Operators.
Investors.
Builders.

Ernest Sánchez brings over 25 years of combined experience as an entrepreneur and investor. His career spans venture capital, private equity, and operational leadership — giving Mestral an unusual blend of institutional rigor and founder empathy.

He served as European partner at Entrée Capital, a global fund with multiple Nasdaq IPOs in its portfolio, and co-founded and led Nekko Capital as Managing Partner — a pan-European venture capital firm headquartered in Barcelona and London that ran two funds investing in early-stage technology companies.

Ernest's operational experience is grounded in his entrepreneurial path: he founded several businesses after beginning his career in banking, and later developed a private equity track record in Latin America. He has served on the boards of several high-growth companies, most notably as a board member of Glovo — the Barcelona-born unicorn that became one of Europe's defining tech success stories.

At Mestral Ventures, Ernest leads global strategy, the investment thesis, and the firm's relationships with its most important investors. He has completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School and Stanford.

Marc Borrell is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and business builder with over 25 years of experience in technology, digitalization, and growth strategy. His defining characteristic is his ability to elevate a company's ambition — to define growth narratives, reposition businesses, and prepare management teams for structured value creation and exit.

Marc founded Bemobile, a leading digital innovation and strategy consultancy that became a reference in its vertical. Under his leadership, Bemobile grew from a startup to an institutionally recognized platform — and was ultimately acquired by institutional private equity. This is precisely the journey Mestral replicates across its portfolio.

He is also the founder of Farside Ventures, a deep tech venture builder with more than 20 active portfolio companies, where he has backed and guided next-generation technology projects through their scaling and internationalization phases. As a business angel and LP in venture capital funds, Marc has participated in successful exits including Nautal, Glovo, Smadex, and Quantion.

At Mestral, Marc leads investor relations and fundraising, and plays a central role in defining the growth and exit strategy of each portfolio company. His network of institutional investors, family offices, and funds is a strategic asset for the fund's capitalization and co-investment opportunities.

Jared Gil is a serial entrepreneur and specialist in business strategy, automation, and applied artificial intelligence. Over 13 years, he has focused on the digitalization and operational transformation of traditional businesses — consistently delivering direct impact on revenues, margins, and scalability.

He is the founder of Rise Solutions, a consultancy specialized in SME digitalization, automation, and operational optimization that has transformed dozens of traditional companies through strategic deployment of technology. He also co-founded Nuclio Digital School — a pioneering institution in digital technology and business education — which under his leadership became a reference for training professionals in Data Science, AI, Automation, and Product Management.

Jared has served as Director of Innovation and Technology at Zigurat Innovation & Technology Business School, and has advised numerous mid-sized companies on the integration of disruptive technologies. Most notably, as Board Member of Hofmann Culinary, he led strategic scaling initiatives that achieved significant revenue growth and improved operating margins — a real-world demonstration of the Mestral model in action.

At Mestral Ventures, Jared leads operational management and the digital transformation of portfolio companies. He is responsible for designing and implementing scaling, automation, and optimization plans, and acts as a strategic partner on the boards of acquired companies.