Sergio Álvarez Leiva

I help others build things

Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $230,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $2,300,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,150,000.00

Work Experience

2020

  • VC

    2020

  • Product

    2020

  • Board Member

    2014

  • Co-Founder / Head of Design

    2009 - 2014

    Started the company at the age of 23 with the objective of helping decision makers to take Data-driven decisions. Designed, Managed and Developed projects for more than 30 International Organizations and Private companies focusing in Earth Conservation, Science and Transparency such as NASA, Google, World Resources Institute, The Open Government Partnership or the World Conservation Monitoring Center. Worked closely with engineering and created a team of 20 engineers and designers.

2016 - 2022

  • Teacher and Program Director

    2019 - 2022

  • Advisor

    2016 - 2022

2012 - 2021

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2021

  • Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer

    2012 - 2017

    Managing Design and Product Management to launch and evolve all products across the company. Developing product strategy and roadmap, combining feedback from customers, engineering, and the CEO to set the strategic vision and lead the execution of features. Established tactics to achieve Product Market fit within a new market (Location Intelligence). Working closely with engineering to deliver a remarkable product that delights people and positions the company in a leading position. Directing all aspects of design - From requirements documents and Wireframes, to UI design - directly managing the Product team and defining product positioning. Created initial brand, and rebranded the company later. Created a product team of more than 40 engineers and designers.

2018 - 2020

  • Product/Tech @zara.com

    2018 - 2020

2017 - 2019

  • Venture advisor

    2017 - 2019

  • Professor

    2012 - 2014

2010 - 2012

  • Teacher at Master in Global Environmental Change - Data Visualization

    2010 - 2012

2009 - 2009

  • Product Designer

    2009 - 2009

    Designed User Interfaces for digital products and advised the design team with technical input. Participated in projects such as Filmin.es (leading indie VOD platform in Spain) or verkami (first crowdfounding platform in Spain)