Hugo Fernández-Mardomingo built his venture capital career through an unconventional path—starting as an angel investor, launching a venture builder, and raising an independent fund before co-founding Acurio Ventures, rather than following the traditional institutional VC route. He uniquely combines his background as a trained airline pilot and flight instructor with over 11 years of cross-border investing experience across Europe and Latin America, bringing disciplined decision-making and a pragmatic co-investment approach to early-stage venture capital.