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Manuel Martinez Alonso

Open Innovation, Foresight and Venture Building specialist. Part-time speaker and coach.

📍 Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain🔄 Updated November 2026💼 2 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2018𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Co-Founder and Board Member
Feb 2018
The Madrid in Motion initiative includes the launch of an open innovation programme for innovative start-ups and solutions to respond to the major challenges of urban mobility. It also has a technical office that gives its partners the possibility of being part of European projects and obtaining the public aid provided by European funds.
Co-Founder and Board Member
Sep 2016
MADRID INNOVATION DRIVEN ECOSYSTEM Formed by a multi-stakeholder team, MIDE aims to develop the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem of Madrid region with a global perspective. It was born from the REAP (Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program) developed by MIT. We seek to be a platform for the main stakeholders of the ecosystem to be connected (Startups, Corporates, Universities, Venture Capital, Government and other relevant agents). We aim to unify efforts among them in the improvement of the Global Competitive Position of Madrid and the generated IMPACT in terms of innovation and entrepreneurship Members of the GIN (Global Innovation Network) of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, currently connecting with more than 45 cities around the world within the REAP program. MIDE = (Madrid Innovation Driven Ecosystem) This is not about creating. This is about connecting.
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2018
Co-Founder and Board Member
Feb 2018
The Madrid in Motion initiative includes the launch of an open innovation programme for innovative start-ups and solutions to respond to the major challenges of urban mobility. It also has a technical office that gives its partners the possibility of being part of European projects and obtaining the public aid provided by European funds.
2016
Co-Founder and Board Member
Sep 2016
MADRID INNOVATION DRIVEN ECOSYSTEM Formed by a multi-stakeholder team, MIDE aims to develop the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem of Madrid region with a global perspective. It was born from the REAP (Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program) developed by MIT. We seek to be a platform for the main stakeholders of the ecosystem to be connected (Startups, Corporates, Universities, Venture Capital, Government and other relevant agents). We aim to unify efforts among them in the improvement of the Global Competitive Position of Madrid and the generated IMPACT in terms of innovation and entrepreneurship Members of the GIN (Global Innovation Network) of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, currently connecting with more than 45 cities around the world within the REAP program. MIDE = (Madrid Innovation Driven Ecosystem) This is not about creating. This is about connecting.
2010
Co-Founder and Trustee
Apr 2010
CI3 - Centre for the Innovation in Smart Infrastructures - is a non-profit public-sector company of general interest and its aim is to contribute to the development and promotion of information technologies (IT) applied to infrastructures. The mission of the Centre for the Innovation in Smart Infrastructures is to become a national and international reference centre in the research, development and innovation of technology services and products for advanced infrastructure projects in urban and inter-urban environments. The main objectives of the Centre for Innovation (CI3) are as follows: - To contribute to the development and promotion of smart infrastructures. In particular, this aim is to be achieved through actions designed to foster and develop projects in this field. - Promotion of actions that improve the efficiency of innovation and investigation at the Centre and its interaction with research groups, trading companies and international institutions. - Creation of a specific environment for innovation and technology-transfer activities in the sector through the development of smart projects that are environmentally efficient and for social use. The Centre has been developed by three founding trustees: Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM), University of Alcalá (UAH) and the trading company Ferrovial.
2009
Co-Founder and Trustee
Dec 2009
El Centro de Innovación de Infraestructuras Inteligentes (CI3) es una fundación sin ánimo de lucro y de interés general, cuya finalidad es contribuir al fomento, promoción y desarrollo de tecnologías de la información y comunicaciones (TIC) aplicadas a las infraestructuras. El Centro está promovido por seis Patronos: La Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM), la Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) y las empresas Proin, Samcla, Gellify y Albufera Energy Storage La misión de CI3 es convertirse en un referente de ámbito nacional e internacional en la investigación, desarrollo e innovación de productos y servicios de tecnologías para proyectos de infraestructuras avanzadas, tanto en entornos urbanos como interurbanos. La Fundación CI3 tiene amplia experiencia en la preparación y el desarrollo de proyectos subvencionados nacionales y europeos. Desde su creación ha obtenido gran éxito en sus propuestas participando en 3 proyectos del 7º programa marco, 3 proyectos H2020, 8 proyectos EIT y actualmente participa en un proyecto Horizon Europe. Asimismo ha obtenido financiación para más de 10 proyectos nacionales I+D basados en nuevas tecnologías. Por otro lado la Fundación tiene una línea de desarrollo de soluciones propias de ciudades inteligentes, infraestructuras, medioambiente, industria 4.0 especializándose en las tecnologías de visión artificial, AR/VR, IoT, IA y Gemelos digitales. La misión fundamental de CI3 es el impulso a la I+D y para ello se ha especializado en la creación y el apoyo a Pymes habiendo constituido en 2022 dos start-ups tecnológicas Optynamics y Celeste Speed Manager
2008
Software Partner Sales Manager
Jun 2008
Sun Microsystems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle Corporation. Oracle Corporation, an enterprise software company, engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, servicing, and marketing of database, middleware, and application software worldwide. With the acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle also owns Solaris, Java, MySQL and the Sun line of storage, server and network hardware.
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