Luis Sanz Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 7

  • Portfolio
  • 4

  • Exits
  • 3

Exits

Luis Sanz General Information

Description

Mr. Luis Sanz serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer at CARTO. Mr. Sanz is an Angel Investor. He co-founded and served as the Chief Operating Officer at Olapic. Based in Olapic's New York headquarters, Sanz serves two roles as Chief Operating Officer and as head of technology and product development. Sanz's deep technical background fueled the development of Olapic's proprietary predictive algorithm, Photorank that analyzes dozens of different aspects of an image to determine its likelihood to trigger a purchase. Raised in Zaragoza, Spain, Sanz earned a Master's Degree in electrical engineering from University of Zaragoza, completing a thesis in Active Noise Control using Machine Learning. Sanz also holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York, where he co-founded Olapic in 2010. Prior to founding Olapic, Sanz was a consultant for Accenture, working for aerospace/defense projects in Europe and also worked for Ericsson, responsible for all support teams for the Billing Gateway and Service Provisioning departments across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Sanz and his Olapic co-founders have been recognized with several awards including the Emmanuel Lang Award for Entrepreneurship and the E-cademy Award. Sanz is sought after by media and conferences for his expertise in image recognition and digital imaging technologies. He also served as an Advisor at CoverWallet.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • New York, NY
  • United States

Luis Sanz Investments (7)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Idoven 05-Sep-2023 Later Stage VC Other Healthcare Technology Systems Generating Revenue
Tilebox 01-Aug-2023 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Alte 01-Sep-2019 Financial Software Generating Revenue
CoverWallet 08-Mar-2016 Insurance Brokers Generating Revenue
PlusMargin 01-Jan-2016 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Zero 2 Infinity 18-Mar-2015 Later Stage VC Aerospace and Defense Generating Revenue
Clicars Early Stage VC Automotive Generating Revenue

Luis Sanz Exits (3)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Alte 05-Nov-2024 Merger/Acquisition
CoverWallet 03-Jan-2020
Clicars 31-Mar-2017

Luis Sanz Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Luis Sanz Co-Investors (11)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
Insight Partners (New York) 1 Series chart Industry bar
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Pau Gasol Series chart Industry bar
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Prototype Capital (San Francisco) Series chart Industry bar

Luis Sanz FAQs

  • Who is Luis Sanz?

    Luis Sanz is an angel Investor who has made 7 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Luis Sanz?

    Luis Sanz is an angel investor.

  • What does Luis Sanz do?

    As an angel investor, Luis Sanz invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Luis Sanz invested in?

    Luis Sanz has made numerous investments in companies like Idoven, Tilebox, and Alte within the Healthcare Technology Systems, Business/Productivity Software, and Financial Software industries.

  • What has Luis Sanz invested in recently?

    Luis Sanz's latest investment was on 05-Sep-2023 in Idoven, a company within the Healthcare Technology Systems industry.

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