Inaki Berenguer
About Inaki Berenguer
Inaki Berenguer is based in New York and is CEO and co-founder of MITO AI, an AI-native filmmaking platform. Crunchbase also lists him as President and co-founder of InfiniteWatch, Managing Partner at LifeX Ventures, and President and co-founder of iPronics. Crunchbase counts 7 companies founded.
His earlier companies include Pixable, a consumer photo aggregation startup that SingTel acquired for $30M, and Contactive, a call data platform acquired by Thinkingphones (now Fuze). In 2015 he co-founded CoverWallet, an online insurance company for small businesses, and was its CEO. According to his Mobile World Congress speaker bio, CoverWallet reached more than $1B in premium revenue and was acquired by Aon for about $300M in under four years. Crunchbase still lists him as a CoverWallet board member.
He has a Master's and PhD in Engineering from Cambridge University and an MBA from MIT. He was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University for two years. He previously worked at McKinsey & Company and in Microsoft's corporate strategy group. He has also been a research engineer at Intel, NEC Labs, STMicroelectronics and HP.
Crunchbase lists 21 investments in 19 portfolio companies, 1 as lead investor, and 6 exits, none by IPO. Its most notable exits are Uberflip, Tiendeo and Ninety Nine. PitchBook counts more investments (30) and exits (12) than Crunchbase. Counts differ by database, so treat them as approximate. A 2022 conference bio and a Santander conference bio both describe him as an angel investor in 30 startups.
Companies named in his own bios include Cabify, Acierto, Peertransfer, Clicars, HelloEave, Geoblink, Impraise, Scaphold, Ducksboard, Zero2Infinity, Lytmus.io and MosaicBiomedicals. Database records show more recent deals: Ukio (seed, September 2021), Paack (Series D, January 2022), Libera Bio (July 2022), Momento (August 2023), Bankflip (seed, January 2024) and Goin (February 2025). He is also a Managing Partner at LifeX Ventures. His 2022 conference bio describes LifeX as a $100M VC fund investing in AI.
His most visible AI involvement is as an operator. He is CEO and co-founder of MITO AI, which builds a collaborative platform for AI-assisted video and filmmaking. Lightspeed lists a 2025 seed investment in MITO AI. Wayra, Telefonica's corporate venture arm, has also announced an investment in the company. He is also President and co-founder of InfiniteWatch.ai.
As an investor, he is a partner at LifeX Ventures, which his conference bio describes as an AI-focused fund. The investor database EasyVC lists a seed investment in Pensero AI in August 2025. We did not find public details on the terms of that deal. We also did not find a public list of the AI startups he has backed personally, apart from his own companies.
EasyVC lists his stages as pre-seed and seed, with investment regions in Europe and North America. Tracxn data shows investments in Spain and the United Kingdom. Many of the companies named in his bios are Spanish or Spain-linked, such as Cabify, Clicars, Geoblink, Paack and Bankflip.
His portfolio spans insurance technology, logistics, fintech, proptech, enterprise software and healthcare and biotech. Examples are Acierto, Paack, Peertransfer, Ukio, Libera Bio and Neurolytic Healthcare. LifeX Ventures describes its focus as entrepreneurs building a longer and better life for people and planet.
He has not published a check size, and we did not find any public statement from him on what he looks for in a pitch.
- Cabify: Spanish ride-hailing company, named in his own bios as an angel investment. Year not confirmed.
- Paack: Logistics company. Tracxn lists him in its $225M Series D in January 2022.
- Ukio: Flexible-rental housing startup. Tracxn lists him in its seed round in September 2021.
- Geoblink: Location analytics startup. Named as an angel investment, and Crunchbase lists him as an advisor.
- Bankflip: Spanish fintech. Tracxn lists him in its seed round in January 2024.
- Libera Bio: Drug discovery company. PitchBook lists an investment in July 2022, and he serves on its board.
- Neurolytic Healthcare: Healthcare technology startup. Tracxn lists him in its seed round in July 2022.
- Momento: Automotive insurance company. PitchBook lists an investment in August 2023.
- Pensero AI: EasyVC lists a seed investment in August 2025.
- MITO AI: AI filmmaking platform he co-founded and leads. Lightspeed lists a 2025 seed investment in the company.
- crunchbase.com/person/inaki-berenguer
- mwcbarcelona.com/agenda/speakers/17523-inaki-berenguer
- santander.com/en/press-room/santander-international-banking-conference
- entrepreneurship.mit.edu/profile/inaki-berenguer-2
- mitfintech.com/speakers-2022/inaki-berenguer
- lsvp.com/company/mito-ai
- wayra.com/news/wayra-invests-in-mito-ai-to-boost-audiovisual-productio
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/224473-96
Investing activity
Inaki Berenguer has made 21 investments according to Crunchbase across 19 portfolio companies, and has led 1 round, seen 6 exits and founded 7 companies.
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Frequently asked questions about Inaki Berenguer
Who is Inaki Berenguer?
He is a New York-based entrepreneur and angel investor. He is CEO and co-founder of MITO AI, a Managing Partner at LifeX Ventures, and the former CEO and co-founder of CoverWallet, Pixable and Contactive.
What stage does Inaki Berenguer invest in?
EasyVC lists pre-seed and seed as his stages. Public records show a mix of seed rounds and later rounds such as Paack's Series D.
How big are Inaki Berenguer's angel checks?
His check size is not public. We did not find any statement from him on typical check size.
What kinds of startups has Inaki Berenguer backed?
His portfolio includes mobility (Cabify), logistics (Paack), fintech (Bankflip, Peertransfer), insurance technology (Acierto, Momento), proptech (Ukio) and biotech (Libera Bio). EasyVC lists a recent AI investment, Pensero AI.
Does Inaki Berenguer invest in AI startups?
Yes. He leads MITO AI and co-founded InfiniteWatch.ai. He is also a partner at LifeX Ventures, which his 2022 conference bio describes as a $100M fund investing in AI.
Where does Inaki Berenguer invest geographically?
EasyVC lists Europe and North America. Tracxn data points to Spain and the United Kingdom, and he is based in New York.
Is Inaki Berenguer an angel investor?
Yes. Inaki Berenguer invests personally as an angel and is CEO & Co-Founder at MITO AI. Crunchbase counts 21 investments and 6 exits.
Where is Inaki Berenguer based?
Inaki Berenguer is based in New York, New York, United States.
How can founders reach Inaki Berenguer?
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