tracked board seats at a55, Remoteam.
- What companies has Manuel Silva Martínez invested in?
- Investments tracked here include a55, Alinia, AutoFi, Bonify, Burbank, byrd, CaptureNow, Clikalia, Colektia, creditas, CrossLend, Curve, and 21 more.
- Where did Manuel Silva Martínez go to school?
- Manuel Silva Martínez studied at Sciences Po (MSc (Diplôme) + MPhil, Development Economics and International Development); The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Exchange programme, Graduate School of Economics); CUNEF Universidad (Bachelor's degree (Licenciatura), Business Administration).
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Also attended The Chinese University of Hong Kong121
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Also attended Wisconsin School of Business83
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Also attended Venture Capital Institute18
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Also attended ISDI12
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