Amaya Baliño Sanz

Amaya Baliño Sanz has a diverse range of work experience in various roles and industries. Amaya is currently the Head of Legal at Angel Ventures, where they began in August 2021. Prior to this, they worked as a Legal Advisor at Tally Legal starting in May 2021. Amaya also has teaching experience as a Professor in the Diploma of Digital Economy at Universidad Anáhuac Mexico Norte, starting in August 2019.

Amaya has also worked as a Blockchain and Legal Consultant at openBerry Foundation from September 2018 to June 2021. Amaya was responsible for developing business ideas and legal frameworks, focusing on blockchain technology in different sectors. Additionally, they established a Foundation for education and technological inclusion and worked on projects involving blockchain applied to federal budgets and public tenders.

At Bluebox, Amaya served as the Legal Manager from November 2020 to March 2021. Their main responsibilities included analyzing and monitoring investments in startups.

Amaya worked as both a Business Development Manager and Legal Advisor at EXCELIA from September 2019 to October 2020. In this role, they created opportunities and needs based on the company's current situation, including testing new markets and launching new services such as technological consulting and blockchain projects.

Amaya also has experience as a Corporate Legal Advisor in Latam at Velatia from December 2018 to August 2019. Their responsibilities included contract elaboration and review, contract negotiation, and reviewing public tenders.

Prior to that, they worked as an International Trade Consultant at ICEX from January 2018 to December 2018. In this role, they provided specialized consultancy in the TIC sector and advised Spanish companies in their internationalization process. Amaya also conducted market analysis and research to evaluate geographical potential and company growth.

Amaya's earlier work experience includes roles such as a business idea developer at MET Community from September 2017 to July 2018, where they developed business ideas with mentors in a program focused on sustainable and innovative female entrepreneurship. Amaya also worked as an Innovation Manager and researcher of Social Innovation at Begirada from March 2017 to December 2017. Their research focused on social innovation in the Third Social Sector of the Basque Country, and they presented the results to social entities and public institutions.

Overall, Amaya Baliño Sanz brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in legal, business development, teaching, and research to their current role as Head of Legal at Angel Ventures.

Amaya Baliño Sanz completed their education in a chronological order. Amaya started their educational journey by obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Law from Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea in 2015. Following that, they pursued a Master's degree in Law from the same institution from 2015 to 2017. During this period, they also attended Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de la Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) and acquired a Specialist Degree in International Trade in 2017.

In 2016, Amaya enrolled in Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de la Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) to pursue an MBA with specialization in Innovation and Internationalization, which they completed in 2017.

To enhance their knowledge and skills, Amaya earned several additional certifications. In 2017, they obtained a certificate in entrepreneurship from Bilbao Ekintza. Amaya further specialized in startups by completing a specialist title from Deusto Business School in 2018. In the same year, they obtained a blockchain certificate from Escuela Bancaria y Comercial.

In 2019, Amaya pursued further expertise in blockchain technology by attending seminars and obtaining certifications. Amaya successfully completed the "Blockchain for Lawyers" course from Blockchain Academy México in April 2019, and in September 2019, they acquired a certificate in "Seminario de LPD, Fintech & Blockchain" from the same institution.

Throughout their education and additional certifications, Amaya Baliño Sanz has developed a diverse academic background in law, international trade, business management, and blockchain technology.