Miguel Arias, proud dad, entrepreneur, and angel investor, has over 14 years of experience in building technology-based startups with a global reach.

His expertise encompasses tasks and challenges, from the vision and strategy definition to product management, with special dedication to startup funding and investor relations.

As COO at CartoDB, he is currently leading the sales, financial, and operational efforts from its Madrid and NY offices, directing the company's growth and scaling-up.

He co-founded IMASTE, the leading virtual environments and webcasts platform in Europe, until its acquisition in June 2012 by ON24, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based multinational. He then managed the integration process between IMASTE and ON24, Inc., as EMEA Sales Director.

He also co-founded MULTIVENT, an innovative events agency with focus on university career fairs in Spain.

Trying to enhance the Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem, he co-founded and presides over Chamberi Valley, the main Madrid-based networking initiative for startups with over 1 million € revenue or 1 million € in investment.He writes his thoughts about entrepreneurship at http://emprenderagolpes.com.