Juan Margenat is a civil engineer and also an MBA. He is co-founder and chief operating officer at Marfeel. Margenat has a talent for spotting and investing in technology companies that are at the forefront of the industry and has served as an angel investor, mentor and advisor to numerous start-up companies in Spain (including Kantox, Habitissimo, Deporvillage, Captio, etc.).
He served as the founder and CEO at PlanB!, which is now part of Barcelo Group, one of Spain’s leading tourist companies. He previously founded and served as the CEO at Bongo, which was later sold to Smart & Co. Both PlanB! and Bongo have received international recognition for their encouragement of tourism and commerce in Spain.
Margenat is often relied on for counsel and support in the technology community in Barcelona and is the power behind a lot of successful companies coming out of Barcelona.