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About Us

Raqu was created when Nadir Lloret met David Carratt. Immediately we agreed that to create reliable business applications the infrastructure to run the applications needs to be as controlled as the application code itself. Traditional manual processes in Operations result in unplanned outages due to poorly understood interactions between components.

Infrastructure as Code (IAC) provides the opportunity to apply configuration control to the code which creates the operational systems. Elimination of manual interventions improves reliability but also makes Application Development teams more self-sufficient. Teams can provision new instances as and when required. Raqu was created to build reliable cloud infrastructure in days.

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Nadir Lloret
Nadir Lloret

Founder / CTO

Nadir is a highly experienced and dedicated engineer with a passion for driving business efficiency through the implementation of DevOps practices. With over 15 years of experience in software development, he has a proven track record of helping companies to deliver solutions efficiently and reliably. Nadir has worked with a wide range of multinational companies across various sectors, including Telecommunications, Data Storage, Financial Services, Entertainment and Retail.Nadir became enthusiastic about enabling Application Development teams to be more self‑sufficient by using DevOps techniques to automate the creation of operational environments “on demand”. This eliminates the human errors which are introduced by the “manual” setup of infrastructure. As a DevOps practitioner, Nadir has led the adoption of cloud technologies for companies like Swiss Mobility Solutions (acquired by Gemalto/Thales), Wonderbly (acquired by Graphite Capital), ClearScore and Wickes. He possesses a wide range of skills spanning the entire Software Delivery Lifecycle. In his free time, Nadir enjoys being a dad, skiing and playing basketball

Anna has been a backend software engineer with 14 years of experience on bringing value to the customer, bridging the gap between best practices in software engineering and valuable business solutions. She is passionate about innovative products that truly solve customers’ needs and has designed and implemented successful projects in a variety of sectors including Telecommunications, CRM and Financial Services. She has helped companies such as Comply Advantage, iwoca, SalesSeek and Thales to develop new business areas. Entrepreneurial by nature, she is responsible for helping Product, Engineering and DevOps collaborate more effectively to meet the business goals. She brings the motivation and human touch that software teams require to thrive. She puts the same passion into enjoying adventures with her daughter and husband, especially involving nature, music, DIY and sports.

Anna Karina Nava
Anna Karina Nava

Founder

David Carratt
David Carratt

Investor

David has been a leading investor in European software businesses for the last 25 years. He served on the board of Spreadshirt, one of the fastest growing e-commerce businesses in Europe. He was also on the board of BuyVIP! based in Madrid and negotiated the sale of the business to Amazon. He was the first institutional investor in Cramer Systems, which was sold for one of the highest cash prices ever paid for a European software business. Before becoming a professional investor, he was on the worldwide and European board of Sybase’s professional services business, while the company’s headcount grew from 100 to 1500 in just four years. David was a board member at EuropeanTeleMedecine Clinic (radiology diagnostics) before it was sold to Unilabs and Falcon.io (unified CX platform) before its acquisition by Cision. When David takes a break from creating or building businesses, he enjoys hill walking, skiing and sailing.

Tània is an international financial services & technology communicator with more than 25 years’ experience as a journalist and PR professional. Intellectually curious and results driven, Tània has planned and implemented highly successful marketing and communications programs for international companies. Tània has worked for leading multinational brands including Deutsche Bank, Harley Davidson, Volkswagen, Bayer, Ferrari, Williams F1, Danone, Metro International and financial technology companies like List Group, Odyssey Financial Technologies, NYFIX, Progress Apama and Falcon.io. As an entrepreneur, she is responsible for creating opportunities and successes for her clients. Tània trained as a journalist and has a Master´s Degree in Corporate Communications. She is a member of the Barcelona Global International Council and Club Mundi. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Catalan and French. She loves being a mum, travelling and enjoys all kind of sports as a participant or spectator.

Tania Vie
Tania Vie

Marketing Manager