HéctorGeo

Thanks to the fantastic final years of Geographica and its sale to CARTO, I’ve been able to operate as an investor in a more planned and strategic way. You could say that Geographica was my first investment, and it gave me a 2,000-fold return between cash and CARTO shares. I doubt that I’ll have as many strokes of luck as I needed to achieve something like that, but I can try. 

 

Investing is risky and I don’t like recommending an investment to anyone except for in a few rare cases and to people who are fully aware that they could lose their money. No one has a crystal ball and everyone constantly makes mistakes.

 

I personally invest from Habichuelas Ventures with my business partner Alberto (CTO at CARTO) in tech startups in Andalusia and Madrid. We’ve invested in eight to date, and these startups operate in areas as diverse as biotechnology, tourism and the automotive industry. They include: Dentaltix, MOGU, Wuolah, Motoreto, Nailted, Alte, etc. 

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From Ginko I invest in startups with three key aspects: China, technology and sustainability. In GenetsisData, Zurita, for example.

 

I also invest with far smaller tickets via syndicated co-investment platforms, and examples include Genially, Tot-em, Laagam, OX Motorcicles, LUDA Partners, Hoop Carpool.

 

I’ve put my money in organised markets for several years now, I have a trivial amount in cripto (BTC, ETH, ADA, LINK, XRP, BCH and MATIC) and have recently started index investing, which I have to say seems to be a smart and practical way to invest, although it has its element of risk, like any investment.

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