# Carlos Torres Vila

> Carlos Torres Vila is a Series D investor at Banco Bbva Argentina SA backing Banking and FinTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Banco Bbva Argentina SA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bbva-c51c)
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-torres-vila-81143345
- Website: https://x.com/carlostorres

Carlos Torres Vila is a Series D investor at Banco Bbva Argentina SA 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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 2 | 40% |
| FinTech | 2 | 40% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| Credit | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 20% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 1 | 20% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atom Bank | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Toscafund Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toscafund-asset-management) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Infinity Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infinity-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Propel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/propel-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Banco Bbva Argentina SA

VC Fund · Bilbao, Spain

BBVA is a financial company that provides a variety of banking services online.

5 contacts available at Banco Bbva Argentina SA.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christhi Theiss | Global Venture Creation Lead and Corporate Venture Investing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christhi-theiss |
| Erick Soto | Chief Product Officer of New Digital Initiatives | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erick-soto |
| Sunil Dixit | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunil-dixit |
| Álvaro Gaviño González | Behavioral Economics Principal Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/%C3%A1lvaro-gavi%C3%B1o-gonz%C3%A1lez |
| Carlos Torres Vila | Chairman & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlos-torres-vila |

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## FAQ

### 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 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Carlos Torres Vila last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carlos Torres Vila closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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