From think tanks to business angel networks, incubators, and accelerators, Esade’s ecosystem of entrepreneurship gives you daily engagement with a powerful engine of innovation and progress. In the MBA, you’ll develop an entrepreneurial mindset through core courses and electives, as well as on study tours to international startup hubs.
Facts and figures
non US MBA for Entrepreneurship, Poets & Quants Ranking, 2022
of the students had direct involvement with a startup
(launching their own company, interning at a startup, Consulting for a startup, or experiential, hands-on learning through a class project with a startup.)
started their own company by the end of the MBA.
An ecosystem for creation and business experimentation
Students who want to focus on the entrepreneurship route can customize their MBA journey via several special activities, e.g. focused Entrepreneurship Study tours and treks (e.g. Amsterdam & Berlin), founder talks & meet-ups, and focused career events and training.
Being embedded in one of the most active entrepreneurial ecosystems is crucial for Esade as it facilitates close connection to founders, start-ups, investors, incubators, and investors.
Some of the companies founded by Esade students are:
- Sebastián Mejia (co-founder, Rappi)
- Jose Manuel Villanueva (co-founder, Privalia)
- Antonio Rami (co-founder, Kantox)
- Lea Lange (co-founder, Juniqe)
- Maria Alegre (co-founder, Chartboost)
- Christian Tiessen (co-founder, Savedo)
- Ricardo Sequerra (Partner, Point Nine VC)
- Fabian Wesemann (co-founder, Wefox)
- Jenny Gyllander (Founder, Thingtesting)
- Diego Casabe (Founder, Kleta)
- Pep Gomez (Founder, Fever)
- Yaniv Axen (co-founder and CTO, SundaySky)
- Sergio Furio (Founder & CEO, Creditas)
- Cristian Pascual (co-founder & CEO, Mediktor)
- Darpan Shangvi (CEO, MyGlamm)
- David Masò (CEO, FutureLink & Promofarma)
- Javier Peso (CEO, PayTouch)
Marcus Castro
FTMBA
Juan de Paul
FTMBA
Johannes Burgard
FTMBA
Camilo Fernandez
FTMBA