# Andres Blank

> Andres Blank is a Venezuelan entrepreneur and Fetcher co-founder who previously co-founded Pixable, acquired by Singtel in 2012 for $26.5 million. His career spans early businesses in Venezuela, an MIT Sloan MBA, consumer photo software and recruiting automation. Based in Miami, he publicly announced in July 2026 that he had stepped away as Fetcher CEO.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at Fetcher; former CEO
- **Organizations:** Fetcher, Pixable, Caliber, Lumber Teak
- **Nationality:** Venezuelan
- **Education:** MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management, Industrial Engineering, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
- **Known for:** Co-founded Pixable, acquired by Singtel for $26.5 million in 2012., Co-founded Fetcher and led it through its 2022 $27 million financing announcement., Completed an MBA at MIT Sloan in 2009.

## Career timeline

- **Age 18** — Started a website for Venezuelan college students to sell books, advertise tutoring and organize events.
- **Before 2007** — Built businesses in Venezuela, including lumber trader and exporter Lumber Teak.
- **2007-2009** — Studied for an MBA at MIT Sloan.
- **2009** — Co-founded Pixable with Inaki Berenguer and Alberto Sheinfeld.
- **2012** — Singtel acquired Pixable for $26.5 million.
- **2014** — The venture that became Fetcher began as professional-networking app Caliber; company histories differ on the later app-launch and pivot dates.
- **2017** — Scout launched publicly as a recruiting product.
- **2018** — Scout became Fetcher.
- **2022** — Fetcher announced a $27 million Series B financing package and $40 million total capital raised.
- **2026** — Publicly announced he had stepped away as Fetcher CEO; thanked colleagues and identified Chris and Santi as continuing leaders.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Pixable, acquired by Singtel for $26.5 million in 2012.
- Co-founded Fetcher and led it through its 2022 $27 million financing announcement.
- Completed an MBA at MIT Sloan in 2009.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — In a public LinkedIn post, Blank said he had stepped away as Fetcher CEO a few months earlier and thanked co-founders, employees, investors and his wife. The July publication month is derived from the LinkedIn activity identifier; the precise departure month is not stated.
- **2022-05** — Fetcher announced a $27 million Series B financing package led by Tola Capital, with participation from G20 Ventures, KFund and Accomplice.

## Links

- Website: https://fetcher.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andresblank
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/andresblank

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