# Gonzalo Ruiz

> Gonzalo Ruiz is a seed investor at Avanade (Montréal) backing EdTech and Guides. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Avanade](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avanade)
- Location: Montréal, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/gonzruiz
- Website: http://www.gonzalo-ruiz.es

Gonzalo Ruiz is a seed investor at Avanade in Montréal focused on EdTech and Guides. Gonzalo Ruiz Manzanares is a software and application developer for iOS and Android. Gonzalo Ruiz is a Telecommunications Engineer training, he worked in R & D and technology consulting companies such as Amena, IBM or DMR Consulting (Everis) before embarking in 2005 with Blogsfarm.com, a network of digital magazines was quickly model expansionthat led to the founding of other startups content as Financialred.com or Viajered.com.After a few years he has co-founded companies like Pidemesa and collected SegurosRed or domains as Cursos.com, Bolsa.com or Horoscopo.com. Currently supports the management of their companies with investments in seed stage entrepreneurs, through owning stakes in more than 40 Startups as Vestidia.com, TouristEye, EnterBio, Bibulu.com, Reclamador.es, etc

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Guides | 1 | 50% |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| Tourism | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tutellus | Tutellus is a collaborative platform for education in latin countries. Tutellus.io is the evolution of Tutellus.com, it's a decentralized edtech platform based on the ethereum blockchain, and it pays students for learning. The more users learn, the more money users get and the more relevant users become in the community. The company'sgoal is to decrease poverty worldwide through education, letting students earn money, while they study.Tutellus was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. | $849K |  | Oct 15, 2014 |  |
| TouristEye | TouristEye is a mobile application that enables users to collect destinations and activities to plan their trips and weekend getaways. More than 500,000 people have already traveled with TouristEye taking all the information and maps on their mobile phones without internet.TouristEye’s portfolio of features includes the collection ideas for itsusers’ trips and getaways; planning trips in seconds without missing anything important; community-created wishlists and collaborative wishlists; integrated information from Yelp, Foursquare, and other services; texts, photos, and maps completely offline; and providing personalized ideas to escape every weekend.Co-founded by | $300K | Seed | Nov 06, 2012 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Civeta Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/civeta-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seedsyndicates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seed-syndicates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Avanade

VC Fund · Seattle, United States

Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital and cloud services, business solutions and design-led experiences on the Microsoft ecosystem. Our professionals bring bold, fresh thinking combined with technology, business and industry expertise to help make a genuine human impact for our clients, their customers and their employees. We arethe power behind the Accenture Microsoft Business Group, helping companies to engage customers, empower employees, optimize operations and transform products, leveraging the Microsoft platform. Avanade has 50,000 professionals in 26 countries, bringing clients our best thinking through a collaborative culture that honors diversity and reflects the communities in which we operate. Majority owned by Accenture, Avanade was founded in 2000 by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation. Learn more at www.avanade.com.

5 contacts available at Avanade.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gonzalo Ruiz | Director - Dynamics Solution Architect | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gonzalo-ruiz |
| Florin Rotar | Executive, Global Modern Workplace Lead at Avanade & Accenture Microsoft Business Group | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/florin-rotar |
| Juan Bossicard | Global Corporate Citizenship Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juan-bossicard |
| Kate Warman | Global Lead, Talent Acquisition Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kate-warman |
| Ken Guthrie | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-guthrie |

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## FAQ

### What does Gonzalo Ruiz invest in?

Gonzalo Ruiz invests primarily in EdTech, Guides and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gonzalo Ruiz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gonzalo Ruiz closed in Oct 2014. Shizune tracks 2 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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