# Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez

> Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez is a Series A investor at Hawkers Co. backing Retail. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hawkers Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hawkers-co)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://ve.linkedin.com/in/alejandrobetancourtlopez
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/betancalejandro
- Website: http://alejandro-betancourt.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alejandro-Betancourt-L%C3%B3pez/233471253522036

Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez is a Series A investor at Hawkers Co. in London focused on Retail and Eyewear. Alejandro Betancourt Lopez currently serves as director, controlling party and the largest shareholder for the O’Hara Administration Co., S.A., an international investment group. In addition, he also serves as president of Hawkers, a Spanish sunglasses company, as well as the director of Pacific Exploration & Production Corp., a Canadianpublicly held energy explorer and producer.Betancourt earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration at Suffolk University. He began his career at Guruceaga Group, an international trade, finance, real estate and agriculture company. He has extensive experience in the energy sector, having worked as the Latin American commercial manager and trader for London-based ICC-OEOC, an oil exploration and drilling technology company, and as a director of BGB Energy, an affiliate of Kawasaki Heavy Industries.He founded O’Hara Administration, a leading asset management company that has investments in industry leaders across several sectors. At Pacific Exploration & Production (formerly Pacific Rubiales Energy), he has overseen the company’s expansion into Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. At Hawkers, one of the world’s largest sunglasses companies, he has focused on brand expansion, fund-raising and strategic relationships. Betancourt also serves as a major shareholder for Banque de Dakar in Senegal, working to expand banking services throughout Africa. Betancourt’s philanthropic endeavors center on community involvement, with a focus on education, including the Carmen Salles School at Ciudad Bolivar and Universidad Simón Bolívar.---Alejandro Betancourt López actualmente es director, parte controladora y accionista mayoritario de O’Hara Administration Co. S.A., un grupo de inversión internacional. Además, es el presidente de Hawkers, una empresa española de lentes de sol, así como el director de Pacific Exploration & Production Corp., un explorador y productor de energía canadiense que cotiza en la bolsa.Betancourt obtuvo su licenciatura en Economía y Administración de Empresas de la Universidad de Suffolk. Inició su carrera en Guruceaga Group, una empresa de comercio, finanzas, bienes raíces y agricultura. Tiene amplia experiencia en el sector de energía, ya que trabajó como gerente comercial y operador de América Latina en una empresa ubicada en Londres llamada ICC-OEOC, una empresa tecnología de exploración y perforación de petróleo, y como el director de BGB Energy, un afiliado de Kawasaki Heavy Industries.Fundó O’Hara Administration, una compañía líder en gestión de activos que cuenta con inversiones en líderes de la industria en varios sectores. En Pacific Exploration & Production (anteriormente llamada Pacific Rubiales Energy), supervisó la expansión de la empresa hacia México, Perú y Venezuela. En Hawkers, una de las compañías de lentes de sol más grandes del mundo, se enfocó en la expansión de la marca, recaudación de fondos y relaciones estratégicas. Betancourt es también el mayor accionista de Banque de Dakar en Senegal, trabajando para expandir los servicios de la banca hacia África. Los esfuerzos filantrópicos de Betancourt se centran en el compromiso con la comunidad, con un enfoque en la educación, incluyendo la Escuela Carmen Salles en Ciudad Bolívar y la Universidad Simón Bolívar.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $7M–$53M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Eyewear | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hawkers Co. | Hawkers Co. is the new sunglasses generation.Ultralight and resistant, with high-quality polycarbonate frame. All styles include polarized lenses and 100% UV protection. #JoinTheRevolution | $21.2M | Corporate Round | Jan 25, 2018 |  |
| Easy Payment Gateway | Easy Payment Gateway is a powerful one stop solution as a payment management suite that focuses on data enrichment, fraud prevention and successful conversion rates as well as an online payment gateway with hundreds of different alternative payment solutions, worldwide acquirers and over many KYC providers credit card processing with a fullycustomizable checkout and cashier. Easy Payment Gateway can process for merchants anywhere in the world in any currency. | $7M | Series A | Jul 12, 2017 |  |
| Hawkers Co. | Hawkers Co. is the new sunglasses generation.Ultralight and resistant, with high-quality polycarbonate frame. All styles include polarized lenses and 100% UV protection. #JoinTheRevolution | $53.1M | Series A | Oct 02, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## About Hawkers Co.

VC Fund · Alicante, Spain

Hawkers Co. is the new sunglasses generation.Ultralight and resistant, with high-quality polycarbonate frame. All styles include polarized lenses and 100% UV protection. #JoinTheRevolution

5 contacts available at Hawkers Co..

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alejandro-betancourt-lopez |
| Alex Moreno | CEO, Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-moreno |
| David Moreno | Co-founder, Creative Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-moreno-3 |
| Pablo Sánchez Lozano | Co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pablo-s%C3%A1nchez-lozano |
| Pablo Velasco | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pablo-velasco |

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## FAQ

### What does Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez invest in?

Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez invests primarily in Retail, Eyewear and Fashion startups, most often at Series A and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez's check size?

Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez typically joins rounds of $7M–$53M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez participates in.

### When did Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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