Johan Morales 🚀🌍

Impact VC Investor | VC & Impact Investing

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

About

Impact investing is the greatest opportunity of our century. Undoubtedly, impact and financial returns can, and should go, hand-in-hand. What does it take? Purpose. Obsession. Scalability.

Experience

  • Impact VC Investor at Zubi Capital
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

    -Deal sourcing through inbound and outbound strategies -Screening and assessing investment opportunities -Forming relationships with impact-driven founders -Contributing to the due diligence process across key areas -Market research and financial modeling/valuations -Supporting portfolio management and fundraising processes

  • Investment Analyst l Bio-materials Investment Team Member at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)
    Jun 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr

    The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) is a 300 million EUR growth stage VC fund. As an Article 9 (SFDR) impact fund, ECBF is dedicated to invest in the Circular Bioeconomy across the verticals of Foodtech, Agtech, Blue Economy, Industrial Biotechnology, Packaging, and Construction, having the European Investment Bank as the cornerstone investor. -Sourcing deals through inbound and outbound strategies -Screening and qualifying deals based on the investment thesis and growth potential -Managing relationships with impact-driven companies throughout ECBF's investment process -Contributing to the due diligence and creation of investment memos (key areas: technology, market & commercialization, financials, ESG/impact, management team, legal/regulatory framework) -Performing valuation financial models with neutral, best, and worst-case scenarios ( integrating both bottom-up and top-bottom approaches) -Developing data analyses, investment hypotheses, and financial models for new investment areas -Supporting investment managers in deal flow and business plan analyses -Supporting investment manager in financial transactions and ongoing portfolio management -Elaborating specific topics for internal knowledge database and deep-dive workshops -Co-Administration of our LP Reporting Platform Toolbox: PitchBook,Merger Market, Affinity, Excel Modeling, LinkedIn, DocuSign, Desktop Research

  • Investment Analyst at Leanox Impact Capital
    Jun 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr

    Leanox Impact Capital is an impact VC fund with a pan-European and industry-agnostic focus which targets impact startups between Pre-Seed and Series A stages. It seeks to bridge the financing gap between male and female founders (Threshold: 50%female founders in portfolio and 50% female LPs) -Analyzing Impact VC investments in terms of business model, broad industry and vertical, impact, financial potential, and team -Sourcing high-potential deals that fall under our investment thesis through inbound and outbound strategies -Conducting a thorough Due-Dilligence process and guiding the pipeline startups through it -Conducting financial valuation research leveraging tools such as Eikon and Mergermarket (multiple method) -Screen and meet with high-potential impact startups to evaluate investment opportunities -Provide business, management, and impact measurement and management support to the portfolio companies -Co-create our portfolio companies´ Theory of Change and Impact Management Project´s Framework while setting a data-driven impact roadmap -Attend impact innovation events as deal sourcing channels

  • Business Development Manager at goodbag - the smart shopping bag
    May 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

    goodbag develops digital experiences to make it fun and rewarding to protect the environment between large retailers and end consumers. -Conducted customer prospection based on goodbag´s ICP leveraging tools such as Hunter.io and LinkedIn Sales Navigator -Performed a value-based personalized outbound sales landing meetings with leading grocery retailers such as Carrefour, Auchan, ICA Sweden, Coop, and others -Leveraged Hubspot CRM to manage accounts, deals, and upcoming leads -Led meetings with leads and presenting them bgood´s business cases and walking them through demo -Conducted deal negotiation with organizational leaders within the CSR, Sustainability, and Marketing Departments -Co-created a sales funnel optimization strategy that increased our lead generation KPI´s -Assisted conferences, summits, and events to present goodbag and to generate leads -Managed big accounts and thereby being the main contact and responsible for customer success and upselling strategies Skills: Prospecting, Lead generation and Qualification, Funnel Structure and Strategy, CRM (Hubspot), Negotiation, Sales Pitches and Presentations, Personalized Sales Offers, Account Management, Sales

  • Junior Investment Analyst at NorBAN - Norwegian Business Angel Network
    Apr 2019 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    NorBAN is one of the leading Norwegian local syndicates for angel investment -Sourced deals through inbound and outbound strategies -Screened the inbound pipeline and filtered those that represented high-potential investments -Co-conducted the due diligence process, mainly covering market research, legal, and administrative components -Managed startup-angel investor relations and assisted with the planning, organizing, and delivery of events such as workshops, networking events, pitching competitions, and social gatherings -Participated in the commercial strategy for the training programs that were held by BAN to both the private and public sector. Skills: Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Community Management, B2C Marketing, Entrepreneurial SME strategy, Dealflow Filtering and Management