# Xavier Verdaguer

> Xavier Verdaguer is a Catalan entrepreneur, engineer and founder and CEO of Imagine Creativity Center. After founding TMT Factory in 1997 and Innovalley in California in 2010, he launched Imagine in 2011, developing programs that combine multidisciplinary teams, travel and prototyping through the Lombard Method. His work connects Barcelona and Silicon Valley, with an increasing emphasis on social and environmental entrepreneurship.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Imagine Creativity Center
- **Organizations:** Imagine Creativity Center, TMT Factory, Innovalley, Conector Startup Accelerator, Barcelona Global, San Francisco-Barcelona Sister City Committee, Lanta Digital Ventures
- **From:** Vic, Spain
- **Nationality:** Spanish (Catalan)
- **Education:** Technical Architecture, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Computer Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Executive program, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded TMT Factory in 1997 and grew the business to 50 employees., Founded Innovalley in 2010, developing products including solar-fabric bags for charging electronic devices., Founded Imagine Creativity Center in 2011.

## Career timeline

- **1992-1997** — Technology leadership at Taller de Ingenierías SA.
- **1997** — Founded TMT Factory, working in software engineering and multimedia.
- **2001** — TMT Factory was hit by the dot-com collapse; the business shifted toward proprietary software and licensing.
- **2009** — Handed TMT Factory executive leadership to Daniel Urruchua in April; undertook an executive program at Stanford.
- **2010** — Founded Innovalley in Palo Alto, combining design and technology in smart textiles.
- **2011** — Founded Imagine Creativity Center in San Francisco.
- **2014** — Imagine Express began taking teams on European train journeys to develop ideas.
- **2026** — Continued entrepreneurship education and sustainability programs, including a January LYNE Group talk.

## Achievements

- Founded TMT Factory in 1997 and grew the business to 50 employees.
- Founded Innovalley in 2010, developing products including solar-fabric bags for charging electronic devices.
- Founded Imagine Creativity Center in 2011.
- Founding partner of Conector Startup Accelerator.
- Received a Barcelona Activa entrepreneur award and a 2010 Junior Chamber International recognition for young creative entrepreneurship, as reported by Barcelona Metròpolis.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Listed in the TEDx Jardines de Pereda program in Santander with the talk Aprender a aprender; his public LinkedIn post thanks the event for inviting him.
- **2026-06** — Congratulated Biotopia and fellow participants after the sixth imaginPlanet Challenge, whose final took place on June 17 in Madrid.
- **2026-02** — LYNE Group published its account of his January 30 entrepreneurship talk to approximately thirty young attendees.

## Links

- Website: https://www.xavierverdaguer.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xverda/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/xavierverdaguer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xavierverdaguer/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22