Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas

Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas is a partner at Index Ventures. He is also on the board of directors of Causaly, incident.io, GoCardless and Cutover. He is a board observer at Monad. He has served as Chief Operating Officer at GoCardless and Chief Product Officer at Skyscanner. He holds the position of Chief Operating Officer at GoCardless. Previously served as Chief Product and Technology Officer at GoCardless. He was the founder and served as Chief Operating Officer at Fogg. He is a member of the board of directors of Sylvera. He is also an angel investor.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Partner | Index Ventures (January 2021 – Present)

• Lead investments in enterprise software, focusing on SaaS, Open Source, Security, and AI
• Portfolio companies include Adaptive, Bridge.xyz (acquired by Stripe), Causaly, Cradle, Ethon.ai
• Additional investments in Incident.io, Nustom, Pomelo, Sylvera, Tacto, Taktile, and Tessl
• Specialize in AI, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, and Developer Tooling investments

Angel Investor | Independent (September 2016 – Present)

• Personal investments in 65+ startups globally
• Notable investments include Codat, Craft.do, Credit Kudos, Fonoa, Get Harley, Hopin
• Additional portfolio: Lokalise, Refyne, Sorare, Stonly, Sylvera, Uncapped, Wagestream
• Focus on early-stage technology companies across various sectors

GoCardless (January 2017 – January 2024)

• Board Member (January 2021 – January 2024)
  • Provided strategic oversight and governance
  • Contributed to company growth and strategic direction
• Chief Operating Officer (May 2019 – January 2021)
  • Led company operations and strategic initiatives
  • Drove company growth and operational excellence
• Chief Product and Technology Officer (January 2017 – September 2019)
  • Headed product development and technical strategy
  • Led technology transformation and innovation initiatives

Chief Product Officer | Skyscanner (August 2013 – May 2016)

• Led product strategy and development for global travel platform
• Drove product innovation and user experience improvements
• Managed large-scale product and engineering teams
• Contributed to company’s rapid growth and market expansion

Founder and CEO | Fogg (February 2008 – August 2013)

• Founded and led company from inception to successful acquisition by Skyscanner
• Developed innovative travel technology solutions
• Built and led founding team
• Successfully negotiated and executed company sale

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

1. Stepsize
   • Deal Date: April 22, 2022
   • Round: Early Stage VC
   • Industry: Business/Productivity Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
2. Fonoa
   • Deal Date: November 22, 2021
   • Industry: Financial Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
3. Yonder
   • Deal Date: August 23, 2021
   • Industry: Financial Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
4. Gotrade
   • Deal Date: June 24, 2021
   • Industry: Financial Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
5. Weav
   • Deal Date: April 26, 2021
   • Industry: Software Development Applications
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
6. CrowdJustice
   • Deal Date: March 12, 2021
   • Industry: Financial Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
7. Bondaval
   • Deal Date: December 30, 2020
   • Industry: Financial Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
8. Heroes
   • Deal Date: November 10, 2020
   • Industry: Holding Companies
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
9. Stotles
   • Deal Date: October 14, 2020
   • Round: Seed Round
   • Industry: Media and Information Services (B2B)
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
10. Uncapped
    • Deal Date: September 23, 2020
    • Round: Early Stage VC
    • Industry: Specialized Finance

EDUCATION

Universidad de León (1997 – 2001)

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

SKILLS & ENDORSEMENTS

Entrepreneurship

• 75 total endorsements including:
• Endorsed by Hammad Akbar and 9 other industry experts
• Endorsed by 2 GoCardless colleagues

E-commerce

• 49 total endorsements including:
• Endorsed by Hammad Akbar and 2 other industry experts
• Endorsed by 12 Skyscanner colleagues

Contact Information

• Location: London Area, United Kingdom

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