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Cómo crear un ecommerce y venderlo por 160 millones | La historia de DEPORVILLAGE

2026-03-25 · 7 company · 4 thematic
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xavier pla de llorens

Founded Deporvillage in 2011 after career at Dreams; scaled vertical sports e-commerce to €150M revenue and €14M EBITDA, sold to JD Sports in 2021 for €160M. Now runs family office and launches franchise retail ventures.

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Entrepreneur and podcast host who has personally used ENISA financing for multiple ventures. Runs SeedRocket accelerator and 4Founders community. Advocates for founder-friendly financing and women in entrepreneurship.

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