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Carlos Blanco is an experienced and award-winning entrepreneur and private investor. With over two decades of experience, he has made his mark on more than 75 companies with a focus on investments at the seed phase. Carlos Blanco invests in various industries through his fund Encomenda Smart Capital, co-founded First Tuesday, launched Grupo ITnet, and founded Akamon Entertainment. He has received recognition for his contributions in Spain, named as the Best business angel in Spain in 2014 and one of the 500 most influential people in Spain in 2012 and 2013. His recent investments include Glovo, Viterbit, and EscapadaRural. A significant part of his recent collaboration includes chairing and co-founding various ventures like Encomenda Capital Partners, ESC Venture Capital, Nuclio Venture Builder, and Nuclio Digital School. He is known for his innovative approach to building startups and promoting entrepreneurship.
Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Country: Spain
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Investment Regions: EU
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Search results show Encomenda launched a new €50m fund (Encomenda II) and activity reported in Jan 2024; Tracxn lists portfolio updates as of Aug 2025. Evidence of investments around 2024-2025 (e.g., Encomenda fund activity and portfolio additions) indicates Carlos Blanco made investments within the last 6 months relative to the evaluation window. Example invested startup: Glovo (mentioned among recent investments). Based on these sources, classify as very-active.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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