Francisco Velazquez

Francisco founded Axon in 2006. Francisco has more than 20 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, finance and consulting. Among others, he has been involved in 5 private equity funds and more than 20 large M&A transactions worldwide and three IPOs. He also was the founding partner of SVP Advisors, an international strategy consulting firm, specialised in ICT, which is now part of Axon Partners Group. Francisco has more than twenty-five years of experience in venture capital, investment banking and strategic consulting, having worked in more than 30 countries, with reputable private clients, governments and investors across the globe. Francisco Velázquez de Cuéllar founded Axon Partners Group in 2006, and he is currently the President. Axon has become one of the largest Spanish advisory companies, with more than sixty employees, international offices, and a very extensive list of clients and international investors. Within the venture capital division, Axon manages more than two hundred million euros. In additional to his role at Axon, Francisco is a Board Member of numerous companies such as nxtGen and Captronic in India; O4IT and Mercadoni in Latin America; and Finizens and NicePeopleAtWork in Spain. Previously, he was an investor and Board Member of numerous successful companies, including Akamon, Wuaki.tv and JustEat.