STARTUP BUILDER · MSc, LUND UNIVERSITY · 8 COUNTRIES
David Atías
I build and operate companies, and I cover technology in the press.
ABOUT
I'm David Atías, a startup builder and innovator. I build and operate companies — some I own outright, one I co-founded. The work runs end to end: strategy, building, and then the unglamorous part, keeping them running.
My background sits where building meets the public conversation about technology. I trained in entrepreneurship and innovation at Lund University in Sweden, and I've spent years covering technology, privacy, and AI on TV, radio, and podcasts. That outside vantage keeps me honest about what's real and what's noise.
Today that adds up to a portfolio: a startup studio, a digital agency, a flagship SaaS, a co-founded legal-tech, a co-founded boutique-travel brand, a pre-launch commerce marketplace, a sports-tech platform in pilot, and an award-winning accessibility project. I build for Latin America and beyond, with a borderless team — and I design these businesses to run on automation, not on me.
TRACK RECORD
TRACK RECORD
- Traditional corporates: I ran my own marketing agency for five years, then worked in fintech and blockchain (CMO, CPO) for five years. More on LinkedIn.
- First technology venture covered in the national press.
- MSc, Entrepreneurship & Innovation — Lund University, Sweden. Sighter, my accessibility project, earned a special commendation at the Skåne Future Innovation Prize.
- Years covering technology, privacy, and AI on TV, radio, and podcasts.
- Founded Innovaly House (startup studio) and Innovaly Services (agency). ElGrupito, the flagship SaaS, reaches 3,500+ users.
- Co-founded abandona.com, a Chilean legal-tech — selected as a Start-Up Chile finalist.
FORMATION
MSc, Entrepreneurship & Innovation — Lund University, Sweden. Special commendation at the Skåne Future Innovation Prize, 2021, for Sighter.
RANGE
I've lived and worked across eight countries. Each one was a different market to read, and a different test of whether a business could stand on its own.
🇻🇪 Venezuela · 🇮🇪 Ireland · 🇪🇸 Spain · 🇧🇷 Brazil · 🇲🇽 Mexico · 🇸🇪 Sweden · 🇫🇷 France · 🇻🇳 Vietnam