Carlos Torres Vila
Group Executive Chairman @ Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Madrid, Spain
Carlos Torres Vila is a Series D investor at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in Madrid focused on Banking and FinTech. Carlos Torres Vila (born in Salamanca, 24 February 1966) is the CEO of BBVA. He graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.S. in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he later also earned a M.S. at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Carlos also graduated in Law from UNED (Spain). He worked at McKinsey &Company for 12 years, and became a partner of the Firm in 1997. He joined Endesa in 2002 as Corporate Director of Strategy and member of its Executive Committee, and became company CFO in 2007. In September 2008 he joined BBVA as Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, and member of the bank's Management Committee. In March 2014 he was appointed Head of Digital Banking, until May 2015 when he became Chief Executive Officer of the bank.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 71%
Last updated:
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Industries Carlos Torres Vila invests in
Stages Carlos Torres Vila invests in
Countries Carlos Torres Vila invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Banking 2 (29%)
- FinTech 2 (29%)
- Financial Services 2 (29%)
- Credit 1 (14%)
- Mobile Apps 1 (14%)
Stage
- Series D 1 (14%)
- Private Equity 1 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (14%)
Country
- Brazil 1 (14%)
- United Kingdom 1 (14%)
Investments
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| Atom Bank is a mobile banking application that offers a range of personal and business banking products. Users can log in using face and voice recognition and receive support from a 24/7 customer service team. The application, available on iPad and iPhone devices, was launched in March 2014 and its operations are based in Durham, the UnitedKingdom. | $121.8M / Private Equity / Nov 01, 2023 | ||
| Atom Bank is a mobile banking application that offers a range of personal and business banking products. Users can log in using face and voice recognition and receive support from a 24/7 customer service team. The application, available on iPad and iPhone devices, was launched in March 2014 and its operations are based in Durham, the UnitedKingdom. | $36.3M / Private Equity / Nov 25, 2022 | ||
| Atom Bank is a mobile banking application that offers a range of personal and business banking products. Users can log in using face and voice recognition and receive support from a 24/7 customer service team. The application, available on iPad and iPhone devices, was launched in March 2014 and its operations are based in Durham, the UnitedKingdom. | $101.9M / Private Equity / Feb 16, 2022 | ||
| Neon is a Brazilian fintech, founded in 2016, whose mission is to unite technology and design to redesign and simplify people's financial experience. With over 250 employees, in 2018 Neon raised R $ 72 million of Series A investments in a round led by Propel Ventures, Monashees, and Quona, which also featured Yellow Ventures, Omydiar Network,and Tera Capital. With a digital account being the main product, Neon has a partnership with Banco Votorantim for the custody and settlement of its accounts. | $300M / Series D / Feb 14, 2022 | ||
| Atom Bank is a mobile banking application that offers a range of personal and business banking products. Users can log in using face and voice recognition and receive support from a 24/7 customer service team. The application, available on iPad and iPhone devices, was launched in March 2014 and its operations are based in Durham, the UnitedKingdom. | $55.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 06, 2021 | ||
| Atom Bank is a mobile banking application that offers a range of personal and business banking products. Users can log in using face and voice recognition and receive support from a 24/7 customer service team. The application, available on iPad and iPhone devices, was launched in March 2014 and its operations are based in Durham, the UnitedKingdom. | $207.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 07, 2018 | ||
| Atom Bank is a mobile banking application that offers a range of personal and business banking products. Users can log in using face and voice recognition and receive support from a 24/7 customer service team. The application, available on iPad and iPhone devices, was launched in March 2014 and its operations are based in Durham, the UnitedKingdom. | $102.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 03, 2017 |
Co-Investors
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA) is a Spain-based international financial group. The Company’s activities are focused in such business units as banking, pension and insurance in Spain and Portugal, Mexico and South America. BBV and Argentaria announced their planned merger on 19th October 1999. The goal was to continue creating value.The new bank (BBVA) had the advantages of significant size, a strong capital base, a considerable financial structure and appropriate geographic diversification of its business and risks. As a result there was a greater profit potential. In the USA and Puerto Rico, the Bank only comprises banking business. In addition, The Company has two cross-sectorial business units, Corporate and Investment Banking and Global Retail & Business Banking, which includes retail banking, commercial and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) banking, payment systems, consumer finance and private banking, among others. BBVA is a parent company of Grupo Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, which comprises such entities as BBVA Banco Frances SA and BBVA International Limited, among others.In December 2013, the Company sold of the entirety of its about 98.92% direct and indirect interest in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Panama) SA (BBVA Panama) to Leasing Bogota SA, Panama.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Contacts
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Angel Cano
Solutions Portfolio Technical Lead
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Carlyle Peake
Head of LATAM Syndicate
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Francisco Gonzalez Rodriguez
Executive Chairman
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Ignacio Brime
IT Enterprise Clients Solutions
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Ignacio Fernández Dozagarat
Head of Digital Sales Spain
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What does Carlos Torres Vila invest in?
Carlos Torres Vila invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Series D and Private Equity stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Carlos Torres Vila closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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