About
Martin Varsavsky is a serial entrepreneur, professor and investor who has founded 9 companies in the United States and Europe in the last 30 years. In 2015, backed by Lee Equity, Martin Varsavsky founded Prelude Fertility/Inception, now the largest chain of fertility clinics in the USA. In 2017, Martin Varsavsky founded Overture Life, focused on automating the embryology lab. Overture is backed by Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff and Allen & Company.In 2018 Martin Varsavsky founded Goggo Network, an Axel Springer/Softbank backed startup that is helping develop the legal and engineering framework for fleets of autonomous vehicles and plans to deploy these fleets. In 2021, Martin Varsavsky founded Levere Holdings, a publicly-traded (NASDAQ: LVRA) Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) seeking to invest and merge with a business that will play a key role in the future of mobility in EMEA, focusing on the development ofmobility services, connected vehicles, electric vehicles, and autonomous driving. In 2021, Martin also founded Gameto, a biotechnology company using cell engineering to develop novel therapeutics, whose mission is to redefine female reproductive health by developing therapies that improve lives. Martin Varsavsky is also an investor through Jazzya, his family office, and through funds with a combined pool of $200 million. These funds are Varsavsky Axel Springer or VAS Ventures, which does seed and early stage investing, and Martin Varsavsky Bankinter or MVB, which does late stage investing and funds. At the start of his career in the 1990s, Martin Varsavsky built Viatel, which became the first pan-European fiber optic network, followed by Jazztel, a telecom operator. In the early 2000s, Martin Varsavsky built Ya.com, which was sold to Deutsche Telekom for $ 650 million. Martin subsequently co-founded Eolia, together with Miguel Salis, one of Spain’s largest renewable energy companies which was sold in 2019. Martin Varsavsky is Managing Director of Goggo Network GmbH, Director of Goggo Network SL, Spain, of Jazzya Investments SL, Spain, CEO of Overture Life, Inc., USA, and Chairman of the Board of Directors der Prelude Fertility Inc., USA. Martin Varsavsky occasionally teaches entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School. He is, since 2014, a member of the supervisory board of Axel Springer SE.
Personal Details
Qualifications & Experience
Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Springer SE | Supervisory Board | Member | 01/01/2014 | |
| Axel Springer SE | Board | Member | 01/01/2014 |