Pedro is an engineer turned manager, with deep experience in the tech world. He got his Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley, and hisresearch and publications have received awards both in Europe and in the US. After doing his time as management consultant, Pedro started building companies. First venture was backed by NEA and DFJ and they created tools to help companies sell, and consumers buy, safer and healthier products. These tools are used today by millions of users around the world, and by a diverse set of companies ranging from small companies to large Fortune 500, including the major US retailers.
After that Pedro started West to West and the Discoveries Syndicate to help other entrepreneurs succeed in Silicon Valley. He has experience on both sides of the table as operator and investor, and with all the different stages of a venture from idea to growth, through fundraising, product development, engineering management and biz dev. Pedro brings in strong domain expertise in the Green and Digital Health spaces, but more generically strong analytical skills, data, science and technology expertise. He uses all this experience to invest and advise both EU and US startups including TalkDesk (500S), HypeLabs (AngelPad), Prodsmart (500S), Utrust (500S), Agroop (Top Seedrs) and ClimateEarth (UB Berkeley).
Global 500 Accelerator: https://500.co/accelerators/500-georgia
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