StepOne

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

Global Business Trip – July 2010
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Cleantech, Biotech, Telecom and Internet sectors, please contact us : info@stepone.com
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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

Global Business Trip con empresas de Euskadi
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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
Bernardo Hernández
President and Co-Founder,
Sillicon Valley
María Fanjul
María Fanjul
CEO,
Madrid
Cécile Baux
Cécile Baux
Strategy Associate, Client Relations,
Madrid
Beto Juárez III
Beto Juárez III
Strategy Associate, Operations and Market Analysis,
Silicon Valley
José Luis Leirós
José Luis Leirós
Head of US Office,
Silicon Valley
Riley Maguire
Riley Maguire
Strategy Associate,
Madrid
 

Our Advisors

Javier Oliván
Social Networks
Facebook
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

Our Partners

Barrabés
Plug and Play Center
möbius
Arcano
Bonsai Venture Capital
Axon Capital
Perennius
Findasense
Fivec
Solutions International
MRI NETWORK
Vostok

Our Clients

Fundacion Banesto
RED.es
FECEMD
ICEX
PromoMadrid
CEIM
Cambra de Comerç
Barcelona Activa
El Abogado
Top Optimized Technologies
ipsCA
MadPixel