IESE venture capital fund Finaves has taken part in a $6 million financing round for the U.S. expansion of BusUp, a Barcelona-based shuttle company that provides flexible corporate commuting services. BusUp said in a statement that the Series A financing round will allow it to expand operations in the U.S. and consolidate other existing markets […]
WeGrow 2021, IESE’s Startup Mentoring Program, Launched
IESE’s weGrow 2021, a mentoring program that pairs startups with experienced executives, was launched Friday with the participation of eight companies seeking to expand in areas ranging from home care for the elderly to ecofriendly hand sanitizer to AI-based cognitive stimulation games. The startups taking part in weGrow 2021 are: Loyal Guru: A SaaS loyalty […]
IESE Selected by Hong Kong’s Cyberport to Support Fintech Entrepreneurs
IESE has been chosen by Cyberport, a Hong Kong digital technology hub, to provide training to university students who are on the path toward becoming fintech entrepreneurs. Under the agreement, IESE delivered a nine-day online boot camp to the university students from Jan. 7-15, 2021. Apart from fintech knowledge, IESE professors covered areas such as […]
IESE’s New Master in Management Students Impress with Entrepreneurship Projects
To get an idea of what final presentations of IESE´s Master in Management (MiM) were like, imagine 47 highly qualified students of 17 nationalities putting in months of hard work in the midst of difficult COVID-19 circumstances, and producing many innovative ideas with great market potential. Add to that the structure and methodology of IESE, […]
IESE’s Finaves Invests in Neurotech Startup InBrain
Finaves V, IESE’s venture capital fund, is part of a group of investors providing €900,000 in financing for InBrain Neuroelectronics, a startup that is developing graphene-based technologies to treat neurological disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s with unprecedented precision. Finaves contributed €150,000 to the round, which was led by Sabadell-Asabys and Alta Life Sciences, two […]
