Martin Zabaleta

Partner & Managing Director at Empathy | Human-centered Design | Innovation | IDEO | Fjord | INSITUM I MDes, Institute of Design

📍 Argentina🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2022
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Angel Investor
Dec 2022
We are a software development company building the next generation of smart-contract based marketing and growth tools. We are the inventors and a major contributor to the Fuul protocol.
Angel Investor
May 2022
Leapr is a design studio for immersive experiences. We help brands leverage XR technologies to improve engagement with digital native communities. Unity & Unreal Engine driven. http://leapr.studio
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2024
Partner & Managing Director
Sep 2024
Empathy is a design and innovation company that empowers organizations to make bold moves through human-centered solutions. We blend deep expertise in social sciences, design, and business strategy to tackle complex challenges from a comprehensive perspective. Our multidisciplinary approach fuels innovation through design research, user-centered creativity, and prototyping, enabling us to develop impactful products, services, and experiences. With a strong presence across Latin America and a global network, Empathy drives positive transformation for organizations in diverse industries. Our team brings a unique blend of skills to deliver value across sectors, including Healthcare, Finance, Technology, and Government. Committed to reshaping the present to craft a brighter future, we combine a deep understanding of people, business, and technology to create solutions that drive both organizational success and transformative impact. Let’s create meaningful change together—explore how Empathy can help your organization thrive in an ever-evolving world.
2023
Managing Director
Jan 2023
Cardinal is a human-centered design consulting firm with broad expertise across Latin America. We work with organizations to uncover growth opportunities through a deep understanding of human behavior. We seek to create a brighter future, by design.
2022
Angel Investor
Dec 2022
We are a software development company building the next generation of smart-contract based marketing and growth tools. We are the inventors and a major contributor to the Fuul protocol.
Angel Investor
May 2022
Leapr is a design studio for immersive experiences. We help brands leverage XR technologies to improve engagement with digital native communities. Unity & Unreal Engine driven. http://leapr.studio
2021
Regional Director - Hispanic South America
May 2021
Fjord, part of Accenture Song, is a design and innovation consultancy that reimagines people’s relationships with the digital and physical world around them. We use the power of design to create services people love. By combining a human-centered approach with robust methodology, we work with some of the world’s leading businesses to make complex systems simple and elegant. Founded in 2001, Fjord has a diverse team of over 2,000 design and innovation experts in 36 studios, including Atlanta, Auckland, Austin, Barcelona, Berlin, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Canberra, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dublin, Helsinki, Johannesburg, Lima, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seattle, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Washington, D.C. and Zurich.
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