LEADERSHIP, FOUNDERS & OPERATING PARTNERS

Led by Serial Founders Who Have Scaled, Financed & Exited.

Group Olivo is co-founded and managed by Eduardo Martínez García and Michael (Mike) Galvin—business partners for over 15 years across Accenture, Geniac (acquired by Grant Thornton), Go Madrid, Go4Venture, Olivo Ventures, and Toqio.

MANAGING DIRECTORS & CO-FOUNDERS

Executive Biographies

Our managing directors lead every strategic advisory mandate, venture studio incubation, and institutional syndicate directly.

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR LONDON & MADRID

Eduardo Martínez García

Managing Director, Olivo Ventures Limited (Appointed 7 June 2019) · Co-Founder & CEO, Toqio · Co-Founder, Geniac · Associate Professor, IE University

Eduardo Martínez García is a Spanish-born serial technology entrepreneur, venture builder, and academic lecturer operating across London and Madrid. Beginning his career in management and technology consulting at Accenture, Eduardo partnered with Michael Galvin to solve structural inefficiencies in SME administration and corporate financial services.

Olivo Ventures Limited (#12039793): Active Statutory Director since incorporation on 7 June 2019, steering Group Olivo’s hybrid strategic advisory and venture building model.
Toqio (CEO & Co-Founder): Spearheaded the evolution of Project LUM into Toqio, raising over €28M from AlbionVC, Seaya Ventures, Speedinvest, Aldea Ventures, SIX FinTech Ventures, and Spain’s CDTI.
Geniac (Co-Founder → Acquired by Grant Thornton): Built and scaled the UK SME SaaS platform through its acquisition by Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Ecosystem & Academia: Founder of the Go Madrid B2B tech accelerator, contributor to Go4Venture, and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at IE University in Madrid.

Focus: Venture Architecture, FinTech Product, Capital & Iberia/UK Strategy

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR LONDON & EUROPE

Michael (Mike) Galvin

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Olivo Ventures · Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Toqio · Co-Founder, Geniac · Former CEO, Go4Venture

Michael Galvin is a British-Irish entrepreneur, commercial strategist, and venture investor with a career dedicated to building and scaling international B2B software and embedded finance businesses. Having originally teamed up with Eduardo Martínez García at Accenture, Michael brings deep expertise in enterprise go-to-market execution, institutional partnerships, and venture syndication.

Olivo Ventures: Co-Founder and Managing Director leading corporate growth advisory, ecosystem partner sourcing, and UK/European venture incubation.
Toqio (CCO / Chief Partnership Officer & Co-Founder): Architects pan-European commercial distribution with banks, payment processors, and corporate enterprises.
Geniac (Co-Founder → Acquired by Grant Thornton): Led commercial expansion and strategic integration with Grant Thornton following the platform’s acquisition.
Go4Venture & Go Madrid: Served as CEO of Go4Venture (syndicating institutional capital for high-growth tech scaleups) and Non-Executive Director & Mentor at Go Madrid.

Focus: Commercial Scaling, B2B Ecosystems, M&A & Investor Syndication

MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPERATING SQUADS

How Our Team Is Structured Across London & Madrid

Supporting our Managing Directors is a core team of venture architects, fintech engineers, commercial operators, and academic advisors.

SQUAD 01

Strategic Advisory & Venture Architects

Former strategy consultants and operating executives who translate corporate mandates into validated unit economics, partner contracts, and 16-week execution roadmaps.

SQUAD 02

FinTech & Mobile Engineering (Madrid / London)

Full-stack engineers, ledger architects, and mobile developers (com.olivomobile.dev) building low-code orchestration, BaaS integrations, and secure enterprise web tools.

SQUAD 03

Ecosystem Sourcing & Commercial Desk

Partnership directors and outbound relationship specialists onboarding banks, EMI rails, SaaS vendors, and enterprise distribution networks across Europe.

SQUAD 04

Capital, Grants & Statutory Governance

Corporate finance specialists managing UK Companies House & Spanish Mercantile compliance, CDTI R&D grant applications, and Tier-1 VC data rooms.