Iñigo Cavestany de Villegas

Íñigo Cavestany is an entrepreneur, a startup advisor and an angel investor in the technology space. Additionally, he is a professor and mentor in several undergraduate and master programs at IE University and IE Business School.

Íñigo is one of the cofounders of Second World, a game studio leveraging web3 values and technologies to take players to the next level of entertainment. Íñigo is responsible of building the best ecosystem of partners to provide the value that players deserve.

Previously, Íñigo worked for five years in IBM, where he ended up leading the videogames industry for the IBM Cloud team in Spain.

Finally, he is an early-stage investor and advisor in startup projects like Velca, Poly Cashback, Netspot, Banger Games…

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Corporate & Investment Banking Analyst. DCM. BBVA London, 2016 – 2017

• IBM, 2017 – 2022

– IBM Cloud Business Development, 2017 – 2018

– Cloud Application Innovation Consultant, 2018 – 2019

– Global Digital & Ecosystem Advocate for Santander Group Integrated Account, 2019 – 2021

– IBM Cloud Advisor (Spain, Portugal, Greece and Israel). Gaming & Web 3 Lead in IBM Cloud Spain

• Call for Code Advocate, 2019 – Present

• Startup Mentor in Founder Institute, 2020 – 2021

• Startup Mentor in Demium, 2021 – Present

• Advisor & Investor in Netspot, 2018 – Present

• Advisor & Investor in Velca, 2020 – Present

• Advisor & Investor in Poly, 2021 – Present

• Co-Founder & Chief of Ecosystem at SecondWorld.io, 2021 – Present

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• South Summit & Venture, Tech, Crypto Lab Mentors, 2018 – Present

• Adjunct Professor of Business-Driven Information Technologies, 2019 – Present

• Adjunct Professor of Digital Transformation & Strategy, 2021

• Adjunct Professor of IE Impact, 2021 – Present

• Adjunct Professor of AI for Startups in Schiller International University, 2022

• Faculty Director & Adjunct Professor in the Master in Metaverse Management in TECH University

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• American Bachelor in TASIS. Surrey, UK, 2010 – 2012

• Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in IE University, 2012 – 2016

• Citius Master Program by IBM in Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 2017 – 2018

• IBM Cloud Certified Solution Advisor, 2021