Francisco Velázquez is the Chairman of Axon Partners Group, a company he founded in Madrid in 2006. Axon focuses on technology and innovation at a global level, with a dual field of expertise: investment and strategic consulting.

He is a member of the board of the European Innovation Council of the European Commission and of the Commission of Listed Managers in the European venture capital association, Invest Europe.

Francisco is an aeronautical engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He began his career at Airbus in the aerospace division, before working as a Mission Manager at Hispasat. Prior to founding Axon, he spent five years in strategic consulting at the British consultancy Analysys Consulting, advising on large operations in the telecommunications and media sector in Europe. Francisco also holds an MBA from UPM.

Graduate with honours in Economics from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas – ICADE in Madrid. Director of Holaluz on behalf of Axon Partners Group Investment. CEO of Axon Partners Group, and co-founder of Axon Partners Group Investment (company originating from the Investment division of Axon Partners Group). Alphonso is also an Associate Professor at IE Business School within the Master in Advanced Finance programme and member of the YPO business leaders organisation.

Previously Managing Partner and Co-Head of Global Fixed Income, Investment Banking and Capital Markets and member of the Board of Directors of Exotix Partners LLP, a London-based investment banking firm focused on emerging economies and the energy sector.

Alfonso was also Managing Director and Co-Head of the Alternative Investment Group of the Proprietary Trading division of Mizuho International Plc in London. He has also been Director of Global Principal Finance, Head of the Special Credit Situations Group, responsible for renewable energy and cleantech investments and was part of Deutsche Bank’s fixed income structuring and distribution team in London. 

Graduate in Business Administration and Management from Luigi Bocconi University (Italy). Dimitri has 20 years of international experience in the broad technology sector, including ICT, digital media, energy and biotechnology. His key areas of expertise include marketing and business strategy, business planning and regulation.

Since 2009 Dimitri was a Partner at SVP Advisors, an international strategy consultancy specialising in the ICT sector and now part of Axon Partners Group. Dimitri is a member of the investment committees of Axon’s private equity funds.

Previously, Dimitri was co-founder and residential marketing director of a Greek triple-play fixed line telecoms operator, and before that he worked for almost five years for a Milan-based international telecoms consultancy Analysys Ventures / Analysys Mason. He started his career at two Internet start-ups launched by myQube, an Italian venture capital firm. 

Graduate in Law from the University of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid). Practising lawyer since 1993 in commercial, civil and procedural law. Professor of Insolvency Law from 2004 to 2013 in the “Master’s Degree in Legal Practice” and in the “Master’s Degree in Corporate Legal Consultancy”, organised by the Carlos III University of Getafe (Madrid). Procedural experience of approximately one thousand litigations, since the beginning of his professional practice, mainly in civil and commercial matters, not including subsequent enforcement proceedings. He is also an expert in advising on civil and commercial contractual matters, as well as Secretary and/or member of the Board of Directors of 18 companies at present. 

Pedro del Pozo Vallejo holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Complutense University of Madrid. He holds the EFPA accreditation and has completed the CAP at the Complutense University of Madrid, specialising in History.

He began his career in the financial sector in February 2000, working in various roles in the financial markets, first at Beta Capital SV and since April 2004 at the Spanish asset managers of Fortis Bank (Fostis-Besbeta) and BNP Paribas as Investment Manager.

In 2010 he joined Mutualidad de la Abogacía as an investment analyst and portfolio manager. From 2013 until now, he has been Director of Financial Investments at Mutualidad de la Abogacía.

Javier currently holds the position of CFO at Axon Partners Group. He previously led the Growth Equity Division at Axon, where he has been in charge of the Javier currently holds the position of CFO at Axon Partners Group. He previously led the Growth Equity Division at Axon, where he has been in charge of the analysis and selection of investment opportunities for Axon’s funds in Spain since joining the company in 2017. Additionally, he has been on the board of directors of different portfolio companies, such as Finizens, Adsmurai, ByHours, Kampaoh or Nanotures among others.
Before joining Axon, he worked at Banesto, PWC and FRV in the areas of corporate development, structured finance and M&A. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Universidad San Pablo CEU and completed an Executive MBA and Executive Program in Structured Finance and Private Equity at IE Business School.