# Francisco Velazquez

> Francisco Velazquez is a funding round investor at Axon Partners Group backing Manufacturing. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Axon Partners Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axon-partners-group)
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisco-velazquez-de-cuellar-92a6a96

Francisco Velazquez is a funding round investor at Axon Partners Group in Madrid focused on Manufacturing and Energy. Francisco founded Axon in 2006. Francisco has more than 20 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, finance and consulting. Among others, he has been involved in 5 private equity funds and more than 20 large M&A transactions worldwide and three IPOs. He also was the founding partner of SVP Advisors, an international strategyconsulting firm, specialised in ICT, which is now part of Axon Partners Group.Francisco has more than twenty-five years of experience in venture capital, investment banking and strategic consulting, having worked in more than 30 countries, with reputable private clients, governments and investors across the globe.Francisco Velázquez de Cuéllar founded Axon Partners Group in 2006, and he is currently the President. Axon has become one of the largest Spanish advisory companies, with more than sixty employees, international offices, and a very extensive list of clients and international investors. Within the venture capital division, Axon manages more than two hundred million euros. In additional to his role at Axon, Francisco is a Board Member of numerous companies such as nxtGen and Captronic in India; O4IT and Mercadoni in Latin America; and Finizens and NicePeopleAtWork in Spain. Previously, he was an investor and Board Member of numerous successful companies, including Akamon, Wuaki.tv and JustEat.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 75% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Delivery | 1 | 25% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 25% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 75% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 3 | 75% |
| Estonia | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skeleton Technologies | Skeleton Technologies is a manufacturer and developer of high-energy and high-power-density ultracapacitors based on patented curved graphene material. The company delivers high-power and high-energy storage solutions across the industry.The company's ultracapacitors deliver twice the energy density and four times the power density offeredby other manufacturers. The company's current customer base includes engineering companies, the European Space Agency, and several Tier 1 automotive manufacturers. | $38.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 08, 2026 |  |
| JUSTEAT.IN | JUSTEAT.IN is an Online food delivery service company |  |  | Apr 04, 2014 |  |
| Ampere Vehicles | Ampere designs and manufactures electric vehicles for various categories of people and businesses in Asia and internationally. The company offers electric scooters, cycles, three wheelers, and customized vehicles. It serves customers through dealers in India. | $2.4M |  | Jul 15, 2013 |  |
| Captronic Systems | Captronic Systems specializes in the design and development of Custom Automated Test Equipments, Data Acquisition and Control Systems. There expertise in the field of Vision, Motion, Embedded, Control and Signal processing makes us the preferred system integrator for application development in automotive, aerospace, manufacturing and power sectorsolutions. In addition to System Integration, they also provide offshore outsourcing services for software development and validation testing. | $2.7M |  | Mar 29, 2012 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Forum Synergies — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SmartCap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/as-smartcap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CBMM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cbmm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Taiwania Capital Management Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taiwania-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Axon Partners Group

VC Fund · Madrid, Spain

We are a global firm focused on technology and innovation with a two-dimensional approach: investment and consulting. The company has circa 90 seasoned professionals covering Europe, Americas and MENA, and is listed in de Madrid Stock Exchange [BME: APG].

5 contacts available at Axon Partners Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alfonso de Leon | Chief Executive Officer - CoFounder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alfonso-len |
| Alfonso de Leon | Chief Executive Officer - CoFounder | — |
| Chema Guillemot | Senior Manager | — |
| Dimitri Kallinis | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimitri-kallinis |
| Francisco Velazquez | President | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Francisco Velazquez invest in?

Francisco Velazquez invests primarily in Manufacturing, Energy and Delivery startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Francisco Velazquez?

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### When did Francisco Velazquez last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Francisco Velazquez closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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