We help companies from Spain succeed in the US
StepOne focuses on helping high-potential Spanish tech companies with their entry into the American market. With offices in Madrid and Silicon Valley, we generate business opportunities by connecting Spanish and US companies. We provide clients with our network of contacts and breadth of knowledge that contribute to the internationalization process.
StepOne offers select Spanish companies the opportunity to travel to Silicon Valley for a week long immersion and business development program. Our team will study in detail the needs of each client, identifying potential partners, while creating a personalized agenda for the trip.
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Our last trip to Silicon Valley was on July 26, 2010
Global Business Trip – July 2010
Fundacion Banesto’s Global Business Trip of July 2010 was a highlight for StepOne. This trip brought together two groups of individuals: established business people from the well developed Basque Country, and young promising Spanish entrepreneurs involved in the Yuzz Program. Both parties were eager to learn, gain in experience and expand their horizons, and it was great to see entrepreneurs both young... Read more
Cleantech, Biotech, Telecom and Internet sectors, please contact us : info@stepone.com
Last from the blog
Global Business Trip con empresas de Euskadi
Desde el 26 de Julio hasta el 1 de Agosto, StepOne ha colaborado junto a GAIA y Fundación Banesto acogiendo el viaje Global Business Trip. Este viaje ha contado con 13 empresas tecnológicas vascas. Los participantes comenzaron el viaje reuniéndose con Bernardo Hernández para desayunar, presentar sus proyectos y compartir inquietudes sobre las próximas aventuras de Google. La primera jornada comenzó en el... Read more
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Press
Meetings for Madrid Technology Companies
October 19, 2009 (San Francisco, CA) - StepOne Ventures, with offices in both Madrid and Silicon Valley, will bring 13 Madrid-based technology companies to San Francisco and Silicon Valley as a part of a larger effort to expose Spanish companies to the Bay Area. The event starts October 19th and is hosted by PromoMadrid, the Madrid Confederation of Employers and Industries (CEIM) and the Enterprise Europe Network, in collaboration... Read more
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Team
Who is involved in StepOne
StepOne's team is compromised of talented and experienced businesspeople from both sides of the Atlantic. To better serve you, we have offices in Silicon Valley and Madrid.
- Bernardo Hernández
- President and Co-Founder,
- Sillicon Valley

- María Fanjul
- CEO,
- Madrid

- Cécile Baux
- Strategy Associate, Client Relations,
- Madrid

- Beto Juárez III
- Strategy Associate, Operations and Market Analysis,
- Silicon Valley

- José Luis Leirós
- Head of US Office,
- Silicon Valley

- Riley Maguire
- Strategy Associate,
- Madrid

Our Advisors
- Javier Oliván
- Social Networks
- Santiago Araño
- Internet & Software
- Director, Softonic
- Shel Israel
- Social Media Strategy
- Shel Israel Associates
- Craig O’Connell
- Wireless Telecommunications
- Director, Elektrobit (EB)
- Dan Ripp
- Cleantech and Federal Policy
- President, Bradley Woods & Co.
- Viresh Prashar
- Social Media & Video Online
- CEO, Kobalt Interactive Inc
- Xavier Verdaguer
- Computer Software
- TMT Factory - Innovalley
- Malek Lebsir
- Video Game Industry
- Freelance Consultant
- Rob Sanders
- SEO & Online Marketing
- Rob Sanders Consulting
- John Rosica
- Global Search & Recruiting
- MRI Network
























