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Fernando Cabello

Co-founder and CEO at Devengo, Fintech Angel Investor

Madrid, Community of Madrid

Invests in

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  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

Product Development
Marketing Strategy
Start-up Environments
Entrepreneur
Strategic Planning
Business Management
Mentoring
Entrepreneurship
Business Strategy
Venture Capital
Start-ups
Due Diligence
Investments
Management Consulting
Management
Start-up Environment
Leadership
E-commerce
Business Development
Strategy

Education

Work Experience

2019

  • Co-founder and CEO

    2019

    Devengo is a licensed Payment Service Provider in the SEPA region with a direct technical connection with EU's leading ACH. We offer the latest generation SEPA payment protocols including account creation, Instant Transfers (push and pull, SCT Inst and R2P), Verification of Payee (VoP) and Instant Cross border payments (OCT inst).

  • Seed Investor and Board member

    2022

    Seed investor and Board member of the biggest and fastest-growing Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) in southern Europe.

2022

  • Seed investor and Board Observer

    2022

    Seed investor and Board Observer of the fastest growing instant refunds for e-commerce platform in Europe.

2014 - 2020

  • Founder and CEO

    2014 - 2020

    Led an incredibly inspiring team from zero to exit (sold to Wizink bank in 2018). We built the most meaningful, thoughtful and beautiful point of sale financing platform I have come across.

2011 - 2019

  • Co-Founder and co-CEO

    2011 - 2019

    Leading a top notch team of developers, marketing and sales specialists to create a web platform that allows people to manage their financial information in their best interest.

Startupbootcamp

2011 - 2012

  • Startupbootcamp - Madrid Mentor

    2011 - 2012

    Startupbootcamp is a micro investment mentorship program - and a TechStars affiliate. Up to 10 selected teams will convert their ideas into 10 startups in 3 months. The program runs from mid-June to mid-September in Madrid and from mid-Septermber to mid-December in Copenhagen. For further information please visit www.startupbootcamp.org

2009 - 2011

  • Managing Director

    2009 - 2011

    Started up the company from inception. Led a talented team of tech and sales experts to develop a robust network of partners globally. Positioned BLUESOC as a leading provider of state-of-the-art solutions of real time security. Achieved breakeven in the second year of operation.

Monitor Group

2004 - 2008

  • Senior Project Manager

    2004 - 2008

    Provided advice at Board and top management level on diverse sectors, geographies and engagements, from due diligence projects to developing and implementing strategic plans.

2002 - 2004

  • Business Development Manager

    2002 - 2004

    Leading a talented team that internally developed an electricity bids system. This pioneering system could be operated on route, with real-time supervision, and produced taylor made electricity bids for retail and small industry companies. We generated €50 Mill bids' value and achieved a +20% market penetration in less than a year from inception of the system.