Javier Sanz

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CEO, & Founder

Oliva

Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 7 months)

Founded Oliva, an end-to-end advisory platform for passive real estate investors in 20+ emerging markets, providing services across investment, portfolio optimization, and property management.

SVP Operations and Special Projects

Alpaca

Jan 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year 8 months)

Mergers and Acquisitions: Led the €40M acquisition of UK fintech WealthKernel and a €5M broker-dealer in Abu Dhabi (ADGM).Capital markets: Secured licenses across CIRO (Canada), CMA (Saudi), AIFC (Kazakhstan), and MAS (Singapore). Expanded trading coverage from US equities and derivatives to global multi-asset markets (Europe, Middle East and Asia).Crypto industry: Relocated crypto operations from the Bahamas to the UAE (VARA). Expanded crypto license coverage from 15 to 28 US states.

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CEO, & Founder

Ninety Nine (Acquired by JP Morgan)

Jan 2017 - Jan 2024 (7 years 1 month)

Capital markets and Crypto industry: Built a digital brokerage platform (equities, funds, and crypto) from 0 to 1M+ users and €5B in annual volume.Corporate development: Transitioned the business from B2C to B2B by securing contracts with 4 of the top-20 world banks.Mergers and Acquisitions: Sold the company to JP Morgan, and the B2C business to ABN Amro (Europe's largest securities services bank).Collaboration and commandery: Built and managed a 200+ team with a 4.4 Glassdoor rating.

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Head of Operations

Emoji (Universal Studios)

Jan 2014 - Jan 2017 (3 years 1 month)

Corporate development: Launched a global licensing business generating €300M+ in annual revenues. Negotiated multi-million-dollar brand deals with top consumer brands (Universal Studios, Sony Pictures, Durex, Cola Cao, etc.).

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Associate

Gala Capital

Jan 2013

Financial modeling, due diligence, and market analysis: Supported the CEO and partners on M&A transactions, financial restructuring, and portfolio valuation.

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