Elisenda Bou-Balust

Co-Founder

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain17 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-Founder of multiple innovative tech startups.
Expert in building multimodal AI and knowledge graphs.
Strong background in software engineering and data architecture.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI technology expert with a focus on data architecture and multimodal systems.

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Software DevelopmentMachine LearningAlgorithmsSoftware EngineeringProgrammingMobile ApplicationsSignal ProcessingRoboticsMicrocontrollersComputer ScienceSimulationsWirelessSoftware DesignResearchPhysics

About

On a life quest to fix our dysfunctional relationship with data. Data is supposed to be everywhere. And yet it's never there when you need it. Buried in documents, scattered across silos, locked behind APIs. Noisy, duplicated, and half the time wrong. We're building the world's largest information graph. One place where you or your agents can query any fact, instantly. Because we all deserve better than our data mess. Build what matters, and let the data come to you. ---- Look up. There’s probably a bird.

Experience

17 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 5 mos

Current Experience

Friquifund

Board Member

Dec 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain · On-site

Cala

Co-Founder & CEO

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Hybrid

Data you can trust. Intelligence you can build on.

Apple

Head of Apple Media Knowledge

Oct 2020 – Sep 2024 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Led Apple Media Knowledge and Content Understanding. Combining multimodal AI & Knowledge Graphs & Information Retrieval Architectures to enhance Apple experiences and products worldwide.

Estimtrack

Co-Founder

Jan 2016 – Jun 2020 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Barcelona

(Acquired by dir/Active)
Using ML to create smart tools for scheduling, tracking, and coordinating all personnel involved in surgical procedures and ORs — resulting in a 31% increase in OR efficiency across healthcare organizations.

Universitat politècnica de catalunya

Associate Professor

Jan 2015 – Jul 2020 · 5 yrs 6 mos · Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area · On-site

Complex Software Architectures, AI, KGs and Nano-Satellites.

Vilynx, inc

Co-Founder & CTO

Jun 2012 – Oct 2020 · 8 yrs 4 mos · Menlo Park & Barcelona & NY & LA

(Acquired by Apple)
Vilynx pioneered one of the earliest self-learning multimodal architectures for understanding and representing knowledge using KGs. Our technology helped enterprise clients access information more effectively, create new content, and offer advanced search and recommendation features to their users.

Zeptocode

Founder and CTO

Jan 2011 – Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area

Developed tech for marketing campaigns for brands like Coca-Cola, Colhogar, Ray-Ban, and Cosentino amongst others.

Ulpgc

Research Associate

Jun 2009 – Jan 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos

Research on autonomous Wireless Information systems based on Radio Frequency identification and Handwriting Biometrics Recognition Systems for Mobile apps.

Massachusetts institute of technology (mit)

Visiting Research Assistant

Jun 2007 – Sep 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · On-site

June 2008 - October 2008
MIT Space Systems Laboratory, Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. Worked on in-Space Wireless Power Transmission Systems.
June 2007 - October 2007
Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. Worked on the microwave WPT system for MIT Space Elevator Team to compete in NASA X-Prize Space Elevator Centennial Challenge.