Carlos Blanco is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Encomenda VC (also known as Encomenda Smart Capital). See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Carlos Blanco is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Encomenda VC (also known as Encomenda Smart Capital), an early-stage venture capital firm based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and is a renowned serial entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the tech sector. His investment thesis targets pre-seed and seed-stage technology startups, focusing on sectors such as SaaS, online marketplaces, fintech, e-commerce, and mobile applications, primarily within the Spanish market and the EU. Typical check sizes range from $100,000 to $2.0 million, with investments occasionally reaching up to €4 million as companies evolve, and he often acts as an active business angel alongside his VC role. Notable portfolio companies include Glovo (also referred to as Glovo), Deporvillage, Viterbit, and EscapadaRural, reflecting his early stakes in recognizable consumer tech brands. Blanco is recognized as one of Spain’s most influential business angels, having been named the Best Business Angel in Spain in 2014 and among the 500 most influential people in Spain in 2012 and 2013. He is also a co-founder of Nuclio Venture Builder and First Tuesday, and has chaired init
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