Mark Kavelaars
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at Swanlaab Venture Factory · Venture Partner at Crescendo Venture Partners
Madrid, Spain
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $150K
About
Mark Kavelaars combines leadership roles in Spanish deep tech and agri‑food and Israeli early‑stage software, leveraging prior venture consultancy founding plus banking and enterprise technology experience across Europe.
Invests in
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechFoodTechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Swanlaab Venture FactoryChairman & Foundercurrent2014 — presentMadrid, Spain
- Crescendo Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2018 — presentTel Aviv Area, Israel
- Leemons LXPMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- CodeeBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- ASCRI, Asociación Española de Capital, Crecimiento e InversiónBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentMadrid, España
- Smart ProtectionBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- PulpomaticBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- MYSPHERABoard Of Directorscurrent2018 — presentValencia, Comunidad Valenciana, España
- Sales LayerBoard Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentValencia, Comunidad Valenciana, España
- Entrepreneurs' OrganizationMadrid Chapter Membercurrent2017 — presentMadrid, Madrid, España
- IVC | Business Acceleration in Europe (now Adlanter Group)Partner and Chairman2005 — 2024Madrid - Barcelona
- Coowry LTDBoard Of Directors2017 — 2023Madrid, Madrid, España
- Predictiva.ioBoard Of Directors2019 — 2023Marbella, Andalucía, España
- TrappitBoard Of Directors2017 — 2019Madrid, Madrid, España
- HPCRM And Change Manager2001 — 2004Madrid Area, Spain
- Compaq Computer CorporationBusiness Development Manager1999 — 2001Munich Area, Germany
- HypoVereinsbank - UniCreditInvestment Management & Private Banking1997 — 1999Munich Area, Germany
- HypoVereinsbank - UniCreditReal Estate Division1993 — 1997Munich Area, Germany
Education
- European Business School (EBS) MadridBachelor Business Administration, Business Administration and Management1989 — 1993
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Courses, Leading Professional Services Firms2010
- San Estanislao de Kostka - SEKInternational Baccalaureate, Sciences1976 — 1989
Skills & more
Strategic Planning19Strategy58Management33Leadership15Team Leadership5Negotiation4Business Strategy85Management Consulting45Change Management25New Business Development30Marketing Strategy18Business Planning23
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Business Process ImprovementEntrepreneurshipCRMBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsOrganizational DevelopmentStrategic ConsultingProgram ManagementBusiness AnalysisInternational BusinessIntegrationConsultingLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
From Mark's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,818
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Shared employers
Also worked at ASCRI, Asociación Española de Capital, Crecimiento e Inversión7
Aquilino PeñaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Kibo VenturesFrancisco VelázquezChairman and Managing Partner at Axon Partners GroupBeatriz GonzálezFounder and Managing Partner at SeayaSantiago CanalejoGeneral Partner and COO at TheVentureCityAndrés DancausaGeneral Partner at TheVentureCityOriol PinyaFounding Partner and CEO at Abac Capital Manager S.G.E.I.C.,
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Also worked at Pulpomatic3
Also worked at Entrepreneurs' Organization38
Musaad AlkadiSr. Principal at Graphene VenturesChang NgAdvisor at Maven 11La Keisha Landrum PierreCo-Founder & General Partner at Emmeline VenturesNathan McDonaldManaging Partner & CEO at Keiretsu CapitalRich RobinsonInvestor at NZVCSina FarzanehChief Executive Officer, Pullpath at Orbit Startups
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Also worked at Predictiva.io1
Colleagues at Swanlaab Venture Factory
Aitor Sancho
Partner at Swanlaab Venture Factory
Angel Santos
Partner at Swanlaab Venture Factory
Claudia Jimenez
Partner at Swanlaab Venture Factory
Eduardo Solís
Principal at Swanlaab Venture Factory
Ignacio Gallo
Ecosystem Manager at Swanlaab Venture Factory
Jaime Gil-Delgado
Principal at Swanlaab Venture Factory
Juan Orbea De Rivera
Analyst at Swanlaab Venture Factory
Juan Revuelta
Partner at Swanlaab Venture Factory




















