Sergio Álvarez Leiva
InvestorInvestor at Kfund
Madrid, Spain
Writes $230K – $2.3M checks · typically $1.1M
About
Product-focused entrepreneur who co-founded three data companies (Vizzuality, CARTO and Tinybird) and spent nearly three years on the product and tech teams at Zara.com.
Experience
- K FundVCcurrent2020 — presentMadrid
- Tinybird.coProductcurrent2020 — present
- VizzualityBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
- VizzualityCo-Founder / Head of Design2009 — 2014
- INSTITUTO TRAMONTANATeacher and Program Director2019 — 2022
- INSTITUTO TRAMONTANAAdvisor2016 — 2022Madrid
- CARTOBoard Member2017 — 2021
- CARTOCo-Founder, Chief Product Officer2012 — 2017Madrid & NYC
- InditexProduct/Tech @zara.com2018 — 2020
- 7r VenturesVenture advisor2017 — 2019
- IED | Istituto Europeo di DesignProfessor2012 — 2014Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
- IE SchoolTeacher at Master in Global Environmental Change - Data Visualization2010 — 2012
- Vostok StudioProduct Designer2009Madrid
- IMASTEInteraction Manager & Art Director2007 — 2009
- IMASTEWeb Designer2006 — 2007
- GBIFFreelance Interaction Designer2009
Education
- Programa Vostok IIMaster, HCI & Interaction Design
- Universidad Rey Juan CarlosComputer Science2003 — 2008
Skills & more
Front-end developmentInformation designData visualization1User Experience43User Interface Design29Interaction Design31Product Design18Data Visualization12Front-end12
Languages English
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Same school
Also attended Universidad Rey Juan Carlos10
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Shared employers
Also worked at K Fund19
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Also worked at Inditex8
Nicola SibleyExecutive & Marketing Assistant at NorthzoneSarah GreenMarketing and Community Manager at Iris CapitalJessica VargasExecutive Assistant at Griffin Gaming PartnersDesiree FrancoisExecutive Assistant at ETF PartnersPatricia SingsonBusiness Development Team Coordinator at Ontario Centre of InnovationAustin HellstromInvestor at Sustainable Ventures
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Also worked at 7r Ventures1
Also worked at IED | Istituto Europeo di Design1
Colleagues at Kfund
Network1
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