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Borja Fernández Espejel

General Partner at Inveready - Head of Club Deal. Independent Board Member at Codere Online (Nasdaq)

📍 Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain🔄 Updated November 2026💼 7 investments📅 22 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2022
VC🌍 Spain
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Board Member. Member of the Audit Committee.
Oct 2022
Codere Online is a leading online sports betting and casino operator that launched in 2014 as part of the renowned Codere Group. With its state-of-the-art website and mobile applications, Codere Online operates in Spain and several high-growth core markets in Latin America, including Mexico, Colombia, Panama, and the City of Buenos Aires in Argentina. On December 1, 2021, Codere Online became the first publicly traded gaming operator in Latin America, trading on Nasdaq under the ticker CDRO. As an official betting partner of Real Madrid in Latin America, River Plate in Argentina, and Monterrey Rayados in Mexico, Codere Online has established itself as a trusted and reputable brand in the region. Its online business is complemented by the physical presence of Codere Group, which has been a leading player in the private gaming industry for over four decades. Codere Group operates in seven countries across Europe (Spain and Italy) and Latin America (Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Uruguay), forming the foundation of the leading omnichannel gaming and casino presence in the region. With our commitment to providing the best online gaming and sports betting experience, Codere Online is poised for continued growth and success in the Latin American market.
Board Member
Jun 2006
Board Member
Jan 2005
Safelayer Secure Communications S.A. is a leading provider of security software for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Multi-Factor Authentication, Electronic Signature, Data Encryption and for the protection of Electronic Transactions. Safelayer’s eID technology is used in electronic identity projects involving persons (corporate users or citizens), connected objects (software systems or hardware devices) and the generalization of trust services in Internet and mobile communications.
Experience · 15 entries
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Investments (7)
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2024
CEO Inveready Club Deal
May 2024
Leading financial services firm focused on investment and wealth management solutions. Inveready is a leading financial services firm offering alternative assets, wealth management and traditional investment funds. Founded in 2008, as a venture capital fund manager, Inveready has evolved to become one of the most active investment firms in the small and medium sized companies segment in Spain, currently managing more than €2.1 billion.  The financial group organises its services into three main business lines: ‘Alternative Assets’, which groups together different direct investment strategies (Venture Capital, Life Science Venture Debt, Strategic Public Equity, Private Equity and Infrastructures), ‘Wealth Management’ where they advise clients on different value-added products and services and ‘Investment Funds’ which invest in small cap stocks with a value investing approach through the True Value fund manager.  With 60 employees, Inveready is headquartered in San Sebastian, and has offices in Barcelona and Madrid.  It has been recognised as ‘Best private equity firm’ in 2017 by SpainCap and as ‘Best European venture debt fund’ in 2023 by Preqin, among others.
2022
Board Member. Member of the Audit Committee.
Oct 2022
Codere Online is a leading online sports betting and casino operator that launched in 2014 as part of the renowned Codere Group. With its state-of-the-art website and mobile applications, Codere Online operates in Spain and several high-growth core markets in Latin America, including Mexico, Colombia, Panama, and the City of Buenos Aires in Argentina. On December 1, 2021, Codere Online became the first publicly traded gaming operator in Latin America, trading on Nasdaq under the ticker CDRO. As an official betting partner of Real Madrid in Latin America, River Plate in Argentina, and Monterrey Rayados in Mexico, Codere Online has established itself as a trusted and reputable brand in the region. Its online business is complemented by the physical presence of Codere Group, which has been a leading player in the private gaming industry for over four decades. Codere Group operates in seven countries across Europe (Spain and Italy) and Latin America (Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Uruguay), forming the foundation of the leading omnichannel gaming and casino presence in the region. With our commitment to providing the best online gaming and sports betting experience, Codere Online is poised for continued growth and success in the Latin American market.
2019
Managing Partner
Mar 2019
Ahorro Corporación Financiera, S.A.U. es una empresa del Grupo Atitlán, dedicada a canalizar determinadas inversiones, así como a prestar servicios de asesoramiento y consultoría en el marco de dichas inversiones.
2013
Associate Professor - Master in Management
Apr 2013
IE is an international institution dedicated to educating business leaders through programs based on our core values of global focus, entrepreneurial spirit and a humanistic approach. Our 500-strong, international faculty teaches a student body composed of more than 90 nationalities on our Undergraduate (IE University), Master, and Doctorate degrees, and Executive Education programs. Our alumni, now numbering over 40,000, hold management positions in some 100 countries worldwide. We champion high-quality research coupled with multidisciplinary, integrative education programs. Designed to address market demands, our innovative learning processes comprise a blend of online and onsite formats, making IE a pioneer in international education.
2012
Board Member
Mar 2012
Barlovento Recursos Naturales S.L. is a leader company in engineering, consultancy and testing of renewable energies. Our commitment is the highest technical quality and independence that allows us to act as adviser for utilities, promoters, manufacturers, financial entities, investors, civil service and governing bodies. Since 1998 the company develops its activity in the areas of: • Wind energy. • Solar energy. • Integration of renewable energy in the electrical grid. • Meteorology and environment. Barlovento renders all kind of technical and consultancy services needed throughout the life-span of the installation, from the initial idea to the dismantling. Barlovento set up the company Energy to Quality S.L. (e2Q), testing laboratory in electrical consultancy and electric tests for renewable energy. e2Q performs all kind of studies and tests on the grid codes for different countries, for the specialized services of integration of renewable energies in the grid. Barlovento has been working in Latin America for many years now; has set up in Lima (Perú)-Barlovento Renovables Latinoamérica S.A.C.-, Río de Janeiro (Brazil) -Barlovento Brazil-, Guadalajara (México) - e2Q de México S.A. de C.V.-, Santa Cruz (Bolivia) -Barlovento Bolivia- and Santiago de Chile -Barlovento Chile-. They carry out all kind of engineering and consultancy works on renewable energies in the region. Nowadays, we are nearly 100 people within the companies belonging to the group; most of them skilled technicians specialized in wind and solar energy. Barlovento’s works are developed in more than 50 countries.
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