After investing in several victorious ventures, Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez has become well known as the man with the Midas touch of which is Hawkers sunglasses, an iconic Spanish brand that is becoming known globally for its eco-friendly designs and cost-effectiveness. The firm led a capitalized round having a face value of approximately $56 million inclusive of investments from social networking app barons Felix Ruiz and Hugo Arevalo which rapidly scaled up the company after Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez invested in the firm in early 2016.
Alex Moreno, David Moreno, Pablo Sanchez Lozano and Iñaki Soriano founded the firm starting the business with fairly $300 in 2013 after Alex Moreno brought back a riveting pair of sunglasses produced the American brand Knockaround after he had gone back to the U.S for study. Having accumulated 2.6 million likes through Facebook and the Hawkers, Betancourt Lopez worked with Alex, Pablo and Iñaki to rebuild the marketing strategy of the business.
Later in 2018, Alejandro Betancourt Lopez made an additional investment in Hawkers by another $21.7 million that made him the biggest shareholder in the enterprise. For the Hawkers to be perceived as more of a fashion concern, Betancourt Lopez coordinated partnerships with Spanish apparel label El Ganso and brands like KIA, PayPal, Sony, Smart and Mercedes.
Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez being the biggest shareholder in the company and the investment funding coming in at a propitious time, the Moreno brothers together with Lozano and Soriano asked Betancourt to be the president of Hawkers. Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez says Hawkers is like one triumphant progress as it has to date marketed 4.5 million pairs of sunglasses and is initiating scores of new products. He acknowledges Hawkers accomplishment to strength and perseverance.
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