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Rebeca Minguela

Rebeca Minguela is a Spanish entrepreneur[1][2][3][4] and startup advisor.[5][6] She is the founder and CEO of Clarity AI,[7][8] a technology company that leverages artificial intelligence to support investors, companies, and consumers in integrating sustainability criteria to make informed decisions. With over 300 employees worldwide[7], Clarity AI is backed by minority investors such as BlackRock and SoftBank.[9][10]When Blink was acquired by Groupon in September 2013,[11][12] she joined Groupon. Rebeca also founded and served as the CEO of Blink Booking,now Blink by Groupon, an award-winning [13][14][15] mobile app to book hotels last-minute in Europe.

Rebeca Minguela
Born1981 Cuéllar (Spain)
EducationHarvard University Polytechnic University of Madrid
OccupationBusinesswoman

Minguela is co-founder of Global Impact Rating, a startup selected for the Harvard Innovation Labs - iLab (Harvard Business School Incubator)[16][17] in 2015.

She was selected Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in March 2017.[18][19][20]

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In 2011, Minguela started Blink Booking, a mobile travel app to book hotels last minute in Europe.[21] Blink Booking was the first startup of a platform aimed at fostering entrepreneurship in Spain.[1][22] She joined Blink as full-time CEO in March 2012 due to an issue with her co-founder and to be able to manage the rapid growth of the company (as stated in Harvard Business School case about Blink Booking[1]).

Blink Booking attracted investment from tech and travel investors (SoftTech VC, ProFounders – Brent Hoberman, Charles Petruccelli and American Express Travel (UVET Italy), Radisson Hotels, Kibo Ventures and others[23]). The Blink app was available in six languages, Android,[24] iOS / iPhone[25] and HTML5 in eight different European countries.

Blink Booking was advertised in Spanish and Italian TV, and the TV advert "The Lady in White"[26] received the Sol de Bronce award in 2013 (Festival Iberoamericano de Publicidad, FIAP).[27]

In September 2013, Blink Booking was acquired by Groupon to strengthen its travel and mobile business. Blink Booking is now "Blink by Groupon",[28] and Minguela started then working for Groupon.[11]

Clarity AI

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Clarity AI is a sustainability technology company that provides data-driven environmental and social analytics to investors, corporations, governments, and consumers.[7][29] The company uses artificial intelligence to address challenges related to sustainability data coverage, standardization, and analysis. [7][9][13] Clarity AI reports a client base that collectively manages over $70 trillion in assets.[9][15]

Public speaking, press and awards

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Minguela and Blink Booking (the company she started and managed) have been mentioned in the press in several countries, with features in publications including Forbes,[22] The Economist,[30] Financial Times,[31] El País,[2][32][33] El Mundo,[34] Il Sole 24 Ore,[35] and many others. Minguela's entrepreneurship platform and Blink Booking are also the subject of a business case at Harvard Business School.[1]

Minguela has been a speaker at several events and conferences, including the Harvard European Conference 2015,[36] sharing the panel with the Director General for the European Commission; Spain Tech Week Silicon Valley/ Seattle 2014;[37][38] Startup Spain 3.0; and Red Innova 2013.[39]

Blink has been a top-rated app by Apple Store and Google Play in several countries. It was awarded "Travel Pioneer of the Year 2012" (Travolution Awards, from Travel Weekly)[14] and "Travel App of the Week" by Female First,[13] and it was a finalist of the fifth edition of the Open Talent Award 2013 to most innovative start-ups.[15] Blink Booking TV advert "The Lady in White" was awarded the Sol de Bronce in 2013 (Festival Iberoamericano de Publicidad, FIAP).[27]

Minguela was named female role model entrepreneur in Spain by El Referente in April 2016.[40]

Minguela has also been a featured speaker at numerous events and conferences, including the Great AI Debate hosted by Politico during the World Economic Forum 2024 at Davos[41], the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference with EY and with former VP of the US Al Gore, participating as a keynote speaker at PRI in Person Tokyo 2023[42][43], the 7th edition of the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, London Stock Exchange 2023[44], Harvard European Conference 2015, sharing the panel with the Director General for the European Commission, among others.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Blink Booking". hbs.edu.
  2. 1 2 "Ganga hotelera en el movil". El País. 2012-02-06.
  3. ↑ "El 20% de las reservas de hotel ya se hacen desde el movil". La Razon. 2012-10-21. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  4. ↑ "Blink, una aplicación de reserva de hoteles para viajeros perezosos". Expansión. 2011-11-01.
  5. ↑ "Smile & Learn - Sonrie y Aprende". smileandlearn.net.
  6. ↑ "People". Columbus Global Solutions. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Molina, Esther (2022-09-02). "Lista Forbes | Los 100 más creativos en el mundo de los negocios". Forbes España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  8. ↑ Torrego, José (2020-10-30). "The startup Clarity AI Raises $15m lead by Deutsche Börse". Startups Real. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  9. 1 2 3 "La joven española más importante a la que no conoces... pero deberías". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  10. ↑ Torrego, José (2020-10-30). "The startup Clarity AI Raises $15m lead by Deutsche Börse". Startups Real. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  11. 1 2 "Groupon Acquires Travel App Blink". VentureBeat. 2013-09-09.
  12. ↑ "Groupon Acquires Blink Booking". Mashable. 2013-09-09.
  13. 1 2 3 Adam, Shabana (15 August 2012). "Travel App of the Week: Blink Booking". femalefirst.co.uk.
  14. 1 2 "Travolution Awards 2012 - the winners revealed". travolution.co.uk.
  15. 1 2 3 "Conoce a los 20 finalistas de BBVA Open Talent 2013". centrodeinnovacionbbva.com.
  16. ↑ "Global Impact Rating". The Harvard Innovation Lab. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  17. ↑ "Founding Team". globalimpactrating.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-05.
  18. ↑ "Young Global Leaders class of 2017". widgets.weforum.org. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  19. ↑ "El Foro Económico Mundial reconoce a la española Rebeca Minguela, CEO de Clarity, como Joven Líder Mundial" (in European Spanish). Europa Press. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  20. ↑ "La única española que entra en el 'top 100' de los jóvenes líderes mundiales". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  21. ↑ "How local context shapes digital business abroad". Harvard Business Review. 2015-06-24.
  22. 1 2 "Building a Startup As a Global Business". Forbes. 2013-08-26.
  23. ↑ "Hotel app Blink scores funding". GigaOm. 2012-05-04. Archived from the original on January 8, 2013.
  24. ↑ Blink Booking. "Blink by Groupon - Android Apps on Google Play". google.com.
  25. ↑ Innovative Mobile Apps Europe SL (18 October 2011). "Blink by Groupon". App Store. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Blink by Groupon". Blink Hotels. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26.
  27. 1 2 "Los 34 premios que España se ha traído a casa de #FIAP2013". Marketing Directo.
  28. ↑ O'Hear, Steve. "Groupon Acquires HotelTonight Competitor Blink to Get In on the Last Minute Hotel Booking App Action". TechCrunch. AOL.
  29. ↑ https://www.fastcompany.com/90953717/ai-data-brands-that-matter-2023
  30. ↑ "Book late to book cheap". The Economist. 2012-10-19.
  31. ↑ "Hotels probe looks at room for competitors". Financial Times. 2012-07-31.
  32. ↑ "How your cellphone can help you find a hot hotel deal". El País. 2012-02-06.
  33. ↑ "Los emprendedores (tambien) emigran". El País. 2012-09-30.
  34. ↑ "Hoteles de ultima hora". El Mundo. 2012-09-01.
  35. ↑ "Dai viaggi ai vestiti: le dieci app che ti fanno risparmiare". Il Sole 24 Ore.
  36. ↑ "Schedule". European Conference at Harvard and Fletcher.
  37. ↑ "Seattle cautiva a emprendedores españoles como alternativa a Silicon Valley". ABC.
  38. ↑ "SPAIN TECH WEEK 2014". californiaspainchamber.org.
  39. ↑ "Blink, lujo y descuentos en reservas de última hora". Red Innova. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  40. ↑ "75 mujeres emprendedoras de referencia en España". www.elreferente.es (in Spanish). 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  41. ↑ "The Great AI Debate: who should write the AI future?". POLITICO. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  42. ↑ https://dwtyzx6upklss.cloudfront.net/Uploads/h/b/d/fr_quarterly_signatory_update_actualites_trimestrielles_oct_dec_2023_43102.pdf
  43. ↑ "WTO | Climate Finance, Investment and Trade (FIT) Day - WTO at the Climate Change COP29". www.wto.org. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  44. ↑ "London Stock Exchange | London Stock Exchange". www.londonstockexchange.com. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
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