In an always changing entrepreneurial ecosystem, talent flows where validated and money-backed projects are. Spain is no different; despite the immense talent pool we have, most local startups seem not to grow further after raising a Round A. That's what Founder & Chairman Carlos Blanco has been working on at Nuclio, a venture builder which drives and builds startups from business ideas validated in other markets, helping startups surpass that threshold and focusing on validating the business model in our market. Come and learn with us from one of the best in the industry. He will talk about his personal experience as an investor and serial entrepreneur, as well as about Nuclio's startup building model and the future of the entire ecosystem. Carlos Blanco Chairman - Nuclio Venture Builder Carlos Blanco Vázquez (Barcelona, ​​1968) is a serial entrepreneur and private investor in the tech sector. In 2001 he founded Grupo ITnet, an online business incubator specialized in digital entertainment from which he created more than ten companies. In the meantime he founded First Tuesday Spain, the main meeting point for Internet entrepreneurs and investors. He is also the founder of Akamon Entertainment, a traditional social gaming and casino company that became the leader in Southern Europe and Latin America. He sold it at the end of 2015, becoming one of the most important exits of the year in Spain. In 2013, he founded the startups accelerator Conector Startup Accelerator with some of the most successful tech entrepeneurs in Spain. In 2014, he won the Best Entrepreneur in Spain Award, according to Expansión and Ifema, and the Best Business Angel Award, according to AEBAN. He recently founded Nuclio Venture Builder by closing Grupo Itnet. He has also launched Encomenda Smart Capital, a venture capital firm. Until that moment, he has invested in more than 70 tech companies as a Business Angel. Practical information When: April 26, 2018. From 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Where: Impact Hub Piamonte. (C/ Piamonte 23, Madrid, 28004). Get your tickets here.  Discount codes are available for the Impact Hub community. Write to madrid.programacion@impacthub.net to get yours! Agenda 7:30 pm · Registration + Open Mic 8:00 pm · Fireside Chat + Q&A 9:00 pm · Networking + Food Brought to you by Gonzalo Torres, Madrid Chapter Director Country Manager Spain for Malt, weekly collaborator in a spanish national radio program - Talenta Mundi, with 'Pulso Innovador' (Gestiona Radio). "I've seen the ups and downs of Empel, an international startup I founded, and have participated as mentor at Google for Entrepreneurs Launchpad in Madrid. I've been Director of Opinno Solutions (spanish publisher for MIT Technology Review & Harvard Business Review), and have worked in corporations like Promethean (UK) and Microsoft (France). I've also been the advisor and seed investor of some startups". Costanza Vannutelli, Madrid Co-Director Costanza Vannutelli studied an MBA at Luiss Business School and Copenhagen Business School. Then, she worked in Strategy Consulting between Buenos Aires and Milan and moved to Madrid to work as Business Development Manager for two different startups. Now she is in Madrid working as a Project Leader at Opinno, an Innovation Consulting company, helping large corporations transform through the innovative methodologies used by start-ups and entrepreneurs. Roger Berdayes, Madrid Co-Director Always keen to learn and ready for new and adventorous projects. Founder of TestrBox, a dedicated TEDx organizer, home cook, hiker (always improving) and a bit of a photographer. Global Sponsors: Google for Entrepreneurs AC Hotels Partner: Impact Hub Madrid